Removable drawer cartridge
AssigneeRandell Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorOrindo A. DeLorenzo
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Abstract
A removable drawer cartridge is installed within a cabinet having a front face, a hollow interior, and an opening defined in the front face. The drawer cartridge comprises a mechanism, removably receivable through the cabinet opening and within the hollow interior, for housing at least one drawer. A mechanism is provided for locating the housing mechanism accurately within the hollow interior. The drawer cartridge further comprises a mechanism for quickly and releasably attaching the housing mechanism to the cabinet.
Claims14
A cabinet having a front face, a hollow interior, a back wall having an inner surface, an opening defined in the front face, and a removable drawer cartridge, the drawer cartridge comprising:
- means, removably receivable through the cabinet opening and within the hollow interior, for housing at least one drawer, wherein the housing means comprises:
- an outer track assembly including a frame having a back surface, the outer track assembly being quickly and releasably attached to the cabinet;
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- an inner track carriage slidably receivable within the outer track assembly, the inner track carriage adapted to slidably receive the at least one drawer;
- means for locating the housing means accurately within the hollow interior;
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- means for quickly and releasably attaching the housing means to the cabinet, wherein the quick and releasable attaching means comprises:
- a mounting surface mounted on the back wall inner surface;
- a complementarily shaped retaining bracket disposed on the frame back surface;
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- a fastener for attaching the retaining bracket to the mounting surface, wherein the fastener is a quick release hand tightened bolt.
A cabinet having a front face, a hollow interior, a back wall having an inner surface, an opening defined in the front face, and a removable drawer cartridge, the drawer cartridge comprising:
- means, removably receivable through the cabinet opening and within the hollow interior, for housing at least one drawer, wherein the housing means comprises:
- an outer track assembly including a frame having a back surface, the outer track assembly being quickly and releasably attached to the cabinet;
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- an inner track carriage slidably receivable within the outer track assembly, the inner track carriage adapted to slidably receive the at least one drawer;
- means for locating the housing means accurately within the hollow interior;
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- means for quickly and releasably attaching the housing means to the cabinet, wherein the quick and releasable attaching means comprises:
- a mounting surface mounted on the back wall inner surface, wherein the mounting surface is formed as a flanged C-shaped channel;
- a complementarily shaped retaining bracket disposed on the frame back surface, the retaining bracket being formed as a mating C-shaped channel;
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- a fastener for attaching the retaining bracket to the mounting surface.
A cabinet having a front face, a hollow interior, a back wall having an inner surface, an opening defined in the front face, and a removable drawer cartridge, the drawer cartridge comprising:
- means, removably receivable through the cabinet opening and within the hollow interior, for housing at least one drawer, wherein the housing means comprises:
- an outer track assembly having a frame with a back surface, the outer track assembly being quickly and releasably attached to the cabinet;
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- an inner track carriage slidably receivable within the outer track assembly, the inner track carriage adapted to slidably receive the at least one drawer;
- means for locating the housing means accurately within the hollow interior, wherein the locating means comprises:
- at least one projection disposed on one of the cabinet opening and the housing means;
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- at least one complementarily shaped groove defined in the other of the cabinet opening and the housing means, wherein the projection is removably receivable within the groove;
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- means for quickly and releasably attaching the housing means to the cabinet, wherein the quick and releasable attaching means comprises:
- a mounting surface mounted on the back wall inner surface;
- a complementarily shaped retaining bracket disposed on the frame back surface;
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- a fastener for attaching the retaining bracket to the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.