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US 7,731,310 B2Granted
Diagonally extending slideout drawer assembly and structure therewith
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsMichael Kohlmann, Nicholas W. Paterson, Michael Terrill, Matthew M. Smeltzer
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Abstract
A bathroom fixture has slide-mounted pullout drawers that extend diagonally forward from its sides. The fixture can be a lavatory with a vanity base in which one or more drawers are slidably mounted. The slide mechanism for each drawer includes a fixed race and telescoping rail supporting the drawer from underneath and another fixed race and telescoping rail mounted between a side wall of the drawer and a vertical support member. Both telescoping slides are mounted diagonally with respect to the front and the associated side of the vanity.
Claims14
A vanity, comprising:
- a frame including a platform, an upright support within the frame and extending from the platform, the upright support positioned diagonally within the frame;
- a lateral drawer slide mounted on the platform and diagonally to the frame;
- an upright drawer slide mounted on the upright support and diagonally to the frame;
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- a drawer connected to both the lateral drawer slide and the upright drawer slide, the drawer being extendable diagonally from the frame, the drawer having a bottom attached to the lateral drawer slide and four upright sides in an essentially trapezoidal array connected to the bottom, wherein one lateral upright side is at an oblique angle relative to an exterior front side of said upright sides and is attached to the upright drawer slide, and wherein another lateral upright side is essentially orthogonal to the front side.
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A vanity, comprising:
- a frame including a front side, an opposing first side and second side connected to the front side;
- a platform within the frame and extending from at least one of the front side, the first side and the second side;
- an upright support within the frame and extending from the platform, the upright support positioned diagonally to the front side;
- a drawer slide mounted on the platform and diagonally to the front side;
- another drawer slide mounted on the upright support and diagonally to the front side;
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- a drawer connected to both drawer slides, the drawer being extendable diagonally from the first side, and the drawer having a bottom attached to the drawer slide mounted on the platform and having four upright sides in an essentially trapezoidal array connected to the bottom, wherein one lateral upright side is at an oblique angle relative to an exterior front side of said upright sides and is attached to the drawer slide mounted to the upright support and wherein another lateral upright side is essentially orthogonal to the front side.
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A plumbing fixture, comprising:
- a basin;
- a frame connected to the basin, the frame including a front side, and opposing first side and second side connected to the front side;
- a platform within the frame and extending from at least one of the front side, the first side and the second side;
- an upright support within the frame and extending from the platform, the upright support positioned diagonally to the front side;
- a drawer slide mounted on the platform and diagonally to the front side;
- another drawer slide mounted on the upright support and diagonally to the front side;
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- a drawer connected to both drawer slides, the drawer being extendable diagonally from the first side, and the drawer having a bottom attached to the drawer slide mounted on the platform and having four upright sides in an essentially trapezoidal array connected to the bottom, wherein one lateral upright side is at an oblique angle relative to an exterior front side of said upright sides and is attached to the drawer slide mounted to the upright support and wherein another lateral upright side is essentially orthogonal to the front side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.