Rack and drawer systems and devices
AssigneeDrawers In Motion, LLC
InventorDouglas Knake
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Abstract
A rack and drawer system includes a tray having at least one glider mechanism and at least one rotation mechanism coupled to the side of the tray, wherein the at least one glider mechanism is operable to allow the tray to move back and forth along a glider mechanism axis, and wherein the tray is operable to rotate about the at least one rotation mechanism. In another embodiment, the rack system further includes at least one hinge mechanism coupled to a first end of the at least one glider mechanism, wherein the at least one hinge mechanism is operable to allow the tray to pivotally move relative to a pivot point.
Claims16
A combination of a system and a guide channel within a cabinet, comprising:
- a first tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side;
- a second tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side a first glider mechanism coupled to the first side of the second tray;
- at least one pivot mechanism coupled to the first tray and the second tray, wherein the first tray and the second tray are operable to pivot relative to one another by way of the at least one pivot mechanism;
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- a cam mechanism coupled to the second tray, the cam mechanism configured to fit within the guide channel defined within a wall of the cabinet to facilitate movement of the first tray and the second tray within the cabinet along the guide channel;
- wherein the guide channel is configured to allow a rear portion of the second tray to move upwards simultaneously as the second tray is extended from the cabinet in a horizontal direction by the first glider mechanism, such that the second tray is configured to have a gradually increasing tilt relative to the first glider mechanism as the first tray is extended from the cabinet.
A combination of a rack system and a guide channel within a cabinet, comprising:
- a first tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side;
- a second tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side;
- a first glider mechanism coupled to the first side of the second tray;
- a second glider mechanism coupled to the second side of the second tray;
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- at least one pivot mechanism coupled to the first tray and the second tray;
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- a cam mechanism configured to engage the guide channel defined within a wall of the cabinet, the guide channel configured to enable the second tray to tilt as the first and second glider mechanisms extend;
- wherein the first glider mechanism and the second glider mechanism are operable to allow the second tray to move back and forth along a horizontal glider mechanism axis, and wherein the first tray and the second tray are operable to pivot relative to one another by way of the at least one pivot mechanism;
- wherein the guide channel is configured to allow a rear portion of the second tray to move upwards simultaneously as the second tray is extended from the cabinet in a horizontal direction by the first glider mechanism, such that the second tray is configured to have a gradually increasing tilt relative to the first glider mechanism as the first tray is extended from the cabinet.
A combination of a rack system and at least one guide channel within a cabinet, comprising:
- a first tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side;
- a second tray having a base panel, a first side, and an opposing second side;
- a first glider mechanism coupled to the first side of the second tray;
- at least one pivot mechanism coupled to the first tray and the second tray;
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- at least one cam mechanism configured to respectively engage the at least one guide channel defined within at least one respective wall of the cabinet, the at least one guide channel configured to enable the second tray to tilt as the first glider mechanism extends;
- wherein the first glider mechanism is operable to allow the second tray to move back and forth along a glider mechanism axis, and wherein the first tray and the second tray are operable to pivot relative to one another by way of the at least one pivot mechanism;
- wherein the at least one guide channel is configured to allow a rear portion of the second tray to move upwards simultaneously as the second tray is extended from the cabinet in a horizontal direction by the first glider mechanism, such that the second tray is configured to have a gradually increasing tilt relative to the first glider mechanism as the first tray is extended from the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.