Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080315740 | CORNER FITTING - A corner fitting for securing a drawer side to a drawer rear panel in a drawer assembly. The fitting comprises a substantially L-shaped bracket having a first flange and a second flange. A hollow support structure connects the first and second flanges and provides internal support surfaces for engagement by a component of the drawer assembly. A slot is defined by a gap between opposing surfaces of one of the flanges and one of the support surfaces. The support structure includes a resilient locking flap biased so as to protrude into the slot to lock the component of the drawer assembly and a tab extending from the flap into the hollow support structure with the tab accessible externally of the drawer assembly to permit retraction of the flap from the slot. | 12-25-2008 |
20090039746 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly including a drawer and a sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing the drawer within an article of furniture is provided. A support bracket for supporting the drawer is provided at each side of the drawer. The sliding guide rail system includes a pull-out rail disposed within each of the support brackets. One of the support brackets has a slot and the pull-out rail disposed within one of the brackets has a recess. A stabilizer arrangement for stabilizing the sliding movement of the drawer is also provided. The stabilizer arrangement includes a guide bracket and a lever. The guide bracket has a protrusion engageable within the support bracket slot. The guide bracket has a resilient grip portion that allows for the guide bracket protrusion to be adjustable laterally within the support bracket slot when the guide bracket is locked onto the support bracket. | 02-12-2009 |
20090278432 | SLIDING GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM FOR A DRAWER - A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket ( | 11-12-2009 |
20110037366 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly having a drawer and a sliding guide rail system is disclosed. The system includes a mounting bracket, a fixed rail for receiving an intermediate rail capable of sliding back and forth on the fixed rail, and an outer pull out rail attached to the drawer and that slides back and forth on the intermediate rail. A contact piece is provided on a drawer element. A resiliently compressible damping device and a channel guide are disposed along the mounting bracket. The guide has a sliding member with an inner portion that travels along the guide and an outer portion that extends from the guide contactable by the contact piece. The sliding member inner portion locates an end of the damping device that is pushed inwardly to provide damping. During a closing action both the drawer and outer pull out rail are caused to slide in a drawer-closing direction. | 02-17-2011 |
20130076219 | DRAWER GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM - A guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an enclosure is disclosed. The system comprises a mounting bracket for fixing the system to the enclosure, the mounting bracket having a fixed rail for receiving an intermediate rail capable of sliding back and forth on the fixed rail, and a pull out rail operatively attached to the drawer and capable of sliding back and forth on the intermediate rail. A resiliently compressible damping device, channel guide with sliding member and a closing device are disposed along the mounting bracket. The pull out rail has a guiding pin on its bottom surface. The sliding member is adapted to travel along the channel guide and locate an end of the damping device that can be pushed inwardly to provide damping. The closing device comprises a housing, a resilient means, and a driver pivotally mounted with the housing and operatively connected to the resilient means. The driver is pivotable between a first locked position and a second linearly moveable position, and includes an angular slot for receiving the guiding pin and an abutment projection contactable with the sliding member. During a closing action, the pull out rail is caused to slide in a drawer-closing direction. When the guiding pin reaches and engages with the angular slot, the action of the guiding pin within the angular slot causes the driver to be pivoted from its first position to its second position where the abutment projection engages with the sliding member. Thereafter, linear movement of the driver urges the sliding member to correspondingly travel along the channel guide against the resilience of the damping device, resulting in deceleration of the closing motion. | 03-28-2013 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080315740 | CORNER FITTING - A corner fitting for securing a drawer side to a drawer rear panel in a drawer assembly. The fitting comprises a substantially L-shaped bracket having a first flange and a second flange. A hollow support structure connects the first and second flanges and provides internal support surfaces for engagement by a component of the drawer assembly. A slot is defined by a gap between opposing surfaces of one of the flanges and one of the support surfaces. The support structure includes a resilient locking flap biased so as to protrude into the slot to lock the component of the drawer assembly and a tab extending from the flap into the hollow support structure with the tab accessible externally of the drawer assembly to permit retraction of the flap from the slot. | 12-25-2008 |
20090039746 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly including a drawer and a sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing the drawer within an article of furniture is provided. A support bracket for supporting the drawer is provided at each side of the drawer. The sliding guide rail system includes a pull-out rail disposed within each of the support brackets. One of the support brackets has a slot and the pull-out rail disposed within one of the brackets has a recess. A stabilizer arrangement for stabilizing the sliding movement of the drawer is also provided. The stabilizer arrangement includes a guide bracket and a lever. The guide bracket has a protrusion engageable within the support bracket slot. The guide bracket has a resilient grip portion that allows for the guide bracket protrusion to be adjustable laterally within the support bracket slot when the guide bracket is locked onto the support bracket. | 02-12-2009 |
20090278432 | SLIDING GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM FOR A DRAWER - A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket ( | 11-12-2009 |
20110037366 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly having a drawer and a sliding guide rail system is disclosed. The system includes a mounting bracket, a fixed rail for receiving an intermediate rail capable of sliding back and forth on the fixed rail, and an outer pull out rail attached to the drawer and that slides back and forth on the intermediate rail. A contact piece is provided on a drawer element. A resiliently compressible damping device and a channel guide are disposed along the mounting bracket. The guide has a sliding member with an inner portion that travels along the guide and an outer portion that extends from the guide contactable by the contact piece. The sliding member inner portion locates an end of the damping device that is pushed inwardly to provide damping. During a closing action both the drawer and outer pull out rail are caused to slide in a drawer-closing direction. | 02-17-2011 |
20130076219 | DRAWER GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM - A guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an enclosure is disclosed. The system comprises a mounting bracket for fixing the system to the enclosure, the mounting bracket having a fixed rail for receiving an intermediate rail capable of sliding back and forth on the fixed rail, and a pull out rail operatively attached to the drawer and capable of sliding back and forth on the intermediate rail. A resiliently compressible damping device, channel guide with sliding member and a closing device are disposed along the mounting bracket. The pull out rail has a guiding pin on its bottom surface. The sliding member is adapted to travel along the channel guide and locate an end of the damping device that can be pushed inwardly to provide damping. The closing device comprises a housing, a resilient means, and a driver pivotally mounted with the housing and operatively connected to the resilient means. The driver is pivotable between a first locked position and a second linearly moveable position, and includes an angular slot for receiving the guiding pin and an abutment projection contactable with the sliding member. During a closing action, the pull out rail is caused to slide in a drawer-closing direction. When the guiding pin reaches and engages with the angular slot, the action of the guiding pin within the angular slot causes the driver to be pivoted from its first position to its second position where the abutment projection engages with the sliding member. Thereafter, linear movement of the driver urges the sliding member to correspondingly travel along the channel guide against the resilience of the damping device, resulting in deceleration of the closing motion. | 03-28-2013 |