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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314147 | Collapsible storage container for office and personal use A collapsible storage container apparatus having a base which has a first set of opposing edges and a second set of opposing edges. The container also includes a first set of opposing panels wherein each panel has a fold-over portion having at least one connector an... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7292433 | Adjustment assembly for back-to-back enclosures, and back-to-back enclosure assembly employing the same An adjustment assembly adjustably couples enclosures, such as a meter breaker panelboard and a load distribution panelboard, in a back-to-back configuration within a structure, such as a wall. The adjustment assembly includes a first end member at or about the top e... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287820 | Drawer combination of drawer cabinet and drawer as well as aircraft or train provided with such a combination The invention relates to a drawer comprising a bottom surface (11), two opposing side walls (12,13) and a top surface (14). The side walls are each provided at the top with a recess (15) that extends over the entire side wall, is open tow... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282884 | Procedure for driving a moveable part of an item of furniture A method of driving a moveable part and, in particular, a drawer by a drive unit and, in particular, an electric drive unit. At least over a partial length of track (S2), forming part of the total track traversed by the moveable part, the force exerted on... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281775 | Supporter for clothes washing machine and clothes drying apparatus A supporter for a clothes washing machine and a clothes drying apparatus for smoothly sliding a drawer in and out of a case regardless of temperature change by improving the structure of the drawer to be installed in the case. The supporter includes a case to suppor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7172258 | Partitioning system for drawer and fastening arrangement therefor A fastening arrangement is for fastening a partitioning wall between two support walls in a drawer. A pair of elongated blades punched the partitioning wall at ends thereof are slideably engageable in retaining channels provided by connecting elements projecting fro... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147907 | Protective covering for landscape ties and timbers and other building materials Apparatus and methods for preventing splinters and minimizing the number of injuries attributable to falling onto pressure-treated wooden members, such as landscape ties or timbers used in play areas and landscape projects, through the use of a resilient cover. A co... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7093336 | Method for drop-in assembly of a futon sofa bed The futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for fitting the back-deck into position between the arm panels. A futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for attaching the seat-deck to the back-deck that may be convert... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090316 | Tilting organizer A tilting organizer including a base section and a supply section movably connected to the base section. The base section being a single unit having no movable parts and including at least one sidewall with a groove formed therein. The supply section being a single ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040726 | Pull for pulling open a cabinet door or a drawer A pull (12) includes an elongate flexible member (34) having two end portions. The first end portion (36) is secured to the rear surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of a movable member (14, 100) of a piece of ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945617 | Half-prong wedge for sliding drawers A drawer guide for supporting a drawer found in a desk, cabinet, appliance or other articles of furniture includes a drawer guide body defining a wall having on a first side an outwardly extending wedge, a half-prong integral with the wedge, and a support rib spaced... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6883886 | Drawer guide A drawer guide for a wall of a drawer and adapted to fit on the underside thereof. Drawer guide has a first flange underlying the wall and a second flange lying along on side of that wall and anchored therein. A tab on the first flange lies perpendicular to the plan... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871921 | Divider assembly for a drawer A divider assembly for installation in a tool box or chest drawer to provide separate drawer areas for the storage of various grouped articles. Perimeter rails are joined by corner clips to maintain a rectangular shape of the divider assembly. Divider rails extend i... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6834924 | Drawer insert A drawer insert, in particular a cutlery insert, which may be adapted to different drawer sizes. The drawer insert comprises a plurality of separate trays (6, 7) each delimiting a receiving space. At least one of the trays (7) is compressible in a resi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6712436 | Combinational drawer A combinational drawer has a rectangular base frame, a first rectangular side frame disposed on the rectangular base frame, a second rectangular side frame disposed on the rectangular base frame, a first rectangular lateral frame disposed on the rectangular base fra... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6595607 | Counter top appliance stand An appliance stand for storing utensils comprising an enclosed housing with an integral front wall, side walls connected to the front wall, a rear wall connected to the side walls and a planar top member secured to the walls defines an interior chamber. A... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561605 | Fastening system and method for a drawer assembly A system for mounting a drawer front to a drawer box by use of two connecting members, each having two rectangular flanges at right angles to one another and a cone shaped positioning and locating member. The two connecting members are fixed to the front ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6494551 | Pinched rail drawer guide system Disclosed is a pinched rail guide system which is comprised of a pair of guide rails 18 exteriorly jointed to the parallel side walls 20 of a drawer 16 or the like. There are two sets of three guide rollers 14 positioned so that two of the guide rollers 2... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6485121 | Fastening arrangement A fastening arrangement for fastening a drawer or a sliding bottom on a pull-out slide has a first fastening element which can be connected with the sliding bottom, and a second fastening element which can be connected with a rail of the pull-out slide. T... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481813 | Fastening arrangement A fastening arrangement used for fastening a rear-side wall element of a drawer to a sliding drawer bottom. The arrangement includes a connection element and a wall element which is fixed on the sliding bottom, and a connection element which can be mounte... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474761 | Mounting unit A mounting unit used for fastening a drawer to a pull-out slide formed of several rails which are displaceably disposed with respect to one another. The mounting unit has several connection elements, each having horizontally extending upper supporting edg... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6457791 | Fastening arrangement A fastening arrangement, particularly for front panels of drawers, has a fastening element which can be fastened on a rail of a pull-out slide, and a holding part which can be connected with a front panel. The holding part is prefixed relative to the fast... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454371 | Pull-out slide set A pull-out slide is used for fastening a drawer sliding bottom on a side wall of a stationary furniture body. The set has a carrying rail which can be connected with a holding part. The holding part can be fixedly connected with a furniture body. In addit... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443545 | Drawer construction A drawer construction that may be quickly assembled without tools or separate hardware, including opposed side walls having a drawer bottom support and retainers for receiving and holding down opposed front and rear walls, and a drawer bottom.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443544 | Slidable drawer for utility vehicle A slidable drawer compartment has parallel side members with elongated bores on the bottom edge therein to slidably receive a support rail. A horizontal slot on the inner side of the side member extends the full length of the side member. The edges of a b... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6428129 | Cabinet A cabinet has a main frame having at least a pair of rails, and at least a drawer disposed in the main frame. The drawer has a front plate, a base plate, a U-shaped frame, a pair of positioning bars, and a pair of connection plates. Each positioning bar h... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419333 | Knock-down vertical file A knock-down file cabinet and in particular, a vertical file cabinet wherein both the cabinet housing and each of the drawers have a knock-down construction. The drawers use either separate components that are slidably fitted together, or a single sheet o... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6412893 | Fastening arrangement for pull-out slide A fastening arrangement for side walls of drawers, including several fastening elements connectable with a rail of a pull-out slide. Each fastening element provided with a holding part which extends essentially parallel to a side wall of the drawer. At le... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412889 | Organizer for computer monitor An organizer for orientation of desk top items includes a frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving a plurality of modules, orienting the modules vertically within the frame between to two sides and enabling access to the modules from the f... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409293 | Cabinet and drawer assembly structure A cabinet and drawer assembly structure mainly utilizes ball screw rods to fasten two rear panels in a juxtaposed fashion and to fasten two opposing side panels to the rear panels. The side panels have square channels which have aperture and troughs to al... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394567 | Method and device for mounting a modular drawer and support inside a cabinet A modular drawer system for mounting a movable drawer within a cabinet having a floor includes a drawer having a bottom and side walls. Rollers are mounted to and extend from the side walls. Two guide rails adapted to receive the rollers to mount and guid... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390576 | Front face mounting apparatus and process An apparatus for adjustably mounting a drawer face panel onto a drawer slide having a plurality of holes includes a stand and an angled bracket. A first leg of the angled bracket includes a plurality of holes and slots, and the second leg includes a plura... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6309039 | Container with bottom panel and method of making same A container formed from a length of a laminated elongate board having a slot formed along a sufficient length of the board for receiving the edges of a bottom panel. A series of widthwise V-groove cuts are made on the elongate board to form a plurality of... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6286919 | Device for fixing the front panel of a drawer There is described a device for fixing the front panel (1) of a drawer on a lateral, metallic frame (2) of the drawer by means of a holder (3) provided on the front panel (1) and protruding against the frame (2), which holder consists of a supporting plat... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6193340 | Snap-together file storage system A snap-together file storage system includes a plurality of storage units stacked on each other. Each storage unit includes a cabinet having a forwardly-opening cavity, and a drawer slidably received with in the cavity. The cabinet and drawer are construc... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6056380 | Simplified assembly document drawer structure A simplified assembly document drawer structure comprised of a bottom panel, two side panels, and a rear panel all formed on a single pattern board. A creased section having numerous perforations is disposed along the conjoining line between the bottom pa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053592 | Drawer frame A drawer frame or drawer rail of metal has a horizontal support web for a bottom board of a wood material or plastic. A plurality of tabs having upwardly directed claws are pushed out of the horizontal support web. The claws are each arranged at the side ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050661 | Drawer In a drawer with side frames (1) and a rear wall (2) made of sheet metal, the lower ends of the side frames (1) and the rear wall (2) are provided with flanges (4) or bevels (5) designed like longitudinal grooves for holding a drawer bottom (3). At the re... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6027194 | Device for mounting the front panel of a drawer A drawer comprises a lateral metallic frame, a front panel and a device for mounting the front panel on the lateral metallic frame. The mounting device comprises a holder provided at the front panel and protruding against the lateral metallic frame, and t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5971516 | Drawer with improved connection between drawer side and drawer base A drawer includes a front panel and two drawer sides which are joined to the front panel by fixing devices and which have lateral U-shaped profiles with upper and lower horizontal flanges for accommodating a drawer base. The under side of the drawer base ... | 10/26/1999 |
