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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347515 | Sliding rail assembly auto opening mechanism for drawer A sliding rail assembly auto opening mechanism for drawer is disclosed to include a holder block affixed to the outer rail of a sliding rail assembly and defining two longitudinal sliding slots, a sliding hook slidably mounted in the longitudinal sliding slots, a sp... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331643 | Piece of furniture with a movable furniture component A piece of furniture with a movable furniture component, in particular a drawer or door, includes a drive unit and a device for the mechanical transmission of force from the drive unit to the movable furniture component or the body of the furniture. In particular, a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7281774 | Object supporting unit As an arrangement to reduce an operational force to draw the drawer 3 forward from the drawer storage position 2, wherein at least a rear end side of a drawer 3 is supported in a drawer storage portion 2 in a manner movable along back and... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7244005 | Sliding rail assembly auto locking structure for drawer A sliding rail assembly auto locking structure for drawer is disclosed comprised of a holder base, a swivel hook, a slide, two return springs, an actuating block. When an arched block of the swivel hook is approaching a recess in the holder base for positioning, the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7137767 | Storage media drive isolation apparatus and methods In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7040725 | Device for locking retracted drawer slide Provided is a locking device at a rear of an outer slide member of a drawer. The device comprises a groove including an intermediate shoulder and a spring loaded sliding member in the groove, the sliding member including a bottom stop surface, a top notch, and a fro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6846053 | Grease-dampened drawer closing apparatus A closing device for sliding portions of pieces of furniture, such as drawers and the like, consisting of a container fastened to the fixed or to the sliding portion of the piece of furniture wherein there are housed a mechanical energy accumulator and an actuation ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6036291 | Drawer A drawer includes two drawer side members into each of which a pull-out rail of a pull-out guide set is releasably hung. Each pull-out rail has at its rear end a hook which projects horizontally above the pull-out rail and by which it can be hung on the d... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027193 | Two-part undermount drawer guide assembly with pivot member A drawer guide assembly for a movable structure such as a drawer in a furniture article allows for full or nearly full extension of the movable structure. A drawer guide assembly comprises a pull-out rail, a swing arm with one end hinged to the pull-out r... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5876103 | Self-positioning cabinet rail for a drawer guide A self-positioning cabinet rail for a drawer guide for supporting a drawer in a drawer opening of a furniture article such as a cabinet includes a rail member with front and rear ends, upper and lower ledges, a cabinet rail roller and a projection on the ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5826302 | Roller-holding fitting for holding the roller of a roller pull-out guide at a drawer A fitting for holding rollers of roller pull-out guides, for the rear wall of drawers, below the bottom and next to a side wall of the drawer, and protruding beyond the underside of the bottom. The longitudinal edges of the bottom of the drawer are held i... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820239 | Storage bin supporting system A bin for a cabinet is supported by an upper supporting structure for movement between a first position wherein the bin is recessed within the cabinet and a second position wherein the bin is shifted relative to the upper supporting structure in order to ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5779333 | Fastening arrangement for guide rails of pull-out guides A fastening arrangement for guide rails of pull-out guides for drawers within the carcase of cabinets which have a narrow opening in the front relative to the interior width between the side walls of the carcase, the guide rails having a length which is l... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5722749 | Self-positioning cabinet rail for a drawer guide A self-positioning cabinet rail for a drawer guide for supporting a drawer in a drawer opening of a furniture article, such as a cabinet, and including a means for spacing the cabinet rail a pre-determined distance from the bottom of the drawer opening. T... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709443 | Bottom drawer slide for drawers etc. A bottom drawer slide assembly with a guide rail is constructed as a profile rail to be secured to the carcase wall, a running rail is longitudinally movably mounted on the guide rail by means of rolling bodies retained in a cage. A hollow profile section... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5658059 | Support rail to be mounted on a side of a cabinet of an article of furniture A pull-out guide assembly includes a support rail to be mounted on a piece of furniture and a pull-out rail to be mounted on a drawer. Rollers are provided for transmitting the load of the drawer from the pull-out rail to the support rail. The front end o... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5599080 | Sliding case mounting device A sliding case mounting device including two sliding case mounting rails fixed to two opposite long sides of a rectangular sliding case, permitting it to be installed in two rows of circular track elements inside a mainframe, each sliding case mounting ra... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5584550 | Ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer A ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer in a furniture article for use with a guide rail includes a pull-out rail movably supportable by a guide rail, the pull-out rail having a web portion and one or more support m... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5364180 | Drawer side wall formed of an upper double-walled profile section and a bottom profile section inserted into the open bottom of the upper profile section The present invention relates to a drawer side made of metal. The drawer side includes a double-walled upper profile section bent from sheet metal and open at the bottom, into whose open bottom a bottom profile section (14) which is separately made and jo... | 11/15/1994 |
