US3321253A - Drawer slides - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
- A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
- A47B88/483—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with single extensible guides or parts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B2210/00—General construction of drawers, guides and guide devices
- A47B2210/0002—Guide construction for drawers
- A47B2210/0051—Guide position
- A47B2210/0059—Guide located at the side of the drawer
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- drawer slides Primary functions of drawer slides are to center the drawer laterally and support its weight and the load within, with these functions being necessary to insure the smooth and unobstructed entry and withdrawal of the drawer to and from a drawer cabinet.
- a slide and guide arrangement wherein a metal slide is securely fastened to each sidewall of the drawer and slidably engaged with a mating guide, which is fastened to the drawer cabinet. It is easily understood that in such a system the centering and supporting functions are at least in part, performed by the same portion of the slide member.
- the guide member is usually in the form of a C-shaped channel, with the back of the C-shape secured to the drawer cabinet.
- the open part of the C-shape is for slidably receiving the slide member, which may be one of a variety of shapes; for instance, it could be also C-shaped with flanges projecting from its ends, through which bolts secure it to the drawer, so that the back of the C-shape slides against the inside of the back of the C-shaped guide member.
- the slide and guide are respectively fastened to the drawer and drawer cabinet and slidably interengaged, the weight of the drawer and its contents is borne by the lower leg of the slide.
- centering functionOn is similarly borne, in part, by the same leg, pressing against the guide when the drawer is off-center, and the same force distributions would be appropriate if the slide were of another shape such as an elongated metal bar of rectangular cross-section.
- the weight-bearing function should be performed by a stiff member and the centering function by a resilient member. It is, of course, more expensive to produce and assemble two members for the slide portion of the system, and the use of a single member with the same part of that member performing both functions requires a trade-off of perfection in the accomplishments of one or both functions.
- a primary object of the present invention is to provide a slide member to perform the functions of centering and supporting a drawer within a drawer cabinet, so that the drawer is obstructed neither by the sides nor the bottom of the drawer cabinet.
- a further and more specific object is to provide a slide, separate portions of which perform the functions of centering and supporting.
- a still further object is to provide a slide extruded or formed in other ways from a single material so that preselected portions can be both stifliy and yieldingly resilient, depending solely upon its cross-section.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a drawer slide member constructed according to principles of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a drawer and drawer cabinet employing the slide members of FIG. 1 in a typical structural arrangement.
- FIG. 1 there is shown in isometric projection of a slide member having an elongated body portion 10 from one edge of which a first extension 12 protrudes, and from another edge of which a second extension 14 protrudes.
- a substantially dove-tail protrusion 16 On the opposite side of the body from extensions 12 and 14, there is a substantially dove-tail protrusion 16, the word substantially qualifying dove-tail because of the concave or curved face 18.
- the slide member is extruded or otherwise formed of a plastic material, such as nylon, and acetal or a polyethylene, and has a first extension 12 which is designed to bear the weight of the drawer to be supported and its contents. Therefore, it is shown with a thickness dimension 13, large relative to the thickness dimension 15 of the second extension 14.
- the second extension 14 is urged toward the body 10 by the back wall of groove 37 substantially in direction 17, so that a centering force is provided in a direction opposite to direction 17.
- the rather small crosssectional dimension 15 provides the yielding resilience necessary for the performance of this centering function.
- a substantially dove-tail extension for slidable engagement with a dovetail receiving groove 24 in the side of the drawer cabinet 22.
- the curved face 18 in the extension is to relieve the tolerances for proper fitting of the slide to the drawer cabinet. It is, of course, not essential to have the third extension 16 in the shape of a dove-tail.
- the slide may be otherwise secured to the drawer cabinet, such as by screws or the like, but the preferred embodiment shown is advantageous in that assembly is particularly facilitated and inexpensive, since there are no screws or other fastening needed.
- the curved portion 19, which connects the first and second extensions is designed to provide some increased thickness over that which would result from right angles at the base of extension 14 and therefore strength for those rare instances when that extension is hearing the drawer load, i.e. when the drawer is in the fully withdrawn position. This strength is provided by the elimination of weaknesses usually caused by corners rather than smooth curves.
- Drawer 20 is shown as comprising sides 26 and 28 and bottom 30, which are held together by grooves 39 and 41, and sides 26 and 28 contain longitudinal grooves 37 and 38, respectively, for receiving slides 10 and 11.
- the drawer cabinet is shown as comprising sides 22 and 32 and bottom 34, held together in grooves 35 and 37, and the sides 22 and 32 contain grooves 24 and 25 of substantially dove-tail receiving shape.
- Slides and 11 provide a support for the drawer 20 to maintain the space 42 between the bottom of the drawer 30 and the bottom of the drawer cabinet 34, and also provide a means for maintaining the center of the drawer 50 at the center line 40 of the assembly.
- the extension 12 primarily provides the means for accomplishment of the supporting function of the slide and extension 14 performs the centering function.
- the extension 14 When the slides 10 and 11 are inserted in proper position, the extension 14 must be bent in directions 17 and 19, respectively, to insure a proper fit with the grooves in the drawer. With the extensions 14 flexed in this way, their tendency is to force the drawer 20 into a centered position. For instance, if the drawer is moved in direction 19, the extension 14 of slide 11 will present an equal and opposite force tending to center the drawer, and an over-reaction by the extension 14 of the slide 11 will be counterbalanced by a reaction from the extension 14 of slide 10.
- drawer slide While a preferred form of the drawer slide has been shown and specifically described, it is to be understood that such was for illustrative purposes only and the invention is to be accorded the full scope of the following claims.
- a drawer slide for engagement to a drawer and a drawer cabinet formed from a material that is both stifily and yieldingly resilient depending upon its cross section and shape, comprising:
- a first supporting extension extending perpendicularly and integrally from the upper end of said body portion and having a given thickness and shape to support a straight surface and substantially half the weight of a drawer;
- a second drawer centering extension curving toward said supporting extension and extending from the lower end of said body portion, said second extension being of a thickness substantially less than said given thickness and of a curved shape to flex resiliently in a perpendicular direction relative to said body portion and to hold a drawer in a centered position relative to a drawer cabinet;
- a third securing extension from said body portion for engagement with a drawer cabinet, said first and second extensions extending in one direction relative to said body portion, and said third extension extending in the opposite direction.
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US3521938A (en) * | 1968-03-18 | 1970-07-28 | Jacobs Co F L | Ash receptacle for automobiles |
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US20060038422A1 (en) * | 2004-08-17 | 2006-02-23 | Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | Guide structure of a tray |
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US20080143225A1 (en) * | 2006-12-18 | 2008-06-19 | Hirsh Industries, Inc. | Cabinet drawer and stationary drawer glide |
US20090174234A1 (en) * | 2007-12-10 | 2009-07-09 | Vignal Pierre J | Expansion and retraction mechanisms for moveable tray tables |
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US3521938A (en) * | 1968-03-18 | 1970-07-28 | Jacobs Co F L | Ash receptacle for automobiles |
US3738725A (en) * | 1970-08-19 | 1973-06-12 | Jacobs Co F L | Ash receiver |
US4009796A (en) * | 1975-08-20 | 1977-03-01 | Capitol Products Corporation | Storage locker |
US4138176A (en) * | 1976-05-07 | 1979-02-06 | Clive Investments Pty Limited | Drawer mounting arrangement |
US4527767A (en) * | 1983-10-05 | 1985-07-09 | General Motors Corporation | Seat adjuster |
US4832423A (en) * | 1986-05-28 | 1989-05-23 | Julius Blum Gesellschaft M.B.H. | Double wall drawer frame |
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US4867512A (en) * | 1987-02-25 | 1989-09-19 | Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc. | Adjustable storage module |
US4712927A (en) * | 1987-03-16 | 1987-12-15 | Robert Arrendiell | Nested plastic extension slide |
US4848860A (en) * | 1987-05-04 | 1989-07-18 | Julius Blum Gesellschaft M.B.H. | Drawer with metal side walls |
US5018800A (en) * | 1988-08-02 | 1991-05-28 | Gebr. Happich Gmbh | Ashtray for vehicles |
US6428128B1 (en) * | 1997-09-09 | 2002-08-06 | Kimball International, Inc. | Drawer for standardized furniture unit |
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US20100066228A1 (en) * | 2007-01-22 | 2010-03-18 | Ji-Yong Park | Guide rail for refrigerator |
US20090282663A1 (en) * | 2007-06-01 | 2009-11-19 | Kirt Martin | Furniture Assembly |
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US10681980B2 (en) | 2010-06-02 | 2020-06-16 | Steelcase Inc. | Frame type workstation configurations |
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US11944194B2 (en) | 2010-06-02 | 2024-04-02 | Steelcase Inc. | Frame type workstation configurations |
US9499083B2 (en) | 2013-04-01 | 2016-11-22 | Zodiac Seats Us Llc | Tray table structure |
US10039374B2 (en) | 2016-05-13 | 2018-08-07 | Steelcase Inc. | Multi-tiered workstation assembly |
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