Undermount slide drawer adjustment and securing apparatus

• US 20090212679A1
• Filed: 02/23/2008
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank J. Clausen, Gus Frousiakis
• Original Assignee: Frank J. Clausen, Gus Frousiakis
• Inventors: Clausen, Frank J., Frousiakis, Gus
• Application Number:
  US12/072,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20090212679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/334.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/427 at drawer side

Abstract

The present invention may be used for positioning and securing a drawer on a drawer slide member of a cabinet. There may be a positioning pin retained on a side wall of the drawer slide element. The positioning pin may have a pin attached to a springy projecting arm for positioning the pin in a hole in the bottom of the drawer. There may be a securing pin attached interior to the drawer slide member that may be rotated about a rotating end of a housing to position a slot pin through a pin slot in a side wall of the drawer slide member. The slot pin may engage an elongated aperture formed in the drawer to inhibit removal of the drawer from the drawer slide member. There may also be an adjustment cam rotatably retained in an adjustment bracket attached interior to the drawer slide member. The adjustment cam may have a protruding portion that may be rotated upwardly through a cam aperture in the top wall of the drawer slide member to raise the drawer height.

Claims

1. An apparatus to position and secure a drawer element on a drawer slide member comprising:

a positioning pin retained on a positioning bracket attached to a side wall of a drawer slide member wherein a pin of said positioning pin is oriented upwardly;

a base plate of said positioning pin has a generally rectangular open portion with a projecting arm that is springy attached at a first end to an edge of said generally rectangular open portion; and

said projecting arm is shaped to pass through a slot in said positioning bracket to position said pin attached at a second end of said projecting arm through said positioning bracket having an aperture therein.

2. The apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

a securing pin rotatably retained on a securing bracket attached interior to said drawer slide member on said side wall;

a housing of said securing pin has a fastening pin slidable disposed therein adjacent a rotating end with said securing pin spring biased axially wherein said fastening pin has a bottom end disposed in a slot of said securing bracket and a top end disposed in said drawer slide member having a fastening aperture in a top wall thereof;

a locating pin is slidably disposed in said housing adjacent a securing end with said securing pin spring biased axially;

a slot pin attached adjacent said rotating end positioned to protrude generally horizontally and outwardly through said side wall having a pin slot therein when said securing end is rotated adjacent to said side wall; and

said top wall having a locating aperture therein for receipt of said locating pin when said securing end is rotated adjacent to said side wall.

3. The apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

an adjustment cam rotatably retained in an adjustment bracket attached interior to said drawer slide member on said side wall;

said adjustment cam has a cam body that is generally cylindrical shaped with a raised portion relative to the circular surface of said cam body;

a mounting pin attached at each end of said cam body and a toothed gear attached to one of said mounting pins;

said adjustment bracket having two opposed slots with a ratchet arm attached adjacent one of said opposed slots to engage said toothed gear when said mounting pins are disposed in said opposed slots; and

said top wall having a cam aperture therein for said raised portion to pass therethrough when said cam body is rotated.

4. The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said projecting arm has a tab attached adjacent said second end.

5. The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said housing has a finger tab attached adjacent to said securing end.

6. The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said adjustment bracket is attached adjacent said positioning bracket.

7. The apparatus as in claim 3 wherein said cam body has a cam tab attached.

8. The apparatus as in claim 3 wherein said adjustment bracket is attached adjacent said positioning bracket.

9. An apparatus to position and secure a drawer element on a drawer slide member comprising:

a securing pin rotatably retained on a securing bracket attached interior to a drawer slide member on a side wall;

a housing of said securing pin has a fastening pin slidable disposed therein adjacent a rotating end with said securing pin spring biased axially wherein said fastening pin has a bottom end disposed in a slot of said securing bracket and a top end disposed in said drawer slide member having a fastening aperture in a top wall thereof;

a locating pin is slidably disposed in said housing adjacent a securing end with said locating pin spring biased axially;

a slot pin attached adjacent said rotating end positioned to protrude generally horizontally and outwardly through said side wall having a pin slot therein when said securing end is rotated adjacent to said side wall; and

said top wall having a locating aperture therein for receipt of said locating pin when said securing end is rotated adjacent to said side wall.

10. An apparatus to position a drawer element on a drawer slide member comprising:

an adjustment cam rotatably retained in an adjustment bracket attached interior to a drawer slide member on a side wall;

said adjustment cam has a cam body that is generally cylindrical shaped with a raised portion relative to the circular surface of said cam body;

a mounting pin attached at each end of said cam body and a toothed gear attached to one of said mounting pins;

said adjustment bracket having two opposed slots with a ratchet arm attached adjacent one of said opposed slots to engage said toothed gear when said mounting pins are disposed in said opposed slots; and

a top wall having a cam aperture therein for said raised portion to pass therethrough when said cam body is rotated.