CONFIGURABLE CABINET FOR HANGING AND SHELVED ITEMS

• US 20140152161A1
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: RAHILLY, Michael, LY, Jeff
• Granted Patent: US 11,234,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/298
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 61/02 with extensible garment-holders
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/06 Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves A47B96/022 takes precedence; aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B57/00 ; brackets for the display of articles A47F5/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49817 with other than ancillary treating or assembling

Abstract

In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a cabinet is provided. The cabinet includes a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules and a plurality of hanging drawer slides, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, and each hanging drawer slide includes a plurality of hooks of a first type. At least one of the hanging drawer slides is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet laterally along a longest axis of the hanging; drawer slide. The plurality of drawer slide receiving modules are configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations. Methods and configuration systems are also provided.

Claims

1. A cabinet comprising:

a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules; and

a plurality of hanging drawer slides, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide comprising a plurality of removable hooks,

wherein at least one of the hanging drawer slides is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet laterally along a horizontal axis of the hanging drawer slide,

wherein the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules is configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations, and

wherein each of the plurality of removable hooks is configured to be removably coupled at a first end of the removable hook below one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides, and wherein the second end of the removable hook is configured to receive an item for hanging on the hook.

2. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein a plurality of hanging drawer slides is configured to couple to at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules.

3. The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:

a shelf drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, the shelf drawer slide configured to hold a plurality of items.

4. The cabinet of claim 3, wherein the shelf drawer slide is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet in a perpendicular direction along a horizontal axis of the shelf drawer slide.

5. The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising an item inventory device configured to track an item associated with at least one of the hanging drawer slides.

6. The cabinet of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of item inventory devices, wherein each of the item inventory devices is coupled to one of the plurality of removable hooks.

7. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to rotate.

8. A method for configuring a cabinet comprising:

coupling a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules to the cabinet by coupling at least one projection of each drawer slide receiving module with a corresponding hole in the cabinet;

coupling, in a first configuration, a plurality of hanging drawer slides to the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide comprising a plurality of removable hooks;

withdrawing the shelf drawer slide from the cabinet in a perpendicular direction along a horizontal axis;

uncoupling at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides from at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules; and

coupling, in a second configuration, the at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides to another of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules;

wherein the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules are configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations, and

wherein each of the plurality of removable hooks is configured to be removably coupled at a first end of the removable hook below one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides, and wherein the second end of the removable hook is configured to receive an item for hanging on the hook.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of hanging drawer slides are configured to couple to at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising coupling a shelf drawer slide to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, the shelf drawer slide configured to hold a plurality of items.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising an item inventory device configured to track an item associated with at least one of the hanging drawer slides.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of item inventory devices, wherein each of the item inventory devices is coupled to one of the plurality of removable hooks.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining a configuration of the cabinet based on the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules and at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides and the shelf drawer slide.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to rotate.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to slide laterally along a horizontal axis of the hanging drawer slide.