CABINET BRACKET

• US 3,675,955 A
• Filed: 03/23/1970
• Issued: 07/11/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank R. Hajduk
• Original Assignee: Frank R. Hajduk
• Inventors: Hajduk, Frank R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Williamowsky, David J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shedd, Wayne L.
• Application Number:
  US05/021,731
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 287/2.92T,20.924,20.925,20.926,20.927,2.92C 217/12,43 312/111,257R,263 108/152,153 292/340 33/197,18R
• US Class Current: 217/65
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 12/26 using snap-action elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/68 Keepers

Abstract

A cabinet assembly of the knockdown type embodying male and female brackets mounted contiguous to peripheral edges of members for affixing the members together in a snap together manner. A method and structure for locating the brackets relative to the respective members in preselected locations is employed. Additionally, the brackets embody improved resilient fingers for holding the brackets and members in an interlocked condition.

Claims

1. Bracket means for interconnecting in preselected interrelationship first and second members constituting elements of a prefabricated cabinet or the like comprising a male bracket element having a first portion securable to one of said members and having a projecting tongue portion, a female bracket element having a portion securable to the second member and means defining a cavity accepting said projecting tongue, locking means including cooperating means on said male and female bracket elements defining a positive limit stop positively establishing a fixed limit to separating movement of said male and female bracket elements, and resilient means comprising at least one resilient portion on one of said bracket elements said resilient portion being curved about an axis transverse to the direction of separating movement, the other of said bracket elements having a portion disposed parallel to said axis, said curved, resilient portion being adapted to be engaged and deflected relative to its axis of curvature by said portion of said other of said bracket elements when said male and female bracket elements are engaged for continuously exerting a resilient force in a direction to separate said male and female bracket elements and continuously biasing said male and female bracket elements apart to said limit position.

2. Bracket means as set forth in claim 1 in which the resilient means comprises a pair of curved resilient portions on the male bracket, said curved resilient portions being positioned on opposite sides of the tongue.

3. Bracket means as set forth in claim 2 wherein the curved resilient portions of the male bracket engage curved edges of the female bracket.

4. Bracket means as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the bracket elements is formed with locating surfaces, said surfaces being interengaged with corresponding locating surfaces of the members for locating the bracket elements with respect to said members.

5. Bracket means as set forth in claim 4 wherein the locating surfaces of the bracket elements comprise pairs of spaced surfaces, the pairs of locating surfaces of the male bracket element being spaced apart a different distance from the pair of locating surfaces of the female bracket element.