Storage cupboard, in particular for hospital requirements

• US 6,409,292 B1
• Filed: 02/01/2000
• Issued: 06/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Janomed Produktions- Und Vertriebs
• Original Assignee: Janomed Produktions- Und Vertriebs
• Inventors: Janowitz, Bernd
• Primary Examiner(s): HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE
• Application Number:
  US09/495,735
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 312/334.1, 312/330.1, 312/350, 312/351, 312/209, 312/263, 312/257.1, 312/334.4, 312/334.7
• US Class Current: 312/257.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/417 Profiled cabinet walls with grooves or protuberances for supporting drawers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/105 Cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/10 Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments

Abstract

A storage cupboard for storing hospital supplies. The storage cupboard comprises a sidewall and perforated rails mounted on the sidewall. Each of the perforated rails defines a plurality of holes. A support wall has oppositely sides, guides for supporting insertable containers on one side, and snap-in toes on the oppositely disposed side. The snap-in toes are adapted for insertion into the holes defined on the perforated rail.”.

Claims

1. A storage cupboard for storing hospital supplies, the storage cupboard comprising:

a sidewall;

perforated rails mounted on the sidewall, each of the perforated rails defining a plurality of holes;

a support wall having oppositely disposed sides, the support wall having guides for supporting insertable containers on one side and snap-in toes on the oppositely disposed side, the snap-in toes removably inserted into the holes defined on at least one of the perforated rails, without tools or hardware thereby removably securing the support wall to the sidewall; and

a telescopic rail wherein the telescopic rail is adapted to support a drawer and has a member adapted to be received by the holes defined in the perforated rail, the telescopic rail being selectively interchangeable with at least one of the support walls.

2. The storage cupboard of claim 1 wherein the holes defined in the perforated rail have a generally rectangular shape and the snap-in toes have a generally rectangular shape.

3. The storage cupboard of claim 2 wherein the snap-in toes are formed by protuberances defined in the support wall.

4. The storage cupboard of claim 1 wherein the snap-in toes have a generally conical shape.

5. The storage cupboard of claim 4 wherein the snap-in toes are formed by protuberances defined in the support wall.

6. A cupboard kit for storing hospital supplies, the kit having selectively interchangeable support walls for supporting an insertable container and telescopic rails for supporting a drawer, the kit comprising:

a cupboard having a sidewall and perforated rails mounted on the sidewall, each of the perforated rails defining a plurality of holes;

two or more support walls, each support wall having oppositely disposed sides, each support wall having guides for supporting insertable containers on one side and snap-in toes on the oppositely disposed side, the snap-in toes removably inserted into the holes defined on the perforated rail, without tools or hardware thereby removably securing the support wall to the sidewall; and

two or more telescopic rails, each telescopic rail adapted to support a drawer, and each telescopic rail adapted to be received by the holes defined in at least one of the perforated rails.