Infinitely adjustable module row divider for a cabinet drawer

• US 7,140,705 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2002
• Issued: 11/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Russ Bassett Corporation
• Original Assignee: Russ Bassett Corporation
• Inventors: Wilson, Peter C., Dressendorfer, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): STERLING, AMY JO
• Application Number:
  US10/053,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20020145369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,769 Days
• Field of Search: 312/348.3, 312/348.5, 312/9.43, 312/9.44, 312/9.55, 312/183, 220/529, 220/534, 220/544, 220/545, 220/549, 211/183, 211/184, 211/43, 211/46
• US Class Current: 312/348.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/90 Constructional details of drawers
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/969 Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/994 in the form of trays or inserts

Abstract

A cabinet drawer (12-20) for storing information modules (22) of selectively different widths in rows extending front to back of the drawer has row dividers (24) which are removably end mounted within slots (50,52) at any desirable width spacing. The dividers each have a flexible center portion (54) terminating in pedestals (56,58) for receipt within the slots (50,52). When dividers are so-mounted within a drawer (12-20) they are secured in place by inherent spring characteristics of the divider (24).

Claims

1. A drawer for efficiently storing a plurality of generally parallel piped geometry modules of predetermined dimensions, said drawer having front, bottom, back and opposite side panels, comprising:

means forming a first slot extending along the back panel and facing toward the front panel;

means forming a second slot extending along the front panel and facing toward the back panel, said second slot being spaced from said first slot;

at least one drawer row divider having a first end portion removably positioned within the first slot and a second end portion received within the second slot with a flexible wire portion between the first and second end portions extending outwardly from the bottom panel within the drawer containing space separating adjacent rows of modules; and

said divider end portions each including a generally straightline wire pedestal secured to the divider intervening portion and extending transversely of said intervening portion, said wire pedestals being respectively positioned within the first and second slots and held at a specific position therein by spring characteristics of the intervening portion of the wire.

2. A drawer as in claim 1, in which the drawer bottom panel has both h a front edge portion and a back edge portion formed partially back over the bottom panel facing toward each other forming the first and second slots.

3. A drawer as in claim 2, in which the pedestal is affixed to the divider intervening portion by a weldment.