Helton, Inc.

Thomas J Rader

J Steven Helton

A seating unit comprises a base that includes a seat portion and a drawer cavity therebeneath. The base includes a pair of support rails on opposite sides of the drawer cavity. A drawer fits within the cavity and comprises a generally horizontal floor and a pair of generally upright side walls of a predetermined thickness integrally formed with the floor. Each of the side walls comprises an upright portion extending upwardly a predetermined height from the floor, a ramped portion having a predetermined width and slope angle formed integrally with the upright portion and sloping upwardly and inwardly therefrom, a recessed portion attached above and formed integrally with the ramped portion, and an outwardly-projecting lip attached above and formed integrally with the recessed portion. The recessed portion extends the horizontal length of the side wall. The lip has a free end projecting outwardly from its corresponding upright wall portion. The ramped portion, recessed portion and lip are configured to receive and slide upon the support rails of the seating unit base. The predetermined side wall thickness, the predetermined upright portion height, and the ramped portion width and slope angle, are selected so that, as the drawer is supported on the support rails and a substantial downwardly-directed force is applied to the drawer floor, the side walls deflect inwardly sufficiently that the drawer dislocates from the support rails and remains intact.

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McMinnville, TN, United States of America

Thomas J Rader