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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1987
David L Adriaansen, Arlington, MA (US);
David L Evans, Acton, MA (US);
Kidde Holding, Inc., Saddlebrook, NJ (US);
Abstract
An under cabinet storage system is provided with a relatively small number of modular components which may be assembled to form the support system for a large variety of heights and types of drawers. Among the supporting components is a bracket, a pair of which is mounted in opposed relationship so a to project below the cabinets, in order to support a drawer. Each bracket includes a plurality of vertically spaced slots, with a vertical array of stabilizing boxes on either side of the slot. Each drawer is supported by means of a pair of guide rails, one of which is provided on either side of the drawer for support. Each guide rail includes an upper and lower protruding tongue which is constructed to be received and retained within one of the slots in the bracket. On either side of the tongues, each guide rail is provided with a stabilizing lug which is received in one of the boxes on the bracket. The lugs and boxes are constructed with eyed elements, which assure that the guide rails are properly assembled to the brackets and make it impossible to assemble the support system improperly. In the preferred embodiment, two types of guide rails are provided, one type for a tilting drawer and the other type for an ordinary sliding drawer.