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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Bert Krivec, Waukesha, WI (US);
Snap-on Technologies, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A cabinet assembly capable of storing various configurations of drawers of different depth is provided. The cabinet assembly includes first and second walls each having a length and height, and first and second one-piece support members each having a length and a height and integral with the first and second walls, respectively. Each of the support members includes a plurality of ledges spaced along the height of the support member substantially perpendicular to the associated wall, the walls being disposed so that each ledge on the first support member cooperates with a corresponding ledge on the second support member to form a pair of opposed ledges. The assembly also includes a plurality of drawers each having a depth and a pair of support flanges lying substantially in a common plane, wherein the support flanges lying substantially in a common plane, wherein the support portions of each pair of support ledges are adapted to respectively slidably support the flanges of a drawer to both support the drawer between the walls and allow the drawer to slide along at least a portion of the ledges.