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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Mark A Powell, West Oliver, MI (US);
Thomas J Osterman, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Haworth, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A lateral file cabinet includes an enclosure defined by top and bottom walls and first and second side walls which are spaced apart to define a hollow interior. The bottom wall includes a base panel formed of a wood fiber material such as particle board or chip board and the side walls include horizontal inward opening channels which receive opposite side edges of the base panel to define a structurally rigid connection therebetween. The base panel has a relatively high density which provides sufficient weight so as to completely or partially counter-balance the weight of a loaded file drawer to eliminate or reduce the weight of a separate counter-weight.