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Drawer slide mounting locator tool and method of use

US10251483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2016
Grant dateApr 9, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B2210/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed is a mounting point locator tool for positioning a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with the face frame of a cabinet carcass. The locator tool comprises a base perpendicularly extending from a first end of a rod. A bracket holding fixture is connected to a second end of the rod. In one embodiment, the base, the rod, and the fixture are ridgidly connected. In an alternate embodiment, the base is comprised of a sleeve extending generally perpendicular from a planar plate and slidingly engaged with the rod. The sleeve includes a pair of sides connected at a right angle for alignment with the face frame. The fixture includes a pair of prongs having edges spaced a predetermined distance and a set of slots having a predetermined width for releasably securing the bracket.

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