Universal drawer guide mounting bracket
US4244546A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2210/0056
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rear mounting bracket or mount for center guide type drawer guides is universally adjustable relative to the cabinet in which it is mounted. A base attaches one side of the mounting bracket to a mounting surface. A drawer guide attaching member connects the other side of the mounting bracket to a furniture-type drawer guide. An adjusting structure forms the interface between the base and guide attaching member and allows positional adjustment of the drawer guide. The structure includes friction-creating ribs which resist movement between the base and the guide attaching member. The use of an external force is consequently required to move the guide attaching member relative to the base. Once the correct position of the guide attaching member has been established, the adjusting structure increases the resistance to adjustment of the rear end of the drawer guide. Depending on its configuration, the adjusting structure can allow both horizontal and vertical, or just horizontal movement of the guide attaching member relative to the base. The adjusting structure includes a partially open channel formed on the base, through which a sliding foot attached to the guide attaching member mo…
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