Patents by Inventor Paul F. Chambers

Paul F. Chambers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9049930
    Abstract: A cabinet drawer includes a molded drawer floor having a central portion including at least one depression, each depression having a bottom wall and a sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface. A flange extends outwardly from an upper edge of each depression. A plurality of webs extends outward from each depression outer surface for connection with a drawer slide system. A peripheral edge of the flange includes a plurality of deflectable tabs for coupling to a surrounding fence without the use of fasteners. The fence includes a skirt portion extending downward from the drawer floor flange to hide any drawer slide mechanism coupling the drawer floor to any underlying base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, Jr., David P. Noe
  • Patent number: 9022493
    Abstract: A cabinet drawer includes a molded drawer floor having a central portion including at least one depression, each depression having a bottom wall and a sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface. A flange extends outwardly from an upper edge of each depression. A plurality of webs extends outward from each depression outer surface for connection with a drawer slide system. A peripheral edge of the flange includes a plurality of deflectable tabs for coupling to a surrounding fence without the use of fasteners. The fence includes a skirt portion extending downward from the drawer floor flange to hide any drawer slide mechanism coupling the drawer floor to any underlying base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, Jr., David P. Noe
  • Patent number: 8939526
    Abstract: A face panel mounting assembly provides for adjustable mounting of a drawer face panel to a drawer slide mechanism. The assembly includes a plate adapted to be vertically adjustably fixed to a back surface of a drawer face panel, an angled bracket secured to the drawer slide mechanism having a first leg and a second leg, and fasteners passing rearwardly through the plate and bracket to horizontally adjustably secure the drawer face panel to the drawer slide mechanism at a desired position. The assembly also includes anchor plate fixed to the front end of each movable drawer slide rail that includes an opening defining a pivot axis for tilting movement of the drawer face panel and an opening defining a range of movement of the drawer face panel about the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, Jr., David P. Noe
  • Patent number: 8733865
    Abstract: A drawer slide system can include a frame comprising a top portion. The top portion can have an inside facing surface and an outside facing surface. The drawer slide system can also include a drawer comprising a top portion. The top portion can have an inside facing surface and an outside facing surface. The inside facing surface of the top portion of the frame can be adjacent to the outside facing surface of the top portion of the drawer. The drawer slide system can further include a longitudinally extendable top drawer slide comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion. The movable portion of the top drawer slide can be coupled to the inside facing surface of the top portion of the drawer. The drawer slide system can also include a bracket coupled to the fixed portion of the top drawer slide and to the top portion of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, David P. Noe
  • Patent number: 8297722
    Abstract: A cabinet slide assembly permits the soft-close action and/or a soft-open action of a drawer. The cabinet slide assembly includes a cabinet, a drawer, and at least one slide mechanism coupling the drawer to the cabinet to permit movement of the drawer between a fully open position and a fully closed position. A gas spring is also included in the assembly having a first end coupled to a portion of the cabinet assembly and a second end coupled to a portion of the drawer assembly. The gas spring is permitted to swing through an arc along a vertical plane as the drawer moves between the fully open position and the fully closed position. An adjustable bracket can also be included in the assembly and is configured for a top mount drawer assembly having a concealed drawer slide mechanism. The bracket is also configured for face frame or frameless cabinet construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, David P. Noe
  • Publication number: 20120049713
    Abstract: A drawer slide system having an elongated base channel, an intermediate assembly at least partially received within the elongated base channel, a longitudinally extending I-beam assembly at least partially received within the intermediate assembly, and a pantry mount lock assembly including forward and rearward mounting plates adapted to be coupled to a bottom surface of a drawer. The pantry mount lock assembly can be accessed through the bottom of the drawer to achieve engagement or disengagement between the pantry mount lock assembly and the I-beam assembly. The rearward mounting plates having lateral portions extending over the upper surfaces of the I-beam assembly upper flanges to permit a tilting adjustment of the drawer relative to the drawer slide system. A soft close assembly can be included to provide a soft close for the drawer. A vertically adjustable rear panel can inhibit goods from being lost over the back of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Bryan K. Tingle, William L. Walburn, Kenneth R. Rowland, Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100141106
    Abstract: A cabinet slide assembly permits the soft-close action and/or a soft-open action of a drawer. The cabinet slide assembly includes a cabinet, a drawer, and at least one slide mechanism coupling the drawer to the cabinet to permit movement of the drawer between a fully open position and a fully closed position. A gas spring is also included in the assembly having a first end coupled to a portion of the cabinet assembly and a second end coupled to a portion of the drawer assembly. The gas spring is permitted to swing through an arc along a vertical plane as the drawer moves between the fully open position and the fully closed position. An adjustable bracket can also be included in the assembly and is configured for a top mount drawer assembly having a concealed drawer slide mechanism. The bracket is also configured for face frame or frameless cabinet construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, David P. Noe
  • Publication number: 20100102689
    Abstract: A vertically oriented generally rectangular box with a hinged lid is pivotally supported on a pull-out slide permitting the box to be linearly displaced and rotated between a stored position and a use position. Two or more such boxes can be vertically stacked for independent movement and use. The box sides and rails on the door interior include opposed rows of holes accepting pins that are received in inclined slots in the sides of a plurality of accessories supports that can be selectively positioned within the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, David P. Noe