File Organizer Assembly and Method for Assembling Thereof

Abstract

The present application discloses a file organizer assembly including a back panel, a pair of side frames, at least one shelf and a bottom panel. The back panel comprises a top fixer. Each of the side frames comprises a top connector and at least one channel, wherein the top fixer is removably coupled to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames. The at least one shelf removably engaged to the channels. The bottom panel is coupled to the pair of the side frames. Each of the top connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the top fixer comprises a top rod and a pair of inserts removably inserted into the sleeves. Each of the top connectors further comprises a plate coupled to the sleeve. A method for assembling the aforementioned file organizer assembly is also disclosed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present application generally relates to file organizer, and more particularly, to a file organizer assembly and method for assembling the file organizer assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Current file organizer assembly comprises a plurality of components. For the main structures, back panel and side frames, people may need to assemble and dissemble them via additional fixtures and tools such as screws and screwdriver. However, this process is cumbersome for the buyer and easy to lose small elements such as screw nut. In addition, it is also waste of time for the seller when packing the file organizer assembly to import or export since the additional package may be required for the fixtures.

Therefore, a need remains for a file organizer assembly and method for assembling thereof to provide a convenient transportation and easily assembled structure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application discloses a file organizer assembly and method for assembling thereof to provide a convenient transportation and easily assembled structure.

The file organizer assembly comprises a back panel, a pair of side frames, at least one shelf and a bottom panel. The back panel comprises a top fixer. Each of the side flames comprises a top connector and at least one channel, wherein the top fixer is removably coupled to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames. The at least one shelf removably engaged to the channels. The bottom panel is coupled to the pair of the side frames.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the file organizer assembly, wherein each of the top connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the top fixer comprises a top rod and a pair of inserts removably inserted into the sleeves. Each of the top connectors further comprises a plate coupled to the sleeve.

According to the other exemplary embodiment, wherein each of the side frames further comprises a bottom connector, the back panel further comprises a bottom fixer removably coupled to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames. Each of the bottom connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the bottom fixer comprises a bottom rod and a pair of inserts removably inserted into the sleeves. Each of the bottom connectors further comprises a plate coupled to the sleeve.

In various exemplary embodiments, the file organizer assembly further comprises at least one bottom support. The bottom support comprises a bottom rod supporting the bottom panel; and a fixture coupled to the pair of the side frames. Specifically, the file organizer assembly comprises a pair of the bottom supports. Each of the side frames further comprises a flange comprising a hole, wherein the fixture of the bottom support is a pair of screws, the fixture is coupled to the pair of the side frames via screwing the screws into the holes.

In various exemplary embodiments, the file organizer assembly further comprises at least one top support. The top support comprises a top rod; and a fixture coupled to the pair of the side frames. Specifically, the file organizer assembly comprises a pair of the top supports. Each of the side frames further comprises a frame bar comprising a hole, wherein the fixture of the top support is a pair of screws, the fixture is coupled to the pair of the side frames via screwing the screws into the holes.

In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the file organizer comprises five shelves and each of the side frames comprises five channels.

In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the back panel further comprises at least one rail, the at least one shelf is removably engaged to the at least one rail.

In various exemplary embodiments, wherein each of the side frames is rotatably about the back panel.

A method for assembling the aforementioned file organizer assembly is also disclosed. The method comprises coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames; coupling the bottom panel to the pair of the side frames; and engaging the at least one shelf through the channel.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the file organizer assembly, wherein each of the top connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the top fixer comprises a top rod and a pair of inserts, the step of coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames comprising inserting the pair of the inserts into the sleeves.

According to the other exemplary embodiment, wherein each of the side frames further comprises a bottom connector, the back panel further comprises a bottom fixer, wherein before or after the step of coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames, the method further comprises coupling the bottom fixer to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames. Each of the bottom connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the bottom fixer comprises a bottom rod and a pair of inserts, the step of coupling the bottom fixer to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames comprising inserting the pair of the inserts into the sleeves.

In various exemplary embodiments, wherein the file organizer further comprises at least one bottom support, the bottom support comprising a bottom rod supporting the bottom panel; and a fixture coupled to the pair of the side frames, wherein before the step of coupling the bottom panel to the pair of the side frames, the method further comprising coupling the fixture to the pair of the side frames.

Based on the above, the file organizer assembly of the present application may be assembled simply via coupling the top fixer and the bottom fixer to the top connectors and the bottom connectors, reducing the inconvenience of assembling and dissembling the back panel with the side frames via screwing. In addition, the transportation of the products of the file organizer assembly may be easier since the amount of the fixtures such as screw nut is decreased.

Moreover, the combination of the top and bottom fixers and connectors may enhance the stability of the overall structure. The rotatable structure of the side frames and the back panel may also allow the user to pack up the file organizer assembly more simply.

Numerous other advantages and features of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of disclosed embodiments, from the claims and from the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more readily appreciated upon reference to the following disclosure when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to identify identical components in the various views, and wherein reference numerals with alphabetic characters are utilized to identify additional types, instantiations or variations of a selected component embodiment in the various views, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a file organizer assembly of the present application with shelves being removed.

FIGS. 2A-2B show a method for assembling the file organizer assembly of the present application.

FIGS. 2C-2D show rotatable mode of the file organizer assembly of the present application.

FIG. 3 shows the file organizer assembly of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to the present representative embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

FIG. 1 shows a file organizer assembly 100 of the present application with shelves 160 (referring to FIG. 3) being removed. FIGS. 2A-2B show a method for assembling the file organizer assembly 100 of the present application.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2B, the file organizer assembly 100 comprises a back panel 110, a pair of side frames 120, a bottom panel 130, at least one top support 140, at least one bottom support 150 and at least one shelf 160 (referring to FIG. 3).

The back panel 110 comprises a wire mesh 111, a top fixer 112, a bottom fixer 113 and at least one rail 114.

The wire mesh 111 of the back panel 110 can be replaced by any kind of panel such as solid plate or plate with carved pattern, the present application is not limited thereto.

The top fixer 112 is located at a top side of the back panel 110. The top fixer 112 comprises a rod 112 and a pair of inserts 112b located at both ends of the rod 112. The bottom fixer 113 is located at a bottom side of the back panel 110. The bottom fixer 113 comprises a rod 113a and a pair of inserts 113b located at both ends of the rod 113. In the present application, the top fixer 112 and the bottom fixer 113 are fixed to the back panel 110 as an example. However, the present application is not limited. The top fixer 112 and the bottom fixer 113 may be separable from the back panel 110 as long as the side frames 120 can be rotatably coupled to the back panel 110.

The back panel 110 of the present application comprises at least one rail 114. In the present application, the back panel 110 comprises five rails 114 as an example but is not limited.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2A, the side frame 120 comprises a lateral bar 121, a top connector 122, a bottom connector 123, at least one channel 124, a frame bar 125 and at least one flange 126.

The lateral bar 121 comprises a side bar 121a, a top bar 121b, a side bar 121c, feet 121d, a bottom bar 121e and a slanted bar 121f. The top bar 121b is curved and located between the side bar 121a and the side bar 121c. The lateral bar 121 of the present application comprises a pair of feet 121d but is not limited. The lateral bar 121 may comprise any amount of foot 121d. The bottom bar 121e is located between the feet 121d and connected the feet 121d. The slated bar 121 connected the one of the feet 121d and the side bar 121a, making the bottom portion of the side frame 120 to be wider than the top portion of the side frame 120. As such, the bottom panel 130 may be support more stably since the bottom portion of the side frame 120 is wider.

The top connector 122 is located at a top side of the side frame 120. The top connector 122 comprises a plate 122a and a sleeve 122b coupled to the plate 122a. The plate 122a of the top connector 122 of the present application can be removed or modified as other kind of shapes/styles. The present application is not limited thereto as long as the inserts 112b of the top fixer 112 can be inserted into the sleeves 122b of the top connectors 122.

The bottom connector 123 is located at a bottom side of the side frame 120. The bottom connector 123 comprises a plate 123a and a sleeve 123b coupled to the plate 123a. The plate 123a of the bottom connector 123 of the present application can be removed or modified as other kind of shapes/styles. The present application is not limited thereto as long as the inserts 113b of the bottom fixer 113 can be inserted into the sleeves 123b of the bottom connectors 123.

The side frame 120 of the present application comprises at least one channel 124. In the present application, the side frame 120 comprises five channel 124 as an example but is not limited.

The frame bar 125 is located at relatively top portion of the side frame 120. More specifically, the frame bar 125 is located below the top channel 124. The frame bar 125 comprises a plate 125a and at least one hole 125b. In the present application, the frame bar 125 comprises two holes 125b as an example but is not limited.

The flange 126 is located at relatively bottom portion of the side frame 120. More specifically, the flange 126 is located below the bottom bar 121e and between the feet 121d. Each of the side frames 120 comprises two flanges 126 as an example but is not limited. The flange 126 comprises a plate 126a and a hole 126b.

The bottom panel 130 is coupled to the pair of the side frames 120. The more details of the bottom panel 130 will be described later with the bottom support 150.

The file organizer assembly 100 comprises a pair of the top supports 140 but is not limited to the amount of the top support 140. Each of the top support 140 comprises a hollow top crossbar 142 and a fixture coupled to the side frames 120. In the present application, the fixture is a pair of screws 144 as an example but is not limited. The top support 140 is coupled to the side frames 120 via screwing the pair of the screws 144 with the top crossbar 142 through the holes 125b of the frame bars 125 of the pair of side frames 120. The top shelf 160 (referring to FIG. 3) may be disposed more stably since the file organizer assembly 110 comprises a pair of top support 140 and each of the frame bar 125 comprises a pair of holes 125b.

The file organizer assembly 100 comprises a pair of the bottom supports 150 but is not limited to the amount of the bottom support 150. Each of the bottom support 150 comprises a hollow bottom crossbar 152 and a fixture coupled to the side frames 120. In the present application, the fixture is a pair of screws 154 as an example but is not limited. The bottom support 150 is coupled to the side frames 120 via screwing the pair of the screws 154 with the bottom crossbar 152 through the holes 126b of the flanges 126 of the pair of side frames 120. The bottom panel 130 may be disposed more stably since the file organizer assembly 110 comprises a pair of bottom support 150 and each of the side frames 120 comprises a pair of flanges 126.

The details of the shelves 160 (referring to FIG. 3) will be described later with FIG. 3.

FIGS. 2C-2D show rotatable mode of the file organizer assembly 100 of the present application. FIG. 3 shows the file organizer assembly 100 of the present application.

Referring to FIGS. 2A-2B, the first step of the method for assembling the file organizer assembly 100 is coupling the top fixer 112 to the top connectors 122 or coupling the bottom sixer 113 to the bottom connectors 123. The present application is not limited in the order of coupling the top fixer 112 first or bottom fixer 113 first. Specifically, and as an example, if inserting the inserts 112b of the top fixer 112 to the sleeves 122b of the top connectors 122 of the pair of the side frames 120, the user may pull down the wire mesh 111 to insert the inserts 113b of the bottom fixer 113 to the sleeves 123b of the bottom connectors 123 of the pair of the side frames 120 since the wire mesh 111 is slightly flexible.

After the above step, the side frames 120 may be rotatably about the back panel 110 as shown in FIGS. 2C-2D. As such, it is easy for the user to assemble and dissemble the file organizer assembly 100 simply by inserting the inserts 112b/113b into the sleeves 122b/123b or removing the inserts 122b/113b from the sleeves 122b/123b.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the next step of the method of assembling the file organizer assembly 100 is coupling the fixture of the bottom support 150 to the pair of the side frames 120. Specifically, the user may screw the screws 154 of the pair of the bottom support 150 to the pair of the crossbar 152. After that, the bottom panel 130 may be supported by the bottom supports 150 and be coupled to the pair of the side frames 120.

Next, coupling the fixture of the top support 140 to the pair of the side frames 120. Specifically, the user may screw the screws 144 of the pair of the top support 140 to the pair of the crossbar 142. After that, the top shelf panel 160 may be supported more stably by the top supports 140 and be coupled to the pair of the side frames 120.

Last, engaging the shelves 160 through the channels 124 of the pair of the side frames 120. The rails 114 of the back panel 110 may provide more stable support for the shelves 160. It should be noted that the order of coupling the shelves is not limited. For example, the user may couple the bottom shelf, the third shelf or the top shelf first.

As shown in FIG. 3, the back panel 110 may further comprise at least one hanging plate 115. In the present application, the back panel 110 comprises a pair of the hanging plates 115 as an example but is not limited. Each of the hanging plate 115 comprises a hole for hanging the file organizer assembly 100, for example, via hook. Or, the user may fix the file organizer assembly 100 at a fixed location via screwing a screw via the hole of the hanging plate 115.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the side frames 120 may further comprises at least one pad 127. Specifically, each of the side frames 120 comprises the same amount of pad 127 as the feet 121d. In the present application, each of the side frames 120 comprises a pair of the pads 127 as an example. The pad 127 is made of flexible material such as rubber or silicon, preventing the feet 121d from being damaged.

Based on the above, the file organizer assembly of the present application may be assembled simply via coupling the top fixer and the bottom fixer to the top connectors and the bottom connectors, reducing the inconvenience of assembling and dissembling the back panel with the side frames via screwing. In addition, the transportation of the products of the file organizer assembly may be easier since the amount of the fixtures such as screw nut is decreased.

Moreover, the combination of the top and bottom fixers and connectors may enhance the stability of the overall structure. The rotatable structure of the side frames and the back panel may also allow the user to pack up the file organizer assembly more simply.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present application without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present application cover modifications and variations of this application provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A file organizer assembly, comprising:

a back panel comprising a top fixer and a bottom fixer;

a pair of side frames, each of the side frames comprises a top connector, a bottom connector and at least one channel, wherein the top fixer is removably coupled to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames, wherein the bottom fixer is removably coupled to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames; wherein each of the top connectors comprises a top sleeve, wherein the top fixer comprises a top rod and a pair of top inserts removably inserted into the top sleeves, the back panel is coupled to the pair of side frames by inserting the pair of top inserts to the top sleeves from top to bottom and removed from the pair of side frames by pulling the pair of top inserts from the top sleeves from bottom to top, wherein each of the bottom connectors comprises a bottom sleeve, wherein the bottom fixer comprises a bottom rod and a pair of bottom inserts removably inserted into the bottom sleeves, the back panel is coupled to the pair of side frames by inserting the pair of bottom inserts to the bottom sleeves from bottom to top and removed from the pair of side frames by pulling the pair of bottom inserts from the bottom sleeves from top to bottom,

at least one shelf removably engaged to the channels; and

a bottom panel coupled to the pair of the side frames.

2. (canceled)

3. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the top connectors further comprises a top plate coupled to the top sleeve.

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the bottom connectors further comprises a bottom plate coupled to the bottom sleeve.

7. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one bottom support, wherein each of the at least one bottom support comprises:

a bottom rod supporting the bottom panel; and

a fixture coupled to the pair of the side frames.

8. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one bottom support comprises two bottom supports.

9. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the side frames further comprises a flange comprising a hole, wherein the fixture of the bottom support is a pair of screws, the fixture is coupled to the pair of the side frames via screwing the screws into the holes.

10. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one top support, wherein each of the at least one top support comprises:

a top rod; and

two screws screwing the top rod with the pair of the side frames.

11. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one bottom support comprises two top supports.

12. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of the side frames further comprises a frame bar comprising a hole, wherein each top rod is fixed to the pair of the side frames via screwing the screws into the holes.

13. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one shelf comprises five shelves and the at least one channel comprises five channels.

14. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back panel further comprises at least one rail, the at least one shelf is removably engaged to the at least one rail.

15. The file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the side frames is rotatably about the back panel.

16. A method for assembling the file organizer assembly of claim 1, comprising:

coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames;

coupling the bottom panel to the pair of the side frames; and

engaging the at least one shelf through the channel.

17. The method for assembling the file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein each of the top connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the top fixer comprises a top rod and a pair of inserts, the step of coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames comprising inserting the pair of the inserts into the sleeves.

18. The method for assembling the file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein each of the side frames further comprises a bottom connector, the back panel further comprises a bottom fixer, wherein before or after the step of coupling the top fixer to the top connectors of the pair of the side frames, the method further comprises coupling the bottom fixer to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames.

19. The method for assembling the file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 18, wherein each of the bottom connectors comprises a sleeve, wherein the bottom fixer comprises a bottom rod and a pair of inserts, the step of coupling the bottom fixer to the bottom connectors of the pair of the side frames comprising inserting the pair of the inserts into the sleeves.

20. The method for assembling the file organizer assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the file organizer further comprises at least one bottom support, the bottom support comprising a bottom rod supporting the bottom panel; and a fixture coupled to the pair of the side frames, wherein before the step of coupling the bottom panel to the pair of the side frames, the method further comprising coupling the fixture to the pair of the side frames.