Vertically Adjustable Patents (Class 312/334.4)
  • Publication number: 20020158557
    Abstract: A device for establishing an adjustable connection between a drawer, having a panel and a bottom, and a furniture guide rail. The devices comprises a base part adapted for connection to a drawer and a detent element adapted for connection to a guide rail. The base part and detent element are interconnected so that the tolerance between the drawer and guide rail may be adjusted along a displacement axis and then maintained in the adjusted position. A manually operable element is provided for adjustably moving the base part and detent element with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Rainer Weichelt
  • Patent number: 6447083
    Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator having an insulated cabinet and a pull-out bottom drawer with an insulated door. The door is mounted to the end of a pair of telescopically extendable guide rails having a rail portion mounted inside the cabinet. A pair of mounting brackets mount the door to the guide rails in a manner that permits the door to be adjusted vertically and horizontally relative to the cabinet. The mounting brackets each have a side plate with four spaced apart apertures positioned adjacent vertically enlarged aligned apertures in the guide rail and through which pass threaded screws. A locking nut is threaded onto the screw to lock the bracket in place relative to the guide rails during assembly. The vertically extending enlarged apertures permit the bracket to be adjusted vertically relative to the rail. The mounting brackets each including a front plate extending inwardly at a right angle from the side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Camco Inc.
    Inventors: Don Chiapetta, Samir Atalla
  • Publication number: 20020101143
    Abstract: A cabinet drawer slide socket is provided which provides ease and convenience in installing cabinet drawers for kitchen, bathroom or other cabinets. The slide socket is easily attached to conventional cabinet slides and includes a pair of legs which are positioned in pre-drilled apertures in the rear cabinet wall. Leg caps lock the slide socket to the rear cabinet wall and includes a slide receptor which is movable laterally for self-adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy K. Crooks, Farrell Smith
  • Publication number: 20020084734
    Abstract: A slide rail structure for a case cabinet includes a first slide member and a second slide member and a device case with an enlarged interior space. After the slide rail installed in the case cabinet and the device case contained desired hardware devices, the device case may be mounted on the slide rail to allow users to control operations of various peripheral devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Shoei-Yuan Shih
  • Publication number: 20020074914
    Abstract: An improved slide out support to be mounted at two sides of a server cabinet for holding and drawing a computer processor in the cabinet includes a front beam slidably engaged with a rear beam. The front and rear beam have respectively a first and a second fastening flange formed and bent at a selected angle at two ends thereof for engaging with the front and rear struts of the cabinet. The front and rear beams also have respectively an engaging member which are engageable with each other at various positions such that the engaged front and rear beam may be extended or shortened to a length desired for mounting to the cabinet of different lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Shoei-Yuan Shih
  • Publication number: 20020043914
    Abstract: A drawer slide having an adjustment device including a cam. The cam can be actuated to adjust the position of the drawer slide with respect to a drawer to which the drawer slide is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Steven R. Munday, Troy E. Tedrow, Terry W. Armey, Brian D. Fritch, Tsuang Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 6322178
    Abstract: The portable workstation includes a frame having an adjustable mounting mechanism, which permits the case to be mounted on a variety of telecommunication equipment racks and other field structures. When mounted on the rack, the workstation provides a horizontal surface for working on fiber optic cables or other telecommunication equipment. A smooth, clean surface for working on fiber optic cables is an essential requirement for users of the workstation. The workstation includes a drawer for storing tools, instruments, and supplies required for working on fiber optic cables or copper wire. The drawer slides in and out of the frame when the workstation is mounted on the rack to provide convenient access to the contents. The frame of the workstation is formed from extruded metal and includes an internal channel for the drawer and an external channel for securing the adjustable mounting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Inventor: Jeffrey Michael Dominique
  • Publication number: 20010037985
    Abstract: A rail mounting arrangement for supporting a computer component, such as a server, in a rack includes a pair of support rails and slide rail assemblies supported by the support rail. The support rails are identical and include a pair of mounting regions on either side of a longitudinal axis. The slide rail assemblies have a lower profile than the support rails and may be mounted on either of the mounting regions. The slide rail assemblies are secured to the server and present a low profile, permitting greater access to internal components within the server housing for servicing. The support rails are recessed in the rack to reduce the space occupied by the rail system in the region of the rack in which the server is supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: PAILY VARGHESE, ROBERT J. HASTINGS, PAUL E. WESTPHALL
  • Patent number: 6302502
    Abstract: A laterally adjustable mounting bracket for use with a tongueless drawer guide, comprising a mounting plate and a hollow central elongate member connected at one end to the front face of the mounting plate. An opening in one end of the central elongate member opposite the mounting plate connection is adapted to receive a tongueless drawer guide. The opening is designed to maintain tension on the drawer guide, such that the drawer guide remains relatively secure after adjustment to a particular position. This is accomplished by a tab which is deflected slightly inward toward the interior of the opening, and which is somewhat displaced when a drawer guide is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Inventor: Joseph B. Larsen, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20010019235
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers (2, 3, 4) having on the two sides of the drawer (2, 3, 4) in each case a support rail on the carcass side and a pull-out rail (6) on the drawer side. The pull-out rails (6) are provided at their rear ends with hooks (8) which have horizontal holding lugs (10) which in the mounted position project into openings (9) in the drawer (2, 3, 4). The position of the holding lugs (10) or the hooks (8) with the holding lugs (10) on the pull-out rails (6) is adjustable in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventor: Kurt Hammerle
  • Patent number: 6273534
    Abstract: A mounting bracket system is provided for installing a shelving accessory within a cabinet assembly having a pair of front and rear corner posts on opposed sides of the cabinet. Each of the pair of corner posts has facing surfaces formed with aligned keyholes therein. The mounting bracket system includes a pair of mounting brackets disposed on each side of the cabinet, one of the mounting brackets being selectively mounted to a front corner post and the other being selectively mounted to a rear corner post. Each of the mounting brackets has a planar side wall including mounting structure for mounting the shelving accessory. A first end wall extends generally perpendicular to the side wall and has an outer surface engageable with one of the facing surfaces. A second end wall is spaced from and lies parallel to the first end wall. A pair of rivets is fixed to the first end wall and is spaced apart a predetermined distance matching the spacing between two of the keyholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Spacesaver Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Bueley, James C. Muth
  • Patent number: 6270281
    Abstract: Two alternative mounting methods and devices for mounting rails achieve new points of mounting (8) by adding new pitch-holes to mounting rails (2) and using either adjustable cage-nuts or cage-nuts containing two nuts in their respective pitch-holes. The shape of the new pitch-holes preserves the structural integrity of mounting rails (2). The number of mounting points and possibilities can be dramatically increased, thereby satisfying various ventilation and pass-through requirements between devices (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Inventor: Tommi Ensio Ruusuvuori
  • Patent number: 6230903
    Abstract: A rack slide assembly for supporting a computer enclosure in a rack system having apertured column flanges. The rack slide assembly includes a slide mechanism having an outer channel and an inner channel that are translatable relative to each other along a longitudinal axis of the slide mechanism. A first mounting bracket having a mounting flange is affixed to the outer channel with the mounting flange adjacent a first end of the outer channel, while a second mounting bracket is slidably attached to the outer channel with the mounting flange adjacent a second end of the outer channel. The second mounting bracket is movable relative to the outer channel along the longitudinal axis of the slide mechanism. Rack mounting pins are disposed on the mounting flanges, and a locking mechanism is provided for selectively positionally locking the second mounting bracket relative to the outer channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Ryan Abbott