Patents by Inventor Carolyn May Varellas-Olree

Carolyn May Varellas-Olree 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: 6007171
    Abstract: A cabinet assembly includes a cabinet, a door, sliding hinge structures, a follower, and a mating guide. The cabinet is provided with a front opening. The door is configured to close the front opening. The sliding hinge structures operably support the door on the cabinet for pivotal and sliding movement between a closed position covering the front opening, and an open position uncovering the front opening and storing the door above the cabinet. The follower and the mating guide are separate from the hinge structures and operably attach an upper edge of the door to a front edge of the cabinet. The follower and guide constrain the door to a pivotal movement as the door is initially opened in a manner preventing a sliding guillotine-like movement when the door is initially opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventor: Carolyn May Varellas-Olree