Suspension Guide Patents (Class 312/334.23)
  • Patent number: 12152831
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a storage compartment having a crisper assembly disposed therein. The crisper assembly includes a drawer, a lid, and a shelf. The lid is fixed to the storage compartment and remains stationary therewith. The drawer and the shelf are each configured to be extended or retracted relative to the storage compartment and are provided in a stacked arrangement. The lid seals the drawer when the drawer is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Hanson
  • Patent number: 11771224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drawer extraction guide with a corpus rail, a drawer rail, and a center rail and carriages arranged between them. It is provided that a synchronization device comprises at least a first and a second gear set with one or more synchronization wheels that are coupled with each other; that rolls a first synchronization wheel of the first gear set on one of the rails, on a component attached to the rail, on one of the carriages, or on an element attached to the carriage; that rolls a synchronization wheel of the second gear set on a further rail, on an element attached to a further rail, on a further carriage, or on an element attached to a further carriage; the synchronization device comprising a transfer member that is linearly and freely adjustable relative to the corpus rail, the center rail, the drawer rail, and the gear sets; and that one synchronization wheel of the first and the second gear set each roll on the transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Prentner
  • Patent number: 10485250
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance including a shelf and a removably mountable drawer assembly having housing and a drawer slidably mounted within the housing. The drawer assembly having a first rail on a first side of the housing and a second rail on a second side of the housing. The first rail and the second rail of the removably mountable drawer assembly are removably mounted to the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Carballo
  • Publication number: 20130127319
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers, including a body rail, a drawer rail, and a center rail which runs differentially between these two and is guided in two rolling body carriages. The center rail has a toothed wheel and the two rolling body carriages each have one toothed rack that meshes with the toothed wheel. When the pull-out guide is completely pulled out, the drawer rail is pulled out beyond the body rail. Each toothed rack includes a toothed rack end section which projects past the rolling body carriage and meshes with the toothed wheel when the pull-out guide is completely pulled out. The body rail and/or the drawer rail each have a support on which a side of the toothed rack end section facing away from the tooth profile is supported when the pull-out guide is completely pulled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ANTON SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Breisacher
  • Publication number: 20120217858
    Abstract: An improved drawer of the computer desk allows assembling of a combined drawer unit underneath the computer desk. The drawer unit consists of a mother drawer, a subdrawer and several guideway assemblies. Both sides of the mother drawer are assembled via a guideway assembly onto the computer desk. The subdrawer is assembled at inner edge of the mother drawer. The guideway assembly is separately set between two external sides and an inner side corresponding to the mother drawer. The mother drawer and subdrawer can form a combined sleeving structure to save space and increase use convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: Kuo-Ping Lai
  • Publication number: 20120074825
    Abstract: A drawer assembly for mounting beneath a shelf has a drawer and a mounting unit. The drawer has a bottom, a front end, a rear end, and a pair of opposed side panels. The mounting unit is configured to mount to a shelf and has a pair of spaced apart drawer supports that support the drawer under a shelf. A pair of laterally spaced apart tracks is provided on either the drawer side panels or the mounting unit drawer supports. A pair of lugs protrudes from each of the other of the drawer side panels or the mounting unit drawer supports. Each pair of lugs is slidable relative to and along a respective one of the tracks. The drawer is slidable between a closed position and an open position relative to the mounting unit. The tracks and lugs cooperate such that the front end and rear end of the drawer are substantially level with one another in the closed position and the front end is lower than the rear end in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: William Armstrong, Christopher J. Claypool, Bradley S. Hooley, Michael Schumann, Stian Tesdal, Anthony Torris, Allen Zadeh
  • Patent number: 7762636
    Abstract: A container storage assembly including a frame, a first container support coupled to the frame and having a lower container support surface and an upper container support surface, and a second container support coupled to the frame and having a lower container support surface. The assembly further includes a third container support having an upper container support surface. The third container support is coupled to the frame between the first and the second container supports. The lower container support surfaces of the first container support and the second container support define a first plane, and the upper container support surfaces of the first container support and the third container support define a second plane that is above the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Veeser, Louis S. Anich, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7748804
    Abstract: A refrigerator which provides an improved installation structure of a receiving device disposed in a storage chamber such that the receiving device can be stably supported in the storage chamber and easily mounted on and separated from the storage chamber. The refrigerator includes a shelf fixing structure which fixes a shelf to the storage chamber. The shelf fixing structure includes an engaging protrusion formed on a lower surface of the shelf at one side of the shelf, a stepped surface formed at the other side of the shelf, a restriction groove formed at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion to restrict the engaging protrusion, and a restriction portion formed at a position corresponding to the stepped surface to restrict the stepped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Dae Yeop Park, Myung Ju Sim
  • Publication number: 20100078399
    Abstract: A convertible media and document storage system uses elements of common pallet rack framing and is convertible between open slot and container storage. The container storage includes pilasters hanging from horizontal beam elements of the framing, and vertically spaced apart pairs of adjustable wireform racks engage the pilasters and provide horizontal ledges for supporting containers of various sizes. The use of hanging pilasters minimizes strength and material requirements. The open slot storage includes tall vertical drawers riding on overhead rails attachable to the same horizontal beam elements and individually horizontally drawn for access to the stored material such as data tape and disk media. The storage system optimizes utilization of space and allows large facilities to reconfigure storage between open slot and container storage when demands change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Bernard A. Higueroa, Michael Dressendorfer, Sasha Johnson, Bouasry Ott
  • Publication number: 20090184613
    Abstract: Metallic case by two unit composed made for lodge hardware components with aim complete assembly of PC. The first section is the mainboard location while, the second one contain other removable unit and the starter command. Both of the case can be assembled on office furniture like desk, table ect . . . is possible put combined or separate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Enrico Barina, Renzo Croatto, Roberto Scarpa
  • Patent number: 7475955
    Abstract: A storage cabinet (30, 216) has a number of drawers (38) with shelves (52) having cutout walls (78, 80) providing side support for stored modules (46). An alternative shelving unit (84) includes a spring member (96) with leaf springs (98) that press stored modules (46) against a lip (90) on the unit. The drawers (38) have roller apparatus (190,192) on a topmost surface which hangingly roll within curved holders (212, 214).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventors: Michael R. Dressendorfer, Bernard A. Higuera
  • Patent number: 6688709
    Abstract: A sliding desk accessory support for mounting on an underside of the desk to provide a conveniently positionable retractable support for frequently used items. The sliding desk accessory support includes a support for supporting an accessory. The support has a support surface for resting the accessory thereon. A slider is provided for mounting the support on the underside of a desk in a manner permitting substantially linear movement of the support with respect to the desk. The slider is positioned between the support surface of the support and the underside of the desk when the slider is mounted on the desk for minimizing the lateral extent of the invention when installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Ganiyu Ishola
  • Patent number: 6637848
    Abstract: A fully pulled-out type mobile apparatus comprises an extractable device, two relay levers and two guide rails. The extractable device provides two opposite lateral sides with a respective proper slot at a bottom thereof being between at least two opposite guideposts extending downward from the bottom. Each of the relay levers provides an elongated groove for being passed through by the guideposts with a connecting piece engaging with at least one of the guideposts such that the guideposts can be received and displace in the elongated groove. Each of the guide rails provides an outer rail part, an inner rail part and a ball structure between the outer and the inner rail parts. The ball structure has a length at least equaling to a length between two guideposts at both ends of the extractable device and the inner rails of the guide rails connecting with the relay levers respectively so as to move with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Chin-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20030168953
    Abstract: A fully pulled-out type mobile apparatus comprises an extractable deice, two relay levers and two guide rails. The extractable deice provides two opposite lateral sides with a respective proper spot at a bottom thereof being between at least two opposite guideposts extending downward from the bottom. Each of the relay levers provides an elongated groove for being passed through by the guideposts with a connecting piece engaging with at least one of the guideposts such that the guideposts can be received and displace in the elongated groove. Each of the guide rails provides an outer rail part, an inner rail part and a ball structure between the outer and the inner rail parts. The ball structure has a length at least equaling to a length between two guideposts at both ends of the extractable device and the inner rails of the guide rails connecting with the relay levers respectively so as to move with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Chin-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 6484893
    Abstract: A shelving apparatus for providing shelving which is retractable and easily reachable. The shelving apparatus includes a housing has a back wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, a bottom wall and a top wall. A front side of the housing has an opening therein defined by a front edge of the top, bottom and lateral side walls. At least one railing is positioned in the housing and is attached to the top wall. The railing extends from the back wall to the front edge of the top wall. A shelving assembly is extendably positioned on the railing such that the shelving assembly may be selectively positioned between a point inside of the housing and a point outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Vladimir D. Tkatch
  • Patent number: 6467860
    Abstract: A sliding drawer system, containing two opposite facing slide members, two drawer glides, and a sliding drawer or wire basket. Each slide member contains a longitudinal interior channel running substantially the length of the slide member. The drawer contains an outer rim that engages and slides across a dome located at a front end of each slide member. The two drawer glides are attached to the drawer along the along the drawer's outer rim for slidable engagement with the longitudinal interior channel of the slide members. The apparatus contains features designed to reduce friction between the sliding parts so as to ease the inward and outward sliding of the drawer and to increase its effective life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Clairson Corporation/Emerson Electric Company
    Inventor: Lee Remmers
  • Publication number: 20020140328
    Abstract: A storage cabinet (30, 216) has a number of drawers (38) with shelves (52) having cutout walls (78, 80) providing side support for stored modules (46). An alternative shelving unit (84) includes a spring member (96) with leaf springs (98) that press stored modules (46) against a lip (90) on the unit. The drawers (38) have roller apparatus (190,192) on a topmost surface which hangingly roll within curved holders (212, 214).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Michael R. Dressendorfer, Bernard A. Higuera
  • Patent number: 6375016
    Abstract: A knife holder includes a knife holding block having a plurality of knife holding slots, each slot for receiving a knife therein. The knife holder also includes a knife locking mechanism that is movably engaged with the knife holding block. The knife holding mechanism is selectively movable to alternately: (a) simultaneously lock knives located in all of the knife holding slots so that the knives cannot be removed from any of the knife holding slots, and (b) simultaneously unlock knives located in all of the knife holding slots so that the knives can be removed from all of the knife holding slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Charles F. Stuchlik, III
  • Patent number: 6339532
    Abstract: A hard disk drive is damped in order to reduce tracking errors by isolating the drive from the enclosure it is mounted in using one or more pieces of adhesive viscoelastic material. The hard disk drive is mounted by means of a secondary mounting plate having ventilation holes. Vibrations introduced into the drive from the enclosure, as well as rotational vibrations introduced by the rotation of the drive itself, are substantially damped by the viscoelastic material. As a result, tracking errors are substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. Boulay, Stanley Walter Stefanick, Richard Ellis Mills