Supports: cabinet structure – With movable components – Horizontally movable
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-19
2007-06-19
Wilkens, Janet M. (Department: 3637)
Supports: cabinet structure
With movable components
Horizontally movable
Reexamination Certificate
active
10837931
ABSTRACT:
A drawer stop device for use in furniture assemblies, such as dressers, cabinets, hutches, night tables, coffee tables, desks, entertainment centers and the like having drawers therein, the device includes a cam member configured for attachment to the underside of a drawer, the cam having a rearwardly and downwardly front facing cam surface, and a cantilever arm having a front mounting section configured for attachment to the lower frame member of the drawer opening and a rear deflectable section terminating in a free end, the deflectable section having an upwardly extending curved surface between the free end and the mounting section, wherein the arm when attached to the frame member of the drawer opening and cam when attached to the underside of the drawer are configured such that the cantilever arm hump is positioned in the path of travel of the front cam surface of the cam when the drawer is opened and to frictionally engage the cam when the drawer is at its extended normal open position from the opening under normal drawer opening forces and deflects the cantilever arm downward allowing the cantilever arm hump to slide along the lower most surface of the cam when forces are applied to the drawer in excess of normal drawer opening forces, thereby enabling complete withdrawal of the drawer from the opening.
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American Signature, Inc.
Ayres Timothy M.
Wilkens Janet M.
Wood Herron & Evans LLP
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