Drawer or door front assembly

Details Drawer or door front assembly Drawer or door front assembly

2004-04-26

2008-10-14

Chilcot, Jr., Richard E. (Department: 3635)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Composite prefabricated panel including adjunctive means

Sandwich or hollow with sheet-like facing members

C052S784120, C220S315000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07434365

ABSTRACT:
An interlocking drawer or door assembly has a rear panel and a front panel. The rear panel is a five sided box, four low walls surrounding a face. One or more apertures are formed in two or more of the walls, and a plastic rivet or other deformable member is located in each of the apertures, such that the head of the rivet is on the outside of the wall. The front panel is a similar five sided box, with each of the four corners laser welded to form a smooth and hidden seam. Each of the front panel walls has an additional portion that is bent 180 degrees toward the inside of the box to form a rolled wall that is parallel to and in close proximity to the wall. Holes are formed in the rolled wall to correspond to the location of respective deformable members in the rear panel. When the front and rear panels are assembled together with the open sides of the boxes facing each other, they create an interference fit between the deformable member and the holes so that the plastic rivet changes shape to partially conform to the shape of the aperture, to tightly retain the rear panel within the front panel.

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