Supports: cabinet structure – Knockdown or setup type
Patent
1974-11-07
1976-05-11
Gilliam, Paul R.
Supports: cabinet structure
Knockdown or setup type
312108, 312111, A47B 4300, F16B 1200
Patent
active
039558630
ABSTRACT:
Means for converting an open shelved unit or etagere to a closed cabinet with slidable closure panels and end panels, the open shelved unit comprising top and bottom members and spaced upright members which are detachably secured to the corners of said spaced top and bottom members to form an open shelved unit or etagere, the top and bottom of said unit which serve as shelves being molded of a plastic material in the same or identical mold cavity, with all of the upright members also being identical and being molded in the same or identical cavity; the invention herein comprising the means for converting said open shelved unit or etagere to a closed cabinet with slidable front and rear closure panels and with end panels, the said means for each unit comprising a pair of plastic molded frame-like members which are molded in the same or identical mold cavity with one of said frame-like members positioned on the bottom shelf and the other frame-like member positioned on the underside of the top shelf and inverted in respect to the bottom frame-like member, each of said pair of frame-like members having a pair of spaced side strips connected by end strips, with the side strips each having a pair of tracks or channels, with each track slidably receiving a slidable closure panel and the end strips having a track or channel for receiving an end closure panel. The open shelved units and the means for converting same to a closed cabinet are packed and shipped in a disassembled knock-down condition and readily assembled at the point of use without the use of any tools or extraneous fastening means.
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Gilliam Paul R.
Kraus Max R.
Sakran Victor N.
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