U.S. patent application number 09/858123 was filed with the patent office on 2002-11-21 for drawer for cabinet of microcomputer.
Invention is credited to Pinheiro, Antonio Adjuto.
Application Number | 20020171334 09/858123 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25327540 |
Filed Date | 2002-11-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020171334 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Pinheiro, Antonio Adjuto |
November 21, 2002 |
Drawer for cabinet of microcomputer
Abstract
The invention discloses an accessory for microcomputer cabinet
comprising a drawer (1) and respective casing (2), to store several
materials essential to the use of computers, such as technical
manuals, CDs and floppy disks. The casing (2), fastened in the
cabinet by screws or through a self-closing, pressure-activated
mechanism (10, 12, 13), possesses rails projecting laterally (3)
corresponding to the rails into which they are fitted (4) to the
drawer. The drawer (1) offers a drawer handle (6) or automatic
electronic button to open and close, (7), a device to limit its
extension, and, optionally, a lock (8).
Inventors: |
Pinheiro, Antonio Adjuto;
(Belo Horizonte, BR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ANTONIO ADJUTO PINHEIRO
C/O BRIAN C. DEWEY
6000 S. DIXIE HWY
WEST PALM BEACH
FL
33405
US
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Family ID: |
25327540 |
Appl. No.: |
09/858123 |
Filed: |
May 15, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/223.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/183 20130101;
H05K 7/1421 20130101; G06F 1/18 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/223.1 |
International
Class: |
A47B 081/00 |
Claims
What I claim as my invention is:
1) "Drawer for microcomputer cabinet" properly characterized by the
drawer itself (1) and respective casing (2), consisting of a box of
cubic form, opening in the front part and being a drawer provided
with a handle (6), not including a restraining device to limit the
extension of said drawer.
2) "Drawer for microcomputer cabinet" properly characterized by the
drawer itself (1) and respective casing (2), consisting of a box of
cubic form fitted with rails projecting laterally (3) corresponding
to the rails into which they are fifted (4)
3) Drawer in agreement with claim number 2, characterized by being
the drawer (1) constructed with an electric device for opening and
closing of said drawer (7).
4) Drawer in agreement with claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized by
having a lock (8).
5) Drawer in agreement with claims 1 to 4, characterized by a
conventional system of installation of the casing (2) in the
cabinet (11), through screwed in holes (9) in the sides of the
casing (2) and of the standardized holes (10) of the cabinet.
6) Drawer in agreement with the claims 1 to 4, characterized by
installation of the casing (2) to the cabinet (11) by a
self-closing, pressure-activated mechanism (10, 12, 13).
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] "Not Applicable".
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] "Not Applicable".
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
[0003] "Not Applicable".
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The cabinets for microcomputers currently available, either
with horizontal or vertical shape, have four or five front
compartments, of standardized measurements, for the installation of
accessories. Usually only two of these compartments are used as
"drivers" for CDs and floppy disks of 1,44 MS, leaving two to three
free windows, with removable plastic covers.
[0005] These cabinets, however, don't provide the place to store
technical manuals, CDs and floppy disks used in hardware
installation. In consequence, these materials, which should always
accompany microcomputers, are often kept in inappropriate places,
frequently resulting in their misplacement, causing troubles and
making maintenance more difficult.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The invention refers to a drawer model to be used as an
accessory in microcomputer cabinets in order to provide a more
rational use of the available space inside these cabinets.
[0007] The invention solves the problem of storing the technical
manuals, CDs and floppy disks used in hardware installation.
[0008] The invention can also be used to store other materials
daily used by microcomputers users, such as diskettes, CDs, pens,
pencils, erasers, paperclips etc.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0009] FIG. 1: upper view of the drawer;
[0010] FIG. 2: side view of the drawer;
[0011] FIG. 3: frontal view of the drawer;
[0012] FIG. 4: upper view of the casing;
[0013] FIG. 5: side view of the casing;
[0014] FIG. 6: frontal view of the casing;
[0015] FIG. 7: frontal view of a cabinet model with the
invention;
[0016] FIG. 8: frontal view of a second model of cabinet with the
invention;
[0017] FIG. 9: exploded perspective of a cabinet with the invention
provided of an alternative fixation system.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0018] The accessory proposed comprises two basic elements: the
drawer itself (1) and its casing (2).
[0019] The casing (2), is formed by a box of cubic form opening in
front, and designed with or without rails When it is provided with
rails, these lateral rails (3), in the high plane of the casing
(2), correspond to rails, in the low plane (4), of the drawer
(1).
[0020] The frontal face (5) of the drawer has a handle (6) or, in
the more sophisticated version, an electric button to open it. (7).
Both versions can be fitted with a locking mechanism. (8).
[0021] The casing (2) possesses lateral holes (9) to be used in its
attachment to the cabinet by means of the conventional system, that
is, by means of screws, four in each side, inserted in the
standardized holes (10) of the cabinet (11).
[0022] The installation of the accessory (1, 2) into the cabinet
(11) can even be done by pressure-assisted automatic fitting which
considerably facilitates the installation.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 9, such a system can be composed of
"U"-shaped cuttings (12) in the sides of the casing (2), so as to
let the the opening of these cuttings be turned inward to its
front. The cuttings themselves can function as bolts (13) to which
can be fitted projections, which act as springs, creating an
insertion of the casing (2) into the compartment of the cabinet
(11); the insertion of the projections into the standardized holes
(10) of the cabinet and, finally, the automatic clamping into place
of the casing (2) inside of the cabinet (11).
[0024] The proposed accessory (1, 2) also possesses a restraint
system, not shown in the drawings, to limit the forward movement of
the drawer (1), preventing its total exit from the casing (2).
[0025] In the simplest version, without a lock and electric opening
mechanism, the drawer will nevertheless possess a second restraint
system, also not shown in the drawings, in order to allow the
drawer to open (1) only by means of a certain pressure, avoiding,
then, its opening accidentally.
[0026] The drawer (1) may also offer internal divisions adjusted by
means of the fitting of separating walls in slots planed into its
sides, allowing a better organization of the different products
stored within.
[0027] It is worthwhile to emphasize that the current patent is not
limited to a simple drawer, since the casing (2) constitutes an
indispensable part of the current accessory and is of fundamental
importance to the complete accessory, offering in itself a number
of advantages described as follows.
[0028] One advantage of the existence of the casing (2) concerns
the simplification of the installation of the accessory (1, 2) in
the cabinet, since the execution of such operation involves a
reduced number of pieces, even in the case of conventional
installation with screws.
[0029] Without the existence of the casing, the installation of the
drawer, directly into the cabinet, through rails, beyond the
complications of involving a larger number of pieces, provokes the
occurrence of alignment problems, caused by a height difference
between the rails.
[0030] Another advantage of the casing (2) is that it avoids
letting any of the items stored in the drawer fall (1) inside the
cabinet, which could result in the contact of these products with
the internal electronic elements of the computer. Thus, the casing
(2) protects such elements against predictable damage or even
against the total loss of the device, a quite plausible eventuality
in the case of metallic pieces accidentally falling inside the
cabinet.
[0031] Aside from this, in the case of removal of the drawer from
the cabinet, the internal components of the computer would not be
exposed, since the casing isolates them from the external
environment, keeping them invulnerable to domestic accidents, such
as children putting objects inside of the cabinet.
[0032] In addition to protecting the internal elements of the
cabinet, the casing protects the stored products against dust,
which, mainly in the case of CD's, constitutes an important
factor.
[0033] Besides all these advantages, in case the user needs all the
compartments of the cabinet for installation of other accessories,
the proposed device maintains its usefulness as safe storage of
several materials, as it can be used independently, separate from
the cabinet.
[0034] The proposed accessory, using several materials in its
manufacture, such as ABS, plastics, steel carbon, etc, can be built
in varied dimensions so that it can adapt to all sizes of
compartments of microcomputers, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
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