U.S. patent application number 10/746478 was filed with the patent office on 2005-06-30 for drawer structure.
Invention is credited to Wang, Chih-Hsing.
Application Number | 20050140256 10/746478 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34700648 |
Filed Date | 2005-06-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050140256 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang, Chih-Hsing |
June 30, 2005 |
Drawer structure
Abstract
A drawer structure includes a front plate, two side plates each
having a first end mounted on the front plate and a second end
formed with a snapping member, a rear plate mounted between the two
side plates and having two ends each formed with an engaged member
engaged with the snapping member of a respective one of the two
side plates, and a bottom plate mounted between the front plate,
the two side plates and the rear plate. Thus, the drawer structure
has detachable parts that can be assembled by the user, thereby
decreasing costs of storage, package and transportation. In
addition, the drawer structure is assembled easily and rapidly,
thereby facilitating the user assembling the drawer structure.
Inventors: |
Wang, Chih-Hsing; (Tainan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A.
900 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 820
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
55402
US
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Family ID: |
34700648 |
Appl. No.: |
10/746478 |
Filed: |
December 24, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/265.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 88/941
20170101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/265.5 |
International
Class: |
A47G 029/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A drawer structure, comprising: a front plate; two side plates
each having a first end mounted on the front plate and a second end
formed with a snapping member; a rear plate mounted between the two
side plates and located opposite to the front plate, the rear plate
having two ends each formed with an engaged member engaged with the
snapping member of a respective one of the two side plates; and a
bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the two side plates
and the rear plate.
2. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
front plate has a side formed with an elongated groove, the rear
plate is formed with a protruding rail having a side formed with a
mounting channel, and the bottom plate has a first end inserted
into the elongated groove of the front plate and a second end
inserted into the mounting channel of the rear plate.
3. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 2, wherein the
protruding rail of the rear plate is substantially U-shaped.
4. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of
the two side plates is formed with a protruding rail having a side
formed with a mounting channel, and the bottom plate has two
opposite sides each inserted into the mounting channel of a
respective one of the two side plates.
5. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the
protruding rail of each of the two side plates is substantially
U-shaped.
6. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
snapping member of each of the two side plates is flexible.
7. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
snapping member of each of the two side plates has a distal end
formed with a locking hook, and the engaged member of the rear
plate has a distal end rested on the locking hook of the snapping
member of the respective side plate.
8. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 7, wherein the
locking hook is substantially V-shaped.
9. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
first end of each of the two side plates is formed with a
protruding resting plate rested on the front plate.
10. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the
front plate has two ends each formed with a plurality of screw
bores, the resting plate each of the two side plates is formed with
a plurality of through holes aligning with the screw bores of the
front plate, and the drawer structure further comprises a plurality
of screw members each extended through a respective one of the
through holes of each of the two side plates and each screwed into
a respective one of the screw bores of the front plate, so that the
resting plate of each of the two side plates is combined with the
front plate.
11. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the
resting plate each of the two side plates is bent to form an
included angle of 90 degrees relative to each of the two side
plates.
12. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
engaged member of the rear plate is substantially U-shaped.
13. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
engaged member of the rear plate is flexible.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a drawer structure, and
more particularly to a drawer structure having detachable parts
that can be assembled by the user, thereby decreasing costs of
storage, package and transportation.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional drawer comprises a front plate, a rear plate,
two opposite side plates mounted between the front plate and the
rear plate, and a bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the
two side plates and the rear plate. However, the conventional
drawer has a fixed structure and cannot be detached in advance, so
that the conventional drawer has a larger volume, thereby
increasing costs of storage, package and transportation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a drawer structure having detachable parts that can be assembled by
the user, so that the drawer structure has a smaller volume before
assembly, thereby decreasing costs of storage, package and
transportation.
[0006] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
drawer structure that is assembled easily and rapidly, thereby
facilitating the user assembling the drawer structure.
[0007] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
drawer structure having a simplified construction, thereby
efficiently decreasing costs of fabrication.
[0008] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a drawer structure, comprising:
[0009] a front plate;
[0010] two side plates each having a first end mounted on the front
plate and a second end formed with a snapping member;
[0011] a rear plate mounted between the two side plates and located
opposite to the front plate, the rear plate having two ends each
formed with an engaged member engaged with the snapping member of a
respective one of the two side plates; and
[0012] a bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the two side
plates and the rear plate.
[0013] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer structure in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer
structure as shown in FIG. 1;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away perspective cross-sectional
view of the drawer structure as shown in FIG. 1;
[0017] FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional operational view showing
assembly of the drawer structure as shown in FIG. 3; and
[0018] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a drawer structure in
accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0019] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
drawer structure in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the
present invention comprises a front plate 1, two side plates 2, a
rear plate 3, and a bottom plate 4.
[0020] The front plate 1 has a side having a lower portion formed
with an elongated groove 11 and having two ends each formed with a
plurality of screw bores 12 located above the elongated groove
11.
[0021] Each of the two side plates 2 has a first end mounted on the
front plate 1 and a second end formed with a protruding flexible
snapping member 23 protruding outward therefrom. The snapping
member 23 of each of the two side plates 2 has a distal end formed
with a substantially V-shaped locking hook 230.
[0022] The first end of each of the two side plates 2 is formed
with a protruding resting plate 22 rested on the front plate 1 and
formed with a plurality of through holes 221 aligning with the
screw bores 12 of the front plate 1. The resting plate 22 each of
the two side plates 2 is bent to form an included angle of 90
degrees relative to each of the two side plates 2.
[0023] The drawer structure further comprises a plurality of screw
members 222 each extended through a respective one of the through
holes 221 of each of the two side plates 2 and each screwed into a
respective one of the screw bores 12 of the front plate 1, so that
the resting plate 22 of each of the two side plates 2 is combined
with the front plate 1.
[0024] Each of the two side plates 2 has an upper portion and a
lower portion each formed with a substantially U-shaped protruding
rail 21 having a side formed with a mounting channel 211.
[0025] The rear plate 3 is mounted between the two side plates 2
and located opposite to the front plate 1. The rear plate 3 has two
ends each formed with a substantially U-shaped protruding flexible
engaged member 32 engaged with the snapping member 23 of a
respective one of the two side plates 2. The engaged member 32 of
the rear plate 3 has a distal end 320 rested on the locking hook
230 of the snapping member 23 of the respective side plate 2.
[0026] The rear plate 3 has an upper portion and a lower portion
each formed with a substantially U-shaped protruding rail 31 having
a side formed with a mounting channel 311.
[0027] The bottom plate 4 is mounted between the front plate 1, the
two side plates 2 and the rear plate 3. The bottom plate 4 has a
first end inserted into the elongated groove 11 of the front plate
1 and a second end inserted into the mounting channel 311 of the
rear plate 3. The bottom plate 4 has two opposite sides each
inserted into the mounting channel 211 of a respective one of the
two side plates 2.
[0028] In assembly, referring to FIGS. 1-4, each of the two side
plates 2 is mounted on the rear plate 3 in an oblique manner as
shown in FIG. 4, with the locking hook 230 of the snapping member
23 of each of the two side plates 2 being hooked on the distal end
320 of the respective engaged member 32 of the rear plate 3. Then,
the two side plates 2 are pressed to move toward each other until
each of the two side plates 2 is vertical to the rear plate 3 as
shown in FIG. 4, so that the snapping member 23 of each of the two
side plates 2 is closely engaged with the respective engaged member
32 of the rear plate 3, and each of the two side plates 2 is
combined with the rear plate 3 rigidly and stably.
[0029] Subsequently, the bottom plate 4 is in turn inserted into
the mounting channel 211 of each of the two side plates 2 and the
mounting channel 311 of the rear plate 3, with the first end of the
bottom plate 4 partially protruding outward from the two side
plates 2. Then, the front plate 1 is mounted on the two side plates
2 and the bottom plate 4, with the first end of the bottom plate 4
being inserted into the elongated groove 11 of the front plate 1
and with the resting plate 22 of each of the two side plates 2
being rested on the front plate 1.
[0030] Finally, each of the screw members 222 is extended through a
respective one of the through holes 221 of each of the two side
plates 2 and screwed into a respective one of the screw bores 12 of
the front plate 1, so that each of the two side plates 2 is
combined with the front plate 1, thereby assembling the whole
drawer structure.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 5, the drawer structure has a different
size.
[0032] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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