U.S. patent application number 11/623742 was filed with the patent office on 2008-07-17 for adjustable pull-out frame structure.
Invention is credited to Min-Dy Shen.
Application Number | 20080169737 11/623742 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39617234 |
Filed Date | 2008-07-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080169737 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Shen; Min-Dy |
July 17, 2008 |
Adjustable Pull-Out Frame Structure
Abstract
An adjustable pull-out frame structure includes two sliding
racks installed face-to-face to each other, each sliding rack
having a sliding pull rod set placed behind the sliding rack, and
two mounts installed on each one of the sliding pull rod sets, each
sliding rack having each of its both ends connected to a joining
rack respectively, and each joining rack having a retaining rail
installed on an upper side thereon, then each joining rack having
its one end placed in contact with a retractable rack, each one of
the two retractable racks having a hole implemented on an upper
side thereof, and the hole being installed with respect to the
retaining rail on the joining rack, then a retaining block being
inserted through the retaining rail and hooked up in the hole,
finally, each joining rack on each side of one sliding rack being
connected to each retractable rack through the insertion of a bolt,
while each joining rack on the other sliding rack being locked to
the sliding rack by a locking element, in this way the two sliding
racks, joining racks and retractable racks being connected with
each other to form the adjustable pull-out frame structure.
Inventors: |
Shen; Min-Dy; (Taipei City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HDSL
4331 STEVENS BATTLE LANE
FAIRFAX
VA
22033
US
|
Family ID: |
39617234 |
Appl. No.: |
11/623742 |
Filed: |
January 16, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/205 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 45/00 20130101;
A47B 88/941 20170101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/205 |
International
Class: |
A47B 45/00 20060101
A47B045/00 |
Claims
1. An adjustable pull-out frame structure comprises: two sliding
racks installed face-to-face to each other, each sliding rack
having a sliding pull rod set placed behind said sliding rack, and
two mounts installed on each one of said sliding pull rod sets; one
of said sliding racks being fixed to a cabinet body by said two
mounts; a first joining rack having a retaining rail installed on
an upper side thereon, and a socket formed on a side thereon; said
socket of said first joining rack being placed to be in contact
with one end of said sliding rack, while the other end of said
first joining rack being placed in contact with a retractable rack;
a second joining rack having a retaining rail installed on an upper
side thereon, and a socket formed on a side thereon; said socket of
said second joining rack being placed to be in contact with one end
of said sliding rack, while the other end of said second joining
rack being placed in contact with a retractable rack; two
retractable racks, each retractable rack having a hole implemented
on an upper side thereof, and each hole being installed with
respect to each one of retaining rails on said first and second
joining rack respectively, and a guiding hole being installed in
the middle of each retractable rack, each retractable rack having
two ends connected to said socket of said first joining rack and
said socket of said second joining rack respectively; at least one
retaining block having a buckling element extending from the bottom
thereof; each retaining block being inserted into said retaining
rail of said first joining rack or said retaining rail of said
second joining rack respectively and being held inside said hole of
said retractable rack; at least one bolt inserted through said
first joining rack and having a front end of said bolt going
through said guiding hole of said retractable rack; at least one
locking element locking two sliding racks with said second joining
rack; in this way said two sliding racks, joining racks and
retractable racks being connected with each other to form said
adjustable pull-out frame structure.
2. The adjustable pull-out frame structure of claim 1, wherein said
first joining rack has a plurality of anti-slip strips placed
thereon for a user to pull out said frame by means of said
plurality of anti-slip strips.
3. The adjustable pull-out frame structure of claim 1, wherein said
retaining block controls an extension length of said retractable
rack.
4. The adjustable pull-out frame structure of claim 1, wherein said
front end of said bolt is formed slightly of an elliptic shape and
other flange-like shapes, thereby fitting said bolt closely with
said guiding hole of said retractable rack.
5. The adjustable pull-out frame structure of claim 1, wherein said
locking element is a screw or other fastening elements.
6. The adjustable pull-out frame structure of claim 1, wherein said
frame structure contains a hollow portion in the middle for
accommodating bodies of different capabilities to hook up with said
frame.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an adjustable pull-out
frame structure, and more particularly, to an adjustable pull-out
frame structure which is applied fixedly inside a closet or locker,
to which a frame of the adjustable pull-out frame structure is
adjustable according to a size of the cabinet body, thereby making
it universally available for any cabinet body.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] It is common for every household or company to have a
closet, a locker or other kinds of cabinet for placing clothes or
other stuff inside it. Therefore, people purchase custom-made
cabinets or factory-designed cabinets. No matter these cabinets are
custom-made or factory-designed, they are manufactured according to
personal preference or factory requirement. Though these finished
cabinets show beautiful appearances, it is hard to change the sizes
of the compartments or the partitions of the cabinets. People will
have these cabinets re-designed and modified, or have to use the
compartments of the cabinets as before. Besides, sometimes it is
not convenient for people to get their clothes from closets or
dishes/plates from cupboards if those closets or cupboards are full
with clothes or dishes/plates respectively. For example, when a
person wants to take out his/her clothes, it is often that he/she
will find the clothes tangled with other clothes, making it
inconvenient to use.
[0005] Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional implementations
for cabinet body present several shortcomings to be overcome.
[0006] In view of the above-described deficiencies of conventional
cabinet body, after years of constant effort in research, the
inventor of this invention has consequently developed and proposed
an adjustable pull-out frame structure in the present
invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention is to provide an adjustable pull-out
frame structure, whose length/size is adjusted by using a
retractable rack to fit in a length/size of the frame of the
cabinet body to be applicable in any cabinet body.
[0008] Another, the present invention is to provide an adjustable
pull-out frame structure, which provides a sliding rack having a
sliding pull rod set which can slide in or out of the cabinet body.
When the frame is installed inside the cabinet body, it can be
pulled out by a user, besides, a number of anti-slip strips are
arranged on a joining rack, and therefore it is convenient for
users to get their clothes or stuff.
[0009] The present invention discloses an adjustable pull-out frame
structure, which comprises sliding racks, joining racks,
retractable racks, retaining blocks, a bolt and a locking element;
wherein two sliding racks are installed face-to-face to each other,
each sliding rack having a sliding pull rod set placed behind the
sliding rack, and two mounts being installed on each one of the
sliding pull rod sets, each sliding rack having each of its both
ends connected to a joining rack respectively, and each joining
rack having a retaining rail installed on an upper side thereon,
then each joining rack having its one end placed in contact with a
retractable rack, each one of the two retractable racks having a
hole implemented on an upper side thereof, and the hole being
installed with respect to the retaining rail on the joining rack,
and a guiding hole being installed in the middle of each
retractable rack, then a retaining block being inserted through the
retaining rail and hooked up in the hole, finally, each joining
rack on each side of one sliding rack being connected to each
retractable rack through the insertion of a bolt, while each
joining rack on the other sliding rack being locked to the sliding
rack by a locking element, in this way the two sliding racks,
joining racks and retractable racks being connected with each other
to form the adjustable pull-out frame structure. The adjustable
pull-out frame structure can have its length/size adjusted by using
a retractable rack to fit in a length/size of the frame of the
cabinet body to be applicable in any cabinet body.
[0010] These features and advantages of the present invention will
be fully understood and appreciated from the following detailed
description of the accompanying Drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates a top perspective view of an adjustable
pull-out frame structure disclosed in the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 illustrates a combinatorial view of the adjustable
pull-out frame structure;
[0013] FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C illustrate the operations of the
adjustable pull-out frame structure disclosed in the present
invention;
[0014] FIG. 4 shows a view illustrating another embodiment of the
adjustable pull-out frame structure;
[0015] FIG. 5 shows a view illustrating yet another embodiment of
the adjustable pull-out frame structure; and
[0016] FIG. 6 shows a view illustrating still another embodiment of
the adjustable pull-out frame structure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0017] Please refer from FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 for the adjustable
pull-out frame structure disclosed in the present invention, which
mainly comprises two sliding racks 1, a first joining rack 2, a
second joining rack 3, two retractable racks 4, at least one
retaining block 5, at least one bolt 6 and at least one locking
element 7.
[0018] The sliding racks 1 are installed face-to-face to each
other, each sliding rack 1 having a sliding pull rod set 11 placed
behind the sliding rack 1, and two mounts 111 installed on each one
of the sliding pull rod sets 11. One of the sliding racks 1 is
fixed to a cabinet body by the mounts 111.
[0019] The first joining rack 2 has a retaining rail 21 installed
on an upper side thereon, and a socket 22 formed on a side of the
first joining rack 2. The socket 22 of the first joining rack 2 is
placed to be in contact with one end of the sliding rack 1, while
the other end of the first joining rack 2 is placed in contact with
a retractable rack 4. The first joining rack 2 can have a plurality
of anti-slip strips 23 placed thereon for a user to pull out the
frame by means of anti-slip strips 23.
[0020] The second joining rack 3 has a retaining rail 31 installed
on an upper side thereon, and a socket 32 formed on a side thereon.
The socket 32 of the second joining rack 3 is placed to be in
contact with one end of sliding rack 1, while the other end of the
second joining rack 3 is placed in contact with a retractable rack
4.
[0021] Each retractable rack 4 has a hole 41 implemented on an
upper side thereof, and each hole 41 is installed with respect to
the retaining rail 21 of the first joining rack 2 and the retaining
rail 31 of the second joining rack 3 respectively, and a guiding
hole 42 is installed in the middle of each retractable rack 4. Each
retractable rack has its two ends connected to the sockets 22, 32
of the first and the second joining rack 2,3 respectively. The
guiding hole 42 is for the insertion of a bolt 6.
[0022] The retaining block 5 has a buckling element 51 extending
from the bottom thereof. Each retaining block 5 is inserted into
the retaining rail 21 of the first joining rack 2 or the retaining
rail 31 of the second joining rack 3 respectively and is held
inside the hole 41 of the retractable rack 4 to control an
extension length of the retractable rack 4.
[0023] A front end of the bolt 6 is formed slightly of an elliptic
shape. The bolt 6 is inserted through the first joining rack 2 and
has a front end of the bolt 6 going through the guiding hole 42 of
the retractable rack 4. The front end of the bolt 6 is formed
slightly of an elliptic shape and other flange-like shapes, thereby
fitting the bolt 6 closely with the guiding hole 41 of the
retractable rack 4;
[0024] The locking element 7 locks two sliding racks 1 with the
second joining rack 3. The locking element can be a screw or other
fastening elements;
[0025] The adjustable pull-out frame structure disclosed in the
present invention can be used in any type of cabinet bodies 8 for
household or company use. Please refer to FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C,
since the frame structure can have its length adjusted by using a
retractable rack to fit in a length the frame of the cabinet body,
it is applicable in any cabinet body 8. Besides, the present
invention provides a sliding rack 1 having a sliding pull rod set
11 which can slide in or out of the cabinet body; it is convenient
for users to get their clothes or stuff. Furthermore, the frame
structure contains a hollow portion in the middle for accommodating
bodies 9 of different capabilities to hook up with the frame (as
shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6). Therefore the present invention can
provide multiple functions in one frame structure to facilitate the
use of the cabinet body.
[0026] The present invention discloses an adjustable pull-out frame
structure which, while comparing with conventional techniques, is
advantageous in:
[0027] 1. The present invention provides an adjustable pull-out
frame structure, whose length/size is adjusted by using a
retractable rack to fit in a length/size of the frame of the
cabinet body to be applicable in any cabinet body.
[0028] 2. The present invention provides an adjustable pull-out
frame structure, which provides a sliding rack having a sliding
pull rod set which can slide in or out of the cabinet body. When
the frame is installed inside the cabinet body, it can be pulled
out by a user, besides, a number of anti-slip strips are arranged
on a joining rack, and therefore it is convenient for users to get
their clothes or stuff.
[0029] 3. The present invention provides an adjustable pull-out
frame structure, which contains a hollow portion in the middle for
accommodating bodies of different capabilities to hook up with the
frame.
[0030] 4. The present invention provides an adjustable pull-out
frame structure which has advantages such as simple structure and
easy usability.
[0031] Many changes and modifications in the above described
embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without
departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the
progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed
and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended
claims.
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