U.S. patent application number 13/281493 was filed with the patent office on 2013-05-02 for combination drawer that is assembled and disassembled easily and quickly.
The applicant listed for this patent is Chen-Yu Chung, Sheng-Chi Chung. Invention is credited to Chen-Yu Chung, Sheng-Chi Chung.
Application Number | 20130106272 13/281493 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48171677 |
Filed Date | 2013-05-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130106272 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chung; Chen-Yu ; et
al. |
May 2, 2013 |
Combination Drawer that is Assembled and Disassembled Easily and
Quickly
Abstract
A combination drawer includes a bottom plate, two side plates
foldably mounted on the bottom plate, a rear plate foldably mounted
on the bottom plate and detachably connected with the side plates,
and a front plate disposed on the bottom plate and detachably
connected with the side plates. Thus, the front plate, the side
plates and the rear plate are combined and detached easily and
quickly so that the combination drawer is assembled and
disassembled easily and quickly. In addition, the parts of the
combination drawer can be detached and folded before assembly or
when not in use so as to reduce the whole volume of storage and
packaging and to decrease the cost of packaging, storage and
transportation of the combination drawer.
Inventors: |
Chung; Chen-Yu; (Taichung
CIty, TW) ; Chung; Sheng-Chi; (Taichung City,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Chung; Chen-Yu
Chung; Sheng-Chi |
Taichung CIty
Taichung City |
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TW
TW |
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Family ID: |
48171677 |
Appl. No.: |
13/281493 |
Filed: |
October 26, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/348.2 ;
312/348.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 88/9414 20170101;
A47B 88/95 20170101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/348.2 ;
312/348.1 |
International
Class: |
A47B 88/04 20060101
A47B088/04; A47B 96/06 20060101 A47B096/06 |
Claims
1. A combination drawer, comprising: a bottom plate; two side
plates foldably mounted on the bottom plate; a rear plate foldably
mounted on the bottom plate and detachably connected with the side
plates; and a front plate disposed on the bottom plate and
detachably connected with the side plates.
2. The combination drawer of claim 1, wherein each of the side
plates has two opposite ends each provided with at least one fixing
piece; the front plate has two opposite ends each provided with at
least one locking piece detachably locked onto the respective
fixing piece of each of the side plates; the rear plate has two
opposite ends each provided with at least one fastening piece
detachably locked onto the respective fixing piece of each of the
side plates.
3. The combination drawer of claim 2, wherein the fixing piece of
each of the side plates has a surface provided with a fixing slot;
the locking piece of the front plate is inserted through and locked
onto the fixing slot of the respective fixing piece of each of the
side plates; the fastening piece of the rear plate is inserted
through and locked onto the fixing slot of the respective fixing
piece of each of the side plates.
4. The combination drawer of claim 3, wherein the locking piece of
the front plate is flexible and bendable; the fastening piece of
the rear plate is flexible and bendable.
5. The combination drawer of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate has
a periphery provided with a first folding portion; each of the side
plates has a periphery provided with a second folding portion
combined with the first folding portion of the bottom plate; the
rear plate has a periphery provided with a third folding portion
combined with the first folding portion of the bottom plate.
6. The combination drawer of claim 1, wherein the side plates are
located at two opposite ends of the bottom plate; the front plate
is located at a front side of the bottom plate and is located
opposite to the rear plate; the front plate is disposed between the
side plates and abuts the bottom plate so that the front plate is
removable from the bottom plate and the side plates; the rear plate
is located at a rear side of the bottom plate; the rear plate is
disposed between the side plates.
7. The combination drawer of claim 3, wherein when the combination
drawer is assembled, each of the side plates is bent and folded
upward relative to the bottom plate; the fastening piece of the
rear plate is bent upward and is perpendicular to the rear plate;
the rear plate is bent and folded upward relative to the bottom
plate; the fastening piece of the rear plate is inserted through
the fixing slot of the respective fixing piece of each of the side
plates; the fastening piece of the rear plate is bent inward and
locked onto the fixing slot of the respective fixing piece of each
of the side plates; the locking piece of the front plate is bent
upward and is perpendicular to the front plate; the front plate is
moved toward the side plates; the locking piece of the front plate
is inserted through the fixing slot of the respective fixing piece
of each of the side plates; the locking piece of the front plate is
bent inward and locked onto the fixing slot of the respective
fixing piece of each of the side plates.
8. The combination drawer of claim 3, wherein when the combination
drawer is disassembled, the locking piece of the front plate is
bent outward and is perpendicular to the front plate; the locking
piece of the front plate is detached from the fixing slot of the
respective fixing piece of each of the side plates to detach the
front plate from each of the side plates; the fastening piece of
the rear plate is bent outward and is perpendicular to the front
plate; the fastening piece of the rear plate is detached from the
fixing slot of the respective fixing piece of each of the side
plates to detach the rear plate from each of the side plates; the
rear plate is bent outward and is in line with the bottom plate;
each of the side plates is bent outward and is in line with the
bottom plate.
9. The combination drawer of claim 1, wherein each of the side
plates has a first end provided with at least one fixing piece; the
front plate has two opposite ends each provided with at least one
locking piece detachably locked onto the respective fixing piece of
each of the side plates; the rear plate has two opposite ends each
provided with at least one fastening piece detachably locked onto
each of the side plates.
10. The combination drawer of claim 9, wherein the fixing piece of
each of the side plates has a surface provided with a fixing slot;
the locking piece of the front plate is flexible and bendable; the
locking piece of the front plate is inserted through and locked
onto the fixing slot of the respective fixing piece of each of the
side plates.
11. The combination drawer of claim 9, wherein each of the side
plates has a second end provided with at least one fixing hole; the
fastening piece of the rear plate has a surface provided with a
fixing bore aligning with the fixing hole of each of the side
plates; the combination drawer further comprises: at least two
fastening bolts each extended through the fixing bore of the
fastening piece of the rear plate and the fixing hole of each of
the side plates; and at least two fastening nuts each screwed onto
each of the fastening bolts to combine the rear plate with each of
the side plates.
12. The combination drawer of claim 11, wherein each of the
fastening bolts has a side provided with a threaded rod; each of
the fastening nuts has an interior provided with a screw bore
screwed onto the threaded rod of each of the fastening bolts.
13. The combination drawer of claim 11, wherein each of the
fastening bolts 4 abuts the fastening piece of the rear plate so
that the fastening piece of the rear plate is located between each
of the fastening bolts and each of the side plates; each of the
fastening nuts abuts each of the side plates so that each of the
side plates is located between the fastening piece of the rear
plate and each of the fastening nuts.
14. The combination drawer of claim 11, wherein each of the
fastening nuts is partially inserted into the fixing hole of each
of the side plates.
15. The combination drawer of claim 9, wherein the fastening piece
of the rear plate abuts each of the side plates.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a
drawer and, more particularly, to a combination drawer.
[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0003] A conventional drawer comprises a bottom plate, two side
plates secured on two opposite ends of the bottom plate, a front
plate secured on a front side of the bottom plate, and a rear plate
secured on a rear side of the bottom plate. However, the parts of
the conventional drawer are fixed and cannot be folded or detached
before assembly or when not in use so that the conventional drawer
has a larger volume of storage and packaging, thereby greatly
increasing the cost of packaging, storage and transportation of the
conventional drawer. In addition, the parts of the conventional
drawer are combined together by bonding or screwing so that the
conventional drawer is not assembled and disassembled easily and
quickly.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a combination drawer, comprising a bottom plate, two side plates
foldably mounted on the bottom plate, a rear plate foldably mounted
on the bottom plate and detachably connected with the side plates,
and a front plate disposed on the bottom plate and detachably
connected with the side plates.
[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a combination drawer that is assembled and disassembled easily and
quickly.
[0006] According to the primary advantage of the present invention,
the front plate, the side plates and the rear plate are combined
and detached easily and quickly so that the combination drawer is
assembled and disassembled easily and quickly so as to facilitate
the user assembling and disassembling the combination drawer.
[0007] According to another advantage of the present invention, the
parts of the combination drawer can be detached and folded before
assembly or when not in use so as to reduce the whole volume of
storage and packaging and to decrease the cost of packaging,
storage and transportation of the combination drawer.
[0008] 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 SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combination drawer in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the combination
drawer as shown in FIG. 1.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a partially perspective view of the combination
drawer as shown in FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view of the
combination drawer as shown in FIG. 1.
[0013] FIG. 5 is a locally enlarged view of the combination drawer
as shown in FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the combination
drawer as shown in FIG. 5.
[0015] FIG. 7 is a partially perspective view of a combination
drawer in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
[0016] FIG. 8 is a locally enlarged exploded perspective view of
the combination drawer as shown in FIG. 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0017] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-6, a
combination drawer in accordance with the preferred embodiment of
the present invention comprises a bottom plate 1, two side plates
12 foldably mounted on the bottom plate 1, a rear plate 14 foldably
mounted on the bottom plate 1 and detachably connected with the
side plates 12, and a front plate 2 disposed on the bottom plate 1
and detachably connected with the side plates 12.
[0018] The bottom plate 1 has a periphery provided with a first
folding portion 11. The side plates 12 are located at two opposite
ends of the bottom plate 1. Each of the side plates 12 has a
periphery provided with a second folding portion 121 combined with
the first folding portion 11 of the bottom plate 1. Each of the
side plates 12 has two opposite ends each provided with at least
one fixing piece 13. The fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates
12 has a surface provided with a fixing slot 131.
[0019] The front plate 2 is located at a front side of the bottom
plate 1 and is located opposite to the rear plate 14. The front
plate 2 is disposed between the side plates 12 and abuts the bottom
plate 1 so that the front plate 2 is removable from the bottom
plate 1 and the side plates 12. The front plate 2 has two opposite
ends each provided with at least one locking piece 21 detachably
locked onto the respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side
plates 12. The locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is flexible
and bendable. The locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is inserted
through and locked onto the fixing slot 131 of the respective
fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12.
[0020] The rear plate 14 is located at a rear side of the bottom
plate 1. The rear plate 14 is disposed between the side plates 12.
The rear plate 14 has a periphery provided with a third folding
portion 141 combined with the first folding portion 11 of the
bottom plate 1. The rear plate 14 has two opposite ends each
provided with at least one fastening piece 142 detachably locked
onto the respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12.
The fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is flexible and
bendable. The fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is inserted
through and locked onto the fixing slot 131 of the respective
fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12.
[0021] In assembly, each of the side plates 12 is bent and folded
upward relative to the bottom plate 1. Then, the fastening piece
142 of the rear plate 14 is bent upward and is perpendicular to the
rear plate 14. Then, the rear plate 14 is bent and folded upward
relative to the bottom plate 1, and the fastening piece 142 of the
rear plate 14 is inserted through the fixing slot 131 of the
respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12. Then, the
fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is bent inward and locked
onto the fixing slot 131 of the respective fixing piece 13 of each
of the side plates 12. Thus, the rear plate 14 is locked between
the side plates 12. Then, the locking piece 21 of the front plate 2
is bent upward and is perpendicular to the front plate 2. Then, the
front plate 2 is moved toward the side plates 12, and the locking
piece 21 of the front plate 2 is inserted through the fixing slot
131 of the respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates
12. Then, the locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is bent inward
and locked onto the fixing slot 131 of the respective fixing piece
13 of each of the side plates 12. Thus, the front plate 2 is locked
between the side plates 12.
[0022] On the contrary, when the user wishes to detach the
combination drawer, the locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is
bent outward and is perpendicular to the front plate 2. Then, the
locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is detached from the fixing
slot 131 of the respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side
plates 12 to detach the front plate 2 from each of the side plates
12. Then, the fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is bent
outward and is perpendicular to the front plate 2. Then, the
fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is detached from the
fixing slot 131 of the respective fixing piece 13 of each of the
side plates 12 to detach the rear plate 14 from each of the side
plates 12. Then, the rear plate 14 is bent outward and is in line
with the bottom plate 1. Then, each of the side plates 12 is bent
outward and is in line with the bottom plate 1.
[0023] Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2,
each of the side plates 12 has a first end provided with at least
one fixing piece 13 and a second end provided with at least one
fixing hole 122. The fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12
has a surface provided with a fixing slot 131. The front plate 2
has two opposite ends each provided with at least one locking piece
21 detachably locked onto the respective fixing piece 13 of each of
the side plates 12. The locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is
flexible and bendable. The locking piece 21 of the front plate 2 is
inserted through and locked onto the fixing slot 131 of the
respective fixing piece 13 of each of the side plates 12. The rear
plate 14 has two opposite ends each provided with at least one
fastening piece 142 detachably locked onto each of the side plates
12. The fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 abuts each of the
side plates 12 and has a surface provided with a fixing bore 143
aligning with the fixing hole 122 of each of the side plates
12.
[0024] The combination drawer further comprises at least two
fastening bolts 4 each extended through the fixing bore 143 of the
fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 and the fixing hole 122 of
each of the side plates 12, and at least two fastening nuts 3 each
screwed onto each of the fastening bolts 4 to combine the rear
plate 14 with each of the side plates 12. Each of the fastening
bolts 4 abuts the fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 so that
the fastening piece 142 of the rear plate 14 is located between
each of the fastening bolts 4 and each of the side plates 12. Each
of the fastening bolts 4 has a side provided with a threaded rod
41. Each of the fastening nuts 3 abuts each of the side plates 12
so that each of the side plates 12 is located between the fastening
piece 142 of the rear plate 14 and each of the fastening nuts 3.
Each of the fastening nuts 3 is partially inserted into the fixing
hole 122 of each of the side plates 12 and has an interior provided
with a screw bore 31 screwed onto the threaded rod 41 of each of
the fastening bolts 4.
[0025] Accordingly, the front plate 2, the side plates 12 and the
rear plate 14 are combined and detached easily and quickly so that
the combination drawer is assembled and disassembled easily and
quickly so as to facilitate the user assembling and disassembling
the combination drawer. In addition, the parts of the combination
drawer can be detached and folded before assembly or when not in
use so as to reduce the whole volume of storage and packaging and
to decrease the cost of packaging, storage and transportation of
the combination drawer.
[0026] 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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