US4314733A
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Specialized filing cabinet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-09-19
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Granted: 1982-02-09
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Expires: 1999-09-19
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a space saving filing cabinet designed to be deployed in a closet. The cabinet is an elongated narrow rectangular solid with a mounting tab on the top which captures the hanger bar in the closet and stabilizer legs pivotally mounted to the bottom of the cabinet which fan out and stabilize the cabinet when in use. Access is gained to the contents of the filing cabinet by withdrawing the inner cabinet from the outer cabinet. The inner cabinet slides forward on tracks mounted inside the outer cabinet. Once extracted the inner cabinet reveals drawers situated on the side face of the inner cabinet. Each drawer is a truncated rectangular box provided with a hinged door and two knobs. Each drawer is mounted within the inner cabinet by wheels which follow grooves located in the inner cabinet, so that the bottom of each drawer will swing outwardly from the inner cabinet providing easy access to the contents of the drawer. An alternative mode of the present invention contemplates the use of the outer cabinet only. Access to the contents of the cabinet is gained through hinged doors provided on the outer face of the cabinet.
Inventors
- 👤 Clark K. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:50
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/02; A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A filing cabinet comprising: outer cabinet means, inner cabinet means, drawer means on said inner cabinet means to provide access to an inner filing area of said filing cabinet and plural stabilizer bars pivotally connected to a bottom face of said outer cabinet characterized by plural horizontal legs each pinned at an extremity thereof which when fanned out in a substantially horizontal plane form a cross-shaped support, wherein said inner cabinet means connected to said outer cabinet means through an open sided rectangular track placed on said outer cabinet, a T-shaped rail slideably disposed in said track and fastened to said inner cabinet, and inner cabinet formed as an open-sided rectangle and carrying said rails, wherein said drawer means comprises a rectangular box having upper truncated edge portions, said drawer means connected to said inner cabinet means through upper and lower track wheels carried on said drawer means fastened within upper and lower grooves on said inner cabinet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A filing cabinet comprising: outer cabinet means, inner cabinet means, drawer means on said inner cabinet means to provide access to an inner filing area of said filing cabinet and plural stabilizer bars pivotally connected to a bottom face of said outer cabinet characterized by plural horizontal legs each pinned at an extremity thereof which when fanned out in a substantially horizontal plane form a cross-shaped support, wherein said inner cabinet means connected to said outer cabinet means through an open sided rectangular track placed on said outer cabinet, a T-shaped rail slideably disposed in said track and fastened to said inner cabinet, and inner cabinet formed as an open-sided rectangle and carrying said rails, wherein said drawer means comprises a rectangular box having upper truncated edge portions, said drawer means connected to said inner cabinet means through upper and lower track wheels carried on said drawer means fastened within upper and lower grooves on said inner cabinet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said upper groove is vertically oriented and said lower groove is substantially L-shaped with a smaller leg segment vertically oriented and a longer leg segment horizontally disposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said drawer means include a door on one face thereof hinged thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 3 wherein said rails are disposed between plural drawer means and along an opposed side of said inner cabinet, and cooperate with complementally disposed tracks on said outer cabinet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 4 including handles on said door of said drawer means to assist in deploying said drawer means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 5 wherein said drawer means comprises a hinged door fastened on said outer cabinet.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
32 words
The device of claims 5 or 6 wherein said cabinet means fasten to a hanger bar by a downwardly turned U tab fastened to said outer cabinet and overlying said hanger bar.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
43 words
The device of claims 6 or 5 wherein said cabinet means fastens to a J-shaped hanger bar by means of a gooseneck support rod affixed to said cabinet means, said rod provided with a transverse cylinder disposed within a trough of said hanger.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
152 words
A filing cabinet comprising: outer cabinet means, inner cabinet means, drawer means on said inner cabinet means to provide access to an inner filing area of said filing cabinet including stabilizer bars pivotally connected to a bottom face of said outer cabinet characterized by plural horizontal legs pinned at an extremity thereof when when fanned out form a cross-shaped support wherein said inner cabinet means connected to said outer cabinet means through an open sided rectangular track placed on said outer cabinet, a T-shaped rail slidably disposed in said track and fastened to said inner cabinet, and inner cabinet formed as an open-sided rectangle and carrying said rails and wherein said drawer means comprises a rectangular box having upper truncated edge portions, said drawer means connected to said inner cabinet means through upper and lower track wheels carried on said drawer means fastened within upper and lower grooves on said inner cabinet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
152 words
A filing cabinet comprising: outer cabinet means, inner cabinet means, drawer means on said inner cabinet means to provide access to an inner filing area of said filing cabinet including stabilizer bars pivotally connected to a bottom face of said outer cabinet characterized by plural horizontal legs pinned at an extremity thereof when when fanned out form a cross-shaped support wherein said inner cabinet means connected to said outer cabinet means through an open sided rectangular track placed on said outer cabinet, a T-shaped rail slidably disposed in said track and fastened to said inner cabinet, and inner cabinet formed as an open-sided rectangle and carrying said rails and wherein said drawer means comprises a rectangular box having upper truncated edge portions, said drawer means connected to said inner cabinet means through upper and lower track wheels carried on said drawer means fastened within upper and lower grooves on said inner cabinet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 9 wherein said upper groove is vertically oriented and said lower groove is substantially L-shaped with a smaller leg segment vertically oriented and a longer leg segment horizontally disposed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said drawer means include a door on one face thereof hinged thereto.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 11 wherein said rails are disposed between plural drawer means and along an opposed side of said inner cabinet, and cooperate with complementally disposed tracks on said outer cabinet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 12 including handles on said door of said drawer means to assist in deploying said drawer means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 13 wherein said drawer means comprises a hinged door fastened on said outer cabinet.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
32 words
The device of claims 12 or 13 wherein said cabinet means fasten to a hanger bar by a downwardly turned U tab fastened to said outer cabinet and overlying said hanger bar.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
43 words
The device of claims 13 or 14 wherein said cabinet means fastens to a J-shaped hanger bar by means of a gooseneck support rod affixed to said cabinet means, said rod provided with a transverse cylinder disposed within a trough of said hanger.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-02-08 | 1985-08-10 | 1986-02-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-02-08 | 1989-08-10 | 1990-02-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-02-08 | 1993-08-10 | 1994-02-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |