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Collapsible drawers and chest

a drawer and chest technology, applied in the field of drawers and chests, can solve the problems of large and heavy chests of drawers, and high cost of shipping assembled chests of drawers

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-11-29
PRO MART IND
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[0005]In further variations, the collapsible chest of drawers may have at least one brace rotatably connected to a corner posts. Each brace may have two legs joined at a rotatable joint located between the front and rear posts to allow the brace legs to move toward and away from each other as the front and rear frames move toward and away from each other. The braces may have a first substantially straight position placing the front and rear posts to which the brace is connected at a predetermined distance. The braces may have a second folded

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A chest of drawers is usually large and bulky as the drawers need to slide in and out of the supporting chest and the chest has to be large enough and strong enough to support the drawers and the items contained in the drawers.
But shipping assembled chests of drawers is bulky and expensive.
But hinged panels are large and heavy, and it is cumbersome and time consuming to assemble chests using brackets and connectors.
Moreover, the shipping and assembly costs are high.

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[0024]Referring to FIGS. 1-6, the chest of drawers 10 has a collapsible frame 12 holding one or more drawers 14 that are optionally, but preferably collapsible. A top 16 covers the top of the frame 12. As used herein, the directions up or down, top or bottom, above or below, front or rear, are with respect to the orientation of the chest of drawers 10 and associated parts as shown in FIGS. 1-2. As indicated by FIGS. 1-2, the chest of drawers 10 can have any desirable number of drawers 14.

[0025]The frame 12 has a quadrilateral shape and is formed by four generally vertical corner posts 18 located at the corners. Two corner posts 18a are at the front and two posts 18b are at the back. Drawer or shelf supports 20 extend generally horizontal between corner posts 18. Front supports 20a extend between front corner posts 18a and rear supports extend between rear corner posts 18b. The supports 20 may be fastened to the corner posts 18 by welding, adhesives, connectors, brackets, or by fitti...

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Abstract

A collapsible chest of drawers is provided. Front and rear frames are formed with vertical corner posts joined by horizontally aligned shelf supports. Flexible material extends between pairs of shelf supports to form shelves to hold the drawers. The front and rear frames are joined at each side by a side frame having legs rotatably joined in an X shape with the opposing ends of each leg rotatably fastened to a different one of the front and rear frames. The upper or lower legs also translate so the front and rear frames can move toward each other to a collapsed configuration. A folding brace holds the frames in the expanded, use position. The drawers may also be collapsible.

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BACKGROUND[0001]A chest of drawers is usually large and bulky as the drawers need to slide in and out of the supporting chest and the chest has to be large enough and strong enough to support the drawers and the items contained in the drawers. But shipping assembled chests of drawers is bulky and expensive.[0002]Collapsible chests of drawers typically have flat side and back panels that may hinge together at corners, or be separated and attached by brackets and connectors. But hinged panels are large and heavy, and it is cumbersome and time consuming to assemble chests using brackets and connectors. Moreover, the shipping and assembly costs are high. There is thus a need for an improved chest of drawers that has a compact shipping configuration, that can be shipped more cheaply, and that is easily assembled.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]A collapsible chest of drawers is provided having front and rear frames formed with vertical corner posts joined by horizontally aligned shelf supports. Flexib...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B43/00A47B96/02A47B88/04
CPCA47B67/04A47B43/04
Inventor SABOUNJIAN, AZAD
Owner PRO MART IND