Cabinet drawer and stationary drawer glide
View Patent ↗A stationary drawer glide and cabinet drawer are provided. The stationary drawer glide and cabinet drawer incorporating the drawer glide allow for a user to easily slide open and closed a cabinet drawer without causing damage or warping to the cabinet drawer, even if there are heavy objects in the drawer. The drawer glide includes a fastening portion adapted to be affixed to an interior cabinet wall, and top and bottom portions for supporting a drawer. The drawer glide may be made of a material with a smooth surface with a low coefficient of friction to facilitate easy gliding of the cabinet drawer.
1. A stationary drawer glide, with a drawer, for attachment to a cabinet interior wall comprising:
an elongated, substantially flat upper plateau, load-bearing top portion for supporting the drawer;
an elongated, substantially flat, load-bearing bottom portion for supporting the drawer;
at least one horizontal side portion connected to the load-bearing top portion and the load-bearing bottom portion;
wherein each of the portions have an opening along the middle; a plurality of laterally and vertically extending longitudinally spaced apart generally C-shaped support members located within an inner surface of the horizontal side portion of the drawer glide, each of said support members extending from and being connected to the load-bearing top portion, the load-bearing bottom portion and the side portion;
a fastening portion on the inner surface of the horizontal side portion, adapted to be affixed to said cabinet interior wall, comprising at least one fastening member extending substantially perpendicularly from the horizontal side portion; and wherein the drawer comprises a track that envelops the drawer glide, allowing the drawer to slide along the drawer glide.
2. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 further comprising two vertical side portions, wherein the support members are located between the vertical side portions and extend laterally from the horizontal side portion and bridge the load-bearing top and bottom portions, forming an inner portion that is essentially hollow.
3. The stationary drawer glide of claim 2 wherein the horizontal side portion further comprises a glide portion, wherein the glide portion connects the load-bearing top portion with the load-bearing bottom portion.
4. The stationary drawer glide of claim 3 wherein the glide portion extends approximately half the width of the vertical side portion.
5. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the drawer glide is substantially symmetrical around a horizontal axis.
6. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the drawer glide is substantially symmetrical around a vertical axis.
7. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the drawer glide has a generally c-shaped cross-section.
8. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the upper plateau has an essentially smooth surface.
9. The stationary drawer glide of claim 8 wherein the essentially smooth surface has a low coefficient of friction.
10. The stationary drawer glide of claim 8 wherein the upper plateau comprises high density polyethylene or an acetal copolymer.
11. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 further comprising an essentially hollow inner portion.
12. The stationary drawer glide of claim 11 wherein the at least one fastening member comprises a plurality of fasteners located within the hollow inner portion.
13. The stationary drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the at least one fastening member is integral with the fastening portion.
14. The drawer glide of claim 1 wherein the at least one fastening member is a snap-in fastener.