Drawer stabilizing arrangement for double walled drawer
An arrangement for stabilizing the in and out movement of a double walled drawer with a guidance during its movement. Runner systems ( 110 a ) are fixed on both sides of the drawer, to precisely control the movement of the drawer as well as supporting it. The stabilizing assembly is mounted on the support bracket ( 60 ) of the drawer, specially configured to provide a stabilizing effect.
1. A stabilizing arrangement for a double walled drawer, mounted for guided in and out movement with respect to a furniture body, said arrangement comprising:
drawer support means for supporting said drawer during the in and out movement, said drawer support means having a slot;
a runner system housed within said drawer support means to enable said in and out movement, said runner system including a pull-out guide having a recess;
a guide having an extension engageable within said slot, said guide being locked onto said drawer support means when force is applied and said extension sized such that it is moveable laterally within said drawer support means slot so as to allow variance between the width of said furniture body and said drawer to be accommodated;
said guide extension is secured within said recess through said slot such that the guide is aligned with the runner system, when locked thereto; and
wherein the drawer support means is a bottom support bracket and each of the guide and the bottom support bracket further comprises serrations, said serrations being engageable together and provide a lock between the guide and the bottom support bracket when said guide is acted upon by said force.
2. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a force supplying means, for locking said guide onto the bottom support bracket.
3. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the force supplying means applies constant pressure to the guide.
4. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the force supplying means for locking the guide onto the bottom support bracket includes a lever and a leg.
5. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said lever is in the form of an inverted U-shaped bracket.
6. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said leg is formed of sheet metal or any suitable material with two side surfaces with a relatively smooth edge, which is adapted to fit a recess of said lever.
7. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the force supplying means is affixed onto the bottom support bracket by a holder.
8. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the holder is in the form of an L-shaped bracket.
9. The stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide is in alignment automatically with the runner system.
10. A drawer comprising the stabilizing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 .
11. The drawer as claimed in claim 10 wherein the stabilizing arrangement is on at least one side of the drawer.