IP Library Granted Patent US 9,844,263
Granted Patent B2
US 9,844,263 · App. 15/357,173 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Office chest of drawers with area for keeping objects

Inventor: Luciano Trindade de Sousa Monteiro (Sao Paulo, BR)
A47B67/04A47B31/00A47B81/00A47B88/04A47B96/068A47B91/00A47B97/00A47B2031/003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,844,263
App. No.
15/357,173
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an office chest of drawers ( 10 ) for putting objects, comprising a lateral base section ( 20 ) associated to a top side section ( 30 ), the lateral base section ( 20 ) and the top side section ( 30 ) configure at least one back area ( 21 ) for putting objects and at least one top area ( 31 ) for putting objects, the office chest of drawers ( 10 ) comprising at least one drawer ( 50 ) in a front region ( 11 ) and at least one trunk ( 110 ) in the back region ( 12 ), said at least one drawer ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) having length and depth dimensions cooperating with the dimensions of the top side section ( 30 ), said at least one trunk ( 110 ) in the back region ( 12 ) exhibiting length, depth and height dimensions cooperating with the dimensions of the additional area below the back area ( 21 ) for putting objects and occupied by the lateral base section ( 20 ) of longer length than the top side section ( 30 ).

Claims (29)

1. An under desk file cabinet providing an area for putting objects, the under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) comprising:

a lateral base section ( 20 ) associated to a top side section ( 30 ),

at least one drawer ( 50 ) in a front region ( 11 ) of the cabinet ( 10 ), and

at least one back area ( 21 ) at least in part defining a trunk space ( 110 ) positioned in a back region ( 12 ) of the cabinet ( 10 ) opposite the front region ( 11 ),

wherein:

the lateral base section ( 20 ) and the top side section ( 30 ) further define the at least one back area ( 21 ) for putting objects and at least one top area ( 31 ) for putting objects,

said at least one drawer ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) exhibits length and depth dimensions cooperating with dimensions of the top side section ( 30 ),

an internal profile of the trunk space ( 110 ) of the at least one back area ( 21 ) is defined in part by a difference between a depth of each of the lateral base ( 20 ) section and the top side section ( 30 ) and a difference between a height of each of the lateral base section and the top side section, so as to accommodate objects larger than the back area ( 21 ).

2. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the chest of drawers is substantially parallelepiped-shaped.

3. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one drawer ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) comprises two or more drawers ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) of equal or different heights.

4. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more drawers ( 50 ) are opened from the front region ( 11 ) of the office chest of drawers ( 10 ).

5. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more drawers ( 50 ) are opened from the side region ( 14 ) of the office chest of drawers.

6. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more drawers ( 50 ) are opened from both the front region ( 11 ) and side region ( 14 ) of the office chest of drawers ( 10 ).

7. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more drawers ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) have a movement limit defined by the dimensions of the top side section ( 30 ).

8. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more drawers ( 50 ) in the front region ( 11 ) and the trunk ( 110 ) in the back region ( 12 ) are configured to occupy the whole internal volume of the office chest of drawers ( 10 ).

9. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one trunk space ( 110 ) has a cover ( 113 ).

10. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral base section ( 20 ) and the top side section ( 30 ) are integrally associated into a single volume.

11. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a set of castors in a bottom region ( 15 ).

12. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 11 , wherein the set of castors comprises either fixed castors ( 90 ) or rotary castors ( 91 ).

13. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the trunk ( 110 ) and the top area ( 31 ) for putting objects comprise at least one border ( 41 ) at their outer limits.

14. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , wherein at least one border ( 41 ) is made from metallic, wooden or plastic materials.

15. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one border ( 41 ) is configured to receive at least one support ( 51 ).

16. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 15 , wherein the support ( 51 ) exhibits a pin shape with a recess ( 53 ) for insertion and fixation into a socket ( 42 ) of the border ( 41 ).

17. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 16 , wherein the socket ( 42 ) of the border ( 41 ) comprises a profile with adequate housing composed by two walls, the first one being an inlet and support wall and the farther one being a counter-support wall with socket in the form of two interlinked bores.

18. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 17 , wherein the two interlinked bores of the socket ( 42 ) are a lower passage bore ( 42 a ) configured to receive the support ( 51 ) and an upper bore ( 42 b ) configured to house the support ( 51 ) recess, the support ( 51 ) being kept fitted and fixed and being configured to have the capacity of bearing adequate loads.

19. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 15 , wherein the support ( 51 ) exhibits a tip in the form of a hook for fitting and easy removal.

20. The under desk file cabinet ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one border ( 41 ) is configured to receive at least one simple and removable support ( 52 ).

21. The under desk file cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surface of the at least one trunk space ( 110 ) comprises at least one of: at least one bottom ( 112 ) and a cover ( 113 ), a side plate ( 111 ) and at least one bottom ( 112 ), a side plate ( 111 ) and a cover ( 113 ), or a side plate ( 111 ), at least one bottom ( 112 ), and a cover ( 113 ).

22. The under desk file cabinet according to claim 21 , wherein the at least one surface of the trunk space ( 110 ) comprises two or more depths between the bottom ( 112 ) and the top side section ( 30 ).

Priority Claims (2)
BR 102015031758 · Dec 17, 2015 · national
BR 102016015017 · Jun 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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