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Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,968 · App. 16/752,476 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Drawer dresser and drawer cabinet with stabilization device

Inventor: Jean-Francois Orsini (Washington, DC)
A47B96/00A47B97/00A47B2097/008
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Patent No.
US 11,178,968
App. No.
16/752,476
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A furniture assembly comprises two or more drawers and a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly. The plurality of pouches are filled with water, sand, or dirt. The water may contain a plurality drops of bleach. A minimum weight of the plurality of pouches is determined from torque balance of forces and weights. In one example, the plurality of pouches are disposed at a rear portion of a lower drawer. A rear wall of the plurality of pouches directly contacts a rear wall of the lower drawer. A top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar.

Claims (54)

1. A furniture assembly comprising:

two or more drawers comprising:

a lower drawer; and

an upper drawer; and

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly;

wherein the plurality of pouches are disposed at a rear portion of the lower drawer.

2. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with water.

3. The furniture assembly of claim 2 , wherein the water contains a plurality drops of bleach.

4. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar.

5. The furniture assembly of claim 1 further comprising a bottom board.

6. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pouches is of a rectangular prism shape.

7. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pouches comprises a recessed region; wherein a respective cap is positioned in the recessed region of each of the plurality of pouches; and wherein a top surface of the respective cap and a top surface of each of plurality of pouches are coplanar.

8. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the furniture assembly is a drawer dresser.

9. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the furniture assembly is a drawer cabinet.

10. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with sand.

11. The furniture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with dirt.

12. A furniture assembly comprising:

two or more drawers comprising:

a lower drawer; and

an upper drawer;

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly; and

a bottom board;

wherein the lower drawer is shorter than the upper drawer; wherein the plurality of pouches are disposed on the bottom board; and wherein the plurality of pouches are between a rear wall of the furniture assembly and a rear wall of the lower drawer.

13. A furniture assembly comprising:

two or more drawers comprising:

a lower drawer; and

an upper drawer; and

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly;

wherein the plurality of pouches are aligned along a line; wherein each of the plurality of pouches is directly connected to a respective adjacent pouch of the plurality of pouches; and wherein a sum of a width of each of the plurality of pouches equals to a width of an internal cavity of the furniture assembly.

14. A furniture assembly comprising:

a lower drawer;

an upper drawer; and

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly;

wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with water; and

wherein a minimum weight of the plurality of pouches is determined from torque balance.

15. The furniture assembly of claim 14 , wherein the lower drawer is reinforced by a bracket.

16. A furniture assembly comprising:

a lower drawer;

an upper drawer; and

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly;

wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with water;

wherein the water contains a plurality drops of bleach;

wherein the plurality of pouches are disposed at a rear portion of the lower drawer; and

wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar.

17. A furniture assembly comprising:

a lower drawer;

an upper drawer;

a plurality of pouches disposed at a rear lower portion of the furniture assembly; and

a bottom board;

wherein the plurality of pouches are filled with water;

wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of pouches and a top surface of a rear wall of the lower drawer are coplanar;

wherein the lower drawer is shorter than the upper drawer;

wherein the plurality of pouches are disposed on the bottom board; and

wherein the plurality of pouches are between a rear wall of the furniture assembly and the rear wall of the lower drawer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ORSINI, JEAN-FRANCOIS
To: SUREFIX SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.
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Continuity (1)
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