IP Library Granted Patent US 11,224,288
Granted Patent B2
US 11,224,288 · App. 17/143,450 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Modular closet system

Inventors: Jerry Chiao (Newark, CA); Cze-Chao Tam (Palos Verdes, CA); Wai Kit Chan (Dongguan, CN); Yinan Yang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
A47B57/12A47B57/18A47B61/02A47B57/10A47B87/0207A47B96/07
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Patent No.
US 11,224,288
App. No.
17/143,450
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A modular closet system provides reconfigurable closet capacity and an appearance of a customized closet in any of the configurations. The system includes at least two sideframes cooperating to define a space therebetween creating a closet module when assembled. A series of through holes on an inside surface of the sideframes are used to attach a variety of storage devices from the system's sides, which may be re-positioned by user design. When assembled, any of the fasteners used to attach the storage devices are hidden from a front view perspective of the system. Once assembled, the perimeter of the storage devices cooperates with the frames to block the view of the fasteners. Some embodiments may extend closet capacity by including a hanging rod system that connects two frame modules together via the through hole system on respective closet modules, which when assembled also blocks the view of any fasteners.

Claims (14)

1. A modular closet system, comprising:

a first closet module;

a hanging rod coupled to the first closet module by a first brace attached to a first end of the hanging rod;

a second closet module coupled to the first closet module by a second brace attached to a second end of the hanging rod, wherein the first brace and the second brace are configured to slide flush against the first closet module and the second closet module without horizontal displacement of the hanging rod when repositioning the hanging rod along a height between the first closet module and the second closet module;

a plurality of fasteners extending through the first brace and the second brace and extending into the first closet module and the second closet module, respectively, the plurality of fasteners fixing the height of the hanging rod between the first closet module and the second closet module, where removal of the plurality of fasteners permits repositioning of the hanging rod to a desired height without horizontal displacement of the hanging rod; and

a plurality of storage devices configured for modular attachment to attachment points within the first closet module and the second closet module, wherein

the attachment points of the first brace to the first closet module and of the second brace to the second closet module are not visible from a front perspective view of the modular closet system when in an assembled state.

2. The modular closet system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of storage devices includes a first size drawer system and a second size drawer system of a different size than the first size drawer system, wherein the first size drawer system is removable and re-attachable along a height of the first closet module and the second size drawer system is removable and re-attachable along the height of the first closet module.

3. The modular closet system of claim 2 , wherein the first size drawer system are attachable to a space in the first closet module previously occupied by the second size drawer system.

4. The modular closet system of claim 3 , wherein:

the first size drawer system includes a first U-shaped box for receiving a first size drawer, and

the second size drawer system includes a second U-shaped box for receiving a second size drawer.

5. The modular closet system of claim 4 , wherein the first U-shaped box and the second U-shaped box are repositionable along the height of the first closet module.

6. The modular closet system of claim 1 , wherein the first closet module and the second closet module are substantially wooden.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
To: CIBC BANK USA
Reel/Frame 065056/0977 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: CHIAO, JERRY; TAM, CZE-CHAO; CHAN, WAI KIT; YANG, YINAN
To: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 054844/0904 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16802299 · Feb 26, 2020
Division 16040306 · Jul 19, 2018
Provisional Application 62640856 · Mar 9, 2018
Related Publication 20210120950A1 · Apr 29, 2021