Patent Application
20130082020
The invention relates to the organization of drawers of multiple kinds including toolbox drawers, rolling tool chest, utility truck chests, home drawers, and others. The invention more specifically relates to organizing drawers using modular pieces in multiple configurations with deliberately loose connecting pieces to better fit in the multiple types of drawers.
Commercially available storage drawers become more cumbersome to use with more items placed in the drawers. For example, an often-used screwdriver may shift to the back of a tool drawer, forcing the user to open the drawer fully every time the user intends to use the screwdriver. Moreover, the drawer itself may warp such that rigid drawer dividers are less useful.
Toward this and other objects that are made obvious in light of the present disclosure, a device and method are provided for us with or for incorporation with a drawer of a storage device. The device comprises a first H-shaped beam, or first rail. The first rail has a first vertical column and a second vertical column with a first notch on the first vertical column and a second notch on the second vertical column. The first notch and the second notch are parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the first vertical column and the second vertical column. The device also includes an I-shaped attachment to connect the first H-shaped beam to a second H-shaped beam with analogous characteristics to the first H-shaped beam. The second H-shaped beam has a third vertical column and a fourth vertical column with a third notch on the third vertical column and a fourth notch on the fourth vertical column. The attachment comprises of an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. The upper section slides into a first hollow area formed between the first vertical column and the second vertical column. The middle section slides into the first notch. The lower section slides into a second hollow area formed between the third vertical column and the fourth vertical column.
The device may additionally comprise of an H-beam covering, or trim. The trim is placed over a first H-beam preferably after the H-beam is connected to a second H-beam with an attachment. The attachment cannot be removed while the trim is connected to the first H-beam, so the connection between the first H-beam and the second H-beam cannot be broken until the trim is removed from the first H-beam. A second H-beam trim may be installed onto the second H-beam to reinforce the connection between the first H-beam and the second H-beam. The trip may be formed alternately flexible or rigid.
It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to particular aspects of the present invention described, as such may, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the appended claims.
Methods recited herein may be carried out in any order of the recited events which is logically possible, as well as the recited order of events.
Where a range of values is provided herein, it is understood that each intervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range, is encompassed within the invention. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges may independently be included in the smaller ranges and are also encompassed within the invention, subject to any specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are also included in the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, the methods and materials are now described.
It must be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is further noted that the claims may be drafted to exclude any optional element. As such, this statement is intended to serve as antecedent basis for use of such exclusive terminology as “solely,” “only” and the like in connection with the recitation of claim elements, or use of a “negative” limitation.
Referring now generally to the Figures and particularly to
A top view shows a first H-beam 106 connected to a second H-beam 107. An extension attachment 108 is paced in the hollow area 103 of the first H-beam 106 and the second H-beam 107 to keep the two beams connected. A formation shows a primary H-beam 109 connected with a top secondary H-beam 110 with a Tee-90 attachment 111. The primary H-beam 109 is also connected to a right middle secondary H-beam 112 and a left middle secondary H-beam 113 with a cross attachment 114. The cross attachment 114 connects the primary H-beam 109 to the right middle secondary H-beam 112 and the left middle second H-beam at the same time in contrast to the Tee-90 attachment 111 connecting the primary H-beam 109 to a singular beam, the top secondary H-beam 110.
One or more H-beams 100, 106, 107, 109, 110, 112 & 113 and/ or links 108, 111, & 114 may be or comprise (a.) aluminum alloy 6061; (b.) a metal or metal alloy; (c.) a rigid plastic ; (d.) a rigid composite; (e.) a wood vinyl composite; and/or (f.) a suitable rigid metallic, composite, organic or inorganic material in singularity or combination as known in the art.
The width dimension A of the notch 204 is preferably greater in width than the width dimension B of the extension link 108, as shown in
The H-beam 100, or rail 100, is shown in
The width W of the top section 601, the bottom section 602 and the middle section 604 are each preferably 0.375 inch. The width W of the upper connection section 603 and lower connector section 605 are preferably 0.190 inch. Furthermore, the width dimension B of both the upper connection section 603 and lower connector section 605 of the cross link 114 are each more preferably smaller by 0.006 inch plus or minus 0.003 inch than the width dimension A of the notch 204 of the H-beam 100 as shown in
Two separate embodiments of the trim 700 may be separately coupled with the H-beam 100, wherein a first trim 700 is partially inserted into to the upper hollow area 203 of the H-beam 100 and a second trim 700 is partially inserted into the lower hollow area 203 of the same H-beam 700.
The trim 700 may be or comprise (a.) vinyl; (b.) a composite of wood and vinyl; and/or (c.) a suitable flexible metallic, composite, organic or inorganic material in singularity or combination as known in the art. Alternatively or additionally, the trim 700 may be or comprise (a.) aluminum alloy 6061; (b.) a metal or metal alloy; (c.) a rigid plastic ; (d.) a rigid composite; (e.) a wood vinyl composite; and/or (f.) a suitable rigid metallic, composite, organic or inorganic material in singularity or combination as known in the art.
Although the invention has been described in considerable detail in language specific to structural features and or methodological steps, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or steps described. Rather, the specific features and steps are disclosed as preferred forms of implementing the claimed invention. Therefore, while illustrative embodiments of the invention have been described, numerous variations and alternative embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. For example, the device allows for multiple configurations of a connected H-beam formation in means other than those described in the figures. Furthermore the general design of a H-beam attachment piece allows the dimensions of a constructed H-beam to be modified as along as the attachment piece can still be used to connect the constructed H-beams together. Such variations and alternate embodiments are contemplated and can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
