Claims
- 1. A drawer stop device for use in combination with a sliding drawer mounted in a cabinet behind a door, comprising:
a mounting portion with a Z-shape or 3-flanged shape formed by:
(1) a first, horizontal flange provided with a row of mounting holes therein, (2) a second, vertical flange which is perpendicular to the first, horizontal flange and provided with another row of mounting holes therein, and (3) a third, horizontal flange which is perpendicular to the second, vertical flange and extending in an opposite horizontal direction from the first, horizontal flange and provided with a pair of roller mounting holes on opposite ends thereof a roller element adapted to be mounted interchangeably through one or the other of said pair of roller mounting holes (depending on which side of the drawer the device is mounted to) by means of a spindle and cap nut assembly, wherein the drawer stop device can be used for left and right-sided mounting interchangeably on a sliding cabinet drawer.
- 2. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting holes in the first, horizontal flange are used to mount the drawer stop device to a bottom portion of a standard sliding rail unit mounted at the bottom side of a sliding cabinet drawer.
- 3. A drawer stop device according to claim 2, wherein the mounting holes in the first, horizontal flange are formed in a row and may be selectively used for mounting by nut-and-bolt fasteners to the bottom portion of a standard sliding rail unit mounted at the bottom side of a sliding cabinet drawer.
- 4. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting holes in the second, vertical flange are used to mount the drawer stop device to a side panel adjacent a top front side of a sliding cabinet drawer.
- 5. A drawer stop device according to claim 4, wherein the mounting holes in the second, vertical flange are formed as a pair of elongated slot holes for selective positioning of fasteners secured to the side panel of a sliding cabinet drawer.
- 6. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the roller element is mounted to protrude slightly on both a front side and a lateral side of a sliding cabinet drawer, so that it can provide a bump-stop function in forward and retracting directions of drawer movement.
- 7. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the spindle has an inner shaft with a diameter which fits thru a central bore in the roller element, and a fastener nub on its distal end to which the cap nut is fastened, such as by threading or snap detents.
- 8. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the roller element has a toroid shape with an outer diameter sufficient to protrude beyond the mounting portion and perform its bump-stop function without interference.
- 9. A drawer stop device according to claim 1 which is packaged as a single set with the mounting portion, the roller element, and the spindle and cap nut assembly for use in mounting on the left or right-handed side and the top or bottom sides of a sliding cabinet drawer.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This U.S. patent application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/356,335, of the same inventor, filed on Feb. 13, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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