Claims
- 1. A drawer stop device for use in combination with a sliding drawer mounted in a cabinet behind the cabinet's door and which can be mounted interchangeably on both the left and right hand sides of the sliding 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 by means of a spindle and cap nut assembly wherein when the drawer stop device is mounted on the drawer, the roller element will be mounted to protrude slightly on both a front side and a lateral side of the sliding cabinet drawer so that it can provide a bump-stop function in forward and retracting directions of the drawer's movement.
- 2. A drawer stop device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting holes in the first, horizontal flange are used for mounting the drawer stop device to a bottom portion of a standard sliding rail unit mounted at the bottom side of a sliding cabinet drawer when the drawer stop device and the sliding door are assembled.
- 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 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.
- 7. 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 with the door when the drawer stop device is mounted on the drawer.
- 8. A drawer stop device according to claim 1 in combination with and mounted to a portion of the drawer with the mounting portion, the roller element, and the spindle and cap nut assembly mounted on the left or right-handed side and the top or bottom sides of a the sliding cabinet drawer.
Parent Case Info
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.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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