Claims
- 1. A method for retrofitting an existing cabinet having a planar floor with a movable drawer of the type having a bottom, side walls, and rollers mounted to and extending from the side walls, comprising:providing a base separate from said cabinet floor with brackets mounted thereon secured to two guide rails, said base comprising two or more base components secured to said guide rails through said brackets to cooperate with said guide rails to maintain the guide rails substantially parallel at a fixed spacing substantially equal to the spacing between the rollers, said brackets elevating said guide rails above said base to engage the rollers extending laterally from the sides of said drawer side walls; securing said guide rails to said base prior to securing said base to the cabinet floor; and securing the base to the planar surface of the cabinet floor.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said base components are secured perpendicular to said guide rails.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said base further comprises cross braces connecting said base components to one another.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said brackets and said base components are integrally formed.
- 5. A retrofit kit for mounting a modular drawer system having a movable drawer within an existing cabinet having a planar floor, the kit comprising:a drawer defined by a bottom wall and side walls; runners mounted to and extending laterally from said side walls, said runners including rollers rotating on an axis perpendicular to said side walls; two guide rails adapted to receive the rollers to mount and guide movement of the drawer; brackets secured to said guide rails; a base separate from said cabinet floor, the base comprising two or more base components secured to said guide rails through said brackets to cooperate with said guide rails to maintain the guide rails substantially parallel at a fixed spacing substantially equal to the spacing between the rollers, said brackets elevating said guide rails above said base to engage the rollers extending laterally from the sides of said drawer side walls; and means for securing the base to the planar surface of the cabinet floor.
- 6. The retrofit kit of claim 5 wherein said base components are secured perpendicular to said guide rails.
- 7. The retrofit kit of claim 5 wherein said base further comprises cross braces connecting said base components to one another.
- 8. The retrofit kit of claim 5 wherein said brackets and said base components are integrally formed.
PRIOR APPLICATION DATA
The present application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/767,596 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,394,567 entitled “Method and Device for Mounting a Modular Drawer and Support Inside a Cabinet” filed Jan. 22, 2001 by Applicant herein which, in turn, is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/569,660, now abandoned, filed May 12, 2000 by Applicant herein.
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