Claims
- 1. In a cabinet comprising a housing and a drawer, said housing including a base, said base adapted to rest on a floor, said drawer being slidably received in said housing for movement between open and closed conditions, said drawer having support means adapted to support said drawer from said floor at least in said open condition, the improvement wherein:
- said drawer comprises support means having first and second support elements, said first support element being adapted to support said drawer from said floor at least in said open condition of said drawer, said second support element being connected to said first support element and extending outwardly therefrom, said second support element being spaced above said first element relative to said floor; and
- said housing further comprises positioning means disposed adjacent an outer edge of said base and adapted to engage said second support element when said drawer is moved to said closed condition to dispose said drawer in a predetermined position relative to said housing regardless of height of said housing relative to said floor and contour of said floor.
- 2. A cabinet according to claim 1, wherein said drawer further comprises an outer end;
- said positioning means comprises ramp means on said base adjacent said outer edge; and
- said first support element comprises a floor engaging wheel at said drawer outer end for supporting said drawer from said floor at least in said open condition and for facilitating movement of said drawer between said open and closed conditions, said second support element comprising a hub on and having a reduced diameter relative to said floor engaging wheel, said hub being adapted to rotatably engage said ramp means when said drawer is moved to said closed condition to dispose said drawer in a predetermined position relative to said housing.
- 3. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein said ramp means comprises means for resisting movement of said hub out of engagement with said ramp means and movement of said drawer from said closed condition.
- 4. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein said drawer further comprises a front wall having an upper edge, and said housing further comprises a top wall having a front edge; and
- said positioning means is adapted to engage said hub when said drawer is moved to said closed condition to position said upper edge parallel and in predetermined spaced relationship to said front edge.
- 5. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein said base further comprises at least one channel extending inwardly a predetermined distance from said base outer edge and aligned with said floor engaging wheel;
- said ramp means comprise at least one ramp positioned adjacent said channel; and
- said floor engaging wheel is adapted to register with said channel, said hub being adapted to rotatably engage said ramp in said closed condition of said drawer to dispose said drawer in a predetermined position relative to said housing.
- 6. A cabinet according to claim 5, wherein said ramp comprises means engageable with said hub for resisting movement thereof out of engagement with said ramp and movement of said drawer from said closed condition.
- 7. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein said ramp comprises an upper surface having an upwardly and rearwardly sloping front portion in a concave rear portion; and
- said hub is adapted to rotatably engage said sloping front and rear Concave portions when said drawer is moved to said closed condition and to rest in said concave portion in said closed condition of said drawer, said concave rear portion forming said resisting means.
- 8. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein said ramp comprises an upper surface having an upwardly and rearwardly sloping front portion, a downwardly and rearwardly sloping center portion and a substantially horizontal rear portion; and
- said hub is adapted to rotatably engage said sloping front and center and horizontal rear portions when said drawer is moved to said closed condition and to rest on said horizontal rear portion in said closed condition of said drawer, said center sloping portion forming said resisting means.
- 9. A cabinet according to claim 2 wherein said base comprises first and second sides, a pair of channels at said first and second sides and extending inwardly a predetermined distance from said base outer edge;
- said ramp means comprises a pair of ramps positioned adjacent said channels; and
- said wheel means comprises a pair of floor engaging wheels adapted to support said drawer from the floor in at least said open condition of said drawer and to register with said channels in said closed condition of said drawer, said wheels having inner hubs with reduced diameters adapted to rotatably engage said ramps when said drawer is moved to said closed condition to dispose said drawer in a predetermined position relative to said housing.
- 10. A cabinet according to claim 1, wherein said drawer comprises first and second lateral sides, said first lateral side being open; and
- said cabinet further comprises rail means mounted in said drawer and for removably supporting work tools in positions for unobstructed access thereto from said first lateral side.
- 11. A cabinet according to claim 10, wherein said rail means comprises a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal support rails;
- whereby work tools can be supported at a plurality of horizontal and vertical positions on said support rails and in said drawer.
- 12. A cabinet according to claim 11, wherein said drawer further comprises a length and a height; and
- said rail means comprises a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal support rails spanning substantially said length and said height;
- whereby work tools are adapted to be supported on said rails at a variety of vertical and horizontal positions in said drawer.
- 13. A cabinet according to claim 1, wherein said drawer comprises first and second lateral sides, said drawer being open at said first and second lateral sides; and
- said cabinet further comprises rail means removably mounted in said drawer at either one of said first and second lateral sides for removably supporting work tools for unobstructed access thereto from the other of said first and second lateral sides;
- whereby said cabinet is adapted to be selectively positioned at either one of opposite sides of a workstation, with said rail means supporting work tools in said drawer for convenient access thereto from the side of the workstation at which the said cabinet has been positioned.
- 14. A cabinet according to claim 13, wherein said rail means comprises a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal support rails;
- whereby work tools can be supported at a plurality of horizontal and vertical positions on said support rails and in said drawer.
- 15. A cabinet according to claim 14, wherein said support rails further comprise channels therein extending along longitudinal axes of said rails; and
- work tools adapted to hang on said rails comprise hook portions adapted to engage said channels to support work tools from said rails.
- 16. A cabinet according to claim 15, wherein said drawer further comprises a length and a height; and
- said support rails span substantially said length and said height;
- whereby work tools are adapted to be supported on said rails at a variety of vertical and horizontal positions in said drawer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 059,543 filed June 8, 1987, entitled Tool Cabinet.
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