Anti-tipping storage furniture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12290167-B2
Application number	US-202318126133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2023
Priority date	Mar 24, 2023
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A storage furniture is disclosed. The storage furniture includes a frame and at least one drawer movable into and at least partly out of the frame when the at least one drawer present in the frame. The frame includes an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having a greater front to back distance than that of the upper section. The upper section includes a pair of upper side panels and the lower section includes a pair of lower side panels. The pair of upper side panels are detachably connected to the pair of lower side panels when the frame is in an installed state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A storage furniture, comprising:
a frame including a front side, a back side, an upper section with an upper front region, a lower section with a lower front region, and a central longitudinal axis equally spaced from outermost extents of the front side and the back side, the lower front region of the lower section being more forward from the central longitudinal axis of the frame than the upper front region of the upper section; and
a lower drawer movable into and at least partly out of the lower section of the frame;
wherein the lower drawer includes a plurality of support structures, the plurality of support structures extending downwards from a bottom of the lower drawer for supporting the lower drawer on a floor surface when in an installed state;
wherein the lower section comprises two lower side panels;
wherein the upper section comprises two upper side panels being detachably connected to the pair of lower side panels when the frame is in an installed state; and
wherein a guide track is arranged on the respective interior surface of the pair of lower side panels for receiving an upper drawer of the upper section, wherein the upper drawer has a front panel with a forwardmost surface that is inwards of a front surface of the two lower side panels relative to the central longitudinal axis when the upper drawer is in a closed position.

2. The storage furniture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support structures comprise wheels configured to roll on the floor surface.

3. The storage furniture of claim 1 , wherein the lower section has a greater front to back distance than that of the upper section.

4. The storage furniture of claim 1 , wherein the upper section is detachably connected to the lower section in the installed state along a connection interface.

5. The storage furniture of claim 4 , wherein the lower section includes a lower panel and the upper section includes an upper panel, the lower panel arranged between the upper drawer and the upper section relative to the central longitudinal axis, and wherein the lower panel has a front surface more forward from the central longitudinal axis than a front surface of the upper panel.

6. The storage furniture of claim 5 , wherein the two lower side panels are interconnected by the lower panel, the two lower side panels each having a respective bottom surface for resting on the floor surface, and wherein the two lower side panels together with the lower panel at least partially define a compartment for the lower drawer.

7. The storage furniture of claim 6 , wherein the two lower side panels each have a respective top surface and a respective interior surface, and the lower panel is arranged at a distance from the respective top surface of each of the two lower side panels relative to the central longitudinal axis.

8. The storage furniture of claim 5 , wherein the two upper side panels are interconnected by the upper panel, the two upper side panels each having a respective front facing surface, and wherein the front surface of the lower panel is more forward from the central longitudinal axis than the respective front facing surface of the two upper side panels.

9. The storage furniture of claim 8 , wherein the two upper side panels each have a respective bottom surface facing the lower section and a top surface;
wherein the two lower side panels are interconnected by the lower panel, the two lower side panels each having a respective bottom surface and a top surface facing the upper section; and
wherein the respective bottom surface of the two upper side panels have at least one fastener and the respective top surface of the two lower side panels have at least one counter fastener, wherein the at least one fastener is structured and arranged to engage with the at least one counter fastener to secure the upper section to the lower section.

10. The storage furniture of claim 1 , wherein the lower drawer is movable into and at least partly out of the lower section of the frame without exerting a downward pressure on the frame when in the installed state.

11. A storage furniture, comprising:
a frame;
at least one lower drawer movable into and at least partly out of the frame when the at least one drawer present in the frame;
the frame including an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having a greater front to back distance than that of the upper section; and
the upper section including a pair of upper side panels and the lower section including a pair of lower side panels;
wherein the pair of upper side panels are detachably connected to the pair of lower side panels when the frame is in an installed state; and
wherein a guide track is arranged on the respective interior surface of the pair of lower side panels for receiving an upper drawer of the upper section, wherein the upper drawer has a front panel with a forwardmost surface that is inwards of a front surface of the pair of lower side panels relative to a central longitudinal axis of the frame when the upper drawer is in a closed position.

12. The storage furniture of claim 11 , wherein the pair of lower side panels each have a respective bottom surface and a respective top surface, the lower section further including a lower panel interconnecting the pair of lower side panels, the lower panel disposed at a greater distance from the respective bottom surface of the pair of lower side panels than the respective top surface of the pair of lower side panels to at least partially define a compartment underneath the lower panel relative to the upper section.

13. The storage furniture of claim 12 , wherein the at least one drawer is movable into and at least partly out of the compartment in the lower section of the frame, and wherein the at least one drawer includes a plurality of wheels on a bottom of the at least one drawer that roll on a floor surface and support the at least one drawer when in the installed state.

14. The storage furniture of claim 13 , wherein the at least one drawer is movable into and at least partly out of the compartment in the lower section without exerting a downward pressure on the frame.

15. The storage furniture of claim 12 , wherein the pair of lower side panels each have a respective inner surface and the lower panel has a front surface, and the guide track is disposed on the inner surface between the lower panel and the respective top surface;
wherein the at least one drawer includes corresponding guide tracks that respectively mate with the guide track on the pair of lower side panels.

16. The storage furniture of claim 15 , wherein the pair of upper side panels each have a respective bottom surface that ends at a greater vertical distance from the lower panel than a bottom of the at least one drawer, so that the pair of upper side panels and the pair of lower side panels each partly cover the lateral sides of the at least one drawer.

17. The storage furniture of claim 11 , wherein the pair of lower side panels each have a respective top surface facing the upper section, and the pair of upper side panels each have a respective bottom surface facing the lower section, and wherein the respective top surface of the pair of lower side panels and the respective bottom surface of the pair of upper side panels have fasteners for securing the upper section to the lower section.

18. The storage furniture of claim 17 , wherein the pair of lower side panels each have a respective bottom surface for resting on a floor surface and supporting the frame, and wherein the respective top surf

Assignees

• Inter Ikea Sys Bv

Inventors

• Schön Daniel

Classifications

• A47B67/04 Primary

  Chests of drawers; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers (A47B67/02 takes precedence; drawers, guides for drawers, per se A47B88/00) · CPC title

• A47D5/00

  Dressing-tables {or diaper changing supports} for children · CPC title

• A47B2097/008

  Anti-tip devices · CPC title

• A47B17/00 Primary

  Writing-tables · CPC title