Dresser 2.0 |
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申请号 | US15802091 | 申请日 | 2017-11-02 | 公开(公告)号 | US20190128034A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2019-05-02 |
申请人 | Alexander Thomas Luedtke; | 发明人 | Alexander Thomas Luedtke; | ||||
摘要 | In short, the invention provides a storage compartment containing a front door panel that can easily be opened in one fluid motion, and closed in one fluid motion; with the flexibility of being wider than would usually be possible with a functionality of this kind. The front door swings up and under the upper panel of the storage compartment and, when size requires, vertical supports are placed within the storage compartment to support the upper, horizontal panel. Because these support panels lie in the way of the front panel's operating motion, material has been removed from the front panel and support panels to allow them to coincide with one another. The method of guiding this operation, through the use of rotating, sliding pivot points is also disclosed. | ||||||
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说明书全文 | Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. The invention being disclosed endeavors into the field of furniture and cabinetry as described by class A47B of the Cooperative Patent Classification. The problem with a traditional dresser of drawers is that you are not able to see the entire contents of a given drawer at the same time due to the view of the contents being from the top-down, and you cannot view the contents of two consecutive drawers, or contents of all of the drawers, simultaneously; because when one drawer is slid open and you slide open the drawer beneath it, the contents of the lower drawer is obstructed in view by the upper drawer. Therefore, the user of the dresser of drawers is unable to accurately grasp the variety and entirety of the contents contained in the dresser without inconvenience. The problem with traditional cabinetry is that the doors swing out horizontally away from the storage area. Because of this, it prevents the cabinet doors from being of considerable width. Also, because of the hinges traditionally used, any cabinet door that would swing vertically would not be able to remain open on it's own and would fall closed without the resistance of the person holding the cabinet door open. The problem with a traditional trunk, like the traditional dresser of drawers, is that the contents can only be viewed from the top-down. And additionally, with the trunk, the storage compartments are not stackable because the lid to the storage compartment is the top panel of the structure. The problem with traditional shelving is that there is nothing concealing the contents of the shelving from view. The invention being disclosed is a cabinet, dresser, shelving unit, storage container, or piece of storage furniture whose front panel transitions between being down and concealing the contents of the storage compartment from view, and being up and revealing the storage compartment for view; by simultaneously rotating up and sliding inward, underneath the top panel of the storage compartment into a horizontal orientation to open, and simultaneously rotating downward and sliding back forward into a vertical orientation to close. This composition allows for a storage compartment that is stackable, not restrictive in width, allows for simultaneous viewing of all of the contents of all of the storage compartments simultaneously when all storage compartments are all open simultaneously, and contains a front door panel that conceals the contents of the storage compartment when closed and reveals the contents of the entire storage compartment when open. In the Detailed Drawings, numeral one (1) references the top shelf panel, also referred to as an upper horizontal shelf panel; numeral two (2) references a side panel, of which there are two; numeral three (3) references the bottom shelf; numeral four (4) references an interior shelf panel, also referred to as an upper horizontal shelf panel of which there are two; numeral five (5) references a vertical support panel, of which there are six; numeral six (6) references a notched cutout of negative space within a vertical support, also referred to as a notched cutout within the detailed description, of which there are six; numeral seven (7) references a vertical slat of negative space within a front door panel, also referred to as a vertical slat of negative space within the detailed description, of which there are six, two per front door panel; numeral eight (8) references a front door panel, of which there are three; numeral nine (9) references a handle, of which there are three; numeral ten (10) references an upper recessed track, of which there are eighteen, three per side panel and two per vertical support panel; numeral eleven (11) references a rotational sliding pivot dowel, of which there are six; numeral twelve (12) references a lower recessed track, of which there are six; numeral thirteen (13) references a rotational sliding pivot wheel, of which there are six; numeral fourteen (14) references a rearward extension, of which there are six; numeral fifteen (15) references an alternate sliding rotational pivot dowel, of which there are twelve; numeral sixteen (16) references a cylindrical fulcrum, of which there are six; numeral seventeen (17) references a fixed closure magnet, of which there are six; numeral eighteen (18) references a variable closure magnet, of which there are six; numeral nineteen (19) references an upper plateau of a lower recessed track, also referred to as the upper plateau, of which there are six; numeral twenty (20) references a drop-off at the front end of an upper recessed track, of which there are eighteen; and numeral twenty-one (21) references a docking catch at the back end of an upper recessed track, also referred to as a docking catch, of which there are eighteen. Due to the storage compartments being stacked on top of one another and the considerable width of the composition as a whole, vertical support panels (5) have been placed within each storage compartment to prevent loads of weight on the upper horizontal shelf panels (1)(4) from bowing and warping under substantial loads of weight; and vertical slats of negative space within the front door panels (7) and notched cutouts of negative space within the vertical support panels (6) have been integrated in order to provide space for the vertical support panels (5) to preside, provide support and prevent interference with the operational motion of the front door panels (8). However, because of the weakness imposed on the front door panels (8) through the integration of vertical slats of negative space (7), alternate rotational sliding pivot dowels (15) have been integrated into the insides of the vertical slats of negative space (7), attached to the front door panels (8) in order to interact with upper recessed tracks (10) placed on both sides of the vertical support panels (5). These alternate rotational sliding pivot dowels (15) and upper recessed tracks (10) integrated into the vertical support panels (5) can more easily be seen in the lower storage compartment of the exploded view provided in Points of interest in To better understand the correlation and relative location between the fixed (17) and variable (18) magnetic closures, special notation has been made in the upper storage compartment of the exploded view provided in In this layout, the rotational sliding pivot wheel (12) slides forward along the lower recessed track (12) before moving back up along that same lower recessed track (12) in the opposite direction and resting along the lower track's upper plateau (19). This back-and-forth movement, as well as the motion of the mechanism from open-to-closed, can more easily be observed in The diagrams depicted in Starting from the top of the left hand column with roman numeral one (I), Roman numeral two (II) illustrates how the mechanism looks after the operator has pulled the handle (9) towards themselves. The rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) remains in the drop-off (20) at the front of the upper recessed track (10), but a slight angle has been created in the front door panel (8), the recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) has been pulled towards the front and is now touching the end of the lower recessed track (12), and the variable magnetic closure (18) has been disengaged from the fixed magnetic closure (17). Roman numeral three (III) illustrates how the mechanism looks after the operator has continued pulling rearward on the front handle (9), using the resistance of the lower recessed track (12) placed on the recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) to propel the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) up and out of the drop-off (20) at the front end of the upper recessed track (10). Roman numeral four (IV) illustrates how the mechanism looks as the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) and recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) continue sliding along the upper (10) and lower (12) recessed tracks towards the rear of the composition; simultaneously and consecutively. Roman numeral five (V) illustrates how the mechanism looks after the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) has come into contact with the docking catch (21) at the back of the upper recessed track (10). Because the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) has to be maneuvered under and around the docking catch (21), the operator of the invention has to rotate the front door panel (8) beyond ninety degrees while pushing forward on the handle (9). The recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel coming in contact with the top of the lower recessed track (12) helps the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) achieve it's downward motion by acting as a fulcrum. Roman numeral six (VI) depicts the mechanism after the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) has surpassed the docking catch (21). The rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) is now behind the docking catch (21) and is restricted from sliding forward, so the operator of the invention is free to release the handle (9) and the front door panel (8) will remain open. The recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) is now resting on the upper plateau (19) of the lower recessed track (12) and is propping up the front door panel (8) into a fully-horizontal position. This is both aesthetically pleasing and allows the operator the ability to freely see and access the contents contained within the storage compartment. Roman numeral seven (VII) depicts the mechanism after the operator has re-grasped a hold of the front handle (9) and begun closing the front door panel (8) by lifting the handle (9) and front door panel (8) back up, past ninety degrees, and begun pulling the handle (9) towards themselves. The recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) is back up off the upper plateau (19) of the lower recessed track (12) and in contact with the upper border of the lower recessed track (12) in order to act as a fulcrum, and the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) is below the docking catch (21) on it's way around and back towards the front of the upper recessed track (10). Roman numeral eight (VIII) depicts the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) after it is past the docking catch (21) and the recessed rotational pivot wheel (13) after it is beyond the front edge of the lower recessed track's (12) upper plateau (19). At this time, although the operator is still grasping the handle (9), gravity is providing the majority of the work sliding the front door panel (8) back down towards it's fully-closed position, and as such, the recessed rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) will be rolling along the bottom edge of the recessed lower track (12) towards the bottom. In roman numeral nine (IX), we see the back of the front door panel (8) coming in contact with the cylindrical fulcrum (16) for the first time; as the rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) is still in contact with and rolling down the lower recessed track (12). In roman numeral ten (X), we see the mechanism after the operator has begun applying forward, and slightly downward, force on the front handle (9). This forward force uses the resistance of the cylindrical fulcrum (16) on the back of the front door panel (8) to lift the rotational sliding pivot wheel (13) off of the lower recessed track (12), and propel the rotational sliding pivot dowel (11) forward towards the drop-off (20) at the front end of the upper recessed track (10). To see the composition fully closed, please revert back to roman numeral one (I). |