Drawer construction

Abstract

A drawer includes a pair of opposite drawer side members and a pair of opposite drawer end members. Each of the opposite side members have ends and are joined at their ends to ends of the opposite end members to form a perimeter frame for the drawer. Each of the opposite side members and opposite end members have a drawer bottom stop extending along a lower portion thereof and a bottom clip receiving channel below and spaced from the bottom stop. A drawer bottom sized and shaped to fit within the perimeter frame is positioned in the perimeter frame against the drawer bottom stops and drawer bottom holding clips are inserted into and received by the clip receiving channel to sandwich and hold the drawer bottom between the drawer bottom stops and the drawer bottom holding clips to provide a bottom or floor for the drawer.

1 . A drawer, comprising: 
 opposite drawer side members;    opposite drawer end members;    each of said opposite side members having ends and being joined at their ends to ends of the opposite end members to form a perimeter frame for the drawer, and each of the opposite side members and opposite end members having a drawer bottom stop extending along a lower portion thereof and a bottom clip receiving channel below and spaced from the bottom stop;    a drawer bottom sized and shaped to fit within the perimeter frame and against the drawer bottom stops; and    drawer bottom holding clips adapted to be inserted into and received by the clip receiving channel to sandwich and hold the drawer bottom between the drawer bottom stops and the drawer bottom holding clips.    
   
   
       2 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , additionally including drawer corner pieces having tabs extending therefrom, and wherein each of the opposite side members and opposite end members includes internal channels adapted to receive tabs therein extending from the drawer corner pieces.  
   
   
       3 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , wherein the ends of each of the opposite side members and opposite end members are straight cuts and abut a drawer corner piece.  
   
   
       4 . A drawer according to  claim 3 , wherein the ends of each of the opposite side members and opposite end members are miter cuts and abut a drawer corner piece.  
   
   
       5 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , wherein the opposite side members and opposite end members are cut from an elongate extrusion.  
   
   
       6 . A drawer according to  claim 5 , wherein the elongate extrusion is an elongate plastic extrusion.  
   
   
       7 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer bottom holding clips are elongate to extend along the drawer bottom holding clip receiving channel.  
   
   
       8 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter frame formed by the sides and ends is rectangular.  
   
   
       9 . A drawer according to  claim 1 , wherein the sides and ends are cut to desired length from a plastic extrusion.  
   
   
       10 . A drawer, comprising: 
 opposite drawer side members;    opposite drawer end members;    each of said opposite side members and opposite end members being cut to desired length from an extrusion and being joined end-to-end to form a substantially rectangular perimeter for the drawer, and each having a drawer bottom stop extending from a lower portion thereof and a bottom clip receiving channel below and spaced from the bottom stop;    a drawer bottom of substantially rectangular shape sized to fit within the assembled rectangular drawer perimeter and against the drawer bottom stop; and    clips adapted to be inserted into and received by the clip receiving channel to sandwich and hold the drawer bottom between the stop and the clips.    
   
   
       11 . A drawer side or end member, comprising: 
 a member having a length and having opposite sides, an upper edge, and a lower edge, the distance between the upper edge and the lower edge defining the width of the member;    a drawer bottom stop extending along a lower portion of one side of the member; and    a drawer bottom holding clip receiving channel extending into the lower portion of the one side of the member and spaced below the drawer bottom stop and adapted to receive therein a portion of a drawer bottom holding clip.    
   
   
       12 . A drawer side or end member, according to  claim 11 , wherein the drawer bottom holding clip receiving channel includes at least one reentrant portion adapted to receive a projection of the drawer bottom holding clip therein to secure the drawer bottom holding clip in the drawer bottom holding clip receiving channel.  
   
   
       13 . A drawer side or end member, according to  claim 12 , wherein the drawer bottom holding clip receiving channel includes two reentrant portions.  
   
   
       14 . A drawer side or end member, according to  claim 11 , wherein the drawer bottom stop extends from the member and has an arcuate surface toward the upper edge of the member to provide a smooth transition between the one side of the member and the drawer bottom stop.  
   
   
       15 . A drawer side or end member, according to  claim 11 , wherein the member includes internal channels adapted to receive tabs therein extending from drawer corner pieces.  
   
   
       16 . A drawer side or end member, according to  claim 11 , wherein the member has ends configured to be joined to an end of a second similar member.