Cabinet drawer

Abstract

A kit for retrofitting a cabinet with a drawer includes a bar assembly having a first end and an opposing second end with an adjustable length between the first end and the second end, the adjustable length being selectively configurable to allow the bar assembly to span the pair of opposing sidewalls. A bracket assembly including a front bracket and a rear bracket supports a a side rail assembly configured to support a drawer for movement between an extended position away from the bracket assembly and a retracted position toward the bracket assembly. A hook is configured to releasably join the bar assembly to the bracket assembly.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A kit for mounting a modular drawer within a cabinet having a horizontal planar floor and a pair of opposing cabinet sidewalls extending vertically upward with respect to the floor, the kit comprising:
 a bar assembly having a first end and an opposing second end with an adjustable length between the first end and the second end, the adjustable length being selectively configurable to allow the bar assembly to span the pair of opposing sidewalls;   a bracket assembly including a front bracket and a rear bracket;   a drawer;   a side rail assembly supported by the bracket assembly, the side rail assembly being configured to support the drawer for movement between an extended position away from the bracket assembly and a retracted position toward the bracket assembly; and   a hook configured to releasably join the bar assembly to the bracket assembly, wherein the bar assembly retains the bracket assembly within the cabinet when the bar assembly is mounted within the cabinet and spans the pair of opposing sidewalls.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket assembly comprises a front bracket and a rear bracket, and wherein the hook is attached to the rear bracket and configured to engage the bar assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , further comprising a first side mount and a second side mount, each of the first side mount and the second side mount being attachable to a separate one of the pair of opposing cabinet sidewalls, each of the first side mount and the second side mount further having a mounting feature wherein when the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the pair of opposing sidewalls the bar assembly is attachable to the mounting features. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 3 , wherein mounting features each comprise a raised annular rib. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 3 , wherein first side mount and the second side mount each further comprises a first face having the mounting feature and an opposing second face, with an adhesive applied to the opposing second face, whereby the second face is adhesively attachable to a selected one of the vertical cabinet sidewalls. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein the bar assembly comprises a small tube telescopically received within a large tube. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the small tube further comprises a spring-loaded button extending through the small tube, and wherein the large tube comprises a plurality of holes extending along a length of the large tube, wherein the button may be selectively extended through a chosen one of the plurality of holes to adjust the length of the bar assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the bar assembly defines an axis between the first end and the second end of the bar assembly, the bar assembly further comprising a spring cap, the spring cap having a spring housing and an end cap with a spring trapped between the spring housing and the end cap, wherein the end cap may be moved in a direction along the axis to decrease the length of the bar assembly when the spring is compressed. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 2 , further comprising at least one foot attached to the rear bracket, the hook being formed as a portion of the at least one foot, the hook further extending vertically from the at least one foot to a first height when the bracket assembly is positioned on the floor. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first side mount and a second side mount, each of the first side mount and the second side mount being attachable to a separate one of the pair of opposing cabinet sidewalls, each of the first side mount and the second side mount further having a mounting feature wherein when the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the pair of opposing sidewalls the bar assembly is attachable to the mounting features   wherein the mounting features are positioned on the first side mount and the second side mount to form a gap between the floor and the bar assembly when the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the opposing vertical sidewalls at a position in contact with the floor, the gap having a second height above the floor;   wherein the first height is greater than the second height.   
     
     
         11 . A kit for mounting a modular drawer within a cabinet having a horizontal planar floor and a pair of opposing cabinet sidewalls extending vertically upward with respect to the floor, the kit comprising:
 a first side mount and a second side mount, each of the first side mount and the second side mount having a first face with adhesive for attachment to one of the cabinet sidewalls and an opposing second face with a mounting structure;   a telescoping tube assembly having a first end terminating in a first end cap and an opposing second end terminating in a second end cap with an adjustable length between the first end and the second end, the adjustable length being selectively configurable to allow the bar assembly to span the pair of opposing sidewalls, each of the first end cap and the second end cap being attachable to a separate one of the mounting structures;   a bracket assembly including a front bracket and a rear bracket;   a drawer;   a side rail assembly attached to the bracket assembly, the side rail assembly being configured to support the drawer for movement between an extended position away from the bracket assembly and a retracted position toward the bracket assembly; and   a hook configured to releasably attach the tube assembly to the bracket assembly, wherein the tube assembly retains the bracket assembly within the cabinet when the tube assembly is mounted within the cabinet and spans the pair of opposing sidewalls.   
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the tube assembly comprises a small tube telescopically received within a large tube. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein the small tube further comprises a spring-loaded button carried on the small tube, and wherein the large tube comprises a plurality of holes extending along a length of the large tube, wherein the button may be selectively extended through a chosen one of the plurality of holes to adjust the length of the bar assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the tube assembly defines an axis between the first end and the second end of the tube assembly, and further wherein the second end cap comprises a spring cap, the spring cap having a spring housing a spring trapped within the spring housing, wherein the spring cap is moveable in a direction along the axis to decrease the length of the bar assembly when the spring is compressed. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 14 , further comprising a first foot attached to the rear bracket, the hook being formed as a portion of the first foot, the hook further extending vertically from the first foot to a first height when the bracket assembly is positioned on the floor. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 15 , wherein each of mounting structures are positioned on the first side mount and the second side mount to form a gap between the floor and the tube assembly when the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the opposing vertical sidewalls, the gap having an upper end at a second height above the floor, wherein the first height is greater than the second height. 
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 16 , wherein the first foot further comprises a planar portion attached to the rear bracket, and wherein the hook extends in a direction away from the front bracket and the rear bracket. 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the cabinet sidewalls, the tube assembly is mounted to and spans the first side mount and the second side mount, and the bracket assembly is supported by the floor. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 15 , wherein the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the cabinet sidewalls, the tube assembly is mounted to and spans the first side mount and the second side mount, the bracket assembly is supported by the floor and the hook engages the tube assembly. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the first side mount and the second side mount are attached to the cabinet sidewalls, the tube assembly is mounted to and spans the first side mount and the second side mount, the bracket assembly is supported by the floor and the hook engages the tube assembly.