Patent ID: 7506484
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: A47B,E06B

Abstract:
1. A door or drawer assembly having a port therein, comprising: a first panel having a major plane and four outer walls formed at right angles to the major plane, two or more of the walls having apertures disposed therein, and having a port in the major plane, a portion of the major plane at a perimeter of the port formed perpendicular to the major plane to form a wall around the perimeter of the port; deformable members each having a head portion and a body portion, the head portion being larger than the body portion, the body portion disposed in the apertures such that the head portion is on an exterior face of the outer walls; an escutcheon plate fastened to the perpendicularly formed wall on the side of the wall that faces the port; a second panel having a major plane, four outer walls at right angles to the major plane with partial apertures formed in two or more of the second panel outer walls such that at least one portion of a perimeter of each partial aperture is open and facing the major plane, and having a port in the major plane corresponding to the port in the first panel, a portion of the second panel major plane at a perimeter of the port formed in a ‘U’ shape such that one leg of the ‘U’ is approximately parallel to the second panel major plane and the open portion of the ‘U’ shape faces away from the port; and wherein when the first panel is assembled to the second panel the deformable member head portions deform and are captured in the respective partial apertures in the second panel outer walls to secure the two panels together to form the door or drawer assembly.