Patent ID: 8636329
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A method for retrofitting an existing cabinet open top sliding drawer or a new cabinet open top sliding drawer and installing a sliding cabinet drawer kit, the drawer kit adapted for mounting on top of a pair of vertical side panels in of the open top sliding drawer, the drawer received inside a drawer cabinet having a cabinet top, the steps comprising: cutting a thin sheet, drawer shield to a length “L2” and a width “W”, the length “L2” and the width “W” sufficient to cover an open top in of the drawer; attaching an elongated attachment block having pre-drilled screw holes therein to an end portion of the shield; cutting a pair of slide rails to a length “L−X” and less than a length “L” of the drawer; attaching the slide rails to the pair of side panels in of the drawer; placing the shield on top of the drawer and covering the open top of the drawer; placing opposite sides of the shield next to the slide rails; and attaching the end portion of the shield using the attachment block to a back of the drawer cabinet by (a) securing the attachment block to a top of the end portion of the shield when the cabinet top is removed or an upper drawer disposed above the drawer is removed or (b) securing the attachment block to a bottom of the end portion of the shield by removing a lower drawer disposed below the drawer when the cabinet top and/or the upper drawer is not removed, and closing the drawer inside the drawer cabinet.