Patent ID: 6431668
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A method of installing a telescopic shelf in a cabinet comprising an opening at one side and being substantially rectangular in plan, a pair of rear mounting posts extending vertically in two rear corners of the cabinet remote from the opening, and a pair of front mounting posts extending vertically in two front corners of the cabinet adjacent to the opening, mounting holes being provided in each pair of mounting posts, the method comprising the steps of installing a guide into the cabinet, the guide comprising a longitudinally extending channel portion for receiving a respective edge of the telescopic shelf, a first bracket fixed at the rear end of the guide and a second bracket fixed at the front end of the guide, the first bracket being provided with a first lug, the second bracket having a second lug; the steps of installing the guide comprising fitting the first lug in a mounting hole in one of the rear mounting posts and moving the guide longitudinally until the first lug is secured in the mounting hole, and twisting the guide about a longitudinal extending axis, so as to insert the second lug into a mounting hole in the front mounting post, and the engagement of the second bracket with the front mounting post preventing movement of the guide longitudinally sufficient to release the first bracket from the rear mounting post; installing a second guide in a similar manner so that its channel portion faces the channel portion of the first guide; and sliding the opposite edges of a telescopic shelf into the facing channels; wherein at least one of the brackets for each guide is telescopically adjusted to set the position of the guide relatively to at least one of the mounting posts in at least one of the depth and width directions of the cabinet.