Patent ID: 8801121

Claim:
A chest of drawers ( 1 ), comprising a frame ( 2 ) comprising two uprights ( 3 ) facing each other, each upright ( 3 ) having a front edge ( 3 c ); at least one drawer ( 6 ) associated with said uprights ( 3 ) and having a front portion ( 6 f ), said drawer ( 6 ) also being sliding with respect to said uprights ( 3 ) between a closed configuration in which it is housed between said uprights ( 3 ) and a pull-out configuration in which it projects with respect to said front edge ( 3 c ) of said uprights ( 3 ); at least one guide ( 9 ) connected to an inside surface ( 3 a ) of one of said uprights ( 3 ) and comprising a sliding device ( 10 ) rotatably fastened to said guide ( 9 ) and associated with said drawer ( 6 ) to make it movable along said guide ( 9 ); said sliding device ( 10 ) being located on said guide ( 9 ) near said front edge ( 3 c ), at least a portion of the sliding device ( 10 ) protruding beyond a forward edge of the guide ( 9 ), said drawer ( 6 ) having a housing ( 14 ) at said front portion ( 6 f ) to accommodate said sliding device ( 10 ) when said drawer ( 6 ) is in the closed configuration and comprising a front panel ( 7 ), said housing ( 14 ) being positioned at a side edge ( 7 a ) of said front panel ( 7 ); a rail ( 15 ) being fastened to said drawer ( 6 ), resulting partially fitted in said housing ( 14 ) and engaging said sliding device ( 10 ) to slide over it and permit movement of the drawer ( 6 ); said housing ( 14 ) having a front wall ( 14 b ) substantially transverse to said uprights ( 3 ) and projecting with respect to said front panel ( 7 ) of said drawer ( 6 ), the protruding portion of the sliding device ( 10 ) being housed within the front wall ( 14 b ) of the housing ( 14 ); characterized in that said front wall ( 14 b ) of said housing ( 14 ) is substantially coplanar to said front edges ( 3 c ) of said uprights ( 3 ) when said drawer ( 6 ) is in the closed configuration.