Patent ID: 8388076

Claim:
A face plate alignment mounting system to adjust a face plate of a drawer, the drawer having a drawer body including a front panel having a front surface and a rear surface, at least one groove formed in the front surface of the drawer front panel, the system comprising: a support bracket engaging the face plate and the drawer front panel to adjust the face plate in a lateral direction relative to the drawer front panel, the support bracket having at least one edge curved substantially perpendicular to and slidably engaging the at least one groove in the drawer front panel; a first nut fastener including a head portion and a shaft portion, the head portion of the first nut fastener affixed to the front surface of the drawer front panel and the shaft portion of the first nut fastener extending in a rearward direction from the head portion, slidably engaging a first bore of the drawer front panel, and defining an opening with internal threads; and an adjustable fastener having a head portion positioned at an end of the adjustable fastener and a shaft portion, the head portion of the adjustable fastener being extendable beyond the front surface of the drawer front panel to abut a rearward facing side of the support bracket, the shaft portion of the adjustable fastener being unengaged with the support bracket and having external threads threadably engaging the internal threads of the first nut fastener; wherein the adjustable fastener has a first means to adjust the adjustable fastener in a frontward direction and the rearward direction relative to the front surface of the drawer front panel to space at least a portion of the face plate from the drawer front panel, and a second means to adjust the adjustable fastener in the frontward direction and the rearward direction relative to the front surface of the drawer front panel, the first means accessible at the rear surface of the drawer front panel, the first and second means positioned at opposite ends of the adjustable fastener.