Shelf Mounted Drawer

Abstract

A slide drawer assembly for mounting to a shelf has a mounting bracket configured to slip over a front end of the shelf. A pair of slide channels is spaced apart from and parallel to one another and carried by the mounting bracket. A drawer has a bottom and an upstanding side wall extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the bottom. The upstanding side wall includes a pair of opposed sides each having a surface supported by and slidable along a respective one of the channels between a retracted position and an extended position.

1 . A slide drawer assembly for mounting to a shelf, the slide drawer assembly comprising: 
 a mounting bracket configured to slip over a front end of a shelf;    a pair of slide channels spaced apart from and parallel to one another and carried by the mounting bracket; and    a drawer having a bottom and an upstanding side wall extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the bottom, the upstanding side wall including a pair of opposed sides each having a surface supported by and slidable along a respective one of the channels between a retracted position and an extended position.    
   
   
       2 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage receptacle is a wire form basket.  
   
   
       3 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the bottom and the upstanding side wall are formed of a wire grid pattern.  
   
   
       4 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a front part that extends laterally between and interconnects front ends of the pair of slide channels.  
   
   
       5 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the slide channels is formed by a top panel, a side panel, and a support flange arranged in an elongate C-shape in cross-section, and wherein a side of the drawer is supported on the support flange of each slide channel.  
   
   
       6 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a resiliently flexible clamping structure coupled to and extending rearward from a front end of the mounting bracket and spaced vertically upward from a top panel of each of the respective slide channels.  
   
   
       7 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 6 , the clamping structure further comprising: 
 a pair of clips resiliently coupled to the mounting bracket and extending rearward from the front end;    a top panel extending between the pair of clips; and    a front panel coupled to the top panel and the pair of clips, wherein the top panel and clips are arranged to bear against a top surface of a shelf and the front panel is arranged to bear against a front end of a shelf when installed.    
   
   
       8 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein a top panel of the slide channels is arranged to bear against a bottom surface of a shelf when installed.  
   
   
       9 . A drawer assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the slide channels has a stop surface that is positioned near a back end of the channel and arranged to limit drawer travel when moved to the retracted position.  
   
   
       10 . A slide drawer assembly for mounting to a shelf, the slide drawer assembly comprising: 
 a mounting bracket with a clamping section configured to clamp onto a front end of a shelf;    a pair of slide tracks spaced apart from and parallel to one another and carried by the mounting bracket, the pair of slide tracks each having an open front end and a support surface extending in a lengthwise direction along the respective slide track; and    a drawer having a bottom and an upstanding side wall extending substantially around a perimeter of the bottom, the upstanding side wall including a pair of opposed sides each having an upper edge slid into the open front end of a respective one of the channels and supported by and slidable along a respective one of the channels between a retracted position and an extended position.    
   
   
       11 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the mounting bracket, the clamping section, and the pair of slide tracks are integrally formed as one piece from a sheet metal material.  
   
   
       12 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the clamping section comprises: 
 a pair of clips resiliently coupled to a front end of the mounting bracket and extending rearward from the front end; and    a front panel coupled to the pair of clips, wherein the clips are arranged to bear against a top surface of a shelf and the front panel is arranged to bear against a front end of a shelf when installed.    
   
   
       13 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein a top panel of each of the slide tracks is arranged to bear against a bottom surface of a shelf when installed.  
   
   
       14 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the slide tracks is integrally bent from the same material as the mounting bracket and includes a top panel, a side panel, and a support flange arranged in an elongate C-shape in cross-section, and wherein a side of the drawer is supported on the support flange of each slide channel.  
   
   
       15 . A slide drawer assembly mountable to a shelf, the slide drawer assembly comprising: 
 a mounting bracket having a transverse front panel, at least one elongate panel extending rearward from a bottom edge of the front panel, and at least one clip extending rearward from a top edge of the front panel and spaced upward from the elongate panel, wherein the elongate panel, front panel, and clip form a shelf receiving clamp therebetween;    a pair of slide channels spaced apart from and parallel to one another and carried by the at least one elongate panel, the pair of slide channels each having an open front end and a support flange extending in a lengthwise direction along the respective slide channel track; and    a drawer having a bottom and an upstanding side wall extending around a majority of a perimeter of the bottom, the upstanding side wall including a pair of opposed sides each having an upper edge slid into the open front end of a respective one of the channels and supported by and slidable along a respective one of the support flanges.    
   
   
       16 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 15 , further comprising a travel stop positioned at a back end of each of the slide channels to limit travel of the drawer in the retracted position.  
   
   
       17 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the mounting bracket has a pair of the elongate panels spaced apart from one another and a side wall depending from an edge of each of the pair of elongate panels, and wherein each of the support flanges extends from a bottom edge of a respective one of the side walls.  
   
   
       18 . A slide drawer assembly according to  claim 17 , wherein each of the slide channels is C-shaped and wherein the support flanges extend inward from the respective side walls toward one another.