US 12,303,027 B2
Storage furniture with tip-over prevention mechanism
Fritz Wallis, Älmhult (SE)
Assigned to Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
Filed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,144.
Prior Publication US 2024/0315443 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A47B 67/04 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 67/04 (2013.01) [A47B 2220/0036 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage furniture, comprising:
a frame including a pair of side panels, each with a back end and a front end opposing the back end;
at least one drawer movable into and at least partly out of the frame when the at least one drawer is present in the frame;
a fastener configured to secure the frame to a vertical support when in an assembled orientation; and
wherein the pair of side panels each have a top surface, and an opposing bottom surface in a facing relationship to a floor surface when in the assembled orientation, and wherein the bottom surface has a lesser front to back distance between the front end to the back end than the top surface;
wherein the front end of each side panel includes a first straight and elongate portion adjoining the top surface and extending at least generally vertically relative to the floor surface, and a second portion adjoining the bottom surface and extending rearwardly with respect to the first straight and elongate portion; and
wherein the top surface and the bottom surface extend parallel to one another, and wherein the second portion extends obliquely to the bottom surface and the first straight and elongate portion.