Cabinet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10524588-B2
Application number	US-201715433429-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Feb 15, 2016
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

A cabinet includes a plurality of vertically spaced-apart shelves adapted to hold product for display in a retail location. The cabinet is formed from a blank which is folded to form the cabinet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cabinet comprising
a body including a body shelf-part strip, a back wall panel spaced apart from the body shelf-part strip, and sidewall panels extending between the body shelf-part strip and the back wall panel, the body shelf-part strip, back wall panel, and sidewall panels cooperating to define an insert-receiving space therebetween, and
an insert being located in the insert-receiving space and including an insert shelf-part strip extending between the sidewall panels and located between the body shelf-part strip and the back wall panel and a pair of spacer panels coupled along opposing edges of the insert shelf-part strip,
wherein the spacer panels are arranged to engage the back wall panel of the body and extend away from the back wall panel toward the body shelf-part strip to cause the insert shelf-part strip to be spaced apart from the back wall panel, the insert shelf-part strip is formed to define one or more first shelf parts arranged to extend from the insert shelf-part strip toward the back wall panel to couple with the back wall panel, and the body shelf-part strip is formed to define one or more second shelf parts arranged to extend from the body shelf-part strip toward the back wall panel and overlie at least a portion of the first shelf parts to establish one or more shelves of the cabinet.

2. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the spacer panels are configured to position the insert shelf-part strip closer to the body shelf-part strip than the back wall panel.

3. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the spacer panels are configured to position the insert shelf-part strip closer to the back wall panel than the body shelf-part strip.

4. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein each second shelf part includes a wedge arranged to extend toward at least one of the spacer panels and engage the spacer panel with an interference fit to limit movement of the second shelf part relative to the first shelf part.

5. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the back wall panel is formed to include one or more slots, and wherein support tabs of the first shelf parts are received in the slots to at least partially support the first shelf parts.

6. The cabinet of claim 5 , wherein each first shelf part includes a support wall band coupled to the spacer panels, a first floor panel coupled to the support wall band and foldable relative to the support wall band, and the support tab coupled to an opposing end of the first floor panel from the support wall band and foldable relative to the first floor panel.

7. The cabinet of claim 6 , wherein each second shelf part includes a front wall band coupled to the sidewall panels and a second floor panel coupled to the front wall band and foldable relative to the front wall band, and wherein the support wall bands are configured to provide a cross brace to support the second floor panels.

8. The cabinet of claim 6 , wherein each second shelf part includes a front wall band coupled to the sidewall panels, a drop panel coupled to the front wall band and foldable relative to the front wall band along a fold line, and a second floor panel coupled to the drop panel and foldable relative to the drop panel, wherein the drop panel is configured to space the second floor panel away from the fold line to form a lip along the fold line, and wherein the support wall bands are configured to provide a cross brace to support the second floor panels.

9. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the insert further includes bottom-closure panels coupled to the spacer panels and configured to provide a closed bottom of the cabinet.

10. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the body further includes a lock tab, the insert further includes a retention slot, and the retention slot is configured to receive the lock tab to hold the body on the insert.

11. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein a support tab of one of said first shelf parts engages with the bottom-closure panels to at least partially support the first shelf part.

12. A cabinet comprising
a body blank including a body shelf-part strip, sidewall panels coupled along opposing edges of the body shelf-part strip, and a back wall panel coupled along an edge of one of the sidewall panels, and
an insert blank including an insert shelf-part strip and a pair of spacer panels coupled along opposing edges of the insert shelf-part strip,
wherein the body blank is foldable to attach the back wall panel to the other of said sidewall panels and form a body of the cabinet, the insert blank is foldable to form an insert of the cabinet, the body is sized to receive the insert therein, the insert shelf-part strip is formed to define one or more first shelf parts arranged to extend from the insert shelf-part strip toward the back wall panel to couple with the back wall panel, and the body shelf-part strip is formed to define one or more second shelf parts arranged to extend from the body shelf-part strip toward the back wall panel and overlie at least a portion of the first shelf parts to establish one or more shelves of the cabinet.

13. The cabinet of claim 12 , wherein the spacer panels are arranged to engage the back wall panel of the body and extend away from the back wall panel toward the body shelf-part strip to cause the insert shelf-part strip to be spaced apart from the back wall panel.

14. The cabinet of claim 12 , wherein each second shelf part includes a wedge arranged to extend toward at least one of the spacer panels and engage the spacer panel with an interference fit to limit movement of the second shelf part relative to the first shelf part.

15. The cabinet of claim 12 , wherein the back wall panel is formed to include one or more slots, and wherein support tabs of the first shelf parts are received in the slots to at least partially support the first shelf parts.

16. The cabinet of claim 15 , wherein each first shelf part includes a support wall band coupled to the spacer panels, a first floor panel coupled to the support wall band and foldable relative to the support wall band, and the support tab coupled to an opposing end of the first floor panel from the support wall band and foldable relative to the first floor panel.

17. The cabinet of claim 16 , wherein each second shelf part includes a front wall band coupled to the sidewall panels and a second floor panel coupled to the front wall band and foldable relative to the front wall band, and wherein the support wall bands are configured to provide a cross brace to support the second floor panels.

18. The cabinet of claim 16 , wherein each second shelf part includes a front wall band coupled to the sidewall panels, a drop panel coupled to the front wall band and foldable relative to the front wall band along a fold line, and a second floor panel coupled to the drop panel and foldable relative to the drop panel, wherein the drop panel is configured to space the second floor panel away from the fold line to form a lip along the fold line, and wherein the support wall bands are configured to provide a cross brace to support the second floor panels.

19. The cabinet of claim 12 , wherein the insert further includes bottom-closure panels coupled to the spacer panels and configured to provide a closed bottom of the cabinet.

20. The cabinet of claim 19 , wherein the body further includes a lock tab, wherein the insert further includes a retention slot, and wherein the retention slot is configured to receive the lock tab to hold the body on the insert.

Assignees

• Westrock Container Llc
• Westrock Shared Services Llc

Inventors

• Pratsch Jeffrey P

Classifications

• A47B43/02

  made of cardboard or the like {(travelling wardrobes A47B61/06; hand-folded from sheet material and specially adapted for display A47F5/116)} · CPC title

• A47F5/116 Primary

  Shelving racks · CPC title