Medicine cabinet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10687618-B2
Application number	US-201816214698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2018
Priority date	Dec 12, 2017
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A medicine cabinet includes a side panel, a door, and a hinge. The side panel includes a notch on an edge of the side panel. The door includes a projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door. The hinge pivotally couples the door to the side panel. The hinge includes a first portion coupled to the projection and a second portion coupled to the side panel. The projection and the first portion are received in the notch when the door is in a closed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medicine cabinet comprising:
a side panel including a notch on an edge of the side panel;
a door including a projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door; and
a hinge pivotally coupling the door to the side panel, wherein the hinge includes a first portion coupled to the projection and a second portion coupled to an inner surface of the side panel; and
wherein the projection and the first portion are received in the notch when the door is in a closed position.

2. The medicine cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a standard cabinet door hinge.

3. The medicine cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear panel coupled to the side panel opposite the edge; and
a shelf extending from the rear panel, wherein the shelf extends to the inner surface of the door when the door is in a closed position.

4. The medicine cabinet of claim 3 , wherein the shelf is cantilevered relative to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel, and wherein the shelf includes a retaining lip extending along a peripheral edge of the shelf above a top surface of the shelf.

5. The medicine cabinet of claim 3 , wherein the shelf is a generally hollow extrusion, and wherein the shelf includes a fastener channel disposed therein for receiving a fastener to couple the shelf to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel.

6. The medicine cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the notch is defined by an edge profile that is complementary to a surface profile of the projection.

7. The medicine cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the door includes a mirrored front surface.

8. A medicine cabinet comprising:
a side panel including a cutout on a side edge of the side panel;
a door including a localized projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door; and
a hinge pivotally coupling the door to the side panel, wherein the hinge includes a first portion coupled to the localized projection and a second portion coupled to the side panel; and
wherein the localized projection and the first portion are received in the cutout only when the door is in a closed position.

9. The medicine cabinet of claim 8 , wherein the hinge is a standard cabinet door hinge.

10. The medicine cabinet of claim 8 , further comprising:
a rear panel coupled to the side panel opposite the edge; and
a shelf extending from the rear panel, wherein the shelf extends to the inner surface of the door when the door is in a closed position.

11. The medicine cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the shelf is cantilevered relative to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel, and wherein the shelf includes a retaining lip extending along a peripheral edge of the shelf above a top surface of the shelf.

12. The medicine cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the shelf is a generally hollow extrusion, and wherein the shelf includes a fastener channel disposed therein for receiving a fastener to couple the shelf to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel.

13. The medicine cabinet of claim 8 , wherein the cutout is defined by an edge profile that is complementary to a surface profile of the localized projection.

14. The medicine cabinet of claim 8 , wherein the door includes a mirrored front surface.

15. A medicine cabinet comprising:
a side panel including a recessed portion along an edge of the side panel;
a door including a projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door; and
a hinge pivotally coupling the door to the side panel, wherein the hinge includes a first portion coupled to the projection and a second portion coupled to the side panel at an interior of the medicine cabinet adjacent the recessed portion; and
wherein the projection is received in the recessed portion only when the door is in a closed position.

16. The medicine cabinet of claim 15 , wherein the hinge is a standard cabinet door hinge.

17. The medicine cabinet of claim 15 , further comprising:
a rear panel coupled to the side panel opposite the edge; and
a shelf extending from the rear panel, wherein the shelf extends to the inner surface of the door when the door is in a closed position.

18. The medicine cabinet of claim 17 , wherein the shelf is cantilevered relative to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel, and wherein the shelf includes a retaining lip extending along a peripheral edge of the shelf above a top surface of the shelf.

19. The medicine cabinet of claim 17 , wherein the shelf is a generally hollow extrusion, and wherein the shelf includes a fastener channel disposed therein for receiving a fastener to couple the shelf to at least one of the rear panel or the side panel.

20. The medicine cabinet of claim 15 , wherein the recessed portion is defined by an edge profile that is complementary to a surface profile of the projection.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Diemel Jr Douglas J
• Ourada David P

Classifications

• A47B2220/0072

  Hinges for furniture · CPC title

• A47B67/02 Primary

  Cabinets for shaving tackle, medicines, or the like · CPC title

• E05D5/0215

  for attachment to profile members or the like · CPC title

• A47B96/20

  Furniture panels or like furniture elements · CPC title

• E05D5/08

  of cylindrical shape · CPC title