Cabinet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016000221-A1
Application number	US-201414766115-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 5, 2014
Priority date	Feb 5, 2013
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosed subject matter is directed to a cabinet configured with at least a right side wall and a left side wall, defining together a cabinet space, closeable by a at least one front door pivotally articulated at a front portion of the cabinet and displaceable between a closed position and at least a first open position. At the first open position each of the at least one door is coplanar with a respective side wall and at least one of the right side wall and the left side wall are configured with wall rail segments. One or more of the respective at least one front door is configured with door rail segments, such that the wall rail segments are coextensive with respective door rail segments, with a sliding gap extending between neighboring ends of a wall rail segment and a door rail segment, and defining together one or more sliding planes. The planes are configured for slidingly supporting a support unit mountable thereon.

First claim

1 . A cabinet configured with a right side wall and a left side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a back wall, defining together a cabinet space, closeable by a at least one front door pivotally articulated at a front portion of the cabinet and displaceable between a closed position and at least a first open position,
wherein, at said first open position each of the at least one door is coplanar with a respective side wall and wherein one or both of the right side wall and the left side wall are configured with wall rail segments, and each of the respective at least one door is configured with door rail segments, such that the wall rail segments are coextensive with respective door rail segments, with a sliding gap extending between neighboring ends of a wall rail segment and a door rail segment, and defining together one or more sliding planes, each configured for slidingly supporting a support unit mounted thereon.

2 . A cabinet comprising at least a right side wall and a left side wall, defining together a cabinet space, closeable by a at least one front door pivotally articulated at a front portion of the cabinet and displaceable between a closed position and at least a first open position, wherein at said first open position each of the at least one door is coplanar with a respective side wall and wherein at least one of the right side wall and the left side wall are configured with wall rail segments, and wherein one or more of the respective at least one front door is configured with door rail segments, such that the wall rail segments are coextensive with respective door rail segments, with a sliding gap extending between neighboring ends of a wall rail segment and a door rail segment, and defining together one or more sliding planes, each configured for slidingly supporting a support unit mountable thereon.

3 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the support unit is provided with at least one engaging member at least at its one mounting side, the at least one engaging member being receivable in the respective rail segment in a sliding engagement.

4 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the support unit is provided with a latching mechanism for latching the support unit within the rail segment so as to prevent movement of the support unit within the rail segment.

5 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the support unit is configured with at least three rail engaging members at each of its sides, wherein at least two rail engaging members remain engaged with rail segments upon displacement of the support unit.

6 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the support units are displaceable between a fully retracted position, at least one intermediate position and an extracted position.

7 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the wall rail segments and the door rail segments are parallely disposed at a substantially equi-distanced configuration, wherein the rail engaging members are supported between a top rail segment and a bottom rail segment depending on displacement location of a support unit.

8 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein a sliding plane is configured such that the rail engaging members are disposed between a top rail segment and a bottom rail segment.

9 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the wall rail segments and the door rail segments are integrally formed with the respective side walls and the front doors.

10 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the wall rail segments and the door rail segments are parallel to one another.

11 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the at least one door is configured with a floor engaging support.

12 . A cabinet according to claim 11 , wherein the floor engaging support is configured near or at an innermost location of each door.

13 . A cabinet according to claim 11 , wherein a front edge of the bottom wall is configured with a recess for receiving the floor engaging support of the at least one door at the closed position.

14 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the cabinet is configured with a locomoting system.

15 . A cabinet according to claim 14 , wherein the locomoting system comprises a rear wheeling system disposed at or near a rear portion of the cabinet, and a manipulating mechanism for tilting and wheeling the cabinet over the rear wheeling system.

16 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the rail engaging members are friction reducing element facilitating stabilized support yet smooth displacement of a support unit over the rail segments.

17 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the cabinet comprises two or more doors, where two opposing doors extending from side walls of the cabinet are configured with door rail segments such that at the open position they coextend the sliding planes defined by the rail segments.

18 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein a single rail segment can have a top surface serving as a bottom rail segment of one sliding plane, and a bottom surface serving as a top rail segment of another sliding plane extending below said one sliding plane.

19 . A cabinet according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the support unit can extend between one side wall and respective door unit of the cabinet, and a fixed partition wall of the cabinet, wherein the fixed partition wall is fitted with a co-planar optional telescopic rail configured for supporting the support unit.

Assignees

• Keter Plastic Ltd

Inventors

• Brunner Yaron

Classifications

• A47B31/00

  Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons ({serving trays A47G23/06}; features relating to running gear or to movement by hand B62B) · CPC title

• E06B3/367

  specially adapted for furniture · CPC title

• A47B96/06

  Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves ({A47B96/022 takes precedence; } aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B57/00 {; brackets for the display of articles A47F5/08}) · CPC title

• A47B57/10 Primary

  the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves · CPC title

• A47B55/00

  Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction (safes E05G) · CPC title