Abstract: A cabinet has a base and a first side wherein one of the base and the first side has a male portion and an other of the base and the first side has a female portion for mating with the male portion. The cabinet has a second side, such that the second side may be attached to the base, wherein one of the base and the second side has a male portion and an other of the base and the second side has a female portion for mating with the male portion, such that the second side may be attached to the base. The cabinet also has a back for attaching to the first side, the second side and the base.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 6, 2012
Date of Patent:
October 13, 2015
Assignee:
Masco Builder Cabinet Group
Inventors:
Donald Joseph Deneweth, Chris Brozina, Shannon Lafferty
Abstract: A cabinet for use in an environment in which water may be present has a structural base and a face front. The structural base has a pair of structural plastic side pieces for bearing a load of the cabinet, the side pieces each have a pair of legs, a front edge, a back edge and a pair of mounting portions, a plastic floor the floor tilting downwardly from a back of the cabinet towards the face front, the plastic floor having a first portion attaching to one of the side pieces and a second portion for attaching to another of the side pieces, a pair of cross supports for connecting the structural sides above the plastic floor, the cross supports mounting within the mounting portions. The face front is made from wood or a wood byproduct and attaches to each side piece at the front edges thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
January 8, 2013
Assignee:
Masco Builder Cabinet Group
Inventors:
Jeff DeBoer, Jim Stenz, Mike Nellenbach, Richard Ostrosky, Thomas John Linn, Dennis Hamilton, Mary Jo Mosiniak
Abstract: A quoting system for housing components, especially cabinets, includes a product database storing a plurality of product identifiers for different cabinet components, each having an associated cabinet style. The database also includes identifiers for products and/or services that are outsourced. The user need enter the description and product or service identifiers only once for an entire quote. The user can assign the pricing by style (or wood species).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 1, 2005
Date of Patent:
April 6, 2010
Assignee:
Masco Builder Cabinet Group
Inventors:
Francis G. Willett, Heather S. Price, Steven L. Hester
Abstract: A quoting system for housing components, especially cabinets, includes a product database storing a plurality of product identifiers for different cabinet components, each having an associated cabinet style. The system further includes a quote database storing a plurality of quotes, each quote relating each of a plurality of pricing groups with each of a plurality of floorplans. A user interface permits a user to associate each of the plurality of styles with one of the plurality of pricing groups. One style within each pricing group may be selected as the primary, so that pricing of all of the styles in the pricing group will be based upon the pricing of the primary style and the pricing of all of the other styles in that pricing group will be overridden automatically.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 11, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 30, 2010
Assignee:
Masco Builder Cabinet Group
Inventors:
Francis G. Willett, Heather S. Price, Steven L. Hester