Cabinet

Abstract

A cabinet includes a frame and first and second drawers each coupled to the frame and arranged adjacent to one another. The first and second drawers are independently moveable relative to the frame between open and closed positions. Each of the drawers defines a drawer compartment, with the drawer compartment being disposed within an opening of the frame when the drawer is in the closed position and at least partially outside of the opening when the drawer is in the open position. The cabinet further includes a partition disposed within the drawer compartment of the first drawer to define opposing sections of the first drawer, and storage receptacles removeably mounted to the partition within the drawer compartment and accessible from each of the sections.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The subject application claims priority to and all of the benefits of Chinese Utility Application No. 201520384897.2, filed Jun. 5, 2015, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates generally a cabinet.

BACKGROUND

Cabinets often used for storing or displaying articles of various types, sizes, and/or shapes. While cabinets may have various configurations, cabinets typically include doors and/or drawers which are accessible from the front of the cabinet. Some cabinets are configured with one or more drawers, with each drawer having a drawer compartment for storing one or more articles. Typically, the drawer compartment is an open compartment, and the article(s) can be placed within the open drawer compartment.

SUMMARY

An embodiment of the cabinet of the present disclosure comprises a frame defining an opening, first and second drawers each coupled to the frame arranged adjacent to one another and independently moveable relative to the frame between open and closed positions and each of the drawers defining a drawer compartment with the drawer compartment being disposed within the opening when the drawer is in the closed position and at least partially outside of the opening when the drawer is in the open position, a partition disposed within the drawer compartment of the first drawer to define opposing sections of the first drawer, and a plurality of storage receptacles removeably mounted to the partition within the drawer compartment and accessible from each of the sections.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Advantages of the present disclosure will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be appreciated that the drawings are merely illustrative and are not necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 1 with the first drawer in an open position.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 2 with the storage receptacles removed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 1 with the second drawer in an open position.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 4 with the trash receptacle removed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring now to the figures, wherein like numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, embodiments of a multi-purpose toolkit or cabinet 100 are shown and described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1-5.

As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of a multi-purpose toolkit or cabinet 100 includes a box body or frame 4 defining an opening 5. The cabinet 100 further includes a first drawer 2 arranged vertically and coupled to the frame 4 and a second drawer 3 arranged vertically and coupled to the frame 4. In an embodiment, the cabinet 100 further includes a third drawer 1 extending across the opening 5 and arranged horizontally and above the first drawer 2 and the second drawer 3. Typically, the first drawer 2, the second drawer 3, and the third drawer 1 are opened and closed from the same side. For example, and as shown, the first drawer 2, the second drawer 3, and the third drawer 1 may be opened and closed from the front of the cabinet 100.

The first drawer 2 and the second drawer 3 are arranged adjacent one another. In an embodiment, the first drawer 2 and the second drawer 3 may be disposed in bilateral symmetry. In addition, and as shown at least in FIGS. 2-4, the first drawer 2 and the second drawer 3 are independently moveable relative to the frame 4 between open and closed positions. In an example, each of the first 2 and second 3 drawers define a drawer compartment 6, 7, with the drawer compartment 6, 7 being disposed within the opening 5 when the drawer 2, 3 is in the closed position and at least partially outside of the opening 5 when the drawer 2, 3 is in the open position.

The cabinet 100 further includes at least one track or slides 8 moveably coupled to the frame 4 for enabling the first drawer 2 to move between the open and closed positions. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the track 8 may include two pieces that telescope such that one of the pieces moves relative to the other of the pieces when the first drawer 2 moves between the open and closed positions. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the track 8 includes a single piece which slides when the first drawer 2 moves between open and closed positions.

The first drawer 2 includes a horizontal floor or base 21, a front or vertical panel 22, and a back panel 24 with each of the panels 22, 24 extending vertically from the base 21 and substantially parallel to one another. As shown in FIG. 3, the cabinet 100 further includes a partition or vertical support plate 25 disposed within the drawer compartment 6 of the first drawer 2 to define opposing sections 26, 27 of the first drawer 2. In addition, the partition 25 is arranged between and substantially perpendicular to the front 22 and back 24 panels. In an embodiment, the partition 25 separates the drawer compartment 6 into two substantially equal sections 26, 27. In another embodiment, the partition 25 is positioned such that the partition separates the drawer compartment 6 into uneven sections 26, 27. For instance, the partition 25 may be positioned such that the section 26 is larger than section 27, or vice versa.

In an embodiment, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the multi-purpose toolkit or cabinet 100 further includes a plurality of parts bins or storage receptacles 23 removeably mounted to the partition 25 within the drawer compartment 6 and accessible from each of the sections 26, 27. The parts bins or storage receptacles 23 may be or include any container, vessel, receptacle, bin, and/or any other suitable structure (having any suitable size and/or shape) that can suitably hold or contain relatively small parts. In an example, each of the storage receptacles 23 has an opening at the top, and the parts can be placed within the storage receptacle 23 through the opening at the top. In an embodiment, the parts bins or storage receptacles 23 are individually removeably coupled to the partition or vertical support plate 25. For example, one storage receptacle 23 may be removed or detached from the partition 25 at a time. In another embodiment, two or more of the storage receptacles may be coupled to one another such that the coupled storage receptacles 25 may be removed or detached from the partition 25 at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 3, the partition or vertical support plate 25 defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms 30 for coupling the parts bins or storage receptacles 23 to the partition 25. In an embodiment, each of the coupling mechanisms 30 is a slot defined in the partition 25. Each slot may have any suitable shape and/or size. In an example, all of the slots have the same shape and/or size. In another example, one or more of the slots may have different sizes and/or shapes. Each of the storage receptacle 23 may be configured such that the storage receptacle 23 can be coupled to the partition 25 utilizing the slot. In an example, the storage receptacle 23 may have a lip that slides through the slot and hooks the storage receptacle 23 to the partition 25. In another example, the storage receptacle 23 has a vertical side with a buckle bar, hook, or other suitable fastening element disposed on the vertical side, and the partition 25 includes a slot corresponding to the buckle bar. The buckle bar may be inserted into the corresponding slot to hold the storage receptacle 23 in a cantilevered position. Alternatively, the buckle bar may be used to fix the storage receptacle 23 to the partition 25 via a snap-fit of the buckle bar and slot.

As previously mentioned, the parts bins or storage receptacles 23 may be individually removeably coupled to the partition or vertical support plate 25. More particularly, and in an embodiment, each of the storage receptacles 23 is or may be individually coupled to and removeable from the partition 25 by a respective one of the coupling mechanisms 30.

In an embodiment, the partition or vertical support plate 25 has at least one row of coupling mechanisms 30 for coupling the parts bins or storage receptacles 23 to the partition 25. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the partition 25 has three rows of coupling mechanisms 30 for coupling the storage receptacles 23 to the partition 25, with each of the rows including four coupling mechanisms 30. In alternative embodiments, the partition 25 may include one, two, three, four, or more rows of coupling mechanisms 30, with each row including one, two, three, four, or more coupling mechanisms 30.

The partition 25 further defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms 30 facing each of the opposing sections 26, 27. In this embodiment, a plurality of the storage receptacles 23 is or may be removeably coupled to the partition 25 within both of the opposing sections 26, 27 by a selected one of the coupling mechanisms 30. As shown, the coupling mechanisms 30 are accessible from each of the sections 26, 27. Further, each of the coupling mechanisms 30 accessible from one of the sections 26, 27 is aligned with a respective one of the coupling mechanisms 30 accessible from the other of the sections 26, 27. Alternatively, each of the coupling mechanisms 30 accessible from one of the sections 26, 27 could be unaligned with a respective one of the coupling mechanisms 30 accessible from the other of the sections 26, 27. Further, the coupling mechanisms 30 may be substantially uniformly defined on the partition 25 facing each of the sections 26, 27. Accordingly, the storage receptacles 23, which are coupled to the partition 25 by the coupling mechanisms 30, may be substantially uniformly distributed on the partition 25 facing each of the sections 26, 27. Alternatively, the coupling mechanisms 30 may be non-uniformly defined on the partition 25 facing each of the sections 26, 27. Accordingly, the storage receptacles 23, which are coupled to the partition 25 by the coupling mechanisms 30, may be staggered on the partition 25 facing each of the sections 26, 27.

In an embodiment, the partition or vertical support plate 25 has first 36 and second 37 panels or vertical sides that are fixed. As shown in FIG. 3, the first panel or vertical side 36 is spaced from the second panel or vertical side 37 with the panels 36, 37 defining a top 28 of the partition or vertical support plate 25. The partition or vertical support plate 25 further has a plurality of separators 29 with each pair of adjacent separators 29 defining a coupling mechanism 30 at the top 28. As shown, the partition 25 has four pairs of separators 29 defining four coupling mechanisms 30 at the top 28 of the partition 25. In alternative embodiments, the partition 25 may include any number of separators 29 and, as such, the partition 25 may have any number of coupling mechanisms 30 at the top 28.

As shown at least in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cabinet 100 further includes the second drawer 3 including a base or horizontal floor 31, a front or vertical panel 32 extending vertically from the base 31, and a back panel 33 extending vertically from the base 31. In an embodiment, the front 32 and back 33 panels are fixed to the base 31. Further, the front 32 and back 33 panels may be substantially parallel to one another. As shown, the second drawer 3 further includes a vertical fence or support 34 for receiving a trash receptacle 35 within the drawer compartment 7. The trash receptacle 35 may be any container, vessel, bin, receptacle and/or the like for housing trash, garbage, recyclable products, large and/or small storage items, etc. As shown, the support 34 is coupled to the front 32 and back 33 panels.

The second drawer 3 further includes at least one track or slide 36 moveably coupled to the frame 4 for enabling the second drawer 3 to move between the open and closed positions. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the track 36 includes a single piece which slides when the second drawer 3 moves between open and closed positions. Alternatively, the track 36 may include two pieces that telescope, such as the track 8 of the first drawer 2 shown in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1.

The cabinet 100 further includes the third or conventional drawer 1 extending across the opening 5 of the frame 4 and arranged above the first 2 and second 3 drawers. As shown in FIG. 1, the third drawer 1 includes an open drawer compartment 9. The third drawer 1 could also include several storage lattices disposed within the drawer compartment 9. In addition, the third drawer 1 may include a track or slide 11 for enabling the third drawer 1 to move between the open and closed positions.

In an embodiment, each of the first 2, second 3, and third 1 drawers includes a handle 10 for grasping for purposes of opening and/or closing the drawers 2, 3, 1.

The invention has been described in an illustrative manner, and it is be understood that the terminology which has been used is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation. It is now apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

Claims

1. A cabinet comprising:

a frame defining an opening;

first and second drawers each coupled to said frame arranged adjacent to one another and independently moveable relative to said frame between open and closed positions, and each of said drawers defining a drawer compartment with said drawer compartment being disposed within said opening when said drawer is in said closed position and at least partially outside of said opening when said drawer is in said open position;

a partition disposed within said drawer compartment of said first drawer to define opposing sections of said first drawer; and

a plurality of storage receptacles removeably mounted to said partition within said drawer compartment and accessible from each of said sections.

2. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said storage receptacles are individually removeably coupled to said partition.

3. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms for coupling said storage receptacles to said partition.

4. The cabinet as set forth in claim 3 wherein each of said coupling mechanisms is a slot defined in said partition.

5. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has at least one row of coupling mechanisms for coupling said storage receptacles to said partition.

6. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has three rows of coupling mechanisms for coupling said storage receptacles to said partition, with each of said rows including four coupling mechanisms.

7. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms and each of said storage receptacles is individually coupled to and removable from said partition by a respective one of said coupling mechanisms.

8. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms facing each of said opposing sections, and a plurality of said storage receptacles removeably coupled to said partition within both of said opposing sections by a selected one of said coupling mechanisms.

9. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has first and second panels with said first panel spaced from said second panel and said panels defining a top of said partition, and said partition further has a plurality of separators with each pair of adjacent separators defining a coupling mechanism at said top for coupling one of said storage receptacles to said partition at said top.

10. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition defines a plurality of coupling mechanisms accessible from each of said sections with each of said coupling mechanisms accessible from one of said sections being aligned with a respective one of said coupling mechanisms accessible from the other of said sections.

11. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first drawer further includes a base, a front pane, and a back panel with each of said panels extending vertically from said base and substantially parallel to one another and said partition being arranged between and substantially perpendicular to said front and back panels.

12. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first drawer further includes at least one track moveably coupled to said frame for enabling said first drawer to move between said open and closed positions.

13. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said second drawer includes a support for receiving a trash receptacle within said drawer compartment.

14. The cabinet as set forth in claim 13 wherein said second drawer includes a base, a front panel, and a back panel with each of said panels extending vertically from said base and substantially parallel to one another, and said support being coupled to said front and back panels.

15. The cabinet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plurality of drawers further includes a third drawer extending across said opening and arranged above said first and second drawers.