Cabinet liner
A cabinet liner for a vanity or kitchen cabinet or any other similar cabinetry located in these areas. The cabinet liner comprises of a tapered wall around its entire perimeter and a lip with grooves that can be trimmed or flexed along the sides and back. The cabinet liner consists' of a liquid impervious, flexible and shape retaining, rubberized plastic. The cabinet liner is molded of a simple one piece design that can be contorted to fit through a door of any existing bathroom and kitchen base or wall cabinets. The cabinet liner can be manipulated into place an covers the entire inside floor of said cabinets forming a tray for receiving goods and protecting cabinet from small plumbing leaks and spills from goods stored thereon until realized.
This invention has to do with a cabinet liner and is especially concerned with the prevention of unwanted spills and messes within kitchen or bathroom cabinets.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to a bathroom vanity or kitchen sink base cabinet and any other similar cabinetry located in these areas, and to a device for protecting this cabinetry from water and chemical damage.
Cabinetry has been commonly used to support vanity and kitchen sink bowls since around the 1950s. This was do to their practically and appearance that was considered much more appealing to the eye. The cabinet covered up the underneath of the sink bowls and the plumbing connected thereto. This also formed an enclosure with finished doors and possibly drawers on the cabinet's front side, so as to provide space under the said bowl for receiving and storage of goods that would have been previously wasted. These cabinets are commonly constructed of solid, laminated, and particle wood or a combination. The problem is that these materials are not liquid impervious and will rot, separate, and stain if subjected to small leaks from drain and water lines attached to a sink bowl within the cabinet enclosure. If gone unnoticed over time these small leaks can saturate the cabinet floor and supporting sub floor under cabinet. Also this moist and dark condition can lure insets and also provide an ideal environment for unhealthy mold to grow. Also goods stored the on cabinet floor such as personal and cleaning chemicals can spill or leak thus staining or running the finish on said floor. Furthermore residual water left on kitchen wares after the washing process can also damage said cabinets finish. Therefore it would be beneficial to have a convenient and inexpensive way to provide a protective barrier until small plumbing leaks or product spills are realized, also allowing a place for residual water to evaporate.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA cabinet liner for bathroom and kitchen cabinetry that contains a lip which can be readily adjusted to meet the small differences between interior floor dimensions of various manufactures and the standard size cabinets they produce. A cabinet liner that can be contorted to fit through the door opening of an existing said cabinets forming a liquid impervious and chemical resistant tray for receiving and the storage of goods thereon. A cabinet liner that can be readily installed without the need to disassembly said cabinet or anything attached thereto.
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Those with skills in the art of plumbing and cabinetry will appreciate the benefits the cabinet liner 10 has over prior art, as further described.
The cabinet liner 10 is a simple, low profile, and light weight invention, that is cost effective to manufacture, distribute, and retail. The cabinet liner 10 is adjustable and can be easily retrofitted into existing cabinetry by an individual of ordinary skills, saving time, labor, and technical skills, while protecting and maintaining the value of said cabinetry at a very reasonable price.
Claims
1. A cabinet liner that protects vanity and/or kitchen cabinetry from small plumbing leaks, product spills, and residual water. Said cabinet liner covers the entire interior floor of said cabinetry forming a liquid imperious and chemical resistant tray. Said Cabinet liner is a simple, low profile, and light weight device that can be easily retrofitted into existing said cabinetry.
2. A cabinet liner according to claim 1 is molded of a flexible and shape retaining rubberized plastic that can be contorted to fit through existing access doors of said cabinetry.
3. A cabinet liner according to claim 1 of a one piece design that comprises of a tapered wall around it's perimeter, thus permitting numerous said cabinet liners to be stacked one inside another.
4. A cabinet liner according to claim 1 with an adjustable lip that runs along its left, right, and back walls, said adjustable lip comprises of molded in groove lines at fractional increments, thus forming strips that can be cut or torn away for an exact fit.
5. A cabinet liner according to claim 1 that can be easily retrofitted into all existing bathroom and kitchen cabinetry, without the need to disassemble said cabinetry or any attachments thereto
6. A cabinet liner according to claim 1 that is manufactured to meet the said exact said interior floor dimensions of a particular cabinet manufacturer without said adjustable lip.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 13, 2008
Publication Date: Sep 18, 2008
Inventor: James Rand Minerva (Jeannette, PA)
Application Number: 12/075,644
International Classification: A47B 97/00 (20060101);