Collapsible Cabinet

A collapsible cabinet includes a front frame, two side panels, a rear panel, a bottom panel, at least one inner panel and a top panel. The front frame has multiple mounting blocks and multiple fastening pins. The rear panel has multiple mounting blocks and multiple fastening pins. The side panels are connected to the front frame and the rear panel with multiple connecting buckles. The bottom panel is mounted on the mounting blocks and is positioned with multiple mounting pins. The at least one inner panel is mounted on the bottom panel and has multiple fastening pins. The top panel engages the fastening pins of the front frame, the rear panel and the at least one inner panel. Thus, the collapsible cabinet can be assembled and detached easily without tools and does not be damaged after repeatedly assembling and detaching. Transporting and storing costs are also lowered.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a cabinet, and more particularly to a collapsible cabinet that is convenient to assemble and detach.

2. Description of the Related Art

Various cabinets are used in people's daily life, but conventional cabinets are pre-assembled in factories and are fabricated in an undetachably fixed manner. Because the conventional cabinets occupy a large space, transporting and storing the conventional cabinets are inconvenient and expensive. Additionally, some components of the conventional cabinets may be damaged or loosened after repeatedly transporting.

Thus, detachable cabinets are provided to the market for convenient storage and transportation. However, because the conventional detachable cabinets are often fastened by bolts, assembling and detaching the conventional detachable cabinets need tools and is time-consuming. Furthermore, the combination of the conventional detachable cabinets may be not secure after repeatedly assembling and detaching. The appearances of the conventional detachable cabinets are also influenced.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a collapsible cabinet to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a collapsible cabinet that is convenient to assemble and detach.

A collapsible cabinet in accordance with the present invention comprises a front frame, two side panels, a rear panel, a bottom panel, at least one inner panel and a top panel. The front frame has multiple mounting blocks and multiple fastening pins. The rear panel has multiple mounting blocks and multiple fastening pins. The side panels are connected to the front frame and the rear panel with multiple connecting buckles. The bottom panel is mounted on the mounting blocks and is positioned with multiple mounting pins. The at least one inner panel is mounted on the bottom panel and has multiple fastening pins. The top panel engages the fastening pins of the front frame, the rear panel and the at least one inner panel. Thus, the collapsible cabinet can be assembled and detached easily without using tools and does not be damaged after repeatedly assembling and detaching. Transporting and storing costs are also lowered.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible cabinet in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the collapsible cabinet in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the rear panel and one of the side panels of the collapsible cabinet in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an operational side view in partial section of the rear panel and one of the side panels of the collapsible cabinet in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an operational cross sectional side view of the top panel and the rear panel of the collapsible cabinet in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the collapsible cabinet in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a drawer of collapsible cabinet in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the front board and one of the side boards of the drawer in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an operational side view in partial section of the front board and the side board of the drawer in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the rear board and one of the side boards of the drawer in FIG. 7; and

FIG. 11 is an operational side view of the rear board and the side board of the drawer in FIG. 7.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a collapsible cabinet in accordance with the present invention comprises a front frame (1), two side panels (2), a rear panel (3), a bottom panel (4), at least one inner panel (5), a top panel (6) and multiple drawers (7).

The front frame (1) is rectangular and has a top, a bottom, two sides, an inner surface, multiple mounting blocks (11), multiple fastening pins (12) and multiple connecting buckles (13) and may have two door panels (14). The mounting blocks (11) are mounted on the inner surface of the front frame (1) near the bottom and each mounting block (11) has a top and a mounting pin (111) formed on the top. The fastening pins (12) are formed on the top of the front frame (1). The connecting buckles (13) are mounted on the inner surface of the front frame (11) near the two sides and each connecting buckle (13) may be a female buckle. The door panels (14) are pivotally mounted in the front frame (1) respectively near the two sides.

The side panels (2) are rectangular, are connected respectively to the sides of the front frame (1) and each side panel (2) has a front, a rear and multiple connecting buckles (21). The connecting buckles (21) are mounted on the front and rear of the side panel (2). Each connecting buckle (21) on the front of the side panel (2) engages one of the connecting buckles (13) of the front frame (1) and may be a male buckle.

The rear panel (3) is rectangular, is connected to the side panels (2) and has a top, a bottom, two sides, an inner surface, multiple mounting blocks (31), multiple fastening pins (32) and multiple connecting buckles (33). The mounting blocks (31) are mounted on the inner surface of the rear panel (3) near the bottom and each mounting block (31) has a top and a mounting pin (311) formed on the top. The fastening pins (32) are formed on the top of the rear panel (3). The connecting buckles (33) are mounted on the inner surface of the rear panel (3) near the two sides. With further reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, each connecting buckle (33) engages one of the connecting buckles (21) on the rear of one of the side panels (2) and may be a female buckle.

The bottom panel (4) is rectangular, is mounted on the mounting blocks (11, 31) of the front frame (1) and the rear panel (3) and has multiple mounting bores respectively engaging the mounting pins (111, 311) of the mounting blocks (11, 31).

The at least one inner panel (5) is rectangular, is mounted on the bottom panel (4) and has a top, a bottom and multiple fastening pins (51). The fastening pins (51) are formed on the top and the bottom of the at least one inner panel (5) and the fastening pins (51) on the bottom of the at least one inner panel (5) engages the bottom panel (4). Preferably, two inner panels (5) are implemented and are adjacent respectively to the door panels (14) of the front frame (1).

With further reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the top panel (6) is rectangular and has multiple fastening bores respectively engaging the fastening pins (12, 32, 51) of the front frame (1), the rear panel (3) and the at least one inner panel (5).

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 7 to 11, the drawers (7) are mounted in the collapsible cabinet between the inner panels (5) and each drawer (7) comprises a front board (71), two side boards (72), a bottom board (73), a rear board (74) and multiple connecting pins (75).

The front board (71) has two sides, an inner surface, a bottom, a mounting groove (711) and multiple connecting buckles (712). The mounting groove (711) is formed on the inner surface of the front board (71) near the bottom. The connecting buckles (712) are mounted on the inner surface of the front board (71) near the two sides and each connecting buckle (712) may be a female buckle.

The side boards (72) are connected respectively to the sides of the front board (71) and each side board (72) has a front, a rear, a bottom, an inner surface, multiple connecting buckles (721) and a mounting groove (722). The connecting buckles (721) are mounted on the front of the side board (72). Each connecting buckle (721) engages one of the connecting buckles (712) of the front board (71) and may be a male buckle. The mounting groove (722) is formed in the inner surface of the side panel (72) near the bottom.

The rear board (74) is connected to the rears of the side boards (72) and has two sides, an inner surface, a bottom and a mounting groove (741). The mounting groove (741) is formed in the inner surface of the rear board (74) near the bottom.

The bottom board (73) is mounted in the mounting grooves (711, 722, 741) of the front, side and rear boards (71, 72,74). In an alternative embodiment, the rear board (74) is free from defining the mounting groove (741), and the bottom board (73) is mounted in the mounting grooves (711, 722) of the front and side boards (71, 72)

The connecting pins (75) extend through the rears of the side boards (72) and are mounted in the sides of the rear board (74).

When the collapsible cabinet is transported or stored, the collapsible cabinet is detached so as to reduce occupied space for the cabinet. When the collapsible cabinet is assembled to be in use, the front frame (1), the rear panel (3) and the side panels (2) are combined together with the engagements of the connecting buckles (13, 33, 21). The bottom panel (4) is mounted on the mounting blocks (11, 31) and is positioned with the mounting pins (111, 311). The inner panels (5) are mounted on the bottom panel (4) to define multiple receiving chambers. The top panel (6) is mounted on the front frame (1), the rear panel (3) and the side panels (2) and is positioned with the fastening pins (12, 32, 51).

Thus, the transporting and storing costs of the collapsible cabinet is lowered due to the reduced occupied space. Furthermore, the collapsible cabinet can be assembled and detached conveniently without tools and may not be damaged after repeatedly assembling and detaching.

Additionally, because the drawers (7) are also collapsible and detachable, the drawers (7) do not occupy additional space when transporting and storing the collapsible cabinet.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A collapsible cabinet comprising

a front frame having a top; a bottom; two sides; an inner surface; multiple mounting blocks being mounted on the inner surface of the front frame near the bottom and each mounting block having a top and a mounting pin formed on the top; multiple fastening pins being formed on the top of the front frame; and multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the inner surface of the front frame near the two sides;
two side panels being connected respectively to the sides of the front frame and each side panel having a front; a rear; and multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the front and rear of the side panel and each connecting buckle on the front of the side panel engaging one of the connecting buckles of the front frame;
a rear panel being connected to the side panels and having a top; a bottom; two sides; an inner surface; multiple mounting blocks being mounted on the inner surface of the rear panel near the bottom and each mounting block has a top and a mounting pin formed on the top; multiple fastening pins being formed on the top of the rear panel; and multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the inner surface of the rear panel near the two sides and each connecting buckle engaging one of the connecting buckles on the rear of one of the side panels;
a bottom panel being mounted on the mounting blocks of the front frame and the rear panel and having multiple mounting bores respectively engaging the mounting pins of the mounting blocks;
at least one inner panel being mounted on the bottom panel and each one of the at least one inner panel having a top; a bottom; and multiple fastening pins being formed on the top and the bottom of the inner panel and the fastening pins on the bottom of the inner panel engaging the bottom panel; and
a top panel having multiple fastening bores respectively engaging the fastening pins of the front frame, the rear panel and the at least one inner panel.

2. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the connecting buckles of the front frame and the rear panel are female buckles; and
the connecting buckles of the side panels are male buckles.

3. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the front frame further has two door panels pivotally mounted in the front frame respectively near the two sides; and
the at least one inner panel comprises two inner panels adjacent respectively to the door panels of the front frame.

4. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 3 further comprising multiple drawers mounted in the collapsible cabinet between the inner panels.

5. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 4, wherein each drawer comprises

a front board having two sides; an inner surface; a bottom; a mounting groove being formed on the inner surface of the front board near the bottom; and multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the inner surface of the front board near the two sides;
two side boards being connected respectively to the sides of the front board and each side board having a front; a rear; a bottom; an inner surface; multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the front of the side board and each connecting buckle engaging one of the connecting buckles of the front board; and a mounting groove being formed in the inner surface of the side panel near the bottom;
a bottom board being mounted in the mounting grooves of the front and side boards;
a rear board being connected to the rears of the side boards and having two sides; and
multiple connecting pins extending through the rears of the side boards and being mounted in the sides of the rear board.

6. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the front frame further has two door panels pivotally mounted in the front frame respectively near the two sides; and
the at least one inner panel comprises two inner panels adjacent respectively to the door panels of the front frame.

7. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 6 further comprising multiple drawers mounted in the collapsible cabinet between the inner panels.

8. The collapsible cabinet as claimed in claim 7, wherein each drawer comprises

a front board having two sides; an inner surface; a bottom; a mounting groove being formed on the inner surface of the front board near the bottom; and multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the inner surface of the front board near the two sides;
two side boards being connected respectively to the sides of the front board and each side board having a front; a rear; a bottom; an inner surface; multiple connecting buckles being mounted on the front of the side board and each connecting buckle engaging one of the connecting buckles of the front board; and a mounting groove being formed in the inner surface of the side panel near the bottom;
a bottom board being mounted in the mounting grooves of the front and side boards;
a rear board being connected to the rears of the side boards and having two sides; and
multiple connecting pins extending through the rears of the side boards and being mounted in the sides of the rear board.
Patent History
Publication number: 20100079045
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 26, 2008
Publication Date: Apr 1, 2010
Inventor: Pei-Yu Yeh (Taichung Hsien)
Application Number: 12/232,922
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Adjacent Walls Rigidly Interlocked (312/263)
International Classification: A47B 47/00 (20060101);