IP Library Granted Patent US 10,201,225
Granted Patent B2
US 10,201,225 · App. 14/849,837 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Resistant sink base cabinet

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Patent No.
US 10,201,225
App. No.
14/849,837
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cabinet has a base and a first side wherein one of the base and the first side has a male portion and another 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 another 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.

Claims (37)

1. A method of constructing cabinets, said method comprising:

providing a cabinet base, side walls, and a back wall, defining at least one of the cabinet base, side wall, or back wall to have at least one minimum dimension of width or depth;

providing one or more shapes to increase the at least one minimum dimension of the at least one of the cabinet base, side wall, or back wall to provide a selection of one or more different cabinet widths or depths;

selecting a desired cabinet width and depth from the selection of the plurality of different cabinet widths and depths; and

forming at least one of the cabinet base, side wall, or back wall to create the desired width and depth by adding the shapes to increase the minimum dimension where needed.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

trimming said side walls and said back wall to decrease the height of the cabinet when a shorter cabinet is needed.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

shipping a flat pack of at least one of said side walls, back wall and base.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising assembling said cabinet by sliding said side walls onto said base and sliding said back wall between said side walls and into said base.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising disassembling said cabinet to be reassembled at a different location.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the minimum dimension of the back wall comprises the cabinet width, and wherein each shape increases the cabinet width by a predetermined amount until the desired cabinet width is achieved.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the minimum dimension of the back wall comprises the cabinet width, and including adding a plurality of shapes to increase the cabinet width to a maximum dimension with the back wall including a plurality of selectable cabinet widths.

8. The method of claim 7 including selecting the desired width to be greater than the minimum dimension and less than the maximum dimension, and adding one or more shapes to the back wall having the minimum dimension to achieve the desired width.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the minimum dimension of the back wall defines an initial cabinet width, and wherein each shape increases the cabinet width by a predetermined amount, and wherein one end portion is positioned at each edge of the back wall such that the desired cabinet width is determined based on a summation of the initial cabinet width, plus a width of each shape, plus a width of each end portion, and wherein each end portion includes a stile with a lock tab and flap that is used to attach the back wall to the side walls.

10. A method of constructing cabinets comprising:

determining at least one of a desired cabinet width and a cabinet depth for a finished cabinet;

providing sides, a back, and a bottom to form the finished cabinet;

providing shapes to adjust at least one of cabinet width and cabinet depth; and

using the shapes with the sides, back, or bottom as needed to form the finished cabinet.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

adding the shapes to said sides, said back or said bottom to meet width or depth requirements.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

shipping a flat pack of the sides, back, bottom, and shapes.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising sliding the sides onto the base, and sliding the back between the sides and into the base to form the finished cabinet.

14. The method according to claim 13 including providing a stile at each side of the back wherein each stile includes a lock tab and a flap, and wherein attaching the back to the sides further includes sliding the stiles on the back downwardly between ridges of the sides until the lock tabs are received within corresponding lock openings in the sides, the flaps extend along the back, and a top of the back is flush with a top of the sides.

15. A method of constructing cabinets, said method comprising:

(a) providing sides, a base and a back for a cabinet wherein the sides, base, and back are configured to each have a minimum dimension;

(b) determining how high, wide, and deep the cabinet should be;

(c) determining whether the back, base and sides are to be adjusted from the minimum dimension based on step (b);

(d) adding shapes to the sides, base or back to increase the depth or width from the minimum dimension to achieve a desired depth and width; and

(e) shortening the back and sides by removing at least one top rail from the back and at least one top portion from the sides to reduce a cabinet height dimension when a shorter cabinet is needed.

16. The method according to claim 15 including assembling the cabinet by sliding a male portion of the base between rails in the sides, and then attaching the back to the sides and the base by sliding the back in a downward direction toward the base.

17. The method according to claim 16 wherein attaching the sides to the base further includes inserting the male portion until shoulders of stepped areas on the rails mate with the respective steps of the male portion, and having lock tabs engage openings in the base to lock the base to the side.

18. The method according to claim 17 wherein attaching the back to the sides further includes sliding a stile on the back downwardly between ridges of the sides until a top of the back is flush with a top of the sides.

19. The method according to claim 18 wherein each stile includes a lock tab and a flap, and wherein sliding the stile further includes sliding the stile downwardly until the lock tab is received within a corresponding lock opening in one of the sides and the flap extends along the back.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the minimum dimension of the back defines an initial cabinet width, and wherein each shape increases the cabinet width by a predetermined amount, and wherein one end portion is positioned at each edge of the back wall such that the desired cabinet width is determined based on a summation of the initial cabinet width, plus a width of each shape, plus a width of each end portion, and wherein each end portion includes a stile with a lock tab and flap that is used to attach the back to the sides.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 056267/0028 Recorded May 12, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS RESIGNING AGENT
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS ASSIGNEE
Reel/Frame 075561/0116 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2021
From: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ACPRODUCTS, INC.; SMART, LLC; MASTER WOODCRAFT CABINETRY, L.L.C.; ACPI WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MIDDLEFIELD, LLC
Reel/Frame 056261/0524 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2021
From: CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056267/0028 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2021
From: CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056267/0053 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ACPRODUCTS, INC.; SMART, LLC; MASTER WOODCRAFT CABINETRY, L.L.C.; ACPI WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MIDDLEFIELD, LLC
Reel/Frame 056261/0501 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 20, 2020
From: MASCO CABINETRY LLC
To: CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC
Reel/Frame 051976/0219 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 19, 2020
From: CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051971/0542 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2020
From: ACPRODUCTS, INC.; SMART, LLC; MASTER WOODCRAFT CABINETRY, L.L.C.; ACPI WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MICHIGAN, LLC; CABINETWORKS GROUP MIDDLEFIELD, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051843/0826 →