IP Library Granted Patent US 10,104,959
Granted Patent B2
US 10,104,959 · App. 15/531,929 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Cabinet

Inventors: Peter Nilsson (Vastervik, SE); Rolf Henriksson (Ankarsrum, SE)
Assignee: Elfa International AB
A47B47/025A47B57/16A47B95/008E05D15/06F16B12/50E05Y2900/208
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,104,959
App. No.
15/531,929
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cabinet adapted to be suspended from vertically oriented carrier elements ( 11, 13 ), provided with slots ( 15 ). The cabinet has a top ( 3 ) and bottom panels ( 5 ), as well as first and second side panels ( 7,9 ). The side panels comprise rear connector elements ( 31 ) for connecting to carrier element slots at the rear of the cabinet, and the top panel comprise connector elements ( 33 ) connecting the front corners of the top panel to the front end of a side panel. Thereby a cabinet can be readily assembled by an end user.

Claims (47)

1. A cabinet comprising

a top panel with front corners;

a bottom panel; and

first and second side panels;

wherein

the cabinet is adapted to be suspended from vertically oriented carrier elements, which are provided with slots;

each of the first and second side panels comprises rear connector elements for connecting to carrier element slots; and

the top panel comprises connector elements connecting the front corners of the top panel to front ends of the first and second side panels;

wherein the top panel and the bottom panel each have upstanding side and rear portions and rear connectors for connecting to the carrier element slots.

2. A cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second side panels are made of sheet metal, and the rear connector elements comprise hooks punched from the sheet metal.

3. A cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein front edges of the first and second side panels comprise U-shaped folds.

4. A cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second side panels comprise flanges directed towards a center line of the cabinet and extending under a bottom surface of the bottom panel.

5. A cabinet according to claim 4 , wherein the top and bottom panels are identical units.

6. A cabinet according to claim 2 , further comprising guiding profiles attached to the top and bottom panels for guiding sliding doors.

7. A cabinet according to claim 1 , further comprising guiding profiles attached to the top and bottom panels for guiding sliding doors.

8. A cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the top panel is made of sheet metal and reinforced with a board.

9. A cabinet according to claim 1 , further comprising a back panel adapted to be attached to the carrier elements.

10. A cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom panels are identical units.

11. A cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the top panel and the bottom panel are each formed of a single sheet of metal punched to form the connectors and folded to form the side and rear portions.

12. A cabinet comprising

a top panel with front corners;

a bottom panel; and

first and second side panels;

wherein

the cabinet is adapted to be suspended from vertically oriented carrier elements, which are provided with slots;

the each of the first and second side panels comprises rear connector elements for connecting to carrier element slots; and

the top panel comprises connector elements connecting the front corners of the top panel to front ends of the first and second side panels;

wherein the top panel's connector elements comprise clips which are adapted to be attached to the top panel.

13. A cabinet according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second side panels are made of sheet metal and have front edges comprising U-shaped folds, and the clips have a portion adapted to be inserted into said U-shaped folds.

14. A cabinet according to claim 13 , wherein the rear connector elements comprise hooks punched from the sheet metal.

15. A cabinet according to claim 14 , wherein the first and second side panels comprise flanges directed towards a center line of the cabinet and extending under a bottom surface of the bottom panel.

16. A cabinet according to claim 12 , further comprising guiding profiles attached to the top and bottom panels for guiding sliding doors.

17. A cabinet according to claim 12 , wherein the top and bottom panels are identical units.

18. A cabinet comprising

a top panel with front corners;

a bottom panel; and

first and second side panels;

wherein,

the cabinet is adapted to be suspended from vertically oriented carrier elements, which are provided with slots;

each of the first and second side panels comprises rear connector elements for connecting to carrier element slots; and

the top panel comprises connector elements connecting front corners of the top panel to front ends of the first and second side panels;

the first and second side panels are made of sheet metal, and the rear connector elements comprise hooks punched from the sheet metal;

the top panel's connector elements comprise clips which are adapted to be attached to the top panel and cooperate with the first and second side panels; and

the first and second side panels comprise flanges directed towards a center line of the cabinet and extending under a bottom surface of the bottom panel.

19. A cabinet according to claim 18 , wherein the top and bottom panels are identical units.

20. A cabinet according to claim 18 , further comprising guiding profiles attached to the top and bottom panels for guiding sliding doors.

21. A cabinet according to claim 18 , wherein the top panel is made of sheet metal and reinforced with a board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2017
From: NILSSON, PETER; HENRIKSSON, ROLF
To: ELFA INTERNATIONAL AB
Reel/Frame 043632/0937 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14195608 · Dec 1, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170311717A1 · Nov 2, 2017
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