Foldable stacking storage cabinet
View Patent ↗The Foldable Storage Cabinet is the only product of its kind that offers a versatile cabinet that can be stacked upright for housing supplies, materials, etc. and then post-need, can be collapsed and effectively stored away, saving space. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed with durable latches, hinges, and a sliding track to ensure long-term functionality and the Foldable Storage Cabinet comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors to cater to specific user preferences in order to complement their homes, salons, garages, offices, and a host of other purposeful locations.
1. A storage cabinet comprising:
a tray comprising a flat base, a raised rim on two lateral sides and an open front side;
a flat lid configured for the tray and comprising two lateral sides, a middle between the two lateral sides, a back side and a front side;
a pair of walls hingedly cantilevered at the respective raised rim and comprising a plurality of recessed sliding tracks extending in a direction of the raised rim and configured to collapse like a drawbridge under the middle of the flat lid; and
a slider arm configured to slide within one of the plurality of recessed sliding tracks on a first end and hingedly attach to a lateral side of the flat lid on a second end.
2. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a raised rim on a back side of the tray.
3. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a spring release configured to latch the walls into an orthogonal position relative to the flat base.
4. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises a plurality of fixed tabs on the two lateral sides adjacent the flat base.
5. The storage cabinet of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of recessed notches on the lid lateral sides complementary to a plurality of fixed tabs.
6. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a gray tinted see through plastic retractable door hingedly connected to the lid front side.
7. The storage cabinet of claim 6 , wherein the retractable door retracts parallel with the lid for a collapse of the pair of walls also parallel to the lid.
8. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of shelf runners disposed on an inside of the pair of walls and extending parallel to the two lateral sides.
9. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , wherein a number of the plurality of recessed sliding tracks is two per each one of the pair of walls.
10. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a removable back wall connected to one of the lid and the lateral sides.
11. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , wherein a height of the raised rim is greater than a thickness of one of the pair of walls.
12. The storage cabinet of claim 10 , wherein a height of the raised rim is greater than the thickness of one of the pair of walls plus a thickness of a shelf runner on an inside of each one of the pair of walls.
13. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the lid collapsed ontop of the tray is equal to a thickness of the lid plus a height of the raised rim.
14. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a back wall configured to retract parallel with the lid for a collapse with the pair of walls also parallel to the lid.
15. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a raised rim on a backside of the tray and defining a plurality of holes for a mounting of the storage cabinet to a wall of a structure.
16. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a raised rim on the backside of the lid and defining a plurality of holes for a mounting of the storage cabinet to a wall of a structure.
17. The storage cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising recessed handles disposed on one of the pair of walls and the tray and the lid.
18. A folding cabinet comprising:
a tray comprising a flat base, a raised rim having two lateral sides and an open front side;
a flat lid receiving for the tray and comprising two lateral sides, a middle between the two lateral sides having a back side and a front side;
a pair of walls hingedly cantilevered at the raised rim comprising a plurality of recessed sliding tracks extending toward the raised rim and configured to collapse like a drawbridge in the middle of the flat lid; and
a slider arm sliding within one of the of recessed sliding tracks on a first end and hingedly attach to a lateral side of the flat lid on a second end.
19. The folding storage cabinet of claim 18 , further comprising a spring release configured to latch the walls into an orthogonal position relative to the flat base.
20. A collapsible storage cabinet comprising:
a tray comprising a flat base having a raised rim on two lateral sides and an open front side;
a flat lid holding the tray with two lateral sides, a middle between the two lateral sides, and a back side and a front side;
a pair of cantilevered walls hingedly connected at the respective raised rim and comprising a plurality of recessed sliding tracks extending in a direction of the raised rim and collapsing like a drawbridge in the middle of the flat lid; and
a slider arm sliding within one of the plurality of recessed sliding tracks on a first end and hingedly attached to a lateral side of the flat lid on a second end.