Patent Application
20240156255
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The disclosure relates to cabinet device and more particularly pertains to a new cabinet device which has the ornamental appearance of a coffin. The device includes a pair of first doors and a pair of second doors that are each aligned with a respective quadrant of the cabinet. A plurality of trim members is attached to respective ones of the first doors and the second doors. The plurality of trim members form a cross shape when the first doors and the second doors are closed to enhance the ornamental appearance of the cabinet.
The prior art relates to cabinet devices including a variety of cabinets that each has a rectilinear shape. The prior art discloses a variety of display case devices for a casket for supporting the casket in a horizontal orientation. The prior art discloses a variety of display cases for displaying portions of a casket to facilitate a customer to choose various features of a casket. The prior art discloses a toy casket device that has a trapezoidal shape. The prior art discloses an ornamental design of a carrying case that has the appearance of a casket. The prior art discloses a musical instrument case that has the ornamental appearance of a casket.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cabinet that has an outer wall which has a pair of protrusions on opposing sides of the cabinet such that the cabinet has the ornamental appearance of a coffin. A pair of first doors is each of the first doors is hingedly coupled to the cabinet. Each of the first doors is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the protrusions on the outer wall of the cabinet. A pair of second doors is each of the second doors is hingedly coupled to the cabinet. Each of the second doors is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the protrusions on the outer wall of the cabinet. A pair of handles is each coupled to a respective one of the second doors for opening the second doors.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The cabinet 12 has back wall 30 and the outer wall 14 has a distal edge 32 with respect to the back wall 30 defining an opening 34 in the cabinet 12. The top side 18 of the outer wall 14 may have a width ranging between approximately 14.0 inches and 16.0 inches and the bottom side 20 of the outer wall 14 may have a width ranging between approximately 16.0 inches and 18.0 inches. The cabinet 12 may have a height ranging between approximately 40.0 inches and 45.0 inches. Furthermore, each of the protrusions 16 may be spaced from the top side 18 of the outer wall 14 a distance ranging between approximately 14.0 inches and 16.0 inches.
A pair of first doors 36 is provided and each of the first doors 36 is hingedly coupled to the cabinet 12. Each of the first doors 36 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the protrusions 16 on the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Each of the first doors 36 has a rear surface 38 and a perimeter edge 40, and the perimeter edge 40 each of the first doors 36 has an upper side 42, a lower side 44, a first lateral side 46 and a second lateral side 48. The upper side 42 has length is less than a length of the lower side 44 such that each of the first doors 36 has a trapezoidal shape. The rear surface 28 of each of the first doors 36 rests against the distal edge 32 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12 when the first doors 36 are in a closed position.
The pair of first doors 36 includes a left first door 50 and a right first door 52. The first lateral side 46 of the left first door 50 is hingedly coupled to the distal edge 32 corresponding to the first angled portion 26 of the first lateral side 46 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. The second lateral side 48 the right first door 52 is hingedly coupled to the distal edge 32 corresponding to the first angled portion 26 of the second lateral side 48 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Furthermore, the second lateral side 48 of the perimeter edge 40 of the left first door 50 is aligned with the first lateral side 46 of the perimeter edge 40 of the right first door 52 when the left first door 50 and the right first door 52 are in the closed position.
A first trim member 54 is coupled to the first lateral side 46 of the perimeter edge 40 of the right first door 52. The first trim member 54 is coextensive with the first lateral side 46 of the perimeter edge 40 of the right first door 52. Additionally, the first trim member 54 has a lower end 56 that tapers to a point and the lower end 56 is positioned adjacent to the lower side 44 of the perimeter edge 40 of the right first door 52.
A pair of second doors 58 is provided and each of the second doors 58 is hingedly coupled to the cabinet 12. Each of the second doors 58 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the protrusions 16 on the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Each of the second doors 58 has a rear surface 60 and a perimeter edge 62, and the perimeter edge 62 each of the second doors 58 has an uppermost side 64, a lowermost side 66, a first lateral side 68 and a second lateral side 70. The uppermost side 64 has length that is greater than a length of the lowermost side 66 such that each of the second doors 58 has a trapezoidal shape. Additionally, the rear surface 60 of each of the second doors 58 rests against the distal edge 32 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12 when the second doors 58 are in a closed position.
The pair of second doors 58 includes a left second door 72 and a right second door 74. The first lateral side 68 of the left second door 72 is hingedly coupled to the distal edge 32 corresponding to the second angled portion 28 of the first lateral side 46 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Additionally, the second lateral side 70 the right second door 74 is hingedly coupled to the distal edge 32 corresponding to the second angled portion 28 of the second lateral side 48 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. The second lateral side 70 of the perimeter edge 40 of the left second door 72 is aligned with the first lateral side 68 of the perimeter edge 40 of the right second door 74 when the left second door 72 and the right second door 74 are in the closed position.
A second trim member 76 is coupled to the uppermost side 64 of the perimeter edge 62 of the right second door 74 and the second trim member 76 is coextensive with the uppermost side 64. The second trim member 76 has a first lateral end 78 and the first lateral end 78 of the second trim member 76 tapers to a point. The first lateral end 78 of the second trim member 76 is aligned with the first lateral side 68 of the perimeter edge 62 of the right second door 74. A third trim member 80 is coupled to the perimeter edge 40 of the left second door 72. The third trim member 80 has a first section 82 extending along the uppermost side 64 of the perimeter edge 40 of the left second door 72 and the third trim member 80 has a second section 84 extending along the second lateral side 48 of the perimeter edge 40 of the left second door 72.
An intersection between the first section 82 and the second section 84 extends along a diagonal line with respect to the uppermost side 64 and the second lateral side 48 of the perimeter edge 40 of the left second door 72. Furthermore, each of the first trim member 54, the second trim member 76 and the third trim member 80 intersect each other at a central point of the cabinet 12 when each of the first doors 36 and each of the second doors 58 are in the closed position. The first trim member 54, the second trim member 76 and the third trim member 80 define a cruciform shape when the first doors 36 and the second doors 58 are closed to enhance the ornamental appearance of the cabinet 12.
A first shelf 85 is positioned in the cabinet 12 and the first shelf 85 extends between the first lateral side 46 and the second lateral side 48 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Additionally, the first shelf 85 is aligned with the protrusions 16 on the outer wall 14. A second shelf 88 is positioned in the cabinet 12 and the second shelf 88 extends between the first lateral side 46 and the second lateral side 48 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. The second shelf 88 is positioned between the first shelf 85 and the bottom side 20 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12.
A pair of magnets 86 is each coupled to a lower surface 88 of the first shelf 85. Each of the magnets 86 is aligned with a front edge 90 of the first shelf 85 and each of the magnets 86 is centrally positioned between the first lateral side 46 and the second lateral side 48 of the outer wall 14 of the cabinet 12. Furthermore, each of the magnets is positioned on opposite sides of a center of the front edge 90. A pair of engagements 92 is each coupled to the rear surface 60 of a respective one of the second doors 58. Each of the engagements 92 is comprised of a ferromagnetic material. Furthermore, each of the engagements 92 magnetically engages a respective one of the magnets 86 when the second doors 58 are in the closed position for retaining the second doors 58 in the closed position.
A pair of handles 94 is each coupled to a respective one of the second doors 58 such that each of the handles 94 can be gripped for opening the second doors 58. Each of the handles 94 is positioned a front surface 95 of the respective second door 58. Each of the handles 94 has an elongate portion 96 that is spaced from the front surface 96 of the respective second door 58. Thus, the elongate portion 96 of each of the handles 94 can be gripped.
In use, the cabinet 12 is stood in an upright orientation on a horizontal support surface, such as a floor or the like. In this way a collection of objects can be positioned on the first shelf 85 and the second shelf 88 for displaying the objects. Furthermore, the ornamental appearance of the cabinet 12 in the shape of a coffin adds a visually appealing element to the overall appearance of the cabinet 12 and the objects displayed in the cabinet 12. The first doors 36 and the second doors 58 can be opened independently of each other to access or display the objects within the cabinet 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
