Safety cabinet

Abstract

A safety cabinet is disclosed which includes an enclosure having a double-walled construction and a pair of doors to selectively seal the enclosure. The safety cabinet includes a lock bar and a pair of retaining arms that permit the lock bar to be set across the front of the safety cabinet, thereby preventing the safety cabinet doors from being opened. The lock bar may be locked in place at both ends to the retaining arms by use of removable locks. When locked in place, the lock bar protects the safety cabinet from accidental or unauthorized opening. The enclosure is mounted on top of a base that contains two forklift pockets designed to accommodate the fork of a forklift. An indicator is disposed on the safety cabinet for, among other things, making the safety cabinet easy to locate and indicating the nature of the contents stored in the safety cabinet, especially in situations where the safety cabinet is located in a room where there is smoke or low light.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a safety cabinet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view taken from FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail view taken from FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a lock bar of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the lock bar of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged detail view of the lock bar taken from FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged detail view of the lock bar taken from FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the lock bar of FIG. 7 and a right retaining arm of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 11 wherein the lock bar of FIG. 7 is engaged with the right retaining arm and a lock extends through aligned holes in both to secure the lock bar to the right retaining arm.

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of a base assembly of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of the base assembly of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the base assembly of FIG. 13.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVI-XVI in FIG. 2.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the base assembly of FIG. 13.

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1 wherein a pair of doors of the safety cabinet are in an open position.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged detail view taken from FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the safety cabinet of FIG. 1 with a top portion of the outer shell removed for illustrative purposes.

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a safety cabinet according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a side elevational view of the safety cabinet of FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of a hazard indicator suitable for use with the present invention.

Claims

1-21. (canceled)

22. A safety cabinet for storing hazardous material, the safety cabinet comprising: an enclosure defining an opening and a cavity for storing the hazardous material, the enclosure including an external surface;a door rotatably attached to the enclosure, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, the door configured to selectively cover at least part of the opening of the enclosure when in the closed position; andan indicator disposed on the external surface of the enclosure, the indicator including indicia configured to convey information about the hazardous material stored in the enclosure, the indicator including at least a portion comprising a reflective material.

23. The safety cabinet of claim 22, wherein the indicator is disposed on an outer surface of the door.

24. The safety cabinet of claim 22, wherein the indicia comprises a writing.

25. The safety cabinet of claim 22, wherein the indicia comprises a graphical symbol.

26. The safety cabinet of claim 24, wherein the indicia comprises a graphical symbol.

27. The safety cabinet of claim 22, wherein the indicia comprises a reflective material.

28. The safety cabinet of claim 27, wherein the reflective material is retroreflective

29. The safety cabinet of claim 22, wherein the reflective material is retroreflective.

30. The safety cabinet of claim 28, wherein the retroreflective material has a coefficient of retroreflection of at least 35 candelas per foot candle per square foot.