Under-sink cabinet with movable bottom panel
AssigneeRichard D. Cornell
InventorsRichard D. Cornell, Seanan Royce Burke
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Abstract
A cabinet system arranged to allow access to floor space underneath, the system including two side walls having front and rear edges, at least one door arranged proximate the front edges of the side walls and configured to be openable to access an area between the side walls; and a bottom panel arranged between the two side walls and configured such that at least a portion of the bottom panel is selectively movable to at least partially expose a floor space extending back from the front edges of the side walls.
Claims15
A cabinet system adapted to allow access by a portion of a wheelchair to a floor space underneath, the cabinet system comprising:
- two side walls having front and rear edges and defining the floor space therebetween;
- at least one door arranged proximate the front edges of the side walls and configured to be openable to access an area between the side walls;
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- a bottom panel arranged between the two side walls and configured with a rear portion fixed between the side walls and overlying a rearward portion of the floor space, and a front portion configured to be slidable along a planar surface thereof between a first position, in which the front portion overlies a forward portion of the floor space between the side walls and terminates between the front edges of the side walls, and a second position, in which the front portion is retracted into parallel-planar overlapping relationship above the rear and the forward portion of the floor space is configured to receive a portion of a wheelchair;
- wherein the rear portion is configured to remain in place during movement of the front portion.
A cabinet system adapted to receive a portion of a wheelchair over a floor space underneath the cabinet system, the cabinet system comprising:
- two side walls having front and rear edges, the floor space extending between the side walls and terminating along a first line between the front edges of the side walls and along a second line between the rear edges of the side walls;
- at least one door arranged proximate the front edges of the side walls and configured to be openable to access an area between the side walls;
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- a bottom panel arranged between the two side walls, the bottom panel being configured with a rear portion extending between the side walls and overlying a rearward portion of the floor space, and a front portion configured to be slidable relative to the rear portion along a planar surface of the front portion between a closed state and an open state, wherein when the front portion is in the closed state the front portion extends between the side walls to overlie a forward portion of the floor space and terminates along the first line, and wherein when the front portion is in the open state the front portion is slidably retracted in parallel-planar overlapping configuration above the rear portion such that the cabinet system is configured to receive a portion of a wheelchair over the forward portion of the floor space extending back from the front edges of the side walls;
- wherein the rear portion is configured to remain in place, and the front portion is configured to maintain a substantially horizontal arrangement throughout movement between the closed state and the open state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.