Cabinet apparatus

A cabinet apparatus comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• a compartment body defining a storage space having a front access opening, the compartment body comprising:
• a rear panel;
• and
• a panel structure having a first sidewall panel structure and a tubular flange extending along the first sidewall panel structure,
• the tubular flange protruding outward from the compartment body and including a front wall, an outer wall, a real wall, and an inner wall that collectively define a tubular cavity, the outer wall extending beyond the rear wall to form an abutment lip abutting a surface of a wall when the cabinet apparatus is recess-mounted into the wall, the tubular flange having a rear-most flange surface defining a wall contact plane;
• a first hinge component on the flange;
• and
• a door comprising:
• a door body;
• and
• a second hinge component on the door body;
• the first and second hinge components operably coupled to one another so that the door is pivotably mounted to the housing to be rotatable about a rotational axis between:
• (1) a closed position in which the door body encloses the front access opening;
• and (2) a fully-open position in which the storage space is accessible via the front access opening and no portion of the door intersects the wall contact plane;
• and
• a stop configured to prevent the door from being rotated about the rotational axis relative to the housing beyond a predetermined angular position relative to the closed-position, the predetermined angular position being the fully-open position,
• wherein the rear panel and the first panel structure are separately formed and subsequently coupled to form the housing.

A cabinet apparatus comprising:

• a housing defining a storage space having a front access opening, the housing comprising:
• a rear panel;
• a first panel structure comprising:
• a first sidewall panel structure having a first interior surface that partially defines the storage space and a first exterior surface opposite the first interior surface;
• a tubular flange extending lengthwise along the first side wall panel structure and protruding from the first exterior surface of the first sidewall panel structure, the tubular flange including a front wall, an outer wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall that collectively define a tubular cavity, the outer wall extending beyond the rear wall to form an abutment lip that protrudes from an exterior surface of the rear wall, the abutment lip abutting a wall surface when the cabinet apparatus is recess-mounted into a wall;
• and
• a first hinge component;
• and
• wherein the first panel structure is an integrally formed singular monolithic component;
• a door comprising:
• a door body;
• and
• a second hinge component on the door body;
• the first and second hinge components operably coupled to one another so that the door is pivotably mounted to the housing to be rotatable about a rotational axis between:
• (1) a closed position in which the door body encloses the front access opening;
• and (2) an open position in which the storage space is accessible via the front access opening,
• wherein the rear panel and the first panel structure are separately formed and subsequently coupled to form the housing,
• wherein the housing includes a magnetic element disposed on a front face of the housing, and wherein an interior surface of the door includes a pocket, the magnetic element disposed in the pocket when the door is in the closed position.

A cabinet apparatus comprising:

• a housing defining a storage space having a front access opening, the housing comprising:
• a rear panel;
• a first panel structure comprising:
• a first sidewall panel structure having a first interior surface that partially defines the storage space and a first exterior surface opposite the first interior surface;
• and
• a tubular flange extending lengthwise along the first sidewall panel structure and protruding from the first exterior surface of the first sidewall panel structure, the tubular flange including a front wall, an outer wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall that collectively define a tubular cavity, the outer wall extending beyond the rear wall to form an abutment lip protruding from an exterior surface of the rear wall;
• and
• a first hinge component on the tubular flange of the first panel structure;
• a door comprising:
• a door body;
• and
• a second hinge component on the door body,
• the first and second hinge components operably coupled to one another so that the door is pivotably mounted to the housing to be rotatable about a rotational axis between:
• (1) a closed position in which the door body encloses the front access opening;
• and (2) an open position in which the storage space is accessible via the front access opening, and
• a cover member detachably coupled to the first panel structure,
• wherein an edge of the cover member abuts a distal end of the abutment lip, and
• wherein a surface of the cover member is flush with an exterior surface of the outer wall of the tubular flange.