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US 2003/0193278 A1Published application
Cabinet cover construction for formed sheet metal cabients
AssigneeWaterloo Industries, Inc.
InventorsNathan Thomas Hellman, Kevin Michael Kraus, Greg Jon Holcomb, Daniel Lee Jackson
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Abstract
A cabinet cover construction for a formed sheet metal cabinet includes a front edge with two angled surfaces that are congruent with compatible angled surfaces of the top edge of the cabinet to ensure alignment of a closed cover on the cabinet and to prevent overbite of the cover upon closing thereof.
Claims5
A cabinet cover construction for a formed sheet metal cabinet of the type having a vertical front panel having a top edge and a cover panel with a front edge that closes against the top edge, said construction comprising, in combination:
- said top edge including a first horizontal run extending inwardly from the top edge, and a second run extending downwardly from the first run at a fixed acute angle, and terminating at a first distance inward from the front panel;
- said front edge of said cover generally aligned with the front panel when the cover is in the closed position, said front edge further including a third horizontal run overlying and congruent with the top edge first run when the cover is in the closed position;
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- a fourth run extending downwardly at said fixed acute angle from the third run and overlying the second run when the cover is in the closed position, whereby the top edge is aligned with the front edge to preclude overbite of the cover upon closure.
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