US 2021/0228008 A1 · CABINET SYSTEM INCLUDING ACCESSORY

Abstract

A system that includes a cabinet and an accessory capable of being stored within a storage compartment of the cabinet. The cabinet may include a cabinet housing and a mirrored door having a ferromagnetic element. The mirrored door may include a first mirror having a reflective surface forming an outer surface of the mirrored door and a second mirror having a reflective surface forming an inner surface of the mirrored door. The ferromagnetic element may be embedded within the first and second mirrors. In an example the first ferromagnetic element may be an elongated plate formed of a ferromagnetic material. The accessory may include another ferromagnetic element that may include one or more magnets. The accessory may be sized and shaped to be capable of being stored within a storage compartment of the cabinet. The accessory may be mounted to the mirrored door by magnetic attraction between the ferromagnetic elements.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing;
and
a mirrored door coupled to the cabinet housing to form a cabinet storage compartment, the mirrored door comprising a first ferromagnetic element;
and
an accessory sized and shaped to be capable of being stored within the storage compartment of the cabinet, the accessory comprising a second ferromagnetic element;
wherein the accessory can be mounted to the mirrored door by magnetic attraction between the first and second ferromagnetic elements
wherein the accessory further comprises an accessory housing and an accessory circuit;
and
wherein the accessory circuit comprises an accessory power source disposed within the accessory housing and a sensor configured to cause the accessory circuit to transition from an inactive state to an active state.

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A system comprising:

a cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing;
a door coupled to the cabinet housing to form a cabinet storage compartment, the cabinet storage compartment having a first depth measured from a rear surface of the cabinet housing and an inner surface of the door;
a support member within the cabinet storage compartment, the support member having a front surface;
and
a power supply circuit;
a charger mounted to the front surface of the support member, the charger comprising a charging circuit in operable cooperation with the power supply circuit;
and
an accessory comprising an accessory housing and an accessory circuit, the accessory circuit comprising, in operable cooperation, a power source and a user perceptible signal generator;
the accessory alterable between:
(1) a charging state in which the accessory is mounted to the charger and the charging circuit provides power to the power source;
and
(2) a use state in which the accessory is decoupled from the charger;
wherein, in the charging state, the support member, the charger and the accessory are arranged in a horizontal stack having a cumulative depth that is less than or equal to the first depth.

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A system comprising:

a cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing;
a door coupled to the cabinet housing to form a cabinet storage compartment;
and
a power supply circuit;
a charger mounted within the cabinet storage compartment, the charger comprising:
a charger housing;
and
a charging circuit in operable cooperation with the power supply circuit, the charging circuit comprising an inductive element;
and
an accessory comprising an accessory circuit comprising, in operable cooperation, an inductive element, a power source, and a user perceptible signal generator;
wherein the charger and the accessory are configured so that the accessory can be mounted to the charger in a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation, the inductive element of the accessory being in operable cooperation with the inductive element of the charger irrespective of whether the accessory is mounted to the charger in the first or second rotational orientations.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cabinet system including accessory

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Cabinet system including accessory

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