Cabinet apparatus
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorAlexander V. LeTourneau
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Abstract
A cabinet apparatus includes a housing and a door. The housing extends along a central vertical plane. The housing defines a storage space and an access opening into the storage space. The door has a mirror, and the mirror includes a front surface defining a mirror plane. The door is movably mounted to the housing to be alterable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the door encloses the front access opening and the front surface of the mirror faces away from the housing. In the open position, the storage space is accessible via the access opening. When in the open position, the front surface of the mirror opposes the central vertical plane and an acute inclusive angle is formed between the central vertical plane and the mirror plane.
Claims20
A cabinet apparatus comprising:
- a housing extending along a central vertical plane, the housing defining a storage space and a front access opening into the storage space;
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- a door comprising a mirror having a front surface defining a mirror plane;
- the door movably mounted to the housing to be alterable between:
- (1) a closed position in which the door encloses the front access opening and the front surface of the mirror faces away from the housing;
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- (2) an open position in which the storage space is accessible via the access opening, the front surface of the mirror opposes the central vertical plane, and an acute inclusive angle is formed between the central vertical plane and the mirror plane.
A cabinet apparatus comprising:
- a housing extending along a central vertical plane, the housing defining a storage space and an access opening into the storage space;
- a door comprising a mirror having a front surface defining a mirror plane;
- a mounting assembly movably mounting the door to the housing, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a first arm having a first length, the first arm having:
- a proximal end pivotably coupled to the housing to allow the first arm to rotate relative to the housing about a first pivot axis;
- and
- a distal end pivotably coupled to the door to allow the first arm to rotate relative to the door about a second pivot axis;
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- a second arm having a second length that is greater than the first length, the second arm comprising:
- a proximal end pivotably coupled to the housing to allow the second arm to rotate relative to the housing about a third pivot axis;
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- a distal end pivotably coupled to the door to allow the second arm to rotate relative to the door about a fourth pivot axis.
A method of operating a cabinet apparatus including a mirror, the method comprising:
- rotating a door coupled to the mirror for the cabinet apparatus about a first axis based on a proximal end of a first arm;
- rotating the door for the cabinet apparatus about a second axis based on a distal end of the first arm;
- rotating the door for the cabinet apparatus about a third axis based on a proximal end of a second arm;
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- rotating the door for the cabinet apparatus about a fourth axis based on a distal end of the second arm,
- wherein a storage space behind the door and mirror is opened based on rotation of the door about the first axis, the second axis, the third axis, and the fourth axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.