Toe kick drawer and method of manufacturing a cabinet with a toe kick drawer
AssigneeRSI Home Products
InventorRon Simon
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Abstract
A toe kick drawer is supported in an inset base beneath an enclosure of a bathroom vanity cabinet. The toe drawer has a recess which conforms to the inset base of the cabinet and preserves the ability of a user to place a front part of a foot underneath the cabinet when using a sink. The toe drawer allows efficient use of space and protects items and articles from water damage. The toe drawer may have rolling or sliding means coupled to the cabinet for easy opening or closing by a hand or a loot.
Claims37
A cabinet, comprising:
- a cabinet housing having an inset base beneath an enclosure;
- a toe drawer supported in the base of the cabinet housing beneath the cabinet housing enclosure;
- wherein the toe drawer has at least one interior compartment, a front portion, and a lower front port recessed with respect to the front portion to define a recess that conforms to the inset base beneath the enclosure, and wherein a portion of the at least one compartment defines an overhang which extends over the recess defined between the lower recessed front portion and the front portion.
A method of manufacturing a cabinet, comprising the steps of:
- forming a cabinet housing defining an enclosure and having an inset base beneath the enclosure;
- forming a toe drawer having at least one interior compartment and a front portion;
- forming a recessed lower front portion in the toe drawer with respect to the front portion of the toe drawer to define a recess that conforms to the inset base beneath the enclosure;
- forming a portion of the at least one interior compartment to define an overhang which extends over the recess defined between the recessed lower front portion and the front portion;
- and
- installing the toe drawer in the inset base beneath the enclosure.
A toe drawer for a cabinet having an inset base and an enclosure, the toe drawer being supported in the inset base of the cabinet beneath the enclosure, the toe drawer comprising:
- at least one compartment
- a front panel portion;
- and
- a second lower front panel portion recessed with respect to the front panel portion to define a recess that conforms to the insert base beneath the enclosure, and wherein a portion of the at least one compartment defines an overhang which extends over the recess defined between the recessed second lower front panel portion and the front panel portion.
A toe drawer for a cabinet having an inset base and an enclosure, the toe drawer being supported in the inset base of the cabinet beneath the enclosure, the toe drawer comprising:
- two side panels and a first bottom;
- the two side panels each having a first bottom edge coupled to the first bottom;
- a back coupled to the two side panels and the first bottom;
- the two side panels each further having a first leading edge and a notch formed below the first leading edge, the notch forming a recessed second bottom edge and a recessed second leading edge;
- a first front panel having a bottom edge, the first front panel being coupled to each of the first leading edges of the two sides;
- a second front panel having a top edge, the second front panel being coupled to the first bottom and each of the second leading edges of the two sides;
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- a second bottom coupled to the bottom edge of the first front panel, the top edge of the second front panel, and each of the second bottom edges of the two sides, wherein the two side panels, the back, the first and second bottoms, and the first and second front panels form at least one compartment, and wherein a portion of the at least one compartment overhangs the second bottom.
A toe drawer according to claim 42, wherein at least one handle is attached to the first front panel of the drawer.
A cabinet, comprising:
- a cabinet housing having an inset base beneath an enclosure;
- a toe drawer supported in the base of the cabinet housing beneath the cabinet housing enclosure;
- wherein the toe drawer has at least one compartment with a bottom, a front wall, and a lower front wall, recessed with respect to the front wall to confrom to the inset base beneath the enclosure, and wherein the lower front recessed wall extends above the bottom of the at least one compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.