Wall mounted cabinet having improved hinge design

A wall mounted cabinet having an improved hinge mechanism attaching a cabinet body to a mounting frame, the improvement comprising at least one hinge mechanism attaching the cabinet body to the mounting frame, each hinge mechanism comprising a hinge shaft assembly retained on a first side of the mounting frame and a hinge plate fixedly attached to the cabinet body, the hinge shaft assembly comprising

• outer frame holes and an inner frame hole forming a set of frame holes penetrating a side of the mounting frame in proximity to an opening in the mounting frame, the outer holes aligned with the inner hole, the outer holes being elongate to form slots having a defined length;
• a hinge shaft having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being oriented toward the at least one opening in the mounting frame, the second portion having a plurality of shaft holes formed therein, the shaft holes being in a spaced alignment corresponding to the outer holes and the inner hole;
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• fasteners insertable through the inner hole and outer holes, respectively, and into the plurality of shaft holes, retaining the hinge shaft against the first side of the mounting frame,
• the hinge shaft slideably adjustable between a first position extending through the opening in the mounting frame and into engagement with the hinge plate pivotally connecting the cabinet body to the mounting frame and a second position withdrawn from the hinge plate and the opening in the mounting frame, disconnecting the shaft from the hinge plate.

A wall mounted cabinet comprising:

• a mounting frame attachable to a wall;
• a cabinet body attachable to the mounting frame;
• and a cover attached to the cabinet body opposite the mounting frame;
• at least one hinge mechanism for attaching the cabinet body to the mounting frame, the at least one hinge mechanism comprising a hinge shaft assembly retained on a first side of the mounting frame and a hinge plate fixedly attached to the cabinet body, the hinge shaft assembly including a hinge shaft in slideable adjustment between a first position extending through an at least one opening in the mounting frame and into communication with the hinge plate for attaching the cabinet body in a pivotal disposition relative to the mounting frame, and a second position withdrawn from the hinge plate and the at least one opening in the mounting frame, detaching the cabinet body from the mounting frame;
• the hinge shaft assembly further comprising
• an outer set and an inner set of frame holes penetrating the first side of the mounting frame in proximity to the opening in the mounting frame, the outer set and the inner set of frame holes in vertical alignment, the outer set of frame holes being vertically elongate to form slots having a defined length;
• the hinge shaft having a cylindrical portion with a defined diameter and a rectangular portion, the hinge shaft oriented such that the cylindrical portion faces the opening in the mounting frame, the rectangular portion having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a plurality of shaft holes penetrating the first side of the rectangular portion and extending through the second side of the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft, the shaft holes being in a spaced vertical alignment corresponding to the first set and the second set of frame holes, the hinge shaft being oriented such that the first side of the rectangular portion is adjacent to the first side of the mounting frame;
• an outer set of shaft fasteners and an inner set of shaft fasteners, said inner and outer shaft fasteners insertable into the inner and outer frame holes, respectively, and through the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft to extend beyond the second side of the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft;
• an outer set of fastener retainers and an inner set of fastener retainers removably attached to the outer and inner set of shaft fasteners, respectively, when the outer and inner shaft fasteners extend beyond the second side of the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft, the outer and inner fastener retainers attached to the corresponding outer and inner shaft fasteners adjacent to the second side of the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft, retaining the hinge shaft in position against the first side of the mounting frame;
• the hinge plate of the at least one hinge mechanism further comprising:
• a plate having a portion extending rearwardly from the cabinet body such that when the cabinet body is placed in attaching position relative to the mounting frame, the extending portion of the plate travels across the at least one opening in the mounting frame, the plate being attached to the cabinet body in a location adjacent to the first side of the mounting frame, a hole penetrating the extending portion of the plate and being located on the extending portion of the plate such that said hole in the extending portion is in alignment with the at least one opening in the mounting frame, said hole having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the cylindrical portion of the hinge shaft when the cabinet body is placed in attaching position relative to the mounting frame;
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• wherein the outer set of fastener retainers having been loosened, the inner set of fastener retainers removed from the inner set of shaft fasteners and the inner set of shaft fasteners removed from the shaft holes and the inner set of frame holes, the hinge shaft being moveable a distance corresponding to the length of the slots of the outer set of frame holes for slideable adjustment between the first position through the at least one opening in the mounting frame and into engagement with said hole in the hinge plate, and the second position whereby the hinge shaft is withdrawn from said hole in the hinge plate and the at least one opening in the mounting frame, the inner set of shaft fasteners inserted into the frame holes and the shaft holes, the inner set of fastener retainers attached to said inner set of shaft fasteners, and the inner and outer shaft fasteners secured against the second side of the rectangular portion of the hinge shaft, thereby retaining the hinge shaft in position against the first side of the mounting frame.