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A ready-to-assemble cabinet including two upstanding side panels, at least two fixed shelves between the side panels, a folding back panel attached to the side panels, and hardware for holding the components together. The cabinet may optionally include additional fixed and adjustable shelves. The ba

A ready-to-assemble cabinet including two upstanding side panels, at least two fixed shelves between the side panels, a folding back panel attached to the side panels, and hardware for holding the components together. The cabinet may optionally include additional fixed and adjustable shelves. The back panel is preattached to the side panels by the manufacturer to create a back panel/side panel sub-assembly. The back panel includes a number of vertically scored fold lines running from top to bottom, which delineate longitudinal sections of the back panel. The scored fold lines permit the sub-assembly to be folded accordion-style for packaging, whereby the back panel sections are sandwiched between the side panels. Serrated plastic dowel pins hold the shelves to the side panels to eliminate the need for tools and/or adhesives and permit assembly of the cabinet in only three to five minutes.

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A ready-to-assemble cabinet, comprising: a) two upstanding side panels and a folding back panel formed separately from said side panels, said folding back panel made of a different and thinner material than said side panels; b) at least two fixed shelves disposed between said side panels ad fixedly

A ready-to-assemble cabinet, comprising: a) two upstanding side panels and a folding back panel formed separately from said side panels, said folding back panel made of a different and thinner material than said side panels; b) at least two fixed shelves disposed between said side panels ad fixedly attached to said side panels; and c) said folding back panel having lateral edges, wherein: i) said folding back panel includes at least two side edge fold lines scored proximate said lateral edges of said back panel and framing vertically from a top to a bottom of said back panel, ii) said lateral edges of said folding back panel are pre-attached to said side panels by one or more of the group consisting of fasteners and adhesives to create a back panel/side panel sub-assembly prior to assembly of the cabinet, and iii) said back panel/side panel sub-assembly can be folded along the scored fold lines into a compact configuration for packaging.