IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0180450
(2002-06-26)
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발명자
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A cabinet and a method and kit for constructing a cabinet (10, 210, 310). The cabinet includes a top plate (12, 312), a bottom plate (16, 216, 316), side or corner panels (20, 220, 320) and rods (22, 222, 322). The components of the cabinet can be provided in a kit along with fasteners (24) to secur
A cabinet and a method and kit for constructing a cabinet (10, 210, 310). The cabinet includes a top plate (12, 312), a bottom plate (16, 216, 316), side or corner panels (20, 220, 320) and rods (22, 222, 322). The components of the cabinet can be provided in a kit along with fasteners (24) to secure the components together and covers to hide the ends of the fasteners. The top and bottom plates have holes (14, 18, 318) which accommodate the ends (22A, 322A, 22B, 322B) of the rods. The panels have curved surfaces (20F, 220F, 320F) along their sides which engage the outer surface (22C, 222C, 322C) of the rods. The connection of the rods and the panels provides a finished appearance to the cabinet.
대표청구항
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1. A cabinet which comprises:a) a first plate having two or more first holes; b) rods with opposed first and second ends having an outer surface with a curvature essentially constant along a length of the rods between the ends with the first ends of the rods mounted in the first holes in the first p
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A cabinet which comprises:a) a first plate having two or more first holes; b) rods with opposed first and second ends having an outer surface with a curvature essentially constant along a length of the rods between the ends with the first ends of the rods mounted in the first holes in the first plate; c) a second plate having two or more second holes and mounted such that the second ends of the rods extend into the second holes in the second plate; and d) two or more panels having a first end and a second end with a curved side extending between the ends, wherein a curvature of the curved side is substantially similar to the constant curvature of the outer surface of the rods, wherein the panels are mounted between the first and second plates such that the first ends of the panels are adjacent the first plate, the second ends of the panels are adjacent the second plate and the curved side of the panels are adjacent the rods so that a portion of the outer surface of the rods adjacent a front of the panels is visible. 2. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the first plate is parallel to the second plate.3. The cabinet of claim 2 wherein the rods are perpendicular to the first and second plates.4. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the rods include a first rod and the panels include a first panel and a second panel, wherein each panel has a first curved side and a second curved side extending between the ends and wherein the first panel is mounted such that the second curved side is adjacent the first rod and the second panel is mounted such that the first curved side is adjacent the first rod.5. The cabinet of claim 4 wherein the first panel is mounted at an angle to the second panel.6. The cabinet of claim 4 wherein the rods include a second rod and the panels include a third panel having a first curved side and a second curved side extending between the ends and wherein the second panel is mounted such that the second curved side is adjacent the second rod and the third panel is mounted such that the first curved side is adjacent the second rod.7. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the holes in the first plate extend completely through the first plate and wherein the first ends of the rods extend completely through the first plate.8. The cabinet of claim 7 wherein a cap is mounted on the first ends of the rods which extend through the first holes in the first plate.9. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the panels include a face panel and wherein the face panel has an indentation which is configured to accommodate a clock mechanism.10. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the rods extend at an angle between the first and second plates.11. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the panels have slots extending between the ends.12. The cabinet of claim 11 wherein the panels include a first panel and a second panel, wherein the rods include a first rod and a second rod, wherein the first panel is mounted such that the curved side of the first panel is adjacent the first rod and the second panel is mounted such that the curved side of the second panel is adjacent the second rod, wherein the first and second panels are mounted such that the slot of the first panel is aligned with the slot of the second panel, and wherein an insert having a first side and a second side is positioned between the first and second panel such that the first side is positioned in the slot of the first panel and the second side is positioned in the slot of the second panel.13. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the first holes are located adjacent a perimeter of the first plate.14. The cabinet of claim 13 wherein the second holes of the second plate are located around a perimeter of the second plate.15. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the first and second plates are essentially identical in shape and size and the first holes are provided around an entire perimeter of the first plates and the second holes are provided around an entire perimeter of the second plate and the cabinet is used as a pillar.16. A kit for constructing a cabinet which comprises:a) a first plate having two or more first holes; b) a second plate having two or more second holes; c) two or more rods having opposed first and second ends with an outer surface having a curvature essentially constant along a length of the rods between the ends; and d) two or more panels having a front and a back and having first and second ends with a side extending between the ends and between the front and the back wherein one of the panels is a face panel having an indentation configured to accommodate a clock mechanism, wherein a portion of the side is curved and wherein a curvature of the portion is substantially similar to the curvature of the outer surface of the rods. 17. The kit of claim 16 wherein fasteners are provided for connecting the first and second plates to the panels.18. The kit of claim 16 wherein an adhesive is provided for securing the rods in the first and second holes of the first and second plates.19. The kit of claim 16 wherein the first holes in the first plate extend completely through the first plate and wherein a cap having holes is provided for covering the first holes in the first plate.20. A method for constructing a cabinet which comprises the steps of:a) providing a kit having a first plate with first holes and a second plate with second holes, rods having opposed first and second ends with an outer surface having a curvature essentially constant along a length of the rods between the ends and panels having a front and a back and having opposed first and second ends with a side extending between the first and second ends and between the front and the back wherein a portion of the side is curved and wherein the curvature of the outer surface of the rods is substantially similar to a curvature of the portion of the side of the panels; b) inserting the first end of the rods in the first holes in the first plate; c) inserting the second end of the rods in the second holes in the second plate; d) positioning the panels between the first and second plates such that the first ends of the panels are adjacent the first plate, the second ends of the panels are adjacent the second plate and the curved sides are adjacent one of the rods and so that a portion of the outer surface of the rods adjacent the front of the panels is visible; and e) moving the first plate toward the second plate along the rods such that the first ends of the panels are in contact with the first plate and the second end of the panels are in contact with the second plate. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein fasteners are provided in the kit and wherein after step e), fasteners are inserted through the first plate into the first ends of the panels and fasteners are inserted through the second plate into the second ends of the panels to secure the panels in position between the first and second plates.22. The method of claim 20 wherein the first holes in the first plate extend completely through the first plate and wherein in step e), the first plate is moved toward the second plate until the first ends of the rods extend outward from the first plate on a side opposite the second plate, wherein a cap having holes is provided and wherein the cap is mounted on the first ends of the rods adjacent the first plate on the side opposite the second plate.23. The method of claim 20 wherein the panels have slots extending between the ends, wherein the kit has inserts having a thickness slightly less than a width of the slots, wherein in step c), the panels are positioned such that the slots of adjacent panels are aligned and wherein after step c), the inserts are positioned in the slots between adjacent panels.24. A method for constructing a cabinet which comprises the steps of:a) providing a kit having a first plate with first holes and a second plate with second holes, rods having opposed first and second ends with an outer surface having a curvature essentially constant along a length of the rods between the ends and panels having a front and a back and having opposed first and second ends with a side extending between the first and second ends and between the back and the front, wherein a portion of the side is curved and wherein the curvature of the outer surface of the rods is substantially similar to a curvature of the portion of the side of the panels; b) inserting the second ends of the rods into the second holes in the second plate; c) positioning the panels such that the second ends of the panels are adjacent the second plate and the curved sides of the panel are adjacent one of the rods; d) inserting the first ends of the rods into the first holes of the first plate; and e) moving the first plate toward the second plate along the rods. 25. The method of claim 24 wherein fasteners are provided in the kit and wherein after step e), the fasteners are inserted through the first plate into the first ends of the panels and the fasteners are inserted through the second plate into the second ends of the panels to secure the panels in position between the first and second plates.26. The method of claim 24 wherein the panels have slots extending between the ends, wherein the kit has inserts having a thickness slightly less than a width of the slots, wherein in step c), the panels are positioned such that the slots of adjacent panels are aligned and wherein after step c), the inserts are positioned in the slots between adjacent panels.
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