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A cabinet and a door are each provided with hinge sets having hinge parts secured thereto so that they can be separately mounted on the sane hinge parts that are mounted on a door frame and are connected by a hinge pin for each hinge set that support the door on the door frame, using a single hinge

A cabinet and a door are each provided with hinge sets having hinge parts secured thereto so that they can be separately mounted on the sane hinge parts that are mounted on a door frame and are connected by a hinge pin for each hinge set that support the door on the door frame, using a single hinge pin for and as a part of each hinge set. With this mounting arrangement, the cabinet and the door of each such installation can move independently in an arc about the hinge pins connecting the door frame parts to the hinge parts fastened to the door and the hinge parts fastened to the cabinet without requiring the movement of the door concurrently with the movement of the cabinet.

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1. A cabinet having modified hinge sections which modify hinges on a door by replacing hinge sections that are attached to the door with the modified hinge sections so that the cabinet is mountable by the modified door hinges and can be pivoted independently relatively to the door, said cabinet comp

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A cabinet having modified hinge sections which modify hinges on a door by replacing hinge sections that are attached to the door with the modified hinge sections so that the cabinet is mountable by the modified door hinges and can be pivoted independently relatively to the door, said cabinet comprising: a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and first and second side panels joined together to form said cabinet; said cabinet having at least one shelf area enclosed by said panels;at least one of said side panels having a plurality of vertically aligned slots; said hinges that are modified being in part modified by providing a longer hinge pin, said modified hinges having said hinge sections thereof attached to said one side of said cabinet side panels through said slots formed therein so as to adjust to the vertical location of the door, with said one hinge section having at least two cylindrical ends through which said longer hinge pin can be fitted while said two cylindrical ends are spaced so that they can mate with the standard hinge parts that are mounted on the door frame and can have the cylindrical part of each of the standard hinge parts receiving at least one of the cylindrical parts of the door hinge part affixed to the door frame, with said longer hinge pin being sufficiently long to extend through the cylindrical parts of the hinge parts affixed to the door frame, and said cylindrical parts of said modified hinge part secured to said door, so that said cabinet is adapted to be connected to the door frame by the hinges that are so connected to the door frame and the door, to the extent that said cabinet is able to be pivoted about the longer hinge pins relative to the door. 2. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the back panel is a flat panel that is secured to said first and second side panels, forming an open box that is open on its front side and closed on its back side. 3. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the back panel is formed in at least one curve about a vertical axis and throughout a horizontal arc of no more than about 180°. 4. The cabinet of claim 3 in which said at least one curve is an arc of a circle whose radius is between one (1) time and twenty (20) times as large as the depth of said cabinet from the center of said arc to the front of said cabinet. 5. The cabinet of claim 4 in which said first and second side panels each respectively have first and second vertical edges and said curved back panel has first and second vertically extending outside edges which are respectively secured to said first and second side panels respective first and second vertical edges. 6. The cabinet of claim 3 in which said first and second side panels each respectively have first and second vertical edges and said curved back panel has first and second vertically extending outside edges which are respectively secured to said first and second side panels respective first and second vertical edges. 7. The cabinet of claim 5, said back panel curve extending outwardly to the lateral distance defined by said cabinet side vertical edges and then extending in a planar manner in parallel from said back panel curve to said cabinet side vertical edges. 8. A cabinet and door assembly comprising: a cabinet having a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and first and second side panels joined together to form said cabinet; said cabinet having at least one shelf area enclosed by said panels; a door, a door frame, hinge pins, and hinge parts; and a plurality of hinge sets existing at least at one time or another as said cabinet is to be, and is, hung in pivotal relationship with and on said door frame, said plurality of hinge sets being here identified for simpler descriptive purposes as separate pluralities of hinge sets A, B and C, and there being available two different lengths of hinge pins, here identified for simpler descriptive purposes as hinge pin P and hinge pin Q which is longer in length than hinge pin P; each of said hinge sets A, B and C comprising one of said hinge pins, and each of two of said hinge parts selected from a group of said matable hinge parts identified for simpler descriptive purposes as hinge parts W, X, Y, and Z, said hinge parts forming a hinge set in which said hinge parts have cylindrical ends that are matable in coaxial relation so as to be in interlaced and coaxial relation when said hinge part cylindrical ends are being axially secured together by one of said hinge pins P or Q being coaxial with and extending through said cylindrical ends;therefore there being available:hinge sets A, each such set comprising a hinge part W secured to said door frame, a hinge part X secured to said door, said hinge parts W and X being pivotally secured together by a hinge pin P;hinge sets B, each such set comprising a hinge part W secured to said door frame, a hinge part Y secured to said cabinet, said hinge part Y having been substituted for hinge part X while converting hinge sets A to hinge sets B, with hinge parts W and Y being pivotally secured together by said hinge pin P, such hinge sets B usually being created from hinge sets A, and existing only temporarily and only if needed; andhinge sets C, each such set comprising a hinge part W secured to said door frame, hinge part Y being secured to said door, and hinge part Z being secured to said cabinet, each of said hinge parts having cylindrical ends being pivotally secured together by a hinge pin Q, with all cylindrical ends and said hinge pin Q then having a common axis;said cabinet being thereafter pivotally secured to said door frame by a plurality of said hinge sets C, with said door still being pivotally secured to said door frame with hinge parts W and Y, with said hinge pin Q having been substituted for hinge pin P;and, when said door, having been previously installed with hinge sets A, does not permit sufficient pivotal movement of said cabinet, changing the hinge sets A to hinge sets C. 9. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 8, in which said door was previously installed, and was therefore pivotally secured to said door frame using hinge sets A. 10. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 8, in which said door and said cabinet are being installed during a common installation period and therefore said door is pivotally installed on said door frame using hinge sets C. 11. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 8, said cabinet and door assembly being preassembled as a unit, and said door is pivotally installed on said door frame using hinge sets C. 12. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 8, said cabinet and door assembly being preassembled as a unit, and said door and said cabinet are separately pivotally secured to said door frame using hinge sets C, and any hinge sets, supporting only said door being pivotally secured to said door frame, as hinge sets A. 13. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 8, said cabinet having a back panel that is formed in at least one curve about a vertical axis and throughout a horizontal arc of no more than about 180°. 14. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 13 in which said at least one curve is an arc of a circle whose radius is between one (1) time and twenty (20) times as large as the depth of said cabinet from the center of said arc to the front of said cabinet assembly. 15. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 13 in which said first and second side panels each respectively have first and second vertical edges and said curved back panel has first and second vertically extending outside edges which are respectively secured to said first and second side panels respective first and second vertical edges. 16. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 13 in which said first and second side panels each respectively have first and second vertical edges and said curved back panel has first and second vertically extending outside edges which are respectively secured to said first and second side panels respective first and second vertical edges. 17. The cabinet and door assembly of claim 13, in which said first and second side panels each respectively have first and second vertical edges and said back panel curve extending outwardly to the lateral distance defined by said first and second vertical edges and then extending in a planar manner in parallel from said back panel curve to said first and second vertical edges. 18. An improvement in mounting at least two different structures which are each mounted by a plurality of hinge sets on a door frame for pivotal movements relative to said door frame, each of said hinge sets including a hinge pin, a hinge part secured to said a first one of said at least two different structures, one of said a hinge parts secured to said frame, and said hinge parts connected together by a hinge pin so that said first one of said at least two different structures can be moved arcuately relative to said door frame, said first one of said at least two structures being a door fitting in said door frame; a second one of said at least two structures being a cabinet, said cabinet having a second plurality of hinge parts secured thereto, and each of said second plurality also receiving said hinge pin so as to be connected with said hinge pin in pivotal connection that allows said second one of said at least two structures to be arcuately movable independently of said first one of said at least two structures being required to arcuately move therewith;a third structure that is a part of said at least two structures, said third structure having a third plurality of hinge parts secured thereto, said third structure also receiving said hinge pin so as to be connected with said hinge pin in pivotal connection in the manner that allows said third one of said at least two structures to also be arcuately movable independently of said first one of said at least two structures and said second one of said at least two structures being required to arcuately move therewith. 19. The improvements set forth in claim 18, said first one of said at least two structures being a door, said second of said at least two structures being a cabinet, and said third of said at least two structures being a mirror, with each of said three structures being independently pivotally movable about said hinge pin through arcuate movements sufficient to permit the independent use of said cabinet and said mirror to at least a limited extent of about 45° of such independent movement relative to said door frame. 20. The method of mounting a door and a cabinet on a door frame so that they are independently able to be moved to some extent relative to the door frame, comprising the steps of that method, as follows: in step (A) providing at least two hinge sets that each pivotally support the door and the cabinet on the door frame in a manner that the door and the cabinet pivot about one common hinge axis, each of the hinge sets having first and second and third parts and a hinge pin;in step (B), providing each of the hinge sets with a hinge pin;in step (C), securing a first part of each hinge set to the door frame;in step (D) securing a second part of each hinge set to the door;in step (E), securing a third part of each hinge set to the cabinet; andin step (F), inserting the hinge pin in openings of each of those hinge parts that are adapted to receive the hinge pin therethrough along a common axis;thereby having pivotally mounted the door and the cabinet for separate pivotal movements relative to the door frame about the hinge pin;in step (C), providing the first part of each hinge set with one section for securing it to the door frame, providing another section of the first part with a cylindrically shaped opening for receiving a hinge pin; and securing only the one section of the first part of each hinge set to the door frame;in step (D) providing the second part of each hinge set with one section for securing it to the door, providing another section thereof with a cylindrically shaped opening for receiving a hinge pin, and securing only the one section thereof to the door;in step (E) providing the third part of each hinge set with one section for securing it to the cabinet, providing another section thereof with a cylindrically shaped opening for receiving a hinge pin, and securing only the one section thereof to the cabinet;and in step (F), arranging the cylindrically shaped openings of each of said part in axial alignment and inserting the hinge pin through each of the cylindrically shaped openings.