Cabinet

Abstract

An improved storage cabinet that is relatively light weight while providing enhanced structural strength. The cabinet has specially formed side panels and back panels which, when joined together, form columns throughout the height of the cabinet's rear corners to enhance the cabinet's structural strength. The cabinet also has an end panel door stop, whose front edge is folded to create a reinforcement section, for cabinet doors to bear against. The cabinet also has double doors with complimentary forty-five degree and one hundred and thirty-five degree angle bends at the double doors' center line to prevent unauthorized line-of-sight access to the contents contained within the cabinet.

1 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a top and a bottom end panel each having an end wall, an end reverse side, a door stop and a facing located at an angle of about 90° relative to said end wall and extending away from said end reverse side, said at least one top and bottom end panel having a facing reinforcement section overlaying said facing and being integrally connected therewith by a door stop reinforcing fold,    at least one side panel having a reverse side and a trailing edge, said trailing edge forming a first rear flange integral with said side panel and a second rear flange integral with said side panel, said first and second rear flange cooperating to partially form a structural column, said first rear flange extending outwardly from said side panel reverse side, and said reverse side of said second rear flange overlying said side panel reverse side but being spaced therefrom by a gap,    at least one back panel having an obverse side and an outside edge, said outside edge forming an edge flange adapted to cooperate with said first and second rear flanges to form said structural column, said edge flange extending outwardly from said back panel obverse side, and    a first door and a second door, each of said first and second doors having a door reverse side and a door center edge, said first door having a door center edge bend of about 135° towards said first door reverse side, and said second door having a door center edge bend of about 45° towards said second door reverse side.    
     
     
         2 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a top and a bottom end panel each having an end wall, an end obverse side, an end reverse side, an integral door stop and an integral facing located at an angle of about 90° relative to said end wall and extending away from said reverse side of said end wall, said at least one top and bottom end panel having an integral facing reinforcing section overlaying said facing and being integrally connected therewith by a door stop reinforcing fold, said facing having an integral return flange located at an angle of about 90° relative to said facing and extending away from said obverse side of said facing.    
     
     
         3 . The cabinet of  claim 2 , wherein said return flange has a return flange reinforcement section overlaying said return flange and being integrally connected therewith by a door stop reinforcing fold.  
     
     
         4 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 at least one side panel having a reverse side and a trailing edge, said trailing edge forming a first rear flange and a second rear flange that cooperate to partially form a structural column, said first rear flange extending outwardly from said side panel reverse side, and said second rear flange overlying said side panel reverse side but being spaced therefrom by a gap, said second rear flange having a second rear flange reinforcement section overlaying said second rear flange and being integrally connected therewith by a trailing edge reinforcing fold, and    at least one back panel having an obverse side and an outside edge, said outside edge being forming an edge flange adapted to cooperate with said first and second rear flanges to form said structural column, said edge flange extending outwardly from said back panel obverse side.    
     
     
         5 . The cabinet of  claim 4 , wherein said edge flange has an edge flange reinforcement section overlaying said edge flange and being integrally connected therewith by an edge flange reinforcing fold.  
     
     
         6 . A pair of doors for a cabinet, comprising: 
 a first door and a second door, each of said first and second doors having a door reverse side and a door center edge, said first door having a door center edge bend of about 135° towards said first door reverse side, and said second door having a door center edge bend of about 45° towards said second door reverse side, wherein said first door has a second center edge bend of about 45° towards said first door reverse side, said first door center edge having a first door reinforcing plate integrally connected therewith by a first door fold, and wherein said second door has a second center edge bend of about 135° towards said second door reverse side, said second door center edge having a second door reinforcing plate connected therewith by a second door fold.    
     
     
         7 . In a cabinet formed of panels of sheet material and having corner structures, at least one panel defining along a side thereof a corner structure comprising a plurality of integral folds of sheet material extending along the entire corner structure.  
     
     
         8 . In a cabinet formed in part with top and bottom panels of sheet material, each of said top and bottom panels defining a door stop for a cabinet door, said door stop comprising a portion of the sheet material forming said at least one panel being folded back on itself to form said door stop with a double thickness of said sheet material.  
     
     
         9 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a top and bottom end panel each having an end wall, an end reverse side, a door stop and a facing located at an angle of about 90° relative to said end wall and extending away from said reverse side of said end wall, said at least one top and bottom end panel having a facing reinforcement section overlaying said facing and being integrally connected therewith by a door stop reinforcing fold,    at least one side panel having a reverse side and a trailing edge, said trailing edge forming a first rear flange and a second rear flange integral with said side panel that cooperate to partially form a structural column, said first rear flange extending outwardly from said side panel reverse side, and said reverse side of said second rear flange overlying said side panel reverse side but being spaced therefrom by a gap, and    at least one back panel having an obverse side and an outside edge, said outside edge forming an edge flange integral with said back panel adapted to cooperate with said first and second rear flanges to form said structural column, said edge flange extending outwardly from said back panel obverse side.    
     
     
         10 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a top and a bottom end panel each comprising an end wall having an end reverse side;    at least one of said top and bottom panels having formed integral therewith a support flange and a facing located at an angle of about 90° relative to said end wall and extending away from said reverse side of said end wall,    at least one side panel having a seat return flange, a reverse side and a trailing edge, said seat return flange being substantially coplanar with said support flange, said trailing edge forming a first rear flange integral with said side panel and a second rear flange integral with said side panel, said first and second rear flange cooperating to partially form a structural column, said first rear flange extending outwardly from said side panel reverse side, and said reverse side of said second rear flange overlying said side panel reverse side but being spaced therefrom by a gap,    a support bracket attachable to said support flange and said side panel, a portion of said support bracket being received against said end reverse side to enhance the structural rigidity of the cabinet,    at least one back panel having an obverse side and an outside edge, said outside edge forming an edge flange adapted to cooperate with said first and second rear flanges to form said structural column, said edge flange extending outwardly from said back panel obverse side, and    a first door and a second door, each of said first and second doors having a door reverse side and a door center edge, said first door having a door center edge bend of about 135° towards said first door reverse side, and said second door having a door center edge bend of about 45° towards said second door reverse side.    
     
     
         11 . A cabinet, comprising: 
 a top and a bottom end panel each comprising an end wall, the end walls having an end wall obverse side and an end wall reverse side;    at least one of said top and bottom panels having formed integral therewith a support flange and a facing located at an angle of about 90° relative to said end wall and extending away from said reverse side of said end wall, said support flange being spaced inboard of said facing; and    a support bracket attached to said support flange, a portion of said support bracket being received on said end reverse side to enhance the structural rigidity of the cabinet.    
     
     
         12 . A cabinet comprising: 
 at least one of a top panel and a bottom panel having an end reverse side;    at least one side panel having a seat return flange; and    a support bracket attached to said seat return flange, a portion of said support bracket being received against said end reverse side to enhance the structural rigidity of the cabinet.