Removable toe kick floor for cupboards vanities cabinets

Abstract

A removable toe kick floor, supported by rollers/slides and secured with mechanical fasteners, for ease of installation/repair of plumbing fixtures of the type normally found under sinks, regardless of the entry point. The customary toe kick area is preserved and attached to the cabinet floor, being removed at the same time. Larger cabinets are provided with a center post which is attached with mechanical fasteners and is also removable. Alternative embodiment would have removable toe kick floor double as a drawer.

1 . A cabinet comprising: 
 a) a cabinet structure including at least one front cabinet door openable to define an enclosure have a base, said cabinet structure including opposing lateral walls, each of the lateral walls extending downward from said base to define a toe kick area, said cabinet structure further including a rear wall extending downward from said base into the toe kick area, said lateral walls having a floor guide mechanism attached thereto; and    b) at least one toe kick floor mounted within said cabinet structure, said at least one toe kick floor including a toe kick comprised of at least a top panel and a front panel, wherein a mating floor guide is attached to the lateral walls of said at least one toe kick floor for selectively moving said at least one toe kick drawer between a closed position and the open position such that when in the closed position, the at least one toe kick floor is secured and occupies the toe kick area while the front panel is substantially coplanar with the front cabinet door when closed.    c) plumbing components disposed within the interior space of the cabinet for connection to the sink, wherein the floor includes a cutout section formed therein, the cutout section comprising an opening formed in the back surface of the drawer, opposing side cutout surfaces positioned at the boundaries of the opening and extending inboard towards the from surface of the floor assembly, and a front cutout surface connecting the opposing side cutout surface; and wherein the cutout sections accommodates the plumbing components such that the floor assembly fits within the interior space when in a closed position without interference with the plumbing components.    
   
   
       2 . The cabinet of  claim 2  wherein a front panel center support structure is removable  
   
   
       3 . The cabinet of  claim 2  wherein the removable floor is a drawer assembly Center Post comprising: a drawer having opposite side surfaces, a front surface, a back surface and a bottom surface, the drawer including a cutout section formed therein, the cutout section comprising an opening formed in the back surface of the drawer, opposing side cutout surfaces postioned at the boundaries of the opening and extending inboard towards the from surface of the floor assembly, and a front cutout surface connecting the opposing side cutout surface; and wherein the cutout sections accommodates the plumbing components such that the floor assembly fits within the interior space when in a closed position without interference with the plumbing components.  
   
   
       4 . The cabinet of  claim 2  wherein the front panel center support structure is removable; which is attached to the removable toe kick whereby the cabinet structure does not contain a floor