Frame and door for a locker

Abstract

A frame for a locker is a single piece of material having exterior edges, interior edges and one or more frame hinge halves formed monolithically therein. The frame is made from a blank, which is a single piece of material. A door for a locker is formed similarly from a single piece of material. The door has one or more door hinge halves formed monolithically therein. The door is pivotally mounted to the frame by a pin through intermeshing frame and door hinge halves. The monolithic construction provides frames and doors for lockers that are stronger and easier to fabricate.

1 . Frame for a locker, the frame comprising a single piece of material having exterior edges, interior edges and one or more frame hinge halves formed monolithically therein.  
     
     
         2 . Door for a locker, the door comprising a single piece of material having exterior edges and one or more door hinge halves formed monolithically therein.  
     
     
         3 . Face panel for a locker, the face panel comprising a frame as claimed in  claim 1  and a door as claimed in  claim 2  pivotally mounted to the frame, the one or more door hinge halves interacting with the one or more frame hinge halves to pivotally mount the door to the frame.  
     
     
         4 . Blank for a frame for a locker, the blank comprising a single piece of material having a front face portion, interior edge portions extending inwardly from the front face portion into an interior aperture in the blank and exterior edge portions extending outwardly from the front face portion, at least one of the interior edge portions comprising a plurality of spaced-apart tabs.  
     
     
         5 . Blank of  claim 4 , wherein the front face portion is rectangular.  
     
     
         6 . Blank of  claim 4 , wherein all of the spaced-apart tabs are on one of the interior edge portions.  
     
     
         7 . Blank of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of spaced-apart tabs comprises six sets of spaced-apart tabs.  
     
     
         8 . Blank of  claim 7 , wherein each set of spaced-apart tabs comprises five tabs.  
     
     
         9 . Frame for a locker comprising the blank as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the exterior edge portions of the blank are bent back to form exterior edges of the frame, the interior edge portions of the blank are bent back to form interior edges of the frame and the plurality of spaced-apart tabs of the blank are rolled to form one or more frame hinge halves on the frame.  
     
     
         10 . Frame of  claim 9 , further comprising a rib in the front face portion raised from a rear of the front face portion.  
     
     
         11 . Blank for a door for a locker, the blank comprising a single piece of material having a front face portion and exterior edge portions extending outwardly from the front face portion, at least one of the exterior edge portions comprising a plurality of spaced-apart tabs.  
     
     
         12 . Blank of  claim 11 , wherein all of the spaced-apart tabs are on one of the exterior edge portions.  
     
     
         13 . Blank of  claim 11 , wherein the spaced-apart tabs comprises six tabs.  
     
     
         14 . Blank of  claim 11 , further comprising an aperture in the front face portion.  
     
     
         15 . Door for a locker comprising the blank as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the exterior edge portions of the blank are bent back to form exterior edges of the door and the plurality of spaced-apart tabs of the blank are rolled to form one or more door hinge halves on the door.  
     
     
         16 . Door of  claim 15 , further comprising a handle, the handle formed monolithically in the door by bending back a rim of an aperture in the front face portion of the blank.  
     
     
         17 . Face panel for a locker comprising a frame as claimed in  claim 9  and a door as claimed in  claim 15  pivotally mounted to the frame, the one or more door hinge halves interacting with the one or more frame hinge halves to pivotally mount the door to the frame.  
     
     
         18 . Face panel of  claim 17 , wherein the door is pivotally mounted to the frame by one or more pins through the one or more frame hinge halves and one or more door hinge halves.  
     
     
         19 . Locker comprising a face panel as claimed in  claim 17  and a plurality of walls defining a locker volume.  
     
     
         20 . Process for forming a frame for a locker, the process comprising: providing a blank as claimed in  claim 4;  bending the interior edge portions to form interior edges of the frame; bending the exterior edge portions to form exterior edges of the frame; and rolling the plurality of spaced-apart tabs to form frame hinge halves.  
     
     
         21 . Process of  claim 20 , further comprising pressing a perimetrical groove into the front face portion to form a rib raised from a rear of the front face portion.  
     
     
         22 . Process for forming a door for a locker, the process comprising: providing a blank as claimed in  claim 11;  bending the exterior edge portions to form exterior edges of the door; and rolling the plurality of spaced-apart tabs to form door hinge halves.  
     
     
         23 . Process of  claim 22 , further comprising forming a handle in the door by bending back a rim of an aperture in the front face portion of the blank.