Modular cabinet

Abstract

A modular cabinet and particularly one to form cabinets or rack type furniture includes a plurality of parallel posts and a plurality of targeted elements stacking on the posts. Each post has a first coupling portion. Each targeted element has a second coupling portion slidably engaged with the first coupling portion. The second and first coupling portions are maintained at desired locations relative to each other through a retaining element located in the second coupling portion. The first coupling portion further has a fixing element to hold the targeted elements at two ends of the posts. The modular cabinet thus formed can be assembled and installed easily. By stacking the targeted elements the structural strength of the modular cabinet is enhanced.

1 . A modular cabinet to form cabinets or rack furniture, comprising:
 a plurality of posts disposed in a parallel manner; and   a plurality of targeted elements stacking on the posts;   wherein each of the posts has a first coupling portion and each of the targeted elements has a plurality of second coupling portions slidably engaging with the first coupling portion, the second coupling portions having a retaining element to form a retaining relationship with the first coupling portion, the first coupling portion having a fixing element to hold the targeted elements.   
   
   
       2 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the targeted elements are directly stacked one over the other, or spaced from one another through a spacer element located in the first coupling portion. 
   
   
       3 . The modular cabinet of  claim 2 , wherein the posts are formed at a length equal to a minimum height or multiple times of the minimum height of the targeted elements, the spacer element being formed at a height same as the minimum height such that at least two targeted elements are stacked and spaced from each other at an interval space. 
   
   
       4 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion has a sliding track which has a ridge connecting to a corner of the targeted elements. 
   
   
       5 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the targeted elements are selectively a holding rack, a hollow frame or a drawer body, and have a side wall which has a lower edge formed with spaced notches, the hollow frame or the drawer body having an upper edge which has lugs corresponding to the notches to form a closed engagement therewith. 
   
   
       6 . The modular cabinet of  claim 5 , wherein the notches have respectively a jutting strut to direct the lug. 
   
   
       7 . The modular cabinet of  claim 5 , wherein the hollow frame includes a side wall which has an extended support portion to hold a wedge base board. 
   
   
       8 . The modular cabinet of  claim 7 , wherein the wedge base board has at least one transverse ridge which is extended in a parallel fashion to a notch of the hollow frame and rests on the support portion. 
   
   
       9 . The modular cabinet of  claim 5 , wherein the drawer body includes a base board which has a hinge portion and a swivel stopper. 
   
   
       10 . The modular cabinet of  claim 9 , wherein the holding rack and the drawer body have respectively a pivotal element. 
   
   
       11 . The modular cabinet of  claim 10 , wherein the pivotal element is a drawer or a swivel door that has an axle held in the hinge portion. 
   
   
       12 . The modular cabinet of  claim 11 , wherein the drawer or the swivel door have respectively another axle at a distal end opposing the axle to mate the swivel stopper at the base board or a back side of the targeted element to define a closing position and a maximum opening position of the drawer and the swivel door. 
   
   
       13 . The modular cabinet of  claim 11 , wherein the drawer has an arched guiding rib located at a lower side thereof. 
   
   
       14 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein each post has an axial bore to hold a plugging sleeve to couple with an accessory. 
   
   
       15 . The modular cabinet of  claim 14 , wherein the accessory is selectively a pedestal or a caster. 
   
   
       16 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein each post has two neighboring first coupling portions formed at a selected angle between them to be coupled with neighboring targeted elements. 
   
   
       17 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the posts are made of light weight metal by extrusion in a continuous manner, the targeted elements and the second coupling portion being made from plastics through an injection process. 
   
   
       18 . The modular cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the targeted elements have corners to hold the posts.)