Undercounter safety cabinet

Abstract

A safety cabinet has a rigid cabinet body having an open front, a door carried on the body and fittable against the open front to close same, and a box-shaped liner fitting inside the body and independent therefrom.

1 . A safety cabinet comprising:
 a rigid cabinet body having an open front;   a door carried on the body and fittable against the open front to close same; and   a box-shaped liner fitting inside the body and independent therefrom.   
     
     
         2 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the liner is self-supporting. 
     
     
         3 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the liner is resistant to acids and bases. 
     
     
         4 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the body has an interior subdivided into two compartments, one of the compartments being for hazardous substances and the other of the compartments being for acids and bases. 
     
     
         5 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 4  wherein only the acid/base compartment has the liner. 
     
     
         6 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the liner is formed by side, floor, and roof panels. 
     
     
         7 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 6  wherein the panels engage and fit with one another. 
     
     
         8 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 6  wherein the panels form a self-supporting structure independent of the cabinet body. 
     
     
         9 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 6  wherein the panels are made of plastic. 
     
     
         10 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 9  wherein the plastic is polyethylene or polypropylene. 
     
     
         11 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 6 , further comprising
 an acid/base resistant door panel fixed to the door and fitting with the panels of the liner.   
     
     
         12 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 11  wherein the door panel is made of generally the same material as the side, floor, and wall panels. 
     
     
         13 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the door is secured to the cabinet body by a hinge that is outside the liner. 
     
     
         14 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  further comprising
 a guide rail inside the liner formed of generally the same material as the liner.   
     
     
         15 . The safety cabinet defined in  claim 1  wherein the guide rail is made of a polyamide. 
     
     
         16 . Use of a self-supporting liner composed of a plurality of plastic panels to cover internal surfaces of a cabinet body of a safety cabinet.