Method of Protecting a Cabinet

Abstract

A method of protecting a cabinet includes the positioning of a liner on a bottom wall of a cabinet. The cabinet has a top wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends between the top and bottom walls. The perimeter wall has a front side is open. At least one door is mounted on the perimeter wall to selectively open or close the front side. The liner includes a lower wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the lower wall.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of protecting a housing from fluid damage comprising the step
 positioning of a liner on a bottom wall of a cabinet, said cabinet having a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said perimeter wall having a front side being open, at least one door being mounted on said perimeter wall to selectively open or close said front side, said liner including a lower wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said lower wall, said liner comprising an elastomeric material.   
     
     
         2 . A method of protecting a housing from fluid damage comprising the step
 positioning of a liner on a bottom wall of a cabinet, said cabinet having a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said perimeter wall having a front side being open, at least one door being mounted on said perimeter wall to selectively open or close said front side, said liner including a lower wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said lower wall, said lower wall abutting and covering at least 90% of an upper surface of said bottom wall, said peripheral wall extending above a top side of said lower wall between 0.5 inches and 1.0 inch, said liner comprising an elastomeric material.   
     
     
         3 . A method of protecting a housing from fluid damage comprising the step
 positioning of a liner on a bottom wall of a cabinet, said cabinet having a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said perimeter wall having a front side being open, at least one door being mounted on said perimeter wall to selectively open or close said front side, said liner including a lower wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said lower wall, said lower wall abutting and covering at least 90% of an upper surface of said bottom wall, said peripheral wall extending above a top side of said lower wall between 0.5 inches and 1.0 inch, said liner comprising an elastomeric material, said lower wall having a pair of opposite edges, said top side of said lower wall being sloped from one of said opposite edges to another one of said opposite edges.