Portable cabinet

Abstract

A portable cabinet can provide kitchen or other facilities that can be quickly, and/or temporarily, installed in a user's premises. The portable cabinet may be customized for a variety of uses throughout its life cycle and may also have a structural design that facilitates relocation and transportation from one location to another. A portable cabinet may include a sink or appliances that make use of electrical, plumbing and venting connections.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable cabinet, comprising:
 a body having a height H, a width W and a depth D, wherein a diagonal of L and W is less than eight feet and D is less than 25 inches, said body further comprising a floor and a ceiling having width W and depth D, two side walls having height H and depth D, and a back wall having height H and width W;   a first shelf secured to the side walls, the first shelf having a depth approximately equal to D;   a first interior wall secured to the floor and the first shelf at a position approximately equidistant between the side walls, the first interior wall having depth D and a height of approximately 30 to 37 inches;   a second shelf secured to the side walls, the second shelf having a depth D 2  of approximately 12-20 inches; and   a second interior wall secured to the ceiling and the second shelf at a position approximately equidistant between the side walls, the second interior wall having depth D 2  and a height of approximately 25-32 inches; and   first and second doors having height H, width   
       
         
           
             
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       and a depth D 3 , said first and second doors hinge-ably attached to the side walls;
 wherein the first shelf, first interior wall, second shelf and second interior wall provide structural support when the portable cabinet is moved. 
 
     
     
         2 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sink secured to the first shelf, the sink further comprising a plumbing conduit and a waste conduit.   
     
     
         3 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one light strip attached to a surface interior to the body. 
     
     
         4 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a power strip secured inside the body. 
     
     
         5 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the back wall further comprises openings for providing ventilation. 
     
     
         6 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a third shelf mounted on slides under the first shelf. 
     
     
         7 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of drawers mounted inside the body. 
     
     
         8 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of additional shelves securely mounted inside the body. 
     
     
         9 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the depth D 3  of the first and second doors is between approximately 3 and 10 inches and forms an interior space within the first and second doors. 
     
     
         10 . The portable cabinet of  claim 9 , wherein one or more retaining devices are mounted inside the interior space of the first and second doors. 
     
     
         11 . The portable cabinet of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more retaining devices are detachably mounted. 
     
     
         12 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a fold-down table hinge-ably attached to an exterior surface of a side wall of the body. 
     
     
         13 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a shelving unit attaches to an exterior surface of a side wall of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , the back wall further comprises a plurality of cutouts for providing electrical, plumbing and venting connections. 
     
     
         15 . The portable cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising a base for supporting the floor of the portable cabinet. 
     
     
         16 . The portable cabinet of  claim 15 , wherein the base further comprises leveling hardware. 
     
     
         17 . The portable cabinet of  claim 16 , further comprising anti-tip brackets in at least one of the base, the back wall, or a top of the portable cabinet. 
     
     
         18 . The portable cabinet of  claim 17 , further comprising anti-tip straps at the back wall or top of the portable cabinet.