Patent ID: 9596933
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A47B

Claim:
1. A cabinet comprising: a cabinet box configured to affix to a wall comprising: a panel assembly including a first side panel, a second side panel and a bottom panel, each panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface of each panel faces an interior space of the cabinet box and the exterior surface of each panel faces the exterior of the cabinet box, the panel assembly having a front end with an opening that provides access to the interior space, the opening having a height and a width and defining an opening plane; a face frame assembly, comprising: a first vertical frame member having a depth that extends approximately perpendicular to the opening plane of the cabinet box and a width that extends approximately parallel to the opening plane of the cabinet box, wherein the depth of the first vertical frame member is greater than the width of the first vertical frame member; a second vertical frame member having a depth that extends approximately perpendicular to the opening plane of the cabinet box and a width that extends approximately parallel to the opening plane of the cabinet box, wherein the depth of the second vertical frame member is greater than the width of the second vertical frame member, and wherein the second vertical frame member is spaced apart from the first vertical frame member by approximately the width of the opening of the cabinet box; wherein at least one of the first vertical frame member and second vertical frame member comprise a first portion and a second portion joined by one or more of the following types of connections: deep dado joint, lock dado joint, dowel joint, partial dovetail joint, biscuit joint, reversed dado joint, finger jointing, nailing and miter joint a first horizontal frame member extending between the first vertical frame member and the second vertical frame member, the first horizontal frame member having a depth that extends approximately perpendicular to the opening plane of the cabinet box and a width that extends approximately parallel to the opening plane of the cabinet box, wherein the width of the first horizontal frame member is greater than the depth of the first horizontal frame member, and the first horizontal frame member having a first end directly connected to the first vertical frame member and a second end directly connected to the second vertical frame member; and a second horizontal frame member extending between the first vertical frame member and the second vertical frame member, the second horizontal frame member having a depth that extends approximately perpendicular to the opening plane of the cabinet box and a width that extends approximately parallel to the opening plane of the cabinet box, wherein the width of the second horizontal frame member is greater than the depth of the second horizontal frame member, and the second horizontal frame member having a first end directly connected to the first vertical frame member and a second end directly connected to the second vertical frame member; wherein the face frame is connected to the front end of the panel assembly to provide structural support to the cabinet box; at least one door mounted to the face frame assembly; and wherein, when the door is open, substantially full access into the interior space of the cabinet box across the width of the opening is provided between the first vertical frame member and the second vertical frame member, and the first horizontal frame member and the second horizontal frame member do not permit full access across the height of the opening.