Patent ID: 8109581
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A kitchen cabinet comprising: a) said kitchen cabinet having a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, and front opening doors; b) within said kitchen cabinet, an upper section and a lower section; c) said upper section having multiple pull out horizontal drawers, each drawer having a front and rear wall, each said front and rear wall being complementarily sized and shaped and being substantially upstanding, each said front and rear wall being rectangular shaped and having an upper end, a lower end, a first left side, a second right side, an inner surface and an outer surface, a left side wall and a right side wall extending between said front wall and said rear wall, a bottom being disposed in said drawer adapted to store a plurality of containers on said bottom, said bottom being disposed underneath said front, said rear, said left side and said right side walls; a slide mechanism being disposed on each of said left and right side walls of said drawer so that said drawer is slidably disposed in the cabinet; and wherein said drawer is constructed of transparent material adapted for visual observation of said containers through said transparent material via said bottom prior to sliding out the drawer; d) said lower section comprising at least two vertically extending shelf units, each said shelf unit having a front and rear panel, each said front and rear panel being complementarily sized and shaped and being substantially upstanding, each said front and rear panel being rectangular shaped and having an upper end, a lower end, a left side, a right side, an inner surface and an outer surface; e) a center support panel extending between said front and rear panels of each of said shelf units, said center support panel having upper and lower ends, wherein said center support panel and said front and rear panel of said shelf units form a substantially “I” shaped column when viewed from the top; f) in said shelf units, a top panel disposed on said upper end of said front, said rear, and said center support panels, wherein said top panel extends from said front panel to said rear panel and from said first side to said second side of said front and rear panels; g) in said shelf units, a bottom panel disposed on said lower end of said front, said rear, and said center support panels, wherein said bottom panel extends from said front panel to said rear panel and from said first side to said second side of said front and rear panels; h) in said shelf units, at least one individual shelf being disposed on each side of said center support panel between said top and bottom panels so that a plurality of containers are adapted to be stored on said individual shelf, said individual shelf having an outer edge; i) in said shelf units, a slide mechanism being disposed on each of said first and second sides of said bottom panel so that said shelf unit is slidably disposed in the cabinet; j) in said shelf units, a first stiffener being connected on said outer edge of each individual shelf on said outer edge of each said individual shelf, wherein said first stiffener extends from said front panel to said rear panel, and is directly attached to both said front and rear panels, wherein said first stiffener and said individual shelf form a substantially “L” shaped beam on said left side of said front panel when viewed from the front, wherein said first stiffener is effectively high to form a lip to contain said containers on said individual shelf; k) in said shelf units, wherein said front and rear panel, said center support panel, said top and bottom panels and individual shelves are constructed of said transparent material, wherein said containers are adapted to be visually observed through said transparent material prior to sliding out the shelf unit; and l) wherein all of said shelves in both said upper and lower sections are fused to said side walls and said central panels; and m) wherein said front opening doors of said cabinet completely enclose said upper and lower sections when closed.