Patent ID: 6224176
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A kitchen cabinet comprising:a cabinet frame including opposite side surfaces, and a front surface having, at a lowermost portion thereof, an opening, the cabinet frame defining a drawer space that is open to an outside via the opening; anda drawer slidably filtrable into the drawer space of the cabinet frame via the opening, the drawer including (1) a lower front plate portion that is provided at a lower portion of the drawer so that when the drawer is fitted into the drawer space, the lower front plate portion is positioned rearward of the front surface of the cabinet frame, and (2) an upper front plate portion located forward of the lower front plate portion, the lower front plate portion and the upper front plate portion being interconnected by a connecting member that extends in a front-rear direction of the drawer, said connecting member comprising a vertical leg plate portion, a horizontal plate portion extending forward from an upper portion of the vertical leg plate portion, and a vertically standing plate portion extending upward from a forward portion of the horizontal plate portion, the lower end portion of the front surface of the drawer being formed so that, when the drawer is fitted into the drawer space, the lower end portion of the front surface of the drawer is positioned rearward of the front surface of the cabinet frame.