Dismountable cabinet provided with doors

Abstract: A dismountable cabinet including a body (1) consisting of a dismountable frame (2) covered by a covering made of fabric or the like which is fitted onto said frame (2), also includes doors (3, 3') having a dismountable structure similar to that of said body (1) and hinged thereto by means of flexible fastening devices suitable to be secured to the covering of the body (1) and of the door (3), respectively. Said devices may consist of a zip (4), leather strips provided with press-studs, velcro strips, etc.

Description: The present invention relates to dismountable cabinets consisting of a frame, made up of a series of joint-assembled members, covered by a fabric covering, and in particular to a dismountable cabinet provided with doors having a structure similar to that of the cabinet body. It is known that there are several kinds of dismountable cabinets provided with one or more openings, usually obtained by means of zips which allow the partial or complete separation of a strip of the covering fabric. Therefore, said openings consist of soft strips of fabric, which are usually rolled up and retained by straps, or let down, etc. It is clear that this type of opening is very unpractical in the case of cabinets which are frequently opened, since it involves a significant waste of time. Moreover, the strip of soft fabric may be an obstacle or it may get dusty when falling to the floor, etc. A partial solution to these problems is provided by DE-A-1.529.668 disclosing a cabinet wherein a frame is provided inside these openable strips so as to obtain rigid doors hinged to the frame of the cabinet body. However, these doors are still integral with the covering of the body and closed thereon by a zip. Another kind of dismountable cabinet is disclosed in FR-E-95.225 wherein separate doors are hinged to the front panel of the body through a soldering or gluing line forming the pivoting axis of the door. Flexible plastic strips are provided as a reinforcement to alleviate the load on the soldering/gluing line. However, this arrangement produces a permanent connection between the doors and the body of the cabinet, thus jeopardizing the complete dismountability of the cabinet. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a dismountable cabinet suitable to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks by including doors having a structure similar to that of the cabinet body and removably hinged thereto. This object is achieved by means of a dismountable cabinet having the characteristics cited in claim 1. The first clear advantage of the present cabinet is to combine the advantages of lightness and practicality of the dismountable cabinets with the convenience of having rigid opening doors like in conventional hard cabinets. Another significant advantage of this cabinet is that each door is separately removable from the body whereby a great flexibility of use is achieved and partial dismounting is possible for ease of transport. These and other advantages and characteristics of the cabinet according to the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of two preferred embodiments thereof referring to the annexed drawings wherein: Fig.1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a cabinet according to the invention; and Fig.2 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of a cabinet according to the invention. Referring to fig.1, there is seen that a cabinet according to the present invention includes a body 1 consisting, as mentioned above, of a dismountable frame 2 onto which a covering made of fabric or the like is fitted. This type of structure is well known and does not require further description. An example of such a structure is disclosed in the European patent application EP-A-0.565.497 in the name of the same applicant, precisely relating to a cabin having a shape similar to that shown in fig.1 and a front zip opening which is rolled upwards. On the contrary, the present cabinet includes a pair of doors 3 each consisting of a dismountable frame, generally made of a plastic material, onto which a fabric covering is fitted, like in the case of body 1. For saving reasons, some of the members making up the frame of door 3 are preferably the same used for the frame 2 of body 1. Each door 3 is shaped so as to follow the spire profile of body 1, and it is hinged thereto by means of a zip 4 extending along the outer vertical side. Said zip 4 is made up of two separable parts, a first part being secured on the covering of body 1 and a second part on the covering of door 3. This arrangement allows the detachment of door 3 from body 1 and thus maintains the complete dismountability of the cabinet. If body 1 is provided with bottom wheels 5, as shown in fig.1, doors 3 are obviously provided with them too. A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in fig.2, wherein body 1', and consequently each door 3', has a flat rather than spire top. Furthermore, the connection between each door 3' and body 1' is carried out by means of a plurality of strips 6 made of leather or the like, provided with press-studs 7 engaging the corresponding bases secured on the fabric covering of door 3' and body 1', respectively. It is clear that a similar type of connection may also be carried out by means of velcro strips, laces, etc. The same kind of devices may be included into the cabinet according to the invention in order to keep the doors close to the body or to restrain them one to the other in the closed position. Moreover, handles of any kind may obviously be applied to the doors so as to make the opening of the cabinet easier. Therefore, it is apparent that the above-described and illustrated embodiments are given merely as examples, susceptible of several modifications. In particular, as mentioned above, the connection between the doors and the cabinet body may be carried out in a plurality of different ways, and the same is valid for the dismountable structure of the body and/or of the doors.

Claims: A dismountable cabinet including a body (1, 1') consisting of a dismountable frame (2) covered by a covering made of fabric or the like which is fitted onto said frame (2), characterized in that it also includes one or more doors (3, 3') each of which has a dismountable structure with a covering fitted thereon similarly to said body (1, 1'), each door (3, 3 ) being removably hinged to the cabinet body (1, 1 ) by means of flexible fastening devices suitable to be secured to the covering of the body (1, 1') and to the covering of the door (3, 3'), respectively. A cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices are arranged along the outer vertical side of each door (3, 3'). A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a zip (4). A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a plurality of leather strips (6) provided with press-studs (7) engaging the corresponding bases secured to the fabric covering of the door (3, 3') and of the body (1, 1'), respectively. A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a plurality of velcro strips. A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a plurality of laces. A cabinet according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it includes devices for the mutual restraint of the doors (3, 3') in the closed position.

Inventors: GONELLA FEDERICO, GONELLA, FEDERICO
Applicants: EVOLUZIONE SRL, EVOLUZIONE S.R.L.
Application year: 1995
Main classification: A47B43
IPC codes: A47B47