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

[0001] 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.

[0002] 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.

[0003] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a dismountable cabinet suitable to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.

[0004] This object is achieved by means of a dismountable cabinet having the characteristics cited in claim 1.

[0005] The apparent advantage of the present cabinet is to combine the advantages of lightness and practicality of the dismountable cabinets with the convenience of having opening doors like in conventional hard cabinets.

[0006] 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.

[0007] 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 also 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.

[0008] 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 so as to allow the detachment of door 3 from body 1 and thus maintain 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.

[0009] 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.

[0010] 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

1. 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 similar to that of said body (1, 1') and is hinged thereto by means of flexible fastening devices suitable to be secured to the covering of the body (1, 1') and of the door (3, 3'), respectively.

2. 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').

3. A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a zip (4).

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.

5. A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a plurality of velcro strips.

6. A cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible fastening devices consist of a plurality of laces.

7. 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.

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