Customizable medicine cabinet

Abstract

A medicine cabinet with a frame whereby tiles can be attached to create a customized cabinet to match a user's bathroom tiles or personal tastes. The medicine cabinet includes a cabinet body, a door, and a frame imposed on either the door or the cabinet body capable of receiving tiles. The door is rotatably or slidably attached to the cabinet body. To accommodate standard tile widths, the door or cabinet body frames have widths equal or slightly larger than the standard tile widths.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a customizable medicine cabinet comprising a tiled frame. In particular, the present invention relates to a medicine cabinet whereby tiles can be attached to match a user's bathroom tile or personal tastes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Medicine cabinets are widely used in residential areas for storing toiletries, medicines, and various other articles. They are often rectangular and have a shallow depth. The depth allows them to be mounted to an outer surface or be recessively mounted within the surface. One or more doors having mirrors are mounted to the cabinet body via hinges or other commonly used hardware. Shelving inside the cabinet body is used to compartmentalize the cabinet for better storage. [0003] The cabinets can be installed during initial construction or while remodeling. Often they are viewed as important pieces for the home. Thus, manufacturers strive to offer a variety of medicine cabinet styles, f...

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Benefits of technology

[0008] A ready to purchase cabinet kit can be sold by offering a series of ready to use models. The models can differ according to cabinet sizes, cabinet styles, door configuration, and frame sizes capable of accommodating standard tile sizes. The cabinet can be offered for sale as a completed kit or piecemeal, wherein the customer purchases the cabinet body, one or more cabinet doors, and the tiles separately. The cabinet can then be installed and finished by the customer or a hired professional. Well known adhesives can be utilized to attach tiles to the cabinet frame. To aid in this type of tile installation, the cabinet frame may comprise an adhesive ready surface. Alternatively, easy to use adhesives and / or grout can be included in the cabinet kit to enable “do-it-yourselfers” to finish the product at home. In addition, the tiles need not be permanently attached to the frame. Instead of adhesives, removable tile systems can be used to enable customers to install tiles quickly and easily.

[0010] One object of the present invention is to provide a medicine cabinet which can be easily manufactured and marketed.

[0016] A further object of the present invention is to utilize quick and easy tile adhesives for tile installation.

[0017] Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a medicine cabinet with a removable tile system, so that the tiles can be easily and interchangeably applied to the door or cabinet body frame.

[0019] Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple do-it-yourself kit comprising a medicine cabinet, a door frame or a cabinet body frame capable of receiving tiles, a tile mounting system, and wide selection of tiles.

Problems solved by technology

Although many varieties of cabinets are currently available, they have extremely limited customizable feature availability.

As a result, a customer must rely on the limited number of styles and finishes offered by the manufacturer.

Importantly, medicine cabinet manufacturers do not offer solutions for complementing or contrasting the surrounding tiles of tiled surfaces.

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