Accessories cabinet

Abstract

A vertically oriented generally rectangular box with a hinged lid is pivotally supported on a pull-out slide permitting the box to be linearly displaced and rotated between a stored position and a use position. Two or more such boxes can be vertically stacked for independent movement and use. The box sides and rails on the door interior include opposed rows of holes accepting pins that are received in inclined slots in the sides of a plurality of accessories supports that can be selectively positioned within the box.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to cabinets suitable for use in domestic areas such as closets and dressing areas, and particularly to cabinets adapted to be installed in closet systems to hold personal accessories and supported to permit the cabinet to be easily moved from a storage position to a use position.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]There are presently available any number of closet systems to assist one with the organization of clothing and accessories within a closet, particularly a walk-in closet. The closet systems often have a plurality of baskets or drawers, one or more series of shelves that may be vertically sub-divided, some areas having horizontal rods for receiving hangers, and so forth. Some closet systems include slide-out panels for organizing and storing various articles of clothing and accessories. The slide-out panels have the advantage of occupying only a small amount of wal...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]In the various aspects of the present invention, an exterior surface of the door can include a handle facilitating the opening of the door. A cabinet face plate can be coupled to one of the box sides, the face plate having upper and lower ends that can extend above the box upper end and below the box lower end. The face plates can be dimensioned to form a substantially continuous surface with adjacent closet system faceplates when the accessories cabinet is situated in the stored position. The cabinet face plate can further include a handle facilitating movement of the box and slide members between the stored position and the use position.

[0013]In the various aspects of the present invention, the sides of each box can include a plurality of op

Problems solved by technology

One difficulty with such slide-out panels is that access is generally limited to only one side of the panel, although access to the opposite side may be permitted by sliding the panel into the stored position, walking past the panel and then extending the panel outward.

While such a pegboard system provides the desired flexibility in the placement of the various supports and hangers, pegboard lacks the esthetics that is desirable, particularly in high end closet system install

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