GB1596323A

GB1596323A - Bathroom cabinets

Info

Publication number: GB1596323A
Application number: GB869978A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: FORDHAM PRESSINGS Ltd
Current assignee: FORDHAM PRESSINGS Ltd
Priority date: 1978-03-04
Filing date: 1978-03-04
Publication date: 1981-08-26

Description

(54) IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BATHROOM CABINETS (71) We, FORDHAM PRESSINGS LIMITED, a British Company of Fordham House, Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted -to us and the method by which it is to be performed to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to bathroom cabinets.

An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bathroom cabinet.

According to one aspect of the invention we provide a bathroom cabinet comprising an assembly of three modules, a first module comprising a shell providing at least one compartment having an open front said front being at least partly closed by a door, a second module including a light unit, and a third module comprising a shell having at least one drawer slidably mounted therein, means rigidly interconnecting the three modules so that, in use, vertical projections of the peripheries of the modules overlap on a horizontal plane.

According to another aspect of the invention we provide a kit of parts for assembly into a bathroom cabinet comprising three modules, the first module comprising a shell defining at least one compartment having an open front, said front being at - least partly closed by a door, a second module including a light unit and a third module comprising a shell and at least one drawer slidably mounted in the shell; and means for interconnecting the modules so that, when assembled, and in use, the selected modules are rigidly interconnected with vertical projections of the peripheries of the three modules overlapping on a horizontal plane.

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom cabinet embodying the invention, and HGURE 2 is a perspective view, to an enlarged scale, showing connecting means in the cabinet of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings a bathroom cabinet is indicated generally at 10 and comprises first, second and third modules 11, 12 and 13 respectively rigidly interconnected by connecting means 14.

The first module 11 comprises a shell made as an injection moulding in a suitable synthetic plastics material such as HD polystyrene/foam. The shell, indicated generally at 15 comprises a back-wall 16, opposed side walls 17, a bottom wall 18 and a top wall 19 whilst the front is divided into two open fronted compart indents 20 by a central divider 21 and each compartment 20 is closed by a door 22.

Each door 22 is made as a moulding, again in a suitable synthetic plastics material such as HD polystyrene/foam and is pivoted to the shell 15 by means of pivot ,yins not shown, received in a lug 23 projecting inwardly from the side walls 17 of the shell (in which a mid part of the pivot pin is received) whilst the end parts of the pivot pin are received in passages 24 formed in the door, the door being slotted as indicated at 25 to receive the lugs 23.

Slots 26 are provided at desired posi- tions in the side walls 17 and rear wall 16 of the shell to permit shelves 28 to be located at desired locations and at least one of the shelves 28 may be formed to provide trays 29 for reception of articles such as soap, toothbrushes, etc. Similarly slots 30 may be formed on the inside surface of each door 22 to receive shelves 31 at desired locations. The front surface of one or both doors 22 may be provided with a mirror as indicated at 32. Each door 22 is provided with a finger grip portion indicated at 33 and suitable. catch means such as magnetic catch may be provided as indicated at 34 to maintain the doors in a closed position.

If desired the- module 10 may be made up from two sub-modules one for each open fronted compartment and connected together by connecting means similar to those hereinafter to be described for connecting the modules 11-13.

The second module 12 is of the same overall depth and width as the first module 11 and comprises a shell 39 having end walls 40 a top wall 41, a bottom wall 42 and a front wall 43 which is provided with a translucent light diffuser 44 whilst mounted within the shell of the second module 12 is a suitable electric light source such as a fluorescent tube. In addition, the front wall 43 is provided with a socket indicated generally at 45 for an electric shaver. If desired the second module 12 may be provided with any other electrically powered means, for example, it could be provided with a cold, or warm, air fan.

The third module 13 likewise comprises a shell 50 having end walls 51, a bottom wall 52 and a top wall 53. The shell 50 is divided into two open fronted compartments by a central divider 54 and a drawer 55 is slidably received within each open fronted compartment. Each drawer 55 is of conventional construction having front, back, side and bottom walls and the front wall 56 iS provided with finger grip portions indicated at 57. The side walls are provided with runners 58 for engagement with guide means provided on the inner surface of the shell 50 in conventional manner. The shells 39 and 50 and drawers 55 may be made as mouldings in suitable synthetic plastics material such as HD polystyrene/foam.

The second and third modules may be made up from two sub-modules arranged side by side and connected together by connecting means similar to that hereinafter to be described for connecting the modules 11-13.

In order to rigidly interconnect the first, second and third modules 11, 12 and 13, in the regions indicated at 14 recesses 59 are provided in the side walls of the adjacent modules in which are received the limbs 60 of joining clips 61 made of resilient synthetic plastics material such as polypropylene and which can be snapped into position as a result of their inherent resilience and which then serve to urge the modules together as a result of the limbs 60 attempting to return to their undeflected position.

If one or more of the modules 11-13 are made up from two or more side by side sub modules similar clips and recesses would be provided at suitable positions to connect them together.

To provide a facility for connection as desired to adjacent modules or sub modules recess 59 are provided in the modules or sub modules at appropriate locations. If any such recess is not required it can be blanked off by an appropriately shaped blanking piece having a configuration similar to one half of the clip 61.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS: 1. A bathroom cabinet comprising, an assembly of three modules, a first module comprising a shell providing at least one compartment having an open front said front being at least partly closed by a door, a second module including a light unit, and a third module comprising a shell having at least one drawer slidably mounted therein, means rigidly interconnecting the three modules so that, in use, vertical projections of the peripheries of the modules overlap on a horizontal plane.

2. A kit of parts for assembly into a bathroom cabinet comprising three modules, a first module comprising a shell defining at least one compartment having an open front, said front being at least partly closed by a door, a second module including a light unit and a third module compriisng a shell and at least one drawer slidably mounted in the shell; and means for interconnecting the modules so that, when assembled, and in use, the selected modules are rigidly interconnected with vertical projections of the peripheries of the three modules overlapping on a horizontal plane.

3. The invention claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the door is mounted on the shell of the first module.

4. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the second module is equipped with an electric razor socket 5. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the shells of the module are made by injection moulding.

6. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the first module has two open fronted compartments each closed by a pivoted door.

7. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the or each door of the first module is provided with a mirror on its external surface.

8. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the shell of the first module is provided with at least one shelf, the position of which can be adjusted within the shell.

9. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein at least one of the doors is provided with at least one shelf the position of which can be adjusted.

10. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein one or more of said modules comprises at least two sub-modules and means to rigidly interconnect the submodules.

11. The invention claimed in Claim 16 wherein the sub-modules are positioned side by side.

**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. overall depth and width as the first module 11 and comprises a shell 39 having end walls 40 a top wall 41, a bottom wall 42 and a front wall 43 which is provided with a translucent light diffuser 44 whilst mounted within the shell of the second module 12 is a suitable electric light source such as a fluorescent tube. In addition, the front wall 43 is provided with a socket indicated generally at 45 for an electric shaver. If desired the second module 12 may be provided with any other electrically powered means, for example, it could be provided with a cold, or warm, air fan. The third module 13 likewise comprises a shell 50 having end walls 51, a bottom wall 52 and a top wall 53. The shell 50 is divided into two open fronted compartments by a central divider 54 and a drawer 55 is slidably received within each open fronted compartment. Each drawer 55 is of conventional construction having front, back, side and bottom walls and the front wall 56 iS provided with finger grip portions indicated at 57. The side walls are provided with runners 58 for engagement with guide means provided on the inner surface of the shell 50 in conventional manner. The shells 39 and 50 and drawers 55 may be made as mouldings in suitable synthetic plastics material such as HD polystyrene/foam. The second and third modules may be made up from two sub-modules arranged side by side and connected together by connecting means similar to that hereinafter to be described for connecting the modules 11-13. In order to rigidly interconnect the first, second and third modules 11, 12 and 13, in the regions indicated at 14 recesses 59 are provided in the side walls of the adjacent modules in which are received the limbs 60 of joining clips 61 made of resilient synthetic plastics material such as polypropylene and which can be snapped into position as a result of their inherent resilience and which then serve to urge the modules together as a result of the limbs 60 attempting to return to their undeflected position. If one or more of the modules 11-13 are made up from two or more side by side sub modules similar clips and recesses would be provided at suitable positions to connect them together. To provide a facility for connection as desired to adjacent modules or sub modules recess 59 are provided in the modules or sub modules at appropriate locations. If any such recess is not required it can be blanked off by an appropriately shaped blanking piece having a configuration similar to one half of the clip 61. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. A bathroom cabinet comprising, an assembly of three modules, a first module comprising a shell providing at least one compartment having an open front said front being at least partly closed by a door, a second module including a light unit, and a third module comprising a shell having at least one drawer slidably mounted therein, means rigidly interconnecting the three modules so that, in use, vertical projections of the peripheries of the modules overlap on a horizontal plane.

4. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the second module is equipped with an electric razor socket

5. The invention claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the shells of the module are made by injection moulding.

12. The invention claimed in any one

of the preceding claims wherein the interconnecting means comprises at least one clip member having portions which resiliently engage abutments provided on adjacent modules or sub-modules.

13. A bathroom cabinet substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying draw ings.

14. A kit of parts for assembly into a bathroom cabinet substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.