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- the present disclosure relates to shoe cabinets and more particularly to a cabinet structure configured to store shoes while making efficient use of the space inside the structure.
- a shoe cabinet includes a number of shelves placed in the interior space of the cabinet to divide the space into a plurality of storage areas where a user of the cabinet may put his or her shoes when the shoes are not in use.
- Such a shoe cabinet not only allows shoes to be neatly arranged on the shelves as opposed to being scattered around or piled up in a disorderly manner, but also protects the shoe surface from contamination by dust, rainwater or other contaminants.
- shoe cabinets have become an indispensable household item.
- the internal shelves of a commercially available shoe cabinet are in most cases fixed to the cabinet body in a horizontal manner and are therefore perpendicular to the front side and backside of the cabinet body.
- a typical shoe includes a relatively thin and flat toe box and a relatively high heel counter
- the spacing between each two adjacent shelves of a conventional shoe cabinet must be determined by the heel counter heights of the shoes to be stored in the cabinet, in order for the cabinet to accommodate the shoes properly.
- This shelf arrangement fails to make efficient use of those empty spaces in the cabinet that are adjacent to the toe boxes of the shoes.
- the very arrangement also limits the number of shoes that can be placed in the cabinet, so a user having more shoes than can be stored in one shoe cabinet cannot but use more shoe cabinets, which nevertheless causes trouble to families whose living space is at a premium e.g., those living in apartments).
- auxiliary hanging members such as a storage tray, a net frame, a hook or even a dedicated supporting structure (for indoor slippers or books/newspapers for example).
- the conventional auxiliary hanging members have the following drawbacks:
- a conventional auxiliary hanging member is fixed to a panel of a shoe cabinet by screws, nails, adhesive or the like. While the aforesaid fixing methods are effective in fixing auxiliary hanging members in position, they do not allow a fixed auxiliary hanging member to be relocated with ease, thus limiting the use of the auxiliary hanging member.
- auxiliary hanging member When the objects stored via an auxiliary hanging member are to be changed in terms of type or size, the auxiliary hanging member would generally also be replaced by a new one that matches the objects to be stored, but the conventional fixing methods (e.g., screws, nails and adhesive) tend to hinder such replacement.
- conventional fixing methods e.g., screws, nails and adhesive
- the issue to be addressed by the present disclosure is to overcome the foregoing inadequacies of the conventional shoe cabinets and provide a product that can bring about better user experience and hence be favored by its users.
- the cabinet structure includes a body and a sliding frame set.
- the body includes a cabinet body and at least one door leaf.
- the cabinet body is provided therein with an accommodating space.
- the door leaf is movably assembled to a front side of the cabinet body so as to expose the accommodating space when opened and shield the accommodating space when closed.
- the sliding frame set includes two fixing members, two sliding members and a frame.
- the fixing members are fixed on an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the cabinet body respectively.
- the sliding members are assembled to, and can be slid on, the fixing members respectively.
- the frame is provided with a plurality of placement plates on which shoes can be placed.
- the frame is pivotally connected, and hence rotatable, between the sliding members. A user, therefore, can place shoes on both sides of the frame and can access the shoes on either side of the frame by easily rotating the frame.
- Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a cabinet structure as described above that is further equipped with at least one auxiliary hanging member where objects can be placed or hung.
- the body of the cabinet structure is provided with at least one magnetic object and thus forms at least one magnetic attraction region
- the auxiliary hanging member is provided with at least one attracted region attractable to the magnetic attraction region and can therefore be positioned on the body (e.g., the cabinet body or the door leaf) of the cabinet structure to provide the cabinet structure with more storage space.
- the auxiliary hanging member can be replaced by a differently sized counterpart.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a front view showing how shoes are placed in the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 is partially pulled out of the cabinet structure;
- FIG. 6 is a top view showing how the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 is partially pulled out of the cabinet structure;
- FIG. 7 is similar to FIG. 5 except that the sliding frame set has been rotated by 90 degrees;
- FIG. 8 shows a state of use of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 and of some auxiliary hanging members
- FIG. 9 shows how a magnetic object is coupled to a door leaf of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10 shows another way to couple a magnetic object to a door leaf of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 11 shows yet another way to couple a magnetic object to a door leaf of the cabinet structure in FIG. 1 .
- the cabinet structure 1 for storing at least one shoe includes a body 11 and a sliding frame set 13 .
- the top side of each component described herein is defined as the side facing the top edge of FIG. 1
- the bottom side of each component is defined as the side facing the bottom edge of FIG. 1
- the front side of each component is defined as the side facing the lower left corner of FIG. 1
- the rear side of each component is defined as the side facing the upper right corner of FIG. 1 .
- the configuration of the cabinet structure 1 is by no means limited to that shown in FIG. 1 , and all the components of the cabinet structure 1 may be adjusted in configuration according to product requirements, provided that the cabinet structure 1 has the essential structures and effects disclosed below.
- the body 11 includes a cabinet body 111 and two door leaves 113 by way of example. In other embodiments, there may be only one door leaf 113 instead.
- the cabinet body 111 is provided therein with an accommodating space 110 .
- the two door leaves 113 are movably assembled to the front side of the cabinet body 111 and can be operated by a user so that the accommodating space 110 is exposed when the door leaves 113 are in an opened state and is shielded by the door leaves 113 when the door leaves 113 are in a closed state. While the door leaves 113 in this embodiment are shown in FIG.
- the door leaves 113 can be rotatable in the vertical direction instead, or be manufactured as sliding doors or screens, provided that the door leaves 113 can be opened to expose the accommodating space 110 and closed to shield the accommodating space 110 .
- the sliding frame set 13 includes two fixing members 131 , two sliding members 133 and a frame 135 .
- the fixing members 131 are fixed on an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the cabinet body 111 respectively.
- the cabinet body 111 is assembled from and includes a top plate 111 A, a bottom plate 111 B and a plurality of lateral plates 111 C (e.g., a left plate, a right plate and a rear plate), with the accommodating space 110 formed between the plates.
- One of the fixing members 131 is located at a central position of the inner surface of the top plate 111 A while the other fixing member 131 is located at a central position of the inner surface of the bottom plate 111 B.
- the sliding members 133 are assembled to, and are configured to be slid on, the fixing members 131 respectively.
- the fixing members 131 are configured as slide rails
- the sliding members 133 are configured as sliding blocks.
- the fixing members 131 may be configured as sliding blocks instead, with the sliding members 133 configured as slide rails; or both the fixing members 131 and the sliding members 133 may be configured as slide rails.
- the present disclosure has no limitation on the configurations of the fixing members 131 and the sliding members 133 , provided that the fixing members 131 and the sliding members 133 can work in conjunction with each other to enable smooth linear movement of the sliding members 133 along the fixing members 131 .
- the frame 135 can be in the shape of a hollow rectangle and is clamped between the sliding members 133 .
- the frame 135 can be clamped by the two sliding members 133 at a central position of the top surface of the frame 135 and a central position of the bottom surface of the frame 135 (see FIG. 2 ).
- a shaft 134 is provided at each of the two positions where the frame 135 is clamped by the two sliding members 133 , and the frame 135 is pivotally connected between the sliding members 133 via the shafts 134 in order to be rotatable between the sliding members 133 about an axis defined by the shafts 134 .
- the frame 135 is provided with a plurality of placement plates 137 .
- Each two adjacent placement plates 137 are spaced apart from each other and thereby form a storage area 138 therebetween.
- a shoe S can be put into any of the storage areas 138 and placed on the corresponding lower placement plate 137 (see FIG. 4 ).
- the placement plates 137 are alternately arranged in a zigzag manner such that each two adjacent placement plates 137 are inclined in different directions toward two opposite inner sides of the cabinet body 111 respectively.
- each two adjacent placement plates 137 is inclined toward the right plate of the cabinet body 111 while the other placement plate 137 is inclined toward the left plate of the cabinet body 111 to make efficient use of the otherwise empty spaces corresponding to the toe boxes of the shoes S stored in the cabinet structure 1 .
- the inclination angles as well as the spacing of the placement plates 137 can be adjusted according to practical needs and need not be uniform so as to enable flexible use of the cabinet structure 1 .
- the cabinet structure 1 is so designed that when the sliding frame set 13 is in a storage state, the two sliding members 133 , the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 are completely stored in the accommodating space 110 of the cabinet body 111 .
- the two sliding members 133 can be moved outward (or forward of the cabinet body 111 , as indicated by the central dashed-line arrow in FIG. 6 ) along with the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 until certain portions of the placement plates 137 jut out of the accommodating space 110 (see FIG.
- the frame 135 can be rotated either to the left or to the right (as indicated by the two outer dashed-line arrows in FIG. 6 ).
- the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 in FIG. 7 have been rotated by 90 degrees such that shoes S facing the rear side of the cabinet body 111 in the first place are no longer at their original positions.
- the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 are rotated by 180 degrees, the user can easily access any shoes S that were previously adjacent to the rear side of the cabinet body 111 .
- the user may directly move the sliding members 133 , the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 inward (or toward the rear side of the cabinet body 111 , as indicated by the central dashed-line arrow in FIG. 6 ) until the sliding frame set 13 is in the storage state again.
- the user may rotate the frame 135 and the placement plates 137 through 180 degrees and then bring the sliding frame set 13 back to the storage state.
- the user therefore, may place those frequently used shoes S in the storage areas 138 on one side of the frame 135 and those less frequently used shoes S in the storage areas 138 on the opposite side of the frame 135 .
- the cabinet structure 1 can store more shoes S and is more user-friendly because shoes S on different sides of the frame 135 can be accessed simply by rotating the frame 135 .
- one of the cabinet body 111 and the door leaves 113 is provided with at least one magnetic object 115 and thus forms at least one magnetic attraction region.
- a plurality of magnetic strips are provided at the inner surfaces of the door leaves 113 as the magnetic objects 115 .
- the locations and configuration of the magnetic objects 115 may be adjusted according to product requirements (e.g., at least one of the lateral plates 111 C is provided with at least one magnetic sheet, magnetic block or other magnet element).
- each magnetic object 115 may be directly attached to the surface of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111 ), as shown in FIG. 9 ; or be embedded in the corresponding door leaf 113 (or the cabinet body 111 ), with the exposed surface of the magnetic object 115 flush with the surface of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111 ), as shown in FIG. 10 ; or be embedded in the corresponding door leaf 113 (or the cabinet body 111 ) and then covered (and thus hidden behind) a decorative sheet 116 of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111 ), as shown in FIG. 11 , lest the magnetic objects 115 be exposed to view and compromise the look of the cabinet structure 1 .
- the cabinet structure 1 includes at least one auxiliary hanging member 117 .
- Each auxiliary hanging member 117 is provided with at least one attracted region 1171 to be attracted to any one of the magnetic attraction regions so as to secure the auxiliary hanging member 117 to one of the door leaves 113 (or to the cabinet body 111 ).
- Each attracted region 1171 can be formed as follows:
- An attracted region 1171 may be formed h an element with magnetic permeability (e.g., a metal plate or magnet) that is added to the corresponding auxiliary hanging member 117 ; or
- An auxiliary hanging member 117 may be made, either entirely or partially, of an element with magnetic permeability such that the element with magnetic permeability forms an attracted region 1171 .
- the auxiliary hanging members 117 may be configured as plate bodies, net frames or hooks where objects (e.g., indoor slippers, shoehorns and shoe polish) can be placed or where hanging objects (e.g., hanging air fresheners) can be hung.
- the positions of the auxiliary hanging members 117 can be freely adjusted as needed within areas where the magnetic objects 115 (i.e., the magnetic attraction regions) can provide magnetic attraction.
- each auxiliary hanging member 117 can be easily detached from the corresponding magnetic object(s) 115 (i.e., the corresponding magnetic attraction region(s)) as well as replaced by an auxiliary hanging member 117 of a different size or configuration to make more room for storage, not to mention that more auxiliary hanging members 117 can be easily attached to the magnetic objects 115 (i.e., the magnetic attraction regions) if necessary.
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A cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe includes a body and a sliding frame set. The body includes a cabinet body and at least one door leaf. The door leaf can be movably assembled to a front side of the cabinet. The sliding frame set includes two fixing members, two sliding members and a frame. The two fixing members can be fixed respectively to an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the cabinet body. The two sliding members can be movably assembled to the fixing members respectively. A plurality of placement plates for placing the at least one shoe are arranged at the frame and pivoted between the two sliding members to facilitate a user to place shoes at two lateral sides of the frame and access shoes placed at each of the lateral sides by rotating the frame.
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- The present disclosure relates to shoe cabinets and more particularly to a cabinet structure configured to store shoes while making efficient use of the space inside the structure.
- With the rise of living standards, it has been very common for one to have many pairs of shoes. On average, therefore, a typical family may have dozens of pairs of shoes, which are usually stored in shoe cabinets located at the front door, or in the entry way, of the family's dwelling.
- Generally, a shoe cabinet includes a number of shelves placed in the interior space of the cabinet to divide the space into a plurality of storage areas where a user of the cabinet may put his or her shoes when the shoes are not in use. Such a shoe cabinet not only allows shoes to be neatly arranged on the shelves as opposed to being scattered around or piled up in a disorderly manner, but also protects the shoe surface from contamination by dust, rainwater or other contaminants. Hence, shoe cabinets have become an indispensable household item. However, the internal shelves of a commercially available shoe cabinet are in most cases fixed to the cabinet body in a horizontal manner and are therefore perpendicular to the front side and backside of the cabinet body. Given that a typical shoe includes a relatively thin and flat toe box and a relatively high heel counter, the spacing between each two adjacent shelves of a conventional shoe cabinet must be determined by the heel counter heights of the shoes to be stored in the cabinet, in order for the cabinet to accommodate the shoes properly. This shelf arrangement, however, fails to make efficient use of those empty spaces in the cabinet that are adjacent to the toe boxes of the shoes. The very arrangement also limits the number of shoes that can be placed in the cabinet, so a user having more shoes than can be stored in one shoe cabinet cannot but use more shoe cabinets, which nevertheless causes trouble to families whose living space is at a premium e.g., those living in apartments).
- Moreover, people tend to put shoehorns, shoe polish, air fresheners and so on in a shoe cabinet for ease of use, but these additional items are bound to reduce the available storage space in the shoe cabinet. As a solution, it is common practice to provide a shoe cabinet with an additional shelf or an auxiliary hanging member such as a storage tray, a net frame, a hook or even a dedicated supporting structure (for indoor slippers or books/newspapers for example). The conventional auxiliary hanging members, however, have the following drawbacks:
- (1) Generally, a conventional auxiliary hanging member is fixed to a panel of a shoe cabinet by screws, nails, adhesive or the like. While the aforesaid fixing methods are effective in fixing auxiliary hanging members in position, they do not allow a fixed auxiliary hanging member to be relocated with ease, thus limiting the use of the auxiliary hanging member.
- (2) Once a conventional auxiliary hanging member is removed from a shoe cabinet, it is very likely that the surface of the cabinet is damaged (e.g., left with holes or residual adhesive) where the auxiliary hanging member was fixed; that is to say, the surface integrity and appearance of the shoe cabinet may have been impaired.
- (3) When the objects stored via an auxiliary hanging member are to be changed in terms of type or size, the auxiliary hanging member would generally also be replaced by a new one that matches the objects to be stored, but the conventional fixing methods (e.g., screws, nails and adhesive) tend to hinder such replacement.
- The issue to be addressed by the present disclosure is to overcome the foregoing inadequacies of the conventional shoe cabinets and provide a product that can bring about better user experience and hence be favored by its users.
- One objective of the present disclosure is to provide a cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe. The cabinet structure includes a body and a sliding frame set. The body includes a cabinet body and at least one door leaf. The cabinet body is provided therein with an accommodating space. The door leaf is movably assembled to a front side of the cabinet body so as to expose the accommodating space when opened and shield the accommodating space when closed. The sliding frame set includes two fixing members, two sliding members and a frame. The fixing members are fixed on an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the cabinet body respectively. The sliding members are assembled to, and can be slid on, the fixing members respectively. The frame is provided with a plurality of placement plates on which shoes can be placed. The frame is pivotally connected, and hence rotatable, between the sliding members. A user, therefore, can place shoes on both sides of the frame and can access the shoes on either side of the frame by easily rotating the frame.
- Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a cabinet structure as described above that is further equipped with at least one auxiliary hanging member where objects can be placed or hung. More specifically, the body of the cabinet structure is provided with at least one magnetic object and thus forms at least one magnetic attraction region, and the auxiliary hanging member is provided with at least one attracted region attractable to the magnetic attraction region and can therefore be positioned on the body (e.g., the cabinet body or the door leaf) of the cabinet structure to provide the cabinet structure with more storage space. Not only can the position where the auxiliary hanging member is fixed be easily and rapidly adjusted, but also the auxiliary hanging member can be replaced by a differently sized counterpart.
- The objectives, technical features and effects of the present disclosure can be better understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a front view of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a front view showing how shoes are placed in the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 is partially pulled out of the cabinet structure; -
FIG. 6 is a top view showing how the sliding frame set of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 is partially pulled out of the cabinet structure; -
FIG. 7 is similar toFIG. 5 except that the sliding frame set has been rotated by 90 degrees; -
FIG. 8 shows a state of use of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 and of some auxiliary hanging members; -
FIG. 9 shows how a magnetic object is coupled to a door leaf of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 shows another way to couple a magnetic object to a door leaf of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 11 shows yet another way to couple a magnetic object to a door leaf of the cabinet structure inFIG. 1 . - The present disclosure provides a cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe. In certain embodiments, as shown in
FIG. 1 , thecabinet structure 1 for storing at least one shoe includes abody 11 and a sliding frame set 13. To facilitate description, the top side of each component described herein is defined as the side facing the top edge ofFIG. 1 , the bottom side of each component is defined as the side facing the bottom edge ofFIG. 1 , the front side of each component is defined as the side facing the lower left corner ofFIG. 1 , and the rear side of each component is defined as the side facing the upper right corner ofFIG. 1 . The configuration of thecabinet structure 1 is by no means limited to that shown inFIG. 1 , and all the components of thecabinet structure 1 may be adjusted in configuration according to product requirements, provided that thecabinet structure 1 has the essential structures and effects disclosed below. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , thebody 11 includes acabinet body 111 and twodoor leaves 113 by way of example. In other embodiments, there may be only onedoor leaf 113 instead. Thecabinet body 111 is provided therein with anaccommodating space 110. The twodoor leaves 113 are movably assembled to the front side of thecabinet body 111 and can be operated by a user so that theaccommodating space 110 is exposed when thedoor leaves 113 are in an opened state and is shielded by thedoor leaves 113 when thedoor leaves 113 are in a closed state. While the door leaves 113 in this embodiment are shown inFIG. 1 as rotatable to the left and to the right, it is also feasible for thedoor leaves 113 to be rotatable in the vertical direction instead, or be manufactured as sliding doors or screens, provided that thedoor leaves 113 can be opened to expose theaccommodating space 110 and closed to shield theaccommodating space 110. - Referring to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 (which leaves out thedoor leaves 113 for the sake of simplicity), the sliding frame set 13 includes twofixing members 131, two slidingmembers 133 and aframe 135. Thefixing members 131 are fixed on an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of thecabinet body 111 respectively. In certain embodiments, thecabinet body 111 is assembled from and includes atop plate 111A, abottom plate 111B and a plurality oflateral plates 111C (e.g., a left plate, a right plate and a rear plate), with theaccommodating space 110 formed between the plates. One of thefixing members 131 is located at a central position of the inner surface of thetop plate 111A while theother fixing member 131 is located at a central position of the inner surface of thebottom plate 111B. - Referring to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 3 (with thedoor leaves 113 left out inFIG. 3 too), the slidingmembers 133 are assembled to, and are configured to be slid on, thefixing members 131 respectively. In certain embodiments, thefixing members 131 are configured as slide rails, and the slidingmembers 133 are configured as sliding blocks. In other embodiments, thefixing members 131 may be configured as sliding blocks instead, with the slidingmembers 133 configured as slide rails; or both thefixing members 131 and the slidingmembers 133 may be configured as slide rails. The present disclosure has no limitation on the configurations of the fixingmembers 131 and the slidingmembers 133, provided that the fixingmembers 131 and the slidingmembers 133 can work in conjunction with each other to enable smooth linear movement of the slidingmembers 133 along the fixingmembers 131. In certain embodiments, theframe 135 can be in the shape of a hollow rectangle and is clamped between the slidingmembers 133. Theframe 135 can be clamped by the two slidingmembers 133 at a central position of the top surface of theframe 135 and a central position of the bottom surface of the frame 135 (seeFIG. 2 ). Ashaft 134 is provided at each of the two positions where theframe 135 is clamped by the two slidingmembers 133, and theframe 135 is pivotally connected between the slidingmembers 133 via theshafts 134 in order to be rotatable between the slidingmembers 133 about an axis defined by theshafts 134. - Referring to
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 , theframe 135 is provided with a plurality ofplacement plates 137. Each twoadjacent placement plates 137 are spaced apart from each other and thereby form astorage area 138 therebetween. A shoe S can be put into any of thestorage areas 138 and placed on the corresponding lower placement plate 137 (seeFIG. 4 ). In certain embodiments, theplacement plates 137 are alternately arranged in a zigzag manner such that each twoadjacent placement plates 137 are inclined in different directions toward two opposite inner sides of thecabinet body 111 respectively. For example, one of each twoadjacent placement plates 137 is inclined toward the right plate of thecabinet body 111 while theother placement plate 137 is inclined toward the left plate of thecabinet body 111 to make efficient use of the otherwise empty spaces corresponding to the toe boxes of the shoes S stored in thecabinet structure 1. The inclination angles as well as the spacing of theplacement plates 137 can be adjusted according to practical needs and need not be uniform so as to enable flexible use of thecabinet structure 1. - Referring to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 7 (in whichFIG. 5 toFIG. 7 also omit the door leaves 113 for the sake of simplicity), thecabinet structure 1 is so designed that when the sliding frame set 13 is in a storage state, the two slidingmembers 133, theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 are completely stored in theaccommodating space 110 of thecabinet body 111. When a user takes out a pair of shoes S that are stored near the rear side of thecabinet body 111, the two slidingmembers 133 can be moved outward (or forward of thecabinet body 111, as indicated by the central dashed-line arrow inFIG. 6 ) along with theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 until certain portions of theplacement plates 137 jut out of the accommodating space 110 (seeFIG. 5 ). Then, theframe 135 can be rotated either to the left or to the right (as indicated by the two outer dashed-line arrows inFIG. 6 ), For example, theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 inFIG. 7 have been rotated by 90 degrees such that shoes S facing the rear side of thecabinet body 111 in the first place are no longer at their original positions. Once theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 are rotated by 180 degrees, the user can easily access any shoes S that were previously adjacent to the rear side of thecabinet body 111. - After taking out the intended pair of shoes S, referring again to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 7 , the user may directly move the slidingmembers 133, theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 inward (or toward the rear side of thecabinet body 111, as indicated by the central dashed-line arrow inFIG. 6 ) until the sliding frame set 13 is in the storage state again. Alternatively, the user may rotate theframe 135 and theplacement plates 137 through 180 degrees and then bring the sliding frame set 13 back to the storage state. The user, therefore, may place those frequently used shoes S in thestorage areas 138 on one side of theframe 135 and those less frequently used shoes S in thestorage areas 138 on the opposite side of theframe 135. Compared with the conventional shoe cabinets, thecabinet structure 1 can store more shoes S and is more user-friendly because shoes S on different sides of theframe 135 can be accessed simply by rotating theframe 135. - To utilize the storage space of the
cabinet structure 1 even more efficiently, referring toFIG. 8 (in which the sliding frame set 13 is omitted for the sake of simplicity), one of thecabinet body 111 and the door leaves 113 is provided with at least onemagnetic object 115 and thus forms at least one magnetic attraction region. In certain embodiments, a plurality of magnetic strips are provided at the inner surfaces of the door leaves 113 as themagnetic objects 115. In other embodiments, the locations and configuration of themagnetic objects 115 may be adjusted according to product requirements (e.g., at least one of thelateral plates 111C is provided with at least one magnetic sheet, magnetic block or other magnet element). In certain embodiments, eachmagnetic object 115 may be directly attached to the surface of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111), as shown inFIG. 9 ; or be embedded in the corresponding door leaf 113 (or the cabinet body 111), with the exposed surface of themagnetic object 115 flush with the surface of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111), as shown inFIG. 10 ; or be embedded in the corresponding door leaf 113 (or the cabinet body 111) and then covered (and thus hidden behind) adecorative sheet 116 of the corresponding door leaf 113 (or of the cabinet body 111), as shown inFIG. 11 , lest themagnetic objects 115 be exposed to view and compromise the look of thecabinet structure 1. - In addition, with continued reference to
FIG. 8 , thecabinet structure 1 includes at least oneauxiliary hanging member 117. Eachauxiliary hanging member 117 is provided with at least one attractedregion 1171 to be attracted to any one of the magnetic attraction regions so as to secure theauxiliary hanging member 117 to one of the door leaves 113 (or to the cabinet body 111). Each attractedregion 1171 can be formed as follows: - (1) An attracted
region 1171 may be formed h an element with magnetic permeability (e.g., a metal plate or magnet) that is added to the correspondingauxiliary hanging member 117; or - (2) An
auxiliary hanging member 117 may be made, either entirely or partially, of an element with magnetic permeability such that the element with magnetic permeability forms an attractedregion 1171. - With continued reference to
FIG. 8 , theauxiliary hanging members 117 may be configured as plate bodies, net frames or hooks where objects (e.g., indoor slippers, shoehorns and shoe polish) can be placed or where hanging objects (e.g., hanging air fresheners) can be hung. The positions of theauxiliary hanging members 117 can be freely adjusted as needed within areas where the magnetic objects 115 (i.e., the magnetic attraction regions) can provide magnetic attraction. In addition, each auxiliary hangingmember 117 can be easily detached from the corresponding magnetic object(s) 115 (i.e., the corresponding magnetic attraction region(s)) as well as replaced by anauxiliary hanging member 117 of a different size or configuration to make more room for storage, not to mention that more auxiliary hangingmembers 117 can be easily attached to the magnetic objects 115 (i.e., the magnetic attraction regions) if necessary. - While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the disclosure set forth in the claims.
Claims (28)
1. A cabinet structure for storing at least one shoe, comprising:
a body comprising:
a cabinet body having an accommodating space therein; and
at least one door leaf movably assembled to a front side of the cabinet, configured to be opened or closed to expose or shield the accommodating space;
a sliding frame set comprising:
two fixing members respectively fixable to an inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the cabinet body;
two sliding members, each configured to be assembled to and slide on a corresponding one of the fixing members;
a frame clamped between the sliding members and rotatable between the sliding members via shafts set respectively at positions of the frame that are clamped by the sliding members; and
a plurality of placement plates for placing the at least one shoe, each arranged at the frame.
2. The cabinet structure according to claim 1 , wherein each two adjacent ones of the placement plates are respectively inclined toward two opposite sides of the cabinet body, so that inclining directions of the adjacent two placing plates are different.
3. The cabinet structure according to claim 2 , wherein the cabinet body comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a plurality of lateral plates, one of the fixing members is located at a central position of an inner surface of the top plate, and the other one of the fixing members is located at a central position on an inner surface of the bottom plate.
4. The cabinet structure according to claim 3 , wherein the sliding members are respectively clamped at central positions of a top surface and a bottom surface of the frame.
5. The cabinet structure of claim 1 , further comprising at least one accessory hanging member for placing or hanging at least one item, wherein at least one of the cabinet body and the door leaf is provided with at least one magnetic object to form at least one magnetic attraction region, the auxiliary hanging member has at least one attracted region for being attracted onto the magnetic attraction region, so that the auxiliary hanging member can be positioned on the cabinet body or the door leaf.
6. The cabinet structure of claim 2 , further comprising at least one accessory hanging member for placing or hanging at least one item, wherein at least one of the cabinet body and the door leaf is provided with at least one magnetic object to form at least one magnetic attraction region, the auxiliary hanging member has at least one attracted region for being attracted onto the magnetic attraction region, so that the auxiliary hanging member can be positioned on the cabinet body or the door leaf.
7. The cabinet structure of claim 3 , further comprising at least one accessory hanging member for placing or hanging at least one item, wherein at least one of the cabinet body and the door leaf is provided with at least one magnetic object to form at least one magnetic attraction region, the auxiliary hanging member has at least one attracted region for being attracted onto the magnetic attraction region, so that the auxiliary hanging member be positioned on the cabinet body or the door leaf.
8. The cabinet structure of claim 4 , further comprising at least one accessory hanging member for placing or hanging at least one item, wherein at least one of the cabinet body and the door leaf is provided with at least one magnetic object to form at least one magnetic attraction region, the auxiliary hanging member has at least one attracted region for being attracted onto the magnetic attraction region, so that the auxiliary hanging member can be positioned on the cabinet body or the door leaf.
9. The cabinet structure according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic object is directly attachable to a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
10. The cabinet structure according to claim 6 , wherein the magnetic object is directly attachable to a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
11. The cabinet structure according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic object is directly attachable to a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
12. The cabinet structure according to claim 8 , wherein the magnetic object is directly attachable to a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
13. The cabinet structure according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic object is embedded on a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf, and an exposed surface of the magnetic material is flush with the surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
14. The cabinet structure according to claim 6 , wherein the magnetic object is embedded on a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf, and an exposed surface of the magnetic material is flush with the surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
15. The cabinet structure according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic object is embedded on a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf, and an exposed surface of the magnetic material is flush with the surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
16. The cabinet structure according to claim 8 , wherein the magnetic object is embedded on a surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf, and an exposed surface of the magnetic material is flush with the surface of the cabinet body or the door leaf.
17. The cabinet structure according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one decorative sheet for covering the magnetic attraction region and hide the magnetic object.
18. The cabinet structure according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one decorative sheet for covering the magnetic attraction region and hide the magnetic object.
19. The cabinet structure according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one decorative sheet for covering the magnetic attraction region and hide the magnetic object.
20. The cabinet structure according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one decorative sheet for covering the magnetic attraction region and hide the magnetic object.
21. The cabinet structure according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic object is a magnetic strip, a magnetic sheet or a magnetic block.
22. The cabinet structure according to claim 6 , wherein the magnetic object is a magnetic strip, a magnetic sheet or a magnetic block.
23. The cabinet structure according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic object is a magnetic strip, a magnetic sheet or a magnetic block.
24. The cabinet structure according to claim 8 , wherein the magnetic object is a magnetic strip, a magnetic sheet or a magnetic block.
25. The shoe cabinet structure according to claim 5 , wherein the accessory hanging member is a plate body, a net frame or a hook.
26. The shoe cabinet structure according to claim 6 , wherein the accessory hanging member is a plate body, a net frame or a hook.
27. The shoe cabinet structure according to claim 7 , wherein the accessory hanging member is a plate body, a net frame or a hook.
28. The shoe cabinet structure according to claim 8 , wherein the accessory hanging member is a plate body, a net frame or a hook.
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