Display cabinet with modular slide door

• US 20070170823A1
• Filed: 01/20/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sligh Furniture Co (Lexington Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sligh Furniture Co (Lexington Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stannis, Gordon, Pulver, Jeffrey, Byma, Ralph, Sweet, Timothy, VanZalen, Dirk
• Application Number:
  US11/336,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20070170823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/7.200
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/06 Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets for similar equipment supports attached to the wall or ceiling or floor stands F16M

Abstract

A display cabinet with modular slide door is adapted to house a video display device. A cabinet top is spaced above a base, and is generally aligned with the base. The door is slidably connected with the top and adapted to selectively conceal and reveal the display device. The cabinet may have left and right module sections, each of a modular width. The door preferably has the same modular width and may slide from one section to the other and alternatively reveal or conceal each section. The cabinet may further have a center section of two modular widths and a second modular slide door. The center section may define a display space. The modular slide doors may alternatively slide to conceal the display space, revealing the left and right module sections, and slide to reveal the display space, concealing the left and right module sections.

Claims

1. A display cabinet that is adapted to house a video display device, the display cabinet having a front and an opposing back and having a slidable door that is adapted to selectively conceal the display device, the cabinet comprising:

a base;

a top spaced above the base, the top being generally aligned with the base;

a first panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back;

a second panel spaced a first distance from the first panel, extending upward from the base toward the top, and extending between the front and the back, the second panel being generally parallel with the first panel;

a third panel spaced a second distance from the second panel so the second panel is interposed between the first and the third panels, the third panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back, the third panel being generally parallel with the first panel;

a display space defined between the second panel and third panel, between the base and the top, and between the front and the back, the display space being adapted to receive and display a video display device;

a door extending between the base and the top, the door being connected with the top in sliding engagement whereby the door slides between a first position in which a first edge of the door is adjacent the second panel and the door extends from the first edge adjacent the second panel to an opposite second edge toward the third panel and a second position in which the second edge of the door is adjacent the second panel and the door extends from the second panel toward the first panel.

2. The display cabinet defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of the first, the second, and the third panels supports the top.

3. The display cabinet defined in claim 1 wherein the cabinet further includes a fourth panel spaced a third distance from the third panel so the third panel is interposed between the first and the fourth panels, extending upward from the base toward the top, and extending between the front and the back, the fourth panel being generally parallel with the first panel.

4. The display cabinet defined in claim 3 wherein the cabinet further includes a second door extending between the base and the top, the door being connected with the top in sliding engagement whereby the door slides between a first position in which a first edge of the door is adjacent the third panel and the door extends from the first edge adjacent the third panel to an opposite second edge toward the second panel and a second position in which the second edge of the door is adjacent the third panel and the door extends from the third panel toward the fourth panel.

5. The display cabinet defined in claim 4 wherein the second distance is a sum of the first and the third distances.

6. The display cabinet defined in claim 5 wherein the first and the third distances are equal.

7. The display cabinet defined in claim 6 wherein the display space is concealed by the first and the second doors when the first and the second doors are in their respective first positions, with the first door extending from the second panel to the second door and the second door extending from the third panel to the first door.

8. The display cabinet defined in claim 4 wherein the first and the third distances are equal.

9. The display cabinet defined in claim 4 wherein the first door second edge abuts the second door second edge and the display space is concealed by the first and the second doors when the first and the second doors are in their respective first positions.

10. The display cabinet defined in claim 4 wherein the base is supported above a floor by a storage cabinet.

11. The display cabinet defined in claim 10 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house a sound radiating speaker device.

12. The display cabinet defined in claim 10 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house audio equipment and video equipment and the storage cabinet is provided with an equipment control signal repeater.

13. A display cabinet that is adapted to house a video display device, the cabinet having a front and an opposing back, having a left side and an opposing right side, and having at least three modular sections from the left side to the right side, the cabinet comprising:

a base;

a top spaced above the base, the top being generally aligned with the base;

a left side panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back;

a second panel spaced a modular distance from the left side panel, extending upward from the base toward the top, and extending between the front and the back, the second panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a left modular section of one modular distance wide being defined by the left side panel and the first panel;

a third panel spaced two modular distances from the first panel so the first panel is interposed between the left side panel and the second panel, the third panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back, the third panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a center modular section of two modular distances being defined by the first panel and the second panel;

a right side panel spaced a modular distance from the third panel so the third panel is interposed between the left and the right side panels, the right side panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back, the right side panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a right modular section of one modular distance being defined by the second panel and the right side panel;

a display space defined in the center modular section, between the first and the second panels, between the base and the top, and between the front and the back, the display space being adapted to receive and display a video display device;

a first door extending between the base and the top, having a width of about one modular distance, and being connected with the top in sliding engagement whereby the first door slides between a center position in which a first edge of the door is adjacent the second panel and the door extends from the first edge adjacent the second panel to an opposite second edge toward the third panel and a side position in which the second edge of the door is adjacent the first panel, in which the door extends from the second panel to the left side panel, and in which the left modular section is concealed by the first door;

a second door extending between the base and the top, having a width of about one modular distance, and being connected with the top in sliding engagement whereby the second door slides between a center position in which a first edge of the door is adjacent the third panel and the door extends from the first edge adjacent the third panel to an opposite second edge toward the first panel and a side position in which the second edge of the door is adjacent the third panel, in which the door extends from the second panel to the right side panel, and in which the right modular section is concealed by the second door, the first and the second doors concealing the display space in their respective first positions.

14. The display cabinet defined in claim 13 wherein the base is supported above a floor by a storage cabinet.

15. The display cabinet defined in claim 14 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house a sound radiating speaker device.

16. The display cabinet defined in claim 14 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house audio equipment and video equipment and the storage cabinet is provided with an equipment control signal repeater.

17. A display cabinet that is adapted to house a video display device, the cabinet having a front and an opposing back, having a left side and an opposing right side, the cabinet comprising:

a base;

a top spaced above the base, the top being generally aligned with the base;

a left side panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back;

a second panel spaced a modular distance from the left side panel, extending upward from the base toward the top, and extending between the front and the back, the second panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a left modular section of one modular distance wide being defined by the left side panel and the first panel;

a third panel spaced two modular distances from the first panel so the first panel is interposed between the left side panel and the second panel, the third panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back, the third panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a center modular section of two modular distances being defined by the first panel and the second panel;

a right side panel spaced a modular distance from the third panel so the third panel is interposed between the left and the right side panels, the right side panel extending upward from the base toward the top and extending between the front and the back, the right side panel being generally parallel with the left side panel;

a right modular section of one modular distance being defined by the second panel and the right side panel;

a display space defined in the center modular section, between the first and the second panels, between the base and the top, and between the front and the back, the display space being adapted to receive and display a video display device;

a first door extending between the base and the top and being connected in sliding engagement with one of the top and the base, the first door sliding between a center position and a side position, the door has a first edge flush with the second panel on a side of the second panel that faces the left side panel and the door extends from the first edge toward the third panel to an opposite second edge when the door is in the center position, the second edge of the door is flush with the second panel on a side of the second panel that faces the third panel and the door extends from the second panel to the left side panel whereby the left modular section is concealed by the first door when the door is in the side position;

a second door extending between the base and the top and being connected in sliding engagement with one of the top and the base, the second door sliding between a center position and a side position, the door has a first edge flush with the third panel on a side of the third panel that faces the right side panel and the door extends from the first edge toward the second panel to an opposite second edge when the door is in the center position, the second edge of the door is flush with the third panel on a side of the third panel that faces the second panel and the door extends from the third panel to the right side panel whereby the right modular section is concealed by the second door when the door is in the side position.

18. The display cabinet defined in claim 17 wherein the base is supported above a floor by a storage cabinet.

19. The display cabinet defined in claim 18 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house a sound radiating speaker device.

20. The display cabinet defined in claim 18 wherein at least a portion of the storage cabinet is adapted to house audio equipment and video equipment and the storage cabinet is provided with an equipment control signal repeater.