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Corrosion-resistant storage cabinet

  • US 5,795,043 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1996
  • Issued: 08/18/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A plastic cabinet for storing corrosive materials comprising in combination:

  • (a) wall means comprising opposed top and bottom walls, a pair of opposite side walls and opposed front and back walls that define therewithin an interior chamber and that are connected together at all adjoining edge regions;

    (b) said front wall comprising a perimetrically extending frame, a central aperture within said frame, and door means for said aperture, said door means including hinge means comprised of plastic and associated with respective portions of said frame and said door means for opening and closing said door means over said aperture;

    (c) bottom shelf positionable in said chamber in upwardly spaced, adjacent relationship to said bottom wall, said bottom shelf being insertable into, and removable from, said chamber through said central aperture, said bottom shelf including support means comprised of plastic for supporting said bottom shelf relative to said wall means when said bottom shelf is positioned in said chamber, said bottom shelf when so positioned in said chamber defining therebeneath in combination with adjacent portions of said wall means a sump for receiving and holding corrosive material released in said chamber above said bottom shelf, said bottom shelf including at least one opening through which said released corrosive material can pass from said chamber into said sump;

    (d) said wall means, said door means, and said bottom shelf each incorporating honeycomb core means comprised of plastic, each said honeycomb core means having opposed faces, each said face being bonded to at least one layer comprised of glass fiber-reinforced plastic; and

    (e) said plastic being corrosion resistant.

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