Corrosion-resistant storage cabinet
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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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A lightweight, structurally strong, corrosion resistant cabinet comprised of plastic and including a bottom sump for storing corrosive materials is provided. The cabinet has a removable bottom shelf beneath which the sump is located for receiving and holding corrosive materials released in the cabinet chamber. Top, bottom, back and side walls, cabinet door(s), and cabinet shelves each have a honeycomb core that is bonded on each opposed face to at least one overlying layer of fiberglass and resin. The cabinet is preferably comprised entirely of corrosion-resistant plastic.
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1. A plastic cabinet for storing corrosive materials comprising in combination:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cabinet for storing corrosive materials comprising in combination:
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(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, said wall means each having edge regions; (b) connection means for connecting together all adjoining said edge regions; (c) said front wall comprising a perimetrically extending frame, and a central aperture defined within said frame; (d) door means for said aperture; (e) hinge means including joining means for joining said hinge means with adjacent respective portions of said frame and said door means for pivotably opening and closing said door means relative to said frame over said aperture; (f) 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; (g) support means for supporting said bottom shelf relative to adjacent portions of said wall means when said bottom shelf is positioned in said chamber; (h) 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; (i) said bottom shelf including therein at least one opening through which said released corrosive material can pass from said chamber into said sump; (j) said wall means, said door means, and said bottom shelf each incorporating honeycomb core means, each said honeycomb core means having opposed faces; (k) each said opposed face being bonded to at least one facing layer means comprised of glass fiber-reinforced plastic; and (l) said connection means, said hinge means, said support means, said honeycomb core means, and said facing layer means each being comprised of corrosion resistant plastic, and said facing layer means being glass fiber reinforced.
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