US 11,937,692 B2
Under-sink cabinet with movable bottom panel
Richard D. Cornell, Knoxville, TN (US); and Seanan Royce Burke, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to Richard D. Cornell, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed by Richard D. Cornell, Tn, TN (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,440.
Application 18/104,440 is a continuation of application No. 17/710,113, filed on Mar. 31, 2022, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/188,768, filed on May 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240441 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A47B 49/00 (2006.01); A47B 46/00 (2006.01); A47B 77/02 (2006.01); A47B 77/06 (2006.01); A47B 87/00 (2006.01); B60B 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 49/002 (2013.01) [A47B 46/00 (2013.01); A47B 49/008 (2013.01); A47B 77/02 (2013.01); A47B 77/06 (2013.01); A47B 87/007 (2013.01); B60B 33/0002 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0052 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0069 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cabinet system adapted to allow access by a portion of a wheelchair to a floor space underneath, the cabinet system comprising:
two side walls having front and rear edges and defining the floor space therebetween;
at least one door arranged proximate the front edges of the side walls and configured to be openable to access an area between the side walls; and
a bottom panel arranged between the two side walls and configured with a rear portion fixed between the side walls and overlying a rearward portion of the floor space, and a front portion configured to be slidable along a planar surface thereof between a first position, in which the front portion overlies a forward portion of the floor space between the side walls and terminates between the front edges of the side walls, and a second position, in which the front portion is retracted into parallel-planar overlapping relationship above the rear and the forward portion of the floor space is configured to receive a portion of a wheelchair;
wherein the rear portion is configured to remain in place during movement of the front portion.