Sectional cabinet

Abstract

A sectional cabinet is formed from a rack functioning as a skeleton of the sectional cabinet and a plurality of side and back panels. The rack is assembled from a plurality of front and rear tubular metal posts and a plurality of shelves connected to the posts. The back panel is assembled to the rack by inserting two lateral edges into two opposite open-side channels provided on two adjacent rear posts. The sectional cabinet can be sideward and upward extended by increasing the numbers of posts and shelves. The back panels and the side panels not only give the fully assembled sectional cabinet an elegant appearance, but also serve as partitions to divide the internal space of the sectional cabinet into a plurality of subspaces for storing different things.

1 . A sectional cabinet, comprising a rack assembled from a plurality of tubular metal posts and a plurality of board-type shelves to function like a skeleton of said sectional cabinet, and a plurality of back panels and side panels removably connected to said rack; 
 said tubular metal posts being divided into front posts used at a front side of said rack and rear posts used at a rear side of said rack;    said rear post being provided at two lateral sides near a rear end thereof with two corresponding open-side channels, and having a front end formed into a stepped surface with a raised laterally outer portion and a lowered laterally inner portion;    said front post having a rear end formed into a stepped surface corresponding to said stepped surface at the front end of said rear post, and therefore having a raised laterally outer portion and a lowered laterally inner portion;    each of said back panels having two lateral edges adapted to insert into two opposite open-side channels on two adjacent rear posts to thereby assemble to and close the rear side of said rack; and    each of said side panels being disposed between a set of said front and rear posts at the same side of said rack to abut on the raised outer portions at said rear end of said front post and said front end of said rear post, so as to assemble to and close a lateral side of said rack.    
   
   
       2 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said back panel has a packing strip fitted on a lower edge thereof, said packing strip integrally including a forward protruded front flange extending across a full length of said packing strip, and said front flange having a lower surface fitly bearing against an upper surface of one said shelf adjacent to the lower edge of said back panel to thereby locate said back panel in place.  
   
   
       3 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said side panel is provided near a lower edge with two inward projected stop elements, said stop elements being pressed against an upper surface of one said shelf adjacent to the lower edge of said side panel to thereby locate said side panel in place.  
   
   
       4 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said stop elements on said side panel are two spaced pins located near a front and a rear edge of said side panel.  
   
   
       5 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said shelf adjacent to the lower edge of said side panel has a lateral edge fitly abutted against an inner surface of said side panel to thereby prevent said side panel from skidding inward.  
   
   
       6 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said front post is longitudinally provided at said rear end with a rearward groove, said rear post is longitudinally provided at said front end with a forward groove, and said side panel is provided at front and rear edges with a projection each corresponding to said rearward and said forward groove on said front and said rear post, respectively; and said two projections being adapted to insert into said rearward and said forward grooves to thereby assemble said side panel to said rack.  
   
   
       7 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said two projections provided on said side panel are two longitudinal ribs.  
   
   
       8 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said two projections provided on said side panel are two spaced retractable latching members.  
   
   
       9 . The sectional cabinet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said front and said rear posts are provided at two lateral sides with a vertical line of hanger holes each.