Mobile Cabinet With Insulation

Abstract

A mobile cabinet may include a cabinet body, a door, a heating or refrigeration module, and at least one attachable insulation panel. The insulation panel may be a single panel, or a plurality of panels, to provide insulation for the cabinet. The insulation panel may include a hinge to couple multiple wall sections that can be attached to different walls of the cabinet and integral hand holds.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insulation panel for a cabinet comprising:
 a side wall section;   a back wall section;   a hinge comprising a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion connecting the side wall section and the back wall section; and   a flange that projects perpendicularly from a front edge of the side wall section, opposite the hinge;   wherein the side wall section includes an angled surface proximate to the first hinge portion and the back wall section includes an angled surface proximate to the second hinge portion; and   wherein the side wall section and the back wall section are configured to be folded about the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion in an L-shape wherein a depth of one of the first and second side walls and a portion of a width of the back wall, and the respective angled surfaces of the side wall section and the back wall section are spaced apart by a distance and an exterior side of the insulation panel at the hinge comprises a rounded seamless surface.   
     
     
         2 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one hand hold integrally formed in the side wall section. 
     
     
         3 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge is integrally formed with the side wall section and the back wall section. 
     
     
         4 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the side wall section, the back wall section, and the hinge are integrally formed; and
 wherein each of the side wall section and the back wall section defines a cavity that is filled with an insulating material.   
     
     
         5 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge, the side wall section, and the back wall section are formed by a one of a blow molding process and a rotational molding process. 
     
     
         6 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the back wall section includes a flange that projects from a side of the back wall section opposite the hinge. 
     
     
         7 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge is an integrally molded section attaching the side wall section to the back wall section so as to space apart the side wall section and back wall section from each other when the insulation panel is laid flat. 
     
     
         8 . The insulation panel of  claim 1 , wherein the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are connected by a web portion;
 wherein the rounded seamless surface comprises the web portion.   
     
     
         9 . The insulation panel of  claim 8 , wherein the first hinge portion and second hinge portion enable the side wall section and the back wall section to move independently from one another and in a direction perpendicular to one another when the insulation panel is folded in the L-shape. 
     
     
         10 . A insulation panel for a cabinet comprising:
 a side wall section;   a back wall section; and   a double living hinge integrally formed with, disposed between and connecting the side wall section and the back wall section;   wherein the double living hinge comprises a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion that are connected by an intermediate web portion, wherein the first hinge portion the second hinge portion and the web portion cooperatively enable independent movement of the side wall section and the back wall section in a direction perpendicular to one another; and   wherein an exterior surface of the insulation panel at the hinge comprises a rounded seamless surface comprising the web portion.   
     
     
         11 . The insulation panel of  claim 10 , further comprising at least one hand hold integrally formed in the side wall section. 
     
     
         12 . The insulation panel of  claim 10 , wherein each of the side wall section and the back wall section defines a cavity that is filled with an insulating material. 
     
     
         13 . The insulation panel of  claim 10 , wherein the hinge, the side wall section, and the back wall section are formed by a one of a blow molding process and a rotational molding process. 
     
     
         14 . The insulation panel of  claim 10 , wherein the back wall section includes a flange that projects from a side of the back wall section opposite the hinge. 
     
     
         15 . The insulation panel of  claim 10 , further comprising a flange that projects perpendicularly from a front edge of the side wall section opposite the hinge.