DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0016] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the preferred embodiment of a tool cabinet according to this invention is shown to include a cabinet frame unit 3 , a rear board member 35 , a rectangular receiving tray 36 , two rectangular drawer members 37 , a top lid 4 , left and right door panels 5 , 7 , and a front door panel 6 .

[0017] As illustrated, the cabinet frame unit 3 has an open top portion, a bottom portion, an open left side, an open right side, an open front side, and an open rear side. The cabinet frame unit 3 includes hollow left and right frame members 31 , 32 that are generally inverted U-shaped, upper and lower pairs of connecting rods 33 , and two pairs of parallel left and right slide rails 34 . The left and right frame members 31 , 32 are disposed uprightly, define the open left and right sides of the cabinet frame unit 3 , and are spaced apart from each other in a first direction. The connecting rods 33 extend in the first direction, interconnect the left and right frame members 31 , 32 , and define the open front and rear sides of the cabinet frame unit 3 . The slide rails 34 are respectively mounted on inner sides of the left and right frame members 31 , 32 , extend in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and are vertically spaced apart.

[0018] The rear board member 35 is mounted removably on the cabinet frame unit 3 to close the open rear side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0019] The receiving tray 36 is mounted in the open top portion of the cabinet frame unit 3 , and cooperates with the slide rails 34 to define two drawer-receiving spaces in the cabinet frame unit 3 below the receiving tray 36 . Each of the drawer-receiving spaces is accessible from the open front side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0020] Each of the drawer members 37 is disposed in a respective one of the drawer-receiving spaces, and is in sliding engagement with a respective pair of the slide rails 34 such that the drawer member 37 is capable of being drawn out of the respective drawer-receiving space via the open front side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0021] The top lid 4 is mounted pivotally on the right frame member 32 of the cabinet frame unit 3 via two hinge units 41 so as to conceal the receiving tray 36 in the open top portion of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0022] The front door panel 6 is mounted pivotally on the right frame member 32 of the cabinet frame unit 3 via three hinge units 61 for closing the open front side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0023] The right door panel 5 is mounted pivotally on the right frame member 32 of the cabinet frame unit 3 via three hinge units 51 for closing the open right side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0024] Three fastener trays 72 are mounted on an inner side surface of the left door panel 7 to receiver fasteners, such as bolts and screws, therein, as best shown in FIG. 6 . Preferably, the rear board member 35 has a mounting flange portion 350 which projects relative to the left frame member 31 . The left door panel 7 is mounted pivotally on the mounting flange portion 350 of the rear board member 35 via three hinge units 71 such that the fastener trays 72 can be disposed on the inner side surface of the left door panel 7 without interfering with the left frame member 31 when the left door panel 7 is at a closed position for closing the open left side of the cabinet frame unit 3 .

[0025] The bottom portion of the cabinet frame unit 3 is provided with a plurality of casters 9 that are mounted on bottom ends of the left and right frame members 31 , 32 to facilitate movement of the tool cabinet.

[0026] In this preferred embodiment, each of the right and front door panels 5 , 6 is provided with a known retractable foot unit 52 , 62 . The foot unit 52 , 62 is operable so as to extend between a retracted position, as best shown in FIG. 3 , where the foot unit 52 , 62 does not extend beyond a bottom edge of a respective one of the right and front door panels 5 , 6 , and an extended position, where the foot unit 52 , 62 extends beyond the bottom edge of the respective one of the right and front door panels 5 , 6 so as to be adapted to abut against a ground surface in order to arrest the pivoting movement of the right and front door panels 5 , 6 relative to the cabinet frame unit 3 . Preferably, each of the foot units 52 , 62 is provided with a resilient foot pad 521 , 621 to avoid slipping of the foot units 52 , 62 relative to the ground surface when the foot units 52 , 62 are at the extended position, as best shown in FIG. 5 . Under this condition, the top edges of the right and front door panels 5 , 6 can cooperatively support the top lid 4 thereon in case the latter is moved to an open position when fetching a tool 8 from the receiving tray 36 , as best shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 .

[0027] Referring again to FIG. 2 , each of the drawer members 37 is provided with a pair of sliding rollers 370 at a rear part thereof. The slide rails 34 confine a pair of sliding passages 340 within which the rollers 370 are movably confined. Each of the slide rails 34 has a top wall 341 formed with a downwardly facing recess 342 at a front portion thereof. The recess 342 is in spatial communication with the sliding passage 340 and permits a respective one of the rollers 370 to extend therein when the drawer member 37 is drawn out of the drawer-receiving space to a fully drawn position, as best shown in FIG. 3 . At the fully drawn position, the drawer member 37 is disposed to incline downwardly relative to the cabinet frame unit 3 , thereby facilitating the fetching of tools 8 from the drawer members 37 .

[0028] With this invention thus explained, it is apparent that numerous modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. It is therefore intended that this invention be limited only as indicated in the appended claims.