Combination cabinet fold-out bar

Claim 1

A combination cabinet and fold-out bar comprising: an upright cabinet having a generally rectangular front; upper and lower doors hingedly mounted on said cabinet to lie flush with said front, when closed; said upper door being of inverted L-shaped haviing a vertical leg, when closed extending upwardly along and closing one side of said cabinet and a horizontal leg, extending across and closing the upper part of said cabinet, the lower edge of said vertical leg being hinged to said cabinet on a first and horizontal axis spaced upwardly from the bottom of said cabinet; said lower door being hinged to said cabinet on a second and vertical axis intermediate the ends of said first axis and having a horizontal upper edge at substantially the elevation of said first axis; and an extension panel hinged to an edge of said lower door on a third and vertical axis parallel to and spaced from said second axis by a distance less than the length of said vertical leg and having an upper horizontal edge at the same elevation as that of said lower door whereby said lower door may be opened to extend perpendicular to said cabinet front, said extension may be swung to extend parallel to and spaced from said cabinet front and said upper door may be swung downwardly to a position wherein its vertical and horizontal legs rest on the upper edges of said lower door and extension, respectively, to define an L-shaped bar providing standing room between said horizontal leg and cabinet and easy access to the interior of said cabinet.