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Multisided magnetized removable furniture section

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-17
WHALEN FURNITURE MFG
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[0008]In various embodiments, the invention provides storage furniture that includes one or more storage areas and one or more removable sections for enclosing the one or more storage areas, wherein the one or more removable sections include a plurality of sides, and wherein any one of the plurality of sides of a removable section may be made optionally apparent by the user when the removable section is placed in position to obscure a correspondin

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However, at the same time, generally speaking, the way that a user's things have been stored inside such furniture items has remained static in terms of functionality.

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[0018]As described in the background, traditional storage furniture has not allowed the flexibility to interchange sides of a multisided storage enclosure section of the storage furniture. As mentioned, hinged doors are either open (one side of the door shows) in a first position or shut (the other side of the door shows) in a second position, and drawers always display the same side to observers (the front of the drawer).

[0019]Accordingly, in various embodiments, the invention provides multisided removable furniture section(s) including first retention mechanisms for a furniture item that includes second retention mechanisms near a storage space opening. When any side of the multisided removable furniture section(s) is placed so that the first retention mechanisms engage the second retention mechanisms, the multisided removable furniture section(s) substantially cover the storage space opening irrespective of which side is faced outwards from the furniture item. In this fas...

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Abstract

Storage furniture is provided that includes storage area(s) and removable section(s) for enclosing the storage area(s), wherein the removable section(s) include multiple sides, and wherein any one of the sides of a removable section may be made optionally apparent by the user when the removable section is placed in position to obscure a corresponding storage area. In one embodiment, metal areas are provided with the removable sections that are attracted via magnetization by magnet(s) provided substantially adjacent a corresponding storage area, so that any side of a removable section may outwardly face an observer when the removable section is covering an associated storage area.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention is directed to furniture having at least one multisided section that is removable by way of a plurality of magnets, so that multiple sides of the section may be exposed to a user.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Furniture that also houses or covers up a variety of user items (e.g., blankets, pillows, magazines, books, storage media, gaming consoles, peripherals, etc.) has existed for a long time. Especially as computing devices and associated components proliferate everywhere, furniture with organized storage has become a practical necessity to avoid overall chaos and to maintain simplicity where such devices have proliferated. One particular kind of technology that has taken over living rooms, basements, conference rooms, etc. is the gaming console. From the time that gaming consoles appeared on the market in the 1970s, the gaming industry has evolved at light speed as a technology as a whole, and correspondingly the number of compo...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B87/02
CPCA47B87/0292
Inventor KIM, HYUNG J.
Owner WHALEN FURNITURE MFG