Supports: cabinet structure – Simulation – ornamentation or with secret compartment
Patent
1998-06-09
1999-08-31
Cuomo, Peter M.
Supports: cabinet structure
Simulation, ornamentation or with secret compartment
312333, 70276, A47B 1704
Patent
active
059443960
ABSTRACT:
A furniture having a concealed drawer with a dual stage locking mechanism for storing and locking particular items in a manner such as to allow two levels of security. The furniture includes a front drawer that is revealed. The front drawer is received within a receptacle defined by a lateral partition disposed proximately at the center of the furniture and a pair of oppositely disposed side aprons. The lateral partition serves to hide the concealed drawer in the event the front drawer is removed. A stop is pivotally mounted to the upper end of the back wall of the front drawer in order to limit the forward travel of the front drawer out of the receptacle. A concealed drawer is disposed behind the lateral partition and on either side or the rear of the furniture. The face of the concealed drawer is configured to look identical to an opposing apron of the furniture, thereby disguising the concealed drawer to anyone who is unaware of its presence. A bottom panel is secured to the bottom of the furniture in order to conceal both the front drawer and the concealed drawer from view from the underneath of the furniture. A first locking mechanism includes a push-button, key-operated lock which is locked simply by pushing a button, and is unlocked using a key. The first locking mechanism may be disposed on either the bottom of the furniture or on the lateral interior partition of the furniture. A second locking mechanism consists of a magnetically operated lock configured to open when a magnet of an opposite pole from a magnet incorporated in the second locking mechanism is placed near the second locking mechanism.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Tran Hanh V.
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