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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1995
James O Kelley, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Sligh Furniture Co., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A concealed desk comprises a desktop with supporting side panels and a kneehole opening and storage compartments under the desktop. The front of the desk is completely enclosable by folding doors mounted on front side edges of the desk side panels. When the doors are opened, the doors fold against the side panels of the desk and do not obstruct either the appearance or the use of the desk. The door facades are those of conventional doors and conceal the presence of a kneehole opening or storage compartments in the desk opening inside the doors. The desktop surface of the desk is concealed by an upper storage unit mounted on the desktop or comprising an extension of the desk above the desktop work surface. Doors enclose the top portion of the desk unit in the same manner as the doors on the lower portion, giving the furniture the appearance of a cabinet or a secretary. Full length doors can enclose both the upper and lower portions of the desk to give the furniture the appearance of an armoir.