Wall mount furniture with cable concealment
View Patent ↗Furniture systems, such as desks, that can be stand-alone wall mounted, wall mounted with furniture positioned in front, or attached/mounted to furniture, and that also accommodate differing types of computers or electronics and wires in an efficient and visually appealing manner. Specifically, the furniture includes a concealment pocket which provides that cabling and associated structures can be hidden above the floor.
1. A piece of furniture comprising:
a first side support and a second side support, each of said first and said second side support being generally in the configuration of a rectangular prism and positioned generally in parallel with each other at opposing sides of said furniture, each of said first and said second side supports having a bottom weight-bearing surface and an opposing top surface with a length extending therebetween;
a writing surface perpendicularly attached to and extending between said first and said second side supports, said writing surface having a front side and an opposing back side and a depth extending therebetween, said writing surface attached to said first and said second side supports at a position such that an amount of said length disposed between said bottom weight-bearing surfaces and said writing surface is configured to accommodate a human user seated in a chair at said piece of furniture when bottom weight-bearing surfaces are on a floor;
a concealment compartment disposed below said writing surface and between said first side support and said second side support and having a front side and an opposing back side and a depth extending therebetween, said back side being an open space, defined laterally by said first side support and said second side support, such that when said piece of furniture is installed against a wall, said wall is generally flush with and generally closes said open back;
a storage compartment disposed between said writing surface and said concealment compartment;
an opening in said concealment compartment configured such that when cables are stored in said concealment compartment, said cables pass through said opening when plugged into a wall power receptacle;
a mounting bracket extending from said writing surface to said concealment compartment; and an opening at the top of said concealment compartment configured such that cables stored in said concealment compartment may be connected to devices on said writing surface;
wherein said concealment compartment depth is less than said writing surface depth so a human user seated in a chair at said piece of furniture is accommodated at said writing surface.
2. The furniture of claim 1 , wherein said front side of said concealment compartment comprises a removable cover.
3. The furniture of claim 1 , wherein said piece of furniture is mounted to a wall using said mounting bracket.
4. The furniture of claim 3 , wherein said mounting bracket comprises mounting holes spaced about four inches apart.
5. The furniture of claim 1 wherein said concealment compartment is configured to accommodate a plurality of transformer blocks connected to power strip therein.