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US 10,959,522 B2Granted
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OwnerDean Georgeinventor
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Abstract
A concealed storage area is disclosed that provides easily accessible and concealed in-wall storage. The storage area includes a three-dimensional storage container inserted into and secured in a wall opening, which can be covered up by a removable and/or fracturable concealing cover. The concealing cover can be painted or otherwise decorated so as to conceal the storage container or to render it more aesthetically acceptable for a particular environment.
Claims20
In a concealed storage area assembly mountable in a structural wall, said concealed storage area assembly comprising:
- a storage container having an interior recessed area and an access opening through which said interior recessed area can be accessed, said storage container comprising a container wall having a plurality of wall surface sections that define a wall periphery that defines a shape of said access opening wherein said container wall is configured to fit within a wall opening of the structural wall, said container wall defining a front edge configured to be disposed proximate a wall surface of the structural wall wherein said front edge is exposed on a front side of said storage container;
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- a concealing cover comprising a frame mountable to said storage container and a cover material which overlies and spans said access opening to enclose said access opening when said concealing cover is supported on said storage container, said frame comprising a peripheral edge having a frame periphery corresponding to said wall periphery so that said frame covers each of said wall surface sections of said container wall, said cover material being immovably fixed to said frame so that said cover material is immovable relative to said storage container, and said frame including securing means disposed continuously or at spaced apart locations about an entire length of said frame periphery of said peripheral edge so as to join said frame to each of said wall surface sections for securing said concealing cover in a fixed position on said storage container, said cover material being immovable when said concealing cover is secured in said fixed position on said storage container and being formed of a fracturable material to permit fracturing and access to said access opening.
In a storage area assembly which is provided in and concealed within a structural wall, said storage area assembly comprising:
- a storage container having an interior recessed area and an access opening through which said interior recessed area can be accessed, said storage container comprising a container wall having a plurality of wall surface sections that define a wall periphery and define a shape of said access opening, said container wall configured to fit within a wall opening of said structural wall, said container wall defining a front edge configured to be disposed proximate a wall surface of the structural wall wherein said front edge is exposed on a front side of said storage container;
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- a concealing cover comprising a peripheral frame mountable to said storage container, said peripheral frame defining a frame opening which aligns with said access opening and including a cover material which overlies and spans said access opening to enclose said access opening when said concealing cover is supported on said storage container, said peripheral frame comprising a peripheral edge defining a frame periphery corresponding to said wall periphery so that said frame covers said container wall and said frame periphery extends about said access opening, said cover material being immovably supported on said frame so that said cover material is immovable when mounted over said access opening, and said frame including securing means disposed continuously or at spaced apart locations about an entire length of said frame periphery of said peripheral edge so that said frame is secured to each of said wall surface sections for securing said concealing cover in a fixed position on said storage container to hide said wall opening, said cover material being immovable when said concealing cover is secured in said fixed position on said storage container and being formed of a fracturable material to permit fracturing and access to said access opening, said concealing cover having said peripheral edge which extends outwardly of said peripheral frame and is fastenable to said structural wall to hide said wall opening and prevent access to said access opening, said cover material comprising at least one of a sheet of paper, or a fracturable material that spans said frame wherein access is provided by puncturing through said cover material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.