Furniture object including sealable enclosure for storing piece of separate furniture object

A furniture set, comprising:

• a first furniture object, the first furniture object including
• a load-bearing support assembly, the load-bearing support assembly configured to support a structural load, the load-bearing support assembly including a plurality of load-bearing beams,
• a seating assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seating assembly configured to receive the structural load such that the seating assembly conducts the structural load to the load-bearing support assembly, and
• a seal assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seal assembly including a partition structure configured to define a sealable aperture into an interior of the first furniture object;
• and
• a second furniture object, the second furniture object including a plurality of separate pieces configured to be detachably coupled to each other to assemble the second furniture object,
• wherein the load-bearing beams, the stating assembly, and the seal assembly collectively define a sealable enclosure within the interior of the first furniture object, such that the first furniture object is configured to hold the plurality of separate pieces within the sealable enclosure, and the partition structure is configured to detach from a remainder structure of the seal assembly to open the sealable aperture to enable removal of the plurality of separate pieces from the sealable enclosure through the opened aperture,
• wherein the plurality of load-bearing beams includes outer load-bearing beams that define side boundaries of the interior of the first furniture object and an inner load-bearing beam that divides the interior into two separate enclosures, the two separate enclosures including the sealable enclosure, such that
• the two separate enclosures are isolated from each other by the inner load-bearing beam such that the inner load-bearing beam at least partially defines a side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures, and
• at least one outer load-bearing beam of the outer load-bearing beams at least partially defines another side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures that is part of the side boundaries of the interior
• wherein the first furniture object is a convertible sofa,
• wherein the second furniture object is an ottoman.

A furniture object, comprising:

• a load-bearing support assembly, the load-bearing support assembly configured to support a structural load, the load-bearing support assembly including a plurality of load-bearing beams;
• a seating assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seating assembly configured to receive the structural load such that the seating assembly conducts the structural load to the load-bearing support assembly;
• and
• a seal assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seal assembly including a partition structure configured to define a sealable aperture into an interior of the furniture object,
• wherein the load-bearing beams, the seating assembly, and the seal assembly collectively define a sealable enclosure within the interior of the furniture object, such that the furniture object is configured to hold a plurality of separate pieces of a separate furniture object within the sealable enclosure, and the partition structure is configured to detach from a remainder structure of the seal assembly to open the sealable aperture to enable removal of the plurality of separate pieces from the sealable enclosure through the opened aperture,
• wherein the plurality of load-bearing beams includes outer load-bearing beams that define side boundaries of the interior of the furniture object and an inner load-bearing beam that divides the interior into two separate enclosures, the two separate enclosures including the sealable enclosure, such that
• the two separate enclosures are completely isolated from each other by the inner load-bearing beam such that the inner load-bearing beam at least partially defines a side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures, and
• at least one outer load-bearing beam of the outer load-bearing beams at least partially defines another side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures that is part of the side boundaries of the interior,
• wherein the seal assembly includes a single partition structure that is a single, continuous piece of material configured to open a single aperture to expose both of the two separate enclosures to an exterior of the furniture object.

A method, comprising:

• providing a first furniture object, the first furniture object including
• a load-bearing support assembly, the load-bearing support assembly configured to support a structural load, the load-bearing support assembly including a plurality of load-bearing beams;
• a seating assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seating assembly configured to receive the structural load such that the seating assembly conducts the structural load to the load-bearing support assembly;
• and
• a seal assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seal assembly including a partition structure configured to define a sealable aperture into an interior of the first furniture object,
• wherein the load-bearing beams, the seating assembly, and the seal assembly collectively define a sealable enclosure within the interior of the first furniture object, a plurality of separate pieces of a second furniture object located within the sealable enclosure;
• detaching the partition structure from a remainder structure of the seal assembly to open the sealable aperture to expose the sealable enclosure to an exterior of the first furniture object;
• removing the plurality of separate pieces from the sealable enclosure via the opened aperture;
• and
• coupling the plurality of separate pieces together to assemble the second furniture object,
• wherein the plurality of load-bearing beams includes outer load-bearing beams that define side boundaries of the interior of the first furniture object and an inner load-bearing beam that divides the interior into two separate enclosures, the two separate enclosures including the sealable enclosure, such that
• the two separate enclosures are isolated from each other by the inner load-bearing beam such that the inner load-bearing beam at least partially defines a side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures, and
• at least one outer load-bearing beam of the outer load-bearing beams at least partially defines another side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures that is part of the side boundaries of the interior,
• wherein the seal assembly includes a single partition structure that is a single, continuous piece of material configured to open a single aperture to expose both of the two separate enclosures to the exterior of the first furniture object.

A method, comprising:

• providing a first furniture object, the first furniture object including
• a load-bearing support assembly, the load-bearing support assembly configured to support a structural load, the load-bearing support assembly including a plurality of load-bearing beams;
• a seating assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seating assembly configured to receive the structural load such that the seating assembly conducts the structural load to the load-bearing support assembly;
• and
• a seal assembly on the load-bearing support assembly, the seal assembly including a partition structure configured to define a sealable aperture into an interior of the first furniture object,
• wherein the load-bearing beams, the seating assembly, and the seal assembly collectively define a sealable enclosure within the interior of the first furniture object, a plurality of separate pieces of a second furniture object located within the sealable enclosure;
• detaching the partition structure from a remainder structure of the seal assembly to open the sealable aperture to expose the sealable enclosure to an exterior of the first furniture object;
• removing the plurality of separate pieces from the sealable enclosure via the opened aperture;
• and
• coupling the plurality of separate pieces together to assemble the second furniture object,
• wherein the plurality of load-bearing beams includes outer load-bearing beams that define side boundaries of the interior of the first furniture object and an inner load-bearing beam that divides the interior into two separate enclosures, the two separate enclosures including the sealable enclosure, such that
• the two separate enclosures are isolated from each other by the inner load-bearing beam such that the inner load-bearing beam at least partially defines a side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures, and
• at least one outer load-bearing beam of the outer load-bearing beams at least partially defines another side boundary of each enclosure of the two separate enclosures that is part of the side boundaries of the interior,
• wherein the first furniture object is a convertible sofa,
• wherein the second furniture object is an ottoman.