Furniture having a concealed drawer with a dual stage locking mechanism

An article of furniture for storing and locking particular items, said article of furniture comprising:

• a first side apron and a second side apron, a front apron and a rear apron, said first and second side aprons, said front apron and said rear apron combining to define an interior of said article of furniture;
• a bottom panel configured to conceal said interior of said article of furniture, said bottom panel being secured to each of said first and second side aprons, and said front and rear aprons;
• a top panel configured to cover said interior of said article of furniture, said top panel being secured to each of said first and second side aprons, and said front and rear aprons, said top panel defining a periphery;
• a concealed drawer received within said interior through an opening defined in said first side apron, said first side apron being disposed inwardly of said top panel periphery a distance equal to a thickness of a face of said concealed drawer plus a distance said second side apron is disposed inwardly of said top panel periphery, said face of said concealed drawer being configured and disposed to define a mirror image of said second side apron;
• a first locking mechanism for selectively locking said concealed drawer from unauthorized access excluding destruction of said article of furniture, said first locking mechanism including a push-button, key-operated lock, said first locking mechanism being locked by pushing a button and unlocked using a key;
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• a second locking mechanism for selectively locking said concealed drawer from unauthorized access excluding destruction of said article of furniture, said second locking mechanism including a magnetically operated lock configured to open when a magnet of an opposite pole from a magnet incorporated in said second locking mechanism is placed near said second locking mechanism, said second locking mechanism including a latch normally biased in an open position at least partially disposed behind said first side apron, said latch being pivoted into said second locking mechanism when said magnet is placed near said second locking mechanism.

An article of furniture for storing and locking particular items, said article of furniture comprising:

• a first side apron and a second side apron, a front apron and a rear apron, said first and second side aprons, said front apron and said rear apron combining to define an interior of said article of furniture;
• a lateral partition extending between said first and second side aprons within said interior;
• a bottom panel configured to conceal said interior of said article of furniture, said bottom panel being secured to each of said first and second side aprons, said front and rear aprons, and said lateral partition;
• a top panel configured to cover said interior of said article of furniture, said top panel being secured to each of said first and second side aprons, and said front and rear aprons, said top panel defining a periphery;
• a front drawer received within said interior through an opening defined by said front apron;
• a stop pivotally mounted to said front drawer in order to limit forward travel of said front drawer;
• a concealed drawer received within said interior through an opening defined in said first side apron disposed behind said lateral partition, said lateral partition concealing said concealed drawer from view when said front drawer is removed from said article of furniture, said first side apron being disposed inwardly of said top panel periphery a distance equal to a thickness of a face of said concealed drawer plus a distance said second side apron is disposed inwardly of said top panel periphery, said face of said concealed drawer being configured and disposed to define a mirror image of said second side apron;
• a first locking mechanism for selectively locking said concealed drawer from unauthorized access excluding destruction of said article of furniture, said first locking mechanism including a push-button, key-operated lock, said first locking mechanism being locked by pushing a button and unlocked using a key;
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• a second locking mechanism for selectively locking said concealed drawer from unauthorized access excluding destruction of said article of furniture, said second locking mechanism including a magnetically operated lock configured to open when a magnet of an opposite pole from a magnet incorporated in said second locking mechanism is placed near said second locking mechanism, said second locking mechanism including a latch normally biased in an open position at least partially disposed behind said first side apron, said latch being pivoted into said second locking mechanism when said magnet is placed near said second locking mechanism, said second locking mechanism further including a latch stop for selectively maintaining said latch in an open position.