Component housing for integration with furniture

An assembly for holding components, integrally cooperating with a unit of furniture, comprising:

• a chassis for holding the components;
• and
• a housing into which said chassis is substantially placed, wherein said housing is integrally interfaced with the unit of furniture and may be substantially inserted into the unit of furniture to provide storage for said chassis and the components situated therein and removed from the unit of furniture so as to provide access to said chassis and the components situated therein,
• wherein said housing comprises:
• a bottom having a plurality of recesses therein;
• and
• vertical walls extending from said bottom, said walls having perforations therein through which air may flow and
• wherein said chassis comprises:
• a lower chassis part having:
• a plurality of cavities therein for receiving the components;
• a plurality of projections extending downward from the bottom of said lower chassis part which integrally cooperate with the recesses in said bottom of said housing for holding said lower chassis part in place relative to said housing;
• a plurality of projections extending sideways from said lower chassis part to said vertical walls of said housing for holding the lower part of the chassis in place relative to said housing and for providing clearance between the walls of said housing and thereby create air channeling ducts for air to flow through said housing to the components in said chassis;
• said chassis further comprising an upper chassis part which is integrally connected to said lower chassis part and which cooperates with said lower chassis part to hold the components in place, said upper chassis part having:
• a plurality of cavities for receiving the components when placed over said lower chassis part;
• and
• a plurality of projections extending sideways from said upper chassis part to said vertical walls of said housing for holding said upper chassis in place relative to said housing and for providing clearance between the walls and said housing and thereby create channeling ducts for air to flow through said housing to the components in said chassis.

An assembly for accommodating equipment components, comprising:

• a chassis for holding the components;
• a housing into which said chassis is substantially placed, said chassis having a plurality of projections extending therefrom for providing clearance through which air can circulate between said chassis and said housing;
• and
• a unit of furniture having a receptacle for accepting said housing, wherein said housing may be substantially inserted into the receptacle to provide storage for said chassis and the components situated therein and removed from the receptacle so as to provide access to said chassis and the components situated therein.