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US 6,283,544 B1Granted
Coat rack with seat assembly
AssigneeABC School Supply, Inc.
InventorsJose Alcala, Sofia Dumery, Sun Chul Kim, Kimberly Leonard, Andrew Schloss
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a children's furniture comprises a plurality of stalls, each stall defined by three walls and sharing a common wall with an adjacent stall. Each stall has a shelf, coat hooks, a seat and a storage area. Children can sit on the seat to put on and remove their shoes, and will store their shoes in the storage area under the seat. They can also hang their coats on the hooks provided here, and put their books and other belongings on the shelves.
Claims9
A storage and seating apparatus, comprising:
- at least a first stall member including a back wall and two opposing side walls defining a vertically elongated stall cavity having a generally open front;
- a seat assembly supported by said stall member and positioned within said stall member to divide said stall cavity into an upper storage cavity and a lower storage cavity, and including
- a seat movable between an opened position and a closed position, and a chamber bottom panel positioned below said seat,
- wherein said seat, said bottom panel and said walls of said stall member define an enclosed and selectively accessible storage chamber, said seat providing access to said chamber when in said open position, and preventing access to said chamber when in said closed position,
- whereby the storage and seating apparatus defines at least two open storage areas and a third, enclosed and selectively accessible storage chamber.
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