Mobile pedestal with storable handle

A mobile pedestal comprising:

• a wheeled cabinet unit;
• and
• a top subassembly attached to a top of the wheeled cabinet unit, the top subassembly including a housing shaped to cover the cabinet unit and that defines at least one cavity, the top subassembly further including a handle operably attached to the housing and configured for movement to an internal storage position in the at least one cavity and to an extended use position for use;
• wherein the at least one cavity includes two horizontally-elongated parallel cavities that open downwardly toward the cabinet unit;
• wherein the top subassembly includes a body and a sheet attached to a bottom of the body for closing the two parallel cavities to retain the handle therein, the sheet being light-transmissive and permitting visual access to the handle, even when the handle is in the storage position, for seeing operation of the handle during manufacture and after assembly of the top subassembly.

A mobile pedestal comprising:

• a wheeled cabinet unit;
• and
• a top subassembly attached to a top of the wheeled cabinet unit, the top subassembly including a housing shaped to cover the cabinet unit and that defines at least one cavity, the top subassembly further including a handle operably attached to the housing and configured for movement to an internal storage position in the at least one cavity and to an extended use position for use, the at least one cavity including two horizontally-elongated parallel cavities;
• and wherein the handle includes a U-shaped handle member and further includes end guides that slidably engage the parallel cavities to facilitate extending and retracting the handle, the U-shaped handle member being pivoted to the end guides.

A mobile pedestal comprising:

• a wheeled cabinet unit;
• a top subassembly attached to a top of the wheeled cabinet unit, the top subassembly including a housing shaped to cover the top of the cabinet unit and that defines at least one cavity, the top subassembly f r including a handle operably attached to the housing and configured for movement t o an internal storage position i the at least one cavity and to an extended use position for use;
• and
• a flexible sheet attached to a bottom of the housing, the flexible sheet holding the handle in the at least one cavity.

A method comprising steps of:

• providing a cabinet unit including drawers operably positioned in the cabinet;
• providing a top subassembly including a housing configured for attachment to the cabinet unit, the housing defining at least one cavity, the top subassembly including a handle movable between a storage position in the at least one cavity and an extended use position;
• and
• attaching the top subassembly to the cabinet after manufacture of the cabinet unit.