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US 7,726,080 B2Granted
Under-floor storage
OwnerRebecca Lynne Hyndmaninventor
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Abstract
An under-floor storage system provides extra storage space, and is intended for use in locations where tile floors are normally used, such as in kitchens and in bathrooms. The storage system provides for tiles that are the lids of sub-floor storage containers. In one embodiment, the removed tile lid provides access to the storage compartment. In another embodiment, the lid and the storage compartment are integral in normal configuration, but can be separated once removed from the floor.
Claims6
A tile floor that has an under-floor storage unit, intended for use in a bathroom or kitchen of a residence, comprising:
- a tile floor supported by one or more under-floor support members;
- an under-floor storage unit with a storage compartment and a compartment lid, supported by one or more of the under-floor support members;
- wherein:
- the compartment lid includes one or more floor tiles on top;
- the under-floor storage unit has a lip resting above an under-floor support member, and has, at an outer periphery of the lip, a trough for catching liquids;
- the storage compartment has walls and a floor;
- and
- the one or more floor tiles on top of the compartment lid are at a level of other tiles of the tile floor;
- whereby the under-floor storage unit provides for storage of items, below the level of the tiles of the tile floor, in the storage compartment.
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