Patent ID: 6591555
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47B,E04B,E06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A storage unit for use in an office environment, comprising:a structural frame having opposing side panels, and at least one laterally extending panel extending between and interconnecting said side panels to define an interior space, said frame includes a perimeter defining an access opening providing access to said interior space; a flexible cover having opposing side edges, a front edge and a rear edge, said flexible cover attached to said structural frame proximate said rear edge of said flexible cover, said flexible cover extending freely from said attachment to said frame; and wherein said flexible cover has an engagement feature which is selectively engageable with said frame at first and second locations on said frame, engagement of said flexible cover with said frame at said first location placing said flexible cover in a closed position with said opposing side edges of said flexible cover extending proximate said perimeter defining said access opening, and engagement of said flexible cover with said frame at said second location placing said flexible cover in an open position wherein said flexible cover is retained in a position that allows access to said interior space of the storage unit through said access opening, and wherein a middle portion of said opposing side edges of said flexible cover are spaced outwardly from said perimeter defining said access opening, and defining a gap between said opposing edges and said perimeter.