Patent ID: 7043810

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a plurality of articles of furniture each having a lift, comprising the steps of: pre-assembling a plurality of slide-in modular sub-cabinets having the same standardized dimensions, said sub-cabinets each comprising: a box-like structure having at least three panels disposed about a floor panel and attached thereto, and wherein the dimensions of each pre-assembled box-like structure are the same as the dimensions of the other pre-assembled box-like structures: a lift vertically disposed within said box-like structure and fastened to respective ones of said panels; and a control module disposed within said box-like structure and fastened thereto, said control module structured and arranged to receive commands so as to direct motion of said lift; providing a plurality of articles of furniture with cavities structured and arranged to receive said modular sub-cabinets of standardized dimensions; and fastening said pre-assembled modular sub-cabinets within said articles of furniture, thereby forming the articles of furniture having a lift by sliding in the modular sub-cabinets into said cavities.