Patent ID: 6996939

Claim:
A room partition system, for dividing a room into separate areas, comprising: a substantially flat rectangular central connecting panel having two vertical edges, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface, and a rear surface; two lateral storage units, each having a hinged wall, a free wall, a front, a rear surface, a bottom having an attached wheel assembly having casters having wheels, thereby allowing the room partition system to be easily rolled to any desired location within the room, and a top, which together define a storage volume for storage of various items, wherein each lateral storage unit is connected at its front by at least one hinge, at its hinged wall, to one of the vertical edges of the central connecting panel, wherein: each lateral storage unit has a plurality of horizontal shelves extending between the rear surface of the storage unit and the front of the storage unit, for holding various items of clothing, thereby allowing use of each of the lateral storage units as a wardrobe organizer, each lateral storage unit has a middle slot for selectively removably accepting at least one connecting shelf between the middle slots of both lateral storage units, when the storage units are perpendicular to the central connecting panel and facing each other, the middle slots of each pair are located at the same height on their respective storage units, and wherein the at least one connecting shelf is capable of supporting the weight of at least one item selected from the group consisting of a television set, a stereo system, a compact disk player, a videocassette recorder, and a DVD player, thereby allowing use of the room partition system as an entertainment center, each lateral storage unit is equipped with at least one shelf for containment therein of a light fixture, for illumination of the area surrounding the room partition system, and at least one of the lateral storage units has a horizontal bar for holding a plurality of hangers for hanging items of clothing, thereby enabling more efficient use of the lateral storage unit as a wardrobe organizer; and wherein the interconnection of the storage units and connecting panel allows the room partition system to selectively have: an extended position, wherein the two lateral storage units have been extended upon their hinges away from the central connecting panel, such that the storage units extend parallel to the panel, and the front of the storage units are substantially aligned with the panel, a fully folded position, wherein the front of each of the lateral storage units is flush against the front surface of the connecting panel, thereby allowing the room partition system to be compactly stored, and a spectrum of partially folded positions intermediate between the extended position and the fully folded position, including a position wherein the lateral storage units are positioned perpendicular to the connecting panel, thereby allowing the room partition system to be used as an entertainment center, a study center, or a work center.