Patent ID: 7472971

Claim:
A media center for housing audio-video equipment and displaying a video display, said media center comprising: a housing portion for housing at least one electronic component, said housing portion having a front portion and a rear portion and an upper surface, said housing portion defining a compartment for housing at least one electronic component, said upper surface being above said compartment, said housing portion being at least partially supported on a support surface; a display panel, said display panel comprising a generally vertically oriented display wall and opposite side walls, said display wall and said opposite side walls defining a cavity for routing wires of the at least one electronic component, at least some of the wires of the at least one electronic component of said housing portion are routed from said housing portion into said cavity of said display panel, said display panel being at least partially supported on the support surface, said display wall of said display panel extending upwardly above said housing portion so as to be viewable above said upper surface of said housing portion when said housing portion is in a use position; and an attachment mechanism, said housing portion being movably attached to said display panel via said attachment mechanism, said housing portion being movable relative to said display panel between said use position, where said rear portion of said housing portion is substantially abutted against a lower portion of said display panel, and a service position, where said rear portion of said housing portion is at least partially spaced from said display panel for accessing wires of the at least one electronic component; wherein said display panel includes a storage element that is generally horizontally movable between a retracted position, where said storage element is positioned within said cavity of said display panel, and an extended position, where said storage element is extended from said side wall of said display panel.