Patent ID: 8667908

Claim:
A furniture assembly comprising: a frame for supporting an article of furniture, the frame including first and second spaced apart frame members, each frame member having a top end and a bottom end, the first and second frame members forming first and second substantially oppositely facing bearing surfaces, respectively, along at least a portion thereof and first and second oppositely facing side surfaces wherein the oppositely facing bearing surfaces are angled away from each other when moving from the top toward the bottom ends, at a first height, the oppositely facing bearing surfaces defining a first width dimension; a storage unit forming an opening defined by an opening rim including at least first and second substantially opposed bearing surfaces, the first and second opposed bearing surfaces defining a first length dimension that is similar to the first width dimension; a table top member mounted to the frame at a table top height below the first height and extending from the frame to a side adjacent the first side surface; wherein, the storage unit can be mounted to the frame at a height above the table top height by passing at least upper portions of the first and second frame members through the opening so that the first and second opposed bearing surfaces contact the first and second oppositely facing bearing surfaces at the first height; and wherein, the opening rim completely circumscribes the opening forming a continuous rim about the opening so that portions of the opening rim are immediately adjacent the first and second side surfaces of the frame members.