摘要 |
The present invention relates to an article of furniture, such as a desk or cabinet which has a horizontal display (1) or storage surface that is capable of displaying objects and that also contains a storage compartment (2) having its own display (7) or storage surface on which various objects can rest. The storage compartment may be lowered and concealed within the furniture article, and then whenever desired, it may be raised to display and allow access to any objects that it contains. Preferably the compartment is moved by electrically powered mechanism such as a cable and drum motor. There may be guidance means, such as a track (3), to assist the movement of the cabinet, as well as adjustment means to allow the two display surfaces to be positioned flush with each other when the display cabinet is in its raised position. |