Piece of Furniture With a Removable Container in a Drawer

Abstract

A piece of furniture and in particular a desk, an office cupboard or a box-like receptacle for office use, comprises a drawer able to be pulled out as far as a maximum pulled-out position from a body ( 11 ) of the furniture and more especially a utensil drawer, and a box ( 20 ) able to be arranged in the drawer ( 14 ), the drawer ( 14 ) projecting past the body ( 11 ) in the furthest pulled out position while still being held by the body ( 11 ). In the rear portion of the drawer ( 14 ) there is a holding means ( 23 ) for the box ( 20 ) in a storage position, in which the box ( 20 ) is arranged in the drawer ( 14 ). A front wall ( 24 ) of the box ( 20 ) constitutes a rear inner wall ( 28 ) of the drawer ( 14 ), when the box ( 20 ) is held by the holding means ( 23 ) so that the box ( 20 ), as judged by eye, appears to the user of the furniture as an integral component of the drawer ( 14 ). An inner space ( 27 ) of the box ( 20 ) is concealed in the furthest pulled out position of the drawer.

1 . A piece of furniture comprising a drawer able to be pulled out as far as a maximum pulled-out position from a body of the furniture and a box able to be arranged in the drawer, the drawer projecting past the body in the furthest pulled out position while still being held by the body, wherein in a rear portion of the drawer there is a holding means for holding the box in a storage position, in which the box is arranged in the drawer, that a front wall of the box constitutes a rear inner wall of the drawer, when the box is held by the holding means so that the box, as judged by eye, appears to the user of the furniture as an integral component of the drawer and that an inner space of the box is concealed in the furthest pulled out position of the drawer. 
     
     
         2 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the box includes a stationary and/or movable top wall to hide the inner space. 
     
     
         3 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the box possesses a cover cover to conceal the inner space from view. 
     
     
         4 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the top wall is completely or partially constituted by the cover. 
     
     
         5 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the cover is only able to be opened when the box is removed from the drawer. 
     
     
         6 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the top wall and/or the cover in the storage position of the box constitute a top wall of the drawer and in particular an inner partitioning structure of the drawer. 
     
     
         7 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the box, when the drawer is pulled out as far as it will go, is at least partially arranged in the body and is concealed. 
     
     
         8 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the holding means comprises clamping means for clamping and/or detent means acting as a catch to hold the box in the drawer. 
     
     
         9 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the holding means comprises a spring arrangement to thrust the box into the storage position in a resilient fashion against an abutment. 
     
     
         10 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the spring arrangement provides a resilient force directed toward the front side of the drawer in a forward direction. 
     
     
         11 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the holding means has an abutment for the front wall of the box in the storage position of the box. 
     
     
         12 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the abutment is constituted by a projection. 
     
     
         13 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein in a rear portion of the drawer a free movement space is present in front of the holding means for removal of the box. 
     
     
         14 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the box can only be taken from the holding means when the drawer is substantially completely removed from the body. 
     
     
         15 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein at least a rear portion of the drawer and the box have the same color and/or are fashioned of the same material, more particularly plastic. 
     
     
         16 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein a width of the box is substantially equal to the inner width of the drawer. 
     
     
         17 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the box is in the form of a casket. 
     
     
         18 . The piece of furniture as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the cover comprises a folding cover.