Utility closet with additional furniture storage

Abstract

A utility closet can combine part of the bedroom furniture, such as a desk and bedside table, with a wardrobe. Also, the lower part of the closet can be equipped with wheels to facilitate the change of position, while the bottom also has a support frame to hold the closet better on the floor. Both the desk and the nightstand are foldable and can be placed in the closet drawers after folding. At the same time, the hanging rod inside the closet can have a grooved design to prevent the clothes hanging inside the closet from falling when it is transferred, such as when installed in a recreational vehicle or mobile home.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A closet comprising:
 a base member supporting uprising side walls and a back wall, the closet having one or more front openings to access an interior of the closet;   a plurality of wheels on the bottom of the base member, each of the plurality of wheels extending downward from a plane defined by the base member; and   a support mechanism for stabilizing the closet.   
     
     
         2 . The closet of  claim 1 , wherein the support mechanism includes fold out arms that, in an extended configuration, extend outward in one or more directions from the corners, side or back of the base member. 
     
     
         3 . The closet of  claim 2 , wherein the fold out arms are disposed in recesses formed in a lower portion of the side walls when in a folded configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The closet of  claim 3 , wherein the fold out arms are flush with the lower portion of the side walls in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The closet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an opening formed in the base member, the opening facing downward toward a surface supporting the closet; and   a movable member extending from and retracting into the opening, the movable member movable to extend from the opening and contact the surface to support the closet in a desired location.   
     
     
         6 . The closet of  claim 5 , wherein the movable member is attached to a lift mechanism disposed inside the closet above the base member. 
     
     
         7 . The closet of  claim 6 , further comprising a knob accessible from a front of the closet, the knob attached to the lift mechanism to selectively move the movable member. 
     
     
         8 . The closet of  claim 1 , wherein the front openings include a plurality of drawers and a wardrobe opening covered by one or more doors. 
     
     
         9 . The closet of  claim 8 , wherein the wardrobe opening includes a hanger rod extending from side to side adjacent a top of the wardrobe opening. 
     
     
         10 . The closet of  claim 9 , wherein the hanger rod includes a plurality of ridges adapted to capture and retain a hanger therein. 
     
     
         11 . The closet of  claim 1 , wherein the front openings include one or more storage openings providing access to one or more storage regions therein. 
     
     
         12 . The closet of  claim 11 , further comprising one or more furniture items stored in the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items removable from the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items operable to be unfolded and used outside of the one or more storage regions. 
     
     
         13 . The closet of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more furniture items include a table and a nightstand. 
     
     
         14 . A closet comprising:
 a base member supporting uprising side walls and a back wall, the closet having one or more front openings to access an interior of the closet;   an opening formed in the base member, the opening facing downward toward a surface supporting the closet; and   a movable member extending from and retracting into the opening, the movable member movable to extend from the opening and contact the surface to support the closet in a desired location.   
     
     
         15 . The closet of  claim 14 , wherein the movable member is attached to a lift mechanism disposed inside the closet above the base member. 
     
     
         16 . The closet of  claim 15 , further comprising a knob accessible from a front of the closet, the knob attached to the lift mechanism to selectively move the movable member. 
     
     
         17 . The closet of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of wheels on the bottom of the base member, each of the plurality of wheels extending downward from a plane defined by the base member. 
     
     
         18 . The closet of  claim 14 , further comprising fold out arms that, in an extended configuration, extend outward in one or more directions from the corners, side or back of the base member, wherein the fold out arms are disposed in recesses formed in a lower portion of the side walls when in a folded configuration. 
     
     
         19 . The closet of  claim 14 , further comprising one or more furniture items stored in the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items removable from the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items operable to be unfolded and used outside of the one or more storage regions. 
     
     
         20 . A closet comprising:
 a base member supporting uprising side walls and a back wall, the closet having one or more front openings to access an interior of the closet;   an opening formed in the base member, the opening facing downward toward a surface supporting the closet;   a plurality of wheels on the bottom of the base member, each of the plurality of wheels extending downward from a plane defined by the base member;   one or more furniture items stored in the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items removable from the one or more storage regions, the one or more furniture items operable to be unfolded and used outside of the one or more storage regions; and   a movable member extending from and retracting into the opening, the movable member movable to extend from the opening and contact the surface to support the closet in a desired location.