Combined play house and storage cabinet

Abstract

A combination play house, e.g., a doll house, and a storage cabinet includes a housing that defines an enclosure with at least one partition that, in turn, defines at least two compartments within the enclosure. At least one compartment is decorated with a printed depiction of a dwelling interior. The enclosure can have closure panels that serve as doors for the storge cabinet and also provide a printed depiction of a dwelling exterior.

1 . The combination play house and storage cabinet which comprises: 
 an upstanding, self-supporting housing, defining an enclosure;    at least one partition within the housing, defining at least two compartments within the enclosure; and    at least one of the compartments being lined with printed material that depicts an interior of a dwelling.    
   
   
       2 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the housing is provided with hinged door panels for the enclosure.  
   
   
       3 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the housing at the upper portion thereof defines a storage bin.  
   
   
       4 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the storage bin has a size sufficient to receive a baby's mattress.  
   
   
       5 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 3  wherein a hinged lid is provided for the storage bin.  
   
   
       6 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 5  wherein said lid has an outer surface and an inner surface, and wherein a printed depiction of an outdoor scene is provided on the inner surface.  
   
   
       7 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 1  wherein plural shelves are provided within the housing and define plural compartments within the enclosure, at least one of the compartments being lined with sheet-form printed material that depicts an interior of a dwelling.  
   
   
       8 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 7  wherein each compartment is lined with sheet-form printed material that depicts an interior of a dwelling.  
   
   
       9 . The combination play house and storage cabinet which comprises: 
 an upstanding, self-supporting housing, defining an enclosure;    at least one partition within the housing, defining at least two compartments within the enclosure; and    a pair of panels pivotably connected to the housing, having an inner surface and outer surface, and providing a closure for the enclosure; at least one of the panels having a printed pictorial representation of a dwelling exterior on the inner surface.    
   
   
       10 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 9  wherein both panels have a pictorial representation of a dwelling exterior on the respective inner surfaces thereof.  
   
   
       11 . The combination play house and storage cabinet which comprises: 
 an upstanding, self-supporting housing, defining an enclosure;    at least one partition within the housing, defining at least two compartments within the enclosure; and    at least one of the compartments being decorated to depict an interior of a dwelling.    
   
   
       12 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  wherein the housing is provided with hinged door panels for the enclosure.  
   
   
       13 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  wherein the housing at the upper portion thereof defines a storage bin.  
   
   
       14 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 13  wherein a hinged lid is provided for the storage bin.  
   
   
       15 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 13  wherein the storage bin has a size sufficient to receive a baby's mattress.  
   
   
       16 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  and having a width-to-height ratio greater than 1.  
   
   
       17 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  and having a width-to-height ratio less than 1.  
   
   
       18 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  and having four equal size compartments arranged in two columns with two compartments in each column.  
   
   
       19 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  and having six equal size compartments arranged in two columns with three compartments in each column.  
   
   
       20 . The combination play house and storage cabinet in accordance with  claim 11  wherein the compartments are of unequal size.