Furniture containing a safe

Abstract

A furniture piece has been provided. In a first configuration the furniture piece includes a body., a tray, and a safe. The body has an upper compartment, accessible by removal of a lid. The safe and tray are within the upper compartment. The safe, beneath the tray, is accessible upon removal of the tray. In a second configuration, the furniture piece includes a body, a skirt, and a safe. The skirt includes a lower compartment. The safe is mounted within the lower compartment and is accessible upon movement of a face of the skirt.

1 . A furniture piece, comprising: 
 a body, having an upper compartment which is accessible by at least a partial removal of a lid on the upper compartment;    a tray within the upper compartment, wherein the tray is configured to hold items, and the tray is at least partially removable; and    a safe within the upper compartment beneath the tray wherein 
 the tray conceals the safe, and  
 the safe is accessible upon the partial removal of the tray.  
   
     
     
         2 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a device that resists removal of the tray.    
     
     
         3 . The furniture piece of  claim 2 , wherein the device that resists removal must be released prior to removal of the tray.  
     
     
         4 . The furniture piece of  claim 2 , wherein the device that resists removal includes a lock.  
     
     
         5 . The furniture piece of  claim 2 , wherein the device that resists removal is a latch.  
     
     
         6 . The furniture piece of  claim 2 , wherein the device that resists removal includes a magnet.  
     
     
         7 . The furniture piece of  claim 6 , wherein the device that resists removal is a magnetic push button latch.  
     
     
         8 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , wherein the upper compartment is formed from a space behind a drawer face.  
     
     
         9 . The furniture piece of  claim 8 , wherein the drawer face does not move.  
     
     
         10 . The furniture piece of  claim 8 , wherein the drawer face moves and the compartment is contained in a space not occupied by a reduced drawer.  
     
     
         11 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , wherein the tray rests upon a ledge.  
     
     
         12 . The furniture piece of  claim 11 , wherein the ledge confines the safe, requiring removal of the ledge to remove the safe from the upper compartment.  
     
     
         13 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a box adjacent the safe and underneath the tray.    
     
     
         14 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , wherein the safe is a digital safe.  
     
     
         15 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , wherein the furniture piece is a jewelry armoire.  
     
     
         16 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , wherein the furniture piece is a filing cabinet.  
     
     
         17 . The furniture piece of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a skirt, coupled to the body, wherein 
 the skirt has a lower compartment disposed therein,  
 at least one face of the skirt is moveable between an open position and a closed position, and  
 the skirt conceals the lower compartment when the at least one face of the skirt is in a closed position.  
   
     
     
         18 . The furniture piece of  claim 17 , further comprising: 
 a second safe mounted within the lower compartment, wherein the second safe is accessible upon movement of the at least one face of the skirt from the closed position to the open position.    
     
     
         19 . A furniture piece, comprising: 
 a body    a skirt, coupled to the body, wherein 
 the skirt has a lower compartment disposed therein,  
 at least one face of the skirt is moveable between an open position and a closed position, and  
 the skirt conceals the lower compartment when the at least one face of the skirt is in a closed position; and  
   a safe mounted within the lower compartment, wherein the safe is accessible upon movement of the at least one face of the skirt from the closed position to the open position.    
     
     
         20 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the safe is accessible from above.  
     
     
         21 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the lower compartment is moveable, 
 the safe is accessible upon movement of the at least one face of the skirt from the closed position to the open position and at least partial movement of the lower compartment.    
     
     
         22 . The furniture piece of  claim 20 , wherein the lower compartment is integral with the at least one face of the lower skirt.  
     
     
         23 . The furniture piece of  claim 20 , wherein the lower compartment is slidably moveable.  
     
     
         24 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the body further comprises: 
 an upper compartment, which is accessible by at least a partial removal of a lid on the upper compartment; and    a tray within the upper compartment, wherein the tray is configured to hold items, and the tray is at least partially removable.    
     
     
         25 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein 
 the at least one face of the lower skirt forms a wall for the lower compartment, and    the lower compartment is a drawer.    
     
     
         26 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein 
 the lower skirt contacts a floor on which the furniture piece rests, and    the at least one face maintains a small clearance from the floor while appearing to support a load of the body of the furniture piece.    
     
     
         27 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the furniture piece is a jewelry armoire.  
     
     
         28 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the furniture piece is a bed step.  
     
     
         29 . The furniture piece of  claim 19 , wherein the furniture piece is a bedside table.  
     
     
         30 . A furniture piece, comprising: 
 a compartment, accessible by movement of at least one face of the furniture piece, wherein the at least one face of the furniture piece conceals the compartment when the at least one face of the furniture piece is in a closed position, and    a safe mounted within the compartment, wherein the safe is accessible upon the movement of the at least one face of the furniture piece from a closed position to an open position.    
     
     
         31 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , wherein the safe is accessible from above.  
     
     
         32 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , wherein the safe is fixedly attached in the compartment.  
     
     
         33 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , further comprising a lower skirt, wherein 
 the compartment is coupled within the skirt, and    the at least one face of the furniture piece is at least a portion of the skirt.    
     
     
         34 . The furniture piece of  claim 33 , wherein the safe is accessible from above.  
     
     
         35 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , wherein 
 the compartment is moveable, and    the safe is accessible upon at least a partial movement of the compartment.    
     
     
         36 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , wherein 
 the compartment is slidably movable, and    the safe is accessible upon at least a partial slidable movement of the compartment.    
     
     
         37 . The furniture piece of  claim 30 , wherein the furniture piece is an object that appears like a set of books.