Multi-faceted electronic video display structure for organizing and displaying electronic device components

Abstract

In one embodiment, a modular storage unit includes a display compartment, wherein the display compartment is adapted to house a display device. The modular storage unit also includes a base portion, wherein the display compartment is disposed above the base portion. In addition, the modular storage unit is configurable with one or more other modular storage units to form a plurality of substantially symmetrical multi-faceted arrangements that can fit adjacent to a substantially perpendicular corner, along a substantially flat wall, and in the middle of a room away from a corner or flat wall.

1 . A modular storage unit, comprising: 
 a display compartment, wherein the display compartment is adapted to house a display device; and    a base portion, wherein the display compartment is disposed above the base portion; and    wherein the modular storage unit is configurable with one or more other modular storage units to form a plurality of substantially symmetrical multi-faceted arrangements that can fit adjacent to a substantially perpendicular corner, along a substantially flat wall, and in the middle of a room away from a corner or flat wall.    
   
   
       2 . The modular storage unit of  claim 1  further comprising a storage compartment adapted to house at least one of an electronic device and a different component, wherein the storage compartment is disposed above the display compartment.  
   
   
       3 . The modular storage unit of  claim 2 , wherein the storage compartment includes a door hingedly attached thereto and a shelf disposed therein.  
   
   
       4 . The modular storage unit of  claim 1  further comprising a horizontal member disposed adjacent an upper portion of the base portion and extending from a front plane of the base portion.  
   
   
       5 . The modular storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes a recessed front board.  
   
   
       6 . The modular storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein a display device housed in the display compartment is recessed from a front plane of the display compartment.  
   
   
       7 . The modular storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein two or more modular storage units are configured together to form a multi-faceted arrangement, and wherein sidewalls of the arrangement converge at a substantially 90 degree angle.  
   
   
       8 . The modular storage unit of  claim 7 , wherein three or more modular storage units are configured together to form a multi-faceted arrangement, and wherein sidewalls of the arrangement converge at a substantially 180 degree angle.  
   
   
       9 . The modular storage unit of  claim 8 , wherein four or more modular storage units are configured together to form a multi-faceted arrangement, wherein a back side of each of the modular storage units is enclosed by the arrangement.  
   
   
       10 . The modular storage unit of  claim 9 , wherein eight modular storage units can be configured together to form a multi-faceted arrangement having a substantially octagonal arrangement.  
   
   
       11 . A storage unit, comprising: 
 a display housing adapted to receive a display device, wherein the display device is recessed from a front of the display housing;    a component housing adapted to receive at least one of an electronic device and a different component;    a horizontal panel, wherein the horizontal panel is disposed adjacent the display housing and the base member and extends beyond the front of the display housing; and    a base member that supports the display housing and the component housing, wherein the display housing is disposed above the base member and the component housing is disposed above the display housing, and further wherein the base member includes a recessed front panel.    
   
   
       12 . The storage unit of  claim 11 , wherein the height of the base member is in the range of about 32 to about 43 inches (about 81 to about 109 cm) to aid a user standing in front of the storage unit to view a display device received in the display housing.  
   
   
       13 . The storage unit of  claim 12 , wherein the height of the base member is about 35 to about 39 inches (about 88 to about 99 cm).  
   
   
       14 . The storage unit of  claim 11 , wherein the height of the base member is in the range of about 22 to about 32 inches (about 55 to about 81 cm) to aid a user can sitting in front of the storage unit to view a display device received in the display housing.  
   
   
       15 . The storage unit of  claim 14 , wherein the height of the base member is in the range of about 25 to about 29 inches (about 63 to about 73 cm).  
   
   
       16 . A method of housing electronic and non-electronic components, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a display compartment, a storage compartment, and a base portion;    arranging the display compartment above the base portion and arranging the storage compartment above the display compartment to form a modular storage unit; and    configuring one or more modular storage units to form a plurality of substantially symmetrical multi-faceted arrangements that can fit adjacent to a substantially perpendicular corner, along a substantially flat wall, and in the middle of a room away from a corner or flat wall.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  further including the step of providing a horizontal member adjacent the base portion and the display compartment, wherein the horizontal member extends from a front plane of the base portion, which includes a recessed front board, and wherein the display compartment is adapted to house a display device recessed from a front plane of the display compartment.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein two modular storage units are configured together to form a quarter arrangement, and wherein sidewalls of the arrangement converge at a substantially 90 degree angle.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein four modular storage units are configured together to form a half arrangement, and wherein sidewalls of the arrangement converge at a substantially 180 degree angle.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein eight modular storage units are configured together to form full arrangement, and wherein a back side of each unit is enclosed by the arrangement.