Furniture storage unit

Abstract

An ottoman used to organize and store articles in the interior, the ottoman having an access panel to provide access to its interior wherein the access panel is formed by a sidewall of the ottoman. Located in the interior of the ottoman is a configurable organizer system.

1 . A piece of furniture comprising:
 a base having a bottom and four side walls, each side wall having a first end and a second end wherein the first ends are coupled to the bottom and each side wall extends upwardly from the bottom, an open top defined by the second ends of at lest two of the four side walls, the base having an interior region defined by interior surfaces of the four sides and bottom and an exterior defined by exterior surfaces of the four side walls; and   a removable cover that fits in the open top of the base,   
       wherein one of the four side walls is an access side wall that can be rotated from its upwardly position to a generally flat position wherein the flat position it is generally parallel to the bottom wherein the interior region of the base is exposed through the access side wall. 
     
     
         2 . The furniture of  claim 1  further comprising rolling coasters coupled to the bottom of the base so that the furniture can be rolled along a surface. 
     
     
         3 . The furniture of  claim 1  wherein the removable cover has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side has four side walls coupled along a perimeter of the first side to form a tray. 
     
     
         4 . The furniture of  claim 3  wherein the second side of the removable cover has a cushion secured thereto. 
     
     
         5 . The furniture of  claim 1  wherein exterior surfaces of the four side walls are covered in leather. 
     
     
         6 . The furniture of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of storage elements located in the interior region of the base and accessible from the access side wall. 
     
     
         7 . The furniture of  claim 6  wherein the storage elements comprise a plurality of trays providing storage space. 
     
     
         8 . The furniture of  claim 7  wherein the trays can be pulled out from the interior region of the base. 
     
     
         9 . The furniture of  claim 7  further comprising a plurality of removable dividers that can be selectively positioned in the trays to divide the storage space of the trays into distinct compartments according to a user's needs. 
     
     
         10 . A piece of furniture comprising:
 a base having a bottom and four side walls, each side wall having a first end and a second end wherein the first ends are coupled to the bottom and each side wall extends upwardly from the bottom, a top defined by the second ends of at least two of the four side walls, the base having an interior region defined by interior surfaces of the four sides and bottom and an exterior defined by exterior surfaces of the four side walls; and   wherein one of the four side walls is an access side wall that can be rotated from its upwardly position to a generally flat position wherein the flat position it is generally parallel to the bottom wherein the interior region of the base is exposed through the access side wall.   
     
     
         11 . The furniture of  claim 10  further comprising rolling coasters coupled to the bottom of the base so that the furniture can be rolled along a surface. 
     
     
         12 . The furniture of  claim 10  wherein the top is formed by a removable cover. 
     
     
         13 . The furniture of  claim 12  wherein the removable cover has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side has four side walls coupled along a perimeter of the first side to form a tray. 
     
     
         14 . The furniture of  claim 13  wherein the second side of the removable cover has a cushion secured thereto. 
     
     
         15 . The furniture of  claim 10  wherein exterior surfaces of the four side walls are covered in leather. 
     
     
         16 . The furniture of  claim 10  further comprising a plurality of storage elements located in the interior region of the base and accessible from the access side wall. 
     
     
         17 . The furniture of  claim 16  wherein the storage elements comprise a plurality of trays providing storage space. 
     
     
         18 . The furniture of  claim 17  wherein the trays can be pulled out from the interior region of the base. 
     
     
         19 . The furniture of  claim 17  further comprising a plurality of removable dividers that can be selectively positioned in the trays to divide the storage space of the trays into distinct compartments according to a user's needs.