Dual-access jewelry armoire

Abstract

Described herein is a dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus having a plurality of storage compartments, the top compartment of which is a jewelry enclosure with multiple modes of access including at least a top lid and a drawer. The items stored in the inner space of the jewelry enclosure may be accessible by either lifting up the top lid or pulling out the drawer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus comprising:
 a body having a width of no more than 24 inches, a depth of no more than 18 inches, and a height of no more than 49 inches;   at least two storage compartments situated in the body; and   a jewelry enclosure situated as a top-most storage compartment, the jewelry enclosure having at least two points of access, including:
 a top lid element as a first point of access, the top lid element including:
 an interior surface and an exterior surface; and 
 at least one structural mating element that attaches the top lid element to the body; and 
 
 a drawer element as a second point of access, the drawer element including:
 a drawer face; 
 a drawer storage area distal to the drawer face, the drawer storage area being situated on an interior of the jewelry enclosure when the drawer element is closed; and 
 at least one excursion element for structurally connecting the drawer element to the jewelry enclosure, the excursion element enabling ingress and egress of the drawer element. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a trim element, wherein a first portion of the trim element is on the body and a second portion of the trim element is on the drawer face, such that closing the drawer element gives the trim element a continuous appearance across the first and second portions. 
     
     
         3 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top lid element and the drawer element has a locking mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer element and the lid element share a locking mechanism that prevents access to the drawer storage area by preventing either one from being opened while the locking mechanism is engaged. 
     
     
         5 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface of the top lid element includes a mirror. 
     
     
         6 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer storage area includes at least one surface lined with a felt material. 
     
     
         7 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer storage area is configurable to accommodate a plurality of jewelry types. 
     
     
         8 . The dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two storage compartments includes at least five storage compartments arranged vertically on a same side of the dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus. 
     
     
         9 . A method of manufacturing a dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus, including:
 forming a body, the body having a width of no more than 24 inches, a depth of no more than 18 inches, and a height of no more than 49 inches;   forming at least two storage compartments, wherein one of the at least two storage compartments is a jewelry enclosure, further wherein forming the jewelry enclosure includes:
 attaching a top lid element to the jewelry enclosure with a hinge, the top lid element including an interior surface and an exterior surface, such that the top lid element can serve as a first point of access to the jewelry enclosure; 
 slidably attaching a drawer element to the jewelry enclosure such that the drawer element can serve as a second point of access to the jewelry enclosure, the drawer element including:
 a drawer face; and 
 a drawer storage area distal to the drawer face, the drawer storage area being situated on the interior of the jewelry enclosure when the drawer element is closed; and 
 
   wherein the jewelry enclosure is situated as the top-most storage compartment.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further including connecting a first portion of a trim element to the body and connecting a second portion of the trim element to the drawer element, such that the trim element has a continuous appearance across the first and second portions when the drawer element is closed. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein forming the jewelry enclosure includes connecting a locking mechanism to at least one of the top lid element and the drawer element. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein forming the top lid element includes connecting a mirror to the interior surface of the top lid element. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein forming the drawer element includes lining at least one surface of the drawer storage area with a felt material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein forming the drawer element includes a drawer storage area configurable to accommodate a plurality of jewelry types. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the body includes at least five storage compartments arranged vertically on a same side of the dual-access jewelry armoire apparatus. 
     
     
         16 . A jewelry box comprising:
 a drawer element, the drawer element including:
 a drawer face; 
 a drawer storage area distal to the drawer face, the drawer storage area including at least one surface lined with a felt material to accommodate a plurality of jewelry types; and 
 at least one excursion element that slidably connects the drawer element to the jewelry box, the excursion element enabling ingress and egress of the drawer element; 
   a top lid element situated as the top-most element of the jewelry box and connected to the jewelry box via a hinge, wherein the top lid element covers the drawer storage area when the drawer element is closed, such that lifting the top lid element allows access to the drawer storage area; and   a storage compartment situated below the drawer element;   wherein the jewelry box has a width not exceeding 24 inches, a depth not exceeding 18 inches, and a height not exceeding 49 inches.   
     
     
         17 . The jewelry box of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the drawer element, the top lid element, and the storage compartment includes a locking mechanism. 
     
     
         18 . The jewelry box of  claim 17 , wherein the drawer element and the lid element share a locking mechanism that prevents both the drawer element and the lid element from being opened while the locking mechanism is engaged. 
     
     
         19 . The jewelry box of  claim 16 , wherein the storage compartment, drawer element, and top lid element are configured such that the storage compartment situated immediately below the drawer element, when closed, can be accessed from above while the jewelry drawer is pulled out and the top lid element is open. 
     
     
         20 . The jewelry box of  claim 19 , wherein the storage compartment situated immediately below the drawer element is accessible only when the jewelry drawer is pulled out and the top lid element is open.