Mini-office facility

• US 4,953,327 A
• Filed: 10/27/1989
• Issued: 09/04/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alija Cohodar
• Original Assignee: Alija Cohodar
• Inventors: Cohodar, Alija
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoffert, Linda Jean
• Application Number:
  US07/427,499
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 52/33, 52/36, 52/238.1, 232/24, 232/25, 232/26
• US Class Current: 52/36.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/00 Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis

Abstract

A facility specifically structured to define a plurality of "mini-offices" each of which includes a compartmented area or space accessible from a common access area to selected, authorized individuals or proprietors of individual ones of such mini-offices and further wherein each of the compartmented areas has a secondary, at least partial access, for restricted "official" personnel such as a mail carrier for the delivery of mail thereto.

Claims

1. A storage and receiving structure designed to define a mini-office facility, said structure comprising:

(a) a housing comprising a hollow interior defining at least one compartment defining a mini-office and including a front access opening,

(b) a separating partition extending from a front end of each of said compartments within said housing adjacent said front access opening to a rear end of said compartment,

(c) said separating partition disposed inwardly from side walls of said compartment and dimensioned and disposed to define, with said side walls, a primary portion and a secondary portion,

(d) said primary and secondary portions isolated from one another and both including a front end communicating with and accessible through said front access opening,

(e) a rear access opening formed in said housing in communicating, accessible relation with said secondary portion of said compartment and isolated from said primary portion,

(f) a front closure means disposed in covering and non-covering relation to said front access opening and said primary and secondary portions and a rear closure means disposed in covering and non-covering relation to said rear access opening and said secondary portion, and

(g) telephone and electrical utility outlet means mounted on an interior of said primary portion for providing telephone and electrical service to said primary portion,

(h) whereby a telephone and telephone answering/recording machine may be operatively maintained within said primary portion.

2. A structure as in claim 1 wherein said primary portion includes a blocking partition secured to a rear end of said primary portion in covering, closing relation thereto and in abutting disposition to and in isolating disposition to an exterior rear of said housing.

3. A structure as in claim 2 wherein said housing comprises an auxiliary chamber formed on a rear portion thereof substantially behind said blocking partition and segregated from said primary partition of said compartment;

utility supply switching facilities mounted within said auxiliary chamber.

4. A structure as in claim 3 further comprising an auxiliary closure means spaced from said rear, access opening and rear closure means and disposed and structured for covering and uncovering said auxiliary chamber.

5. A structure as in claim 1 wherein said housing includes a plurality of compartments each defining a separate, isolated mini-office, said plurality of compartments disposed in a vertically stacked array.

6. A structure as in claim 5 further comprising a support member disposed on a supporting surface and including an upper end adapted to engage and support said plurality of components thereon in spaced relation to the supporting surface.

7. A structure as in claim 5 wherein each of said compartments includes a separate spaced apart front closure means disposable in covering and non-covering relation to said front access opening thereof.

8. A structure as in claim 5 wherein each of said plurality of compartments on said housing comprise a common rear closure means movably mounted on a rear of said housing and positionable in covering and non-covering relation to all of said rear access openings of said plurality of compartments.

9. A structure as in claim 8 wherein said housing comprises an auxiliary chamber formed on a rear portion thereof substantially behind said blocking partition and segregated from each of said primary portions of all of said compartments;

utility supply switching facilities mounted within said auxiliary chambers and structured to service each of said plurality of compartments.

10. A structure as in claim 9 further comprising an auxiliary closure means spaced from said rear access opening and rear closure means and disposed and structured for covering and uncovering said auxiliary chamber.

11. A structure as in claim 6 further comprising a storage chamber formed within said support member beneath said plurality of compartments.

12. A structure as in claim 1 wherein both said front closure means and said rear closure means comprise lock means secured thereto and each coated to be operable by separate locks for independently locking thereof.

13. A structure as in claim 1 wherein said primary portion of each of said compartments is dimensioned and configured to receive and maintain a telephone and answering/recording machine therein.

14. A structure as in claim 13 wherein said primary portion of each of one said compartments is larger than said secondary portion and said secondary portion is at least sufficient postal service dimensions to receive mail therein.