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A storage chest that converts into a table. The storage chest includes a cover that detaches from the storage unit and, when legs are added, converts to a table top. The cover/table top includes grooved slots for holding beverage containers. Table legs are stored within a storage compartment of the

A storage chest that converts into a table. The storage chest includes a cover that detaches from the storage unit and, when legs are added, converts to a table top. The cover/table top includes grooved slots for holding beverage containers. Table legs are stored within a storage compartment of the storage unit and attach to the table top to form the table. The storage and table unit further includes doors that detach from the storage unit and attach to the cover to form table top extensions. Thus, the storage and table unit conveniently stores and organizes items, and may also be used as a table for supporting food, beverages and other items.

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1. A convertible storage/table product comprising:a) a main chest body including a storage compartment and having front, rear, sidewalls, a top, and a bottom;b) a lid removably attachable to the chest body, wherein the lid comprises a top surface including a plurality of raised slats having grooves

1. A convertible storage/table product comprising:a) a main chest body including a storage compartment and having front, rear, sidewalls, a top, and a bottom;b) a lid removably attachable to the chest body, wherein the lid comprises a top surface including a plurality of raised slats having grooves formed therebetween, the raised slats and grooves so dimensioned to form a table top;c) doors releasably attached to the front of the main chest body to selectively open and close the storage compartment and are also releasably attached to the lid to form table top extensions, the doors having rear surfaces; andd) a plurality of leg members, normally carried by one of the chest and lid, and selectively attachable to the lid to form a table. 2. The convertible storage/table product of claim 1, wherein the lid comprises a bottom side having a plurality of leg mounting wells, and wherein the upper end of each leg member is received in one of the leg mounting wells. 3. The convertible storage/table product of claim 1, wherein:the doors include pivot posts for releasably attaching the doors to corresponding pivot holes in the main body;the lid includes end portions having recesses therein; andthe doors align within the recessed end portions and the pivot posts are received in the recesses to attach the doors to the lid, thus forming the table top extensions. 4. The convertible storage/table product of claim 1, wherein the rear surface of the doors comprise a plurality of raised slats and, when assembled to the lid, form top surfaces of the table top extensions similar to the top surfaces of the lid. 5. The convertible storage/table product of claim 1, further comprising a vertical divider inserted within the storage compartment between the top and bottom thereof, and at least one shelf mounted between the divider and one sidewall to divide the storage compartment into a plurality of sub-compartments. 6. The storage compartment of claim 5, wherein one end of the shelf is mounted to the divider and a second end of the shelf rests on a shelf ledge in an interior surface of one of the sidewalls in the main chest body. 7. A convertible storage/table product comprising:a) a main chest body including a storage compartment and having front, rear, sidewalls, a top, and a bottom;b) a lid removably attachable to the chest body;c) doors that are releasably attached to the front of the main chest body to selectively open and close the storage compartment and are also releasably attached to the lid to form table top extensions, the doors having rear surfaces; andd) a plurality of leg members, normally carried by one of the chest and lid, and selectively attachable to the lid to form a table. 8. The convertible storage/table product of claim 7, wherein the lid comprises a top surface including a plurality of raised slats having grooves formed therebetween, the raised slats and grooves so dimensioned to form a table top. 9. The convertible storage/table product of claim 7, wherein the lid comprises a bottom side having a plurality of leg mounting wells, and wherein the upper end of each leg member is received in one of the leg mounting wells. 10. The convertible storage/table product of claim 7, wherein:the doors include pivot posts for releasably attaching the doors to corresponding pivot holes in the main body;the lid includes end portions having recesses therein; andthe doors align within the recessed end portions and the pivot posts are received in the recesses to attach the doors to the lid, thus forming the table top extensions. 11. The convertible storage/table product of claim 7, wherein the rear surface of the doors comprise a plurality of raised slats and, when assembled to the lid, form top surfaces of the table top extensions similar to the top surfaces of the lid. 12. The convertible storage/table product of claim 7, further comprising a vertical divider inserted within the storage compartment between the top and bottom thereof, and at lea st one shelf mounted between the divider and one sidewall to divide the storage compartment into a plurality of sub-compartments. 13. The storage compartment of claim 12, wherein one end of the shelf is mounted to the divider and a second end of the shelf rests on a shelf ledge in an interior surface of one of the sidewalls in the main chest body.