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A dual-functioning drawer for a case piece of furniture that can transition from an enclosed drawer to an open media shelf for storing electronic components or devices. The drawer front is affixed to the drawer sides with brackets that rotate about a pivot point to rotate the drawer front from a ver

A dual-functioning drawer for a case piece of furniture that can transition from an enclosed drawer to an open media shelf for storing electronic components or devices. The drawer front is affixed to the drawer sides with brackets that rotate about a pivot point to rotate the drawer front from a vertical position to a horizontal position such that the drawer front rests on top of the drawer sides and is receded in the case piece. The drawer may also include an angled display panel for storing and charging electronic devices and cutouts for managing cords within the drawer.

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1. A media drawer for a case piece of furniture, the media drawer comprising: a drawer front for the media drawer, the media drawer configured to mate with the case piece of furniture by being horizontally extensible away from and retractable into the case piece of furniture, the case piece of furni

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A media drawer for a case piece of furniture, the media drawer comprising: a drawer front for the media drawer, the media drawer configured to mate with the case piece of furniture by being horizontally extensible away from and retractable into the case piece of furniture, the case piece of furniture selected from the group consisting of a bedroom dresser, a nightstand, an entertainment center, and a television console;a first drawer side and a second drawer side, the first drawer side and the second drawer side having a front portion, a raised portion, and a recessed portion;a drawer bottom disposed between the first drawer side and the second drawer side;a first bracket affixed on one end to the drawer front and affixed on a second opposing end to the first drawer side, the first bracket has a first pivot point on the first drawer side; anda second bracket affixed on one end to the drawer front and affixed on a second opposing end to the second drawer side, the second bracket has a second pivot point on the second drawer side; andthe first pivot point and the second pivot point being located below a vertical midpoint of each of the first drawer side and second drawer side, respectively, when the drawer front is placed in an enclosed position; anda display panel that is vertically angled and disposed between the drawer bottom and a top of the media drawer, the display panel includes at least one cutout for positioning cords associated with electronic devices that may be displayed on the display panel; anda vertically adjustable floor that rests in a substantially horizontal plane above the drawer bottom and below the display panel to form an open cavity between the drawer bottom and the adjustable floor; andwherein the drawer front rests in a substantially vertical plane facing outward when in the enclosed position; andwherein the drawer front is configured to transition from the enclosed position to a receded position by rotating up such that the drawer front rests in a substantially horizontal plane and is seated in the recessed portion on top of the first drawer side and the second drawer side such that no portion of the drawer front protrudes above a top of the raised portion of the first drawer side or the second drawer side;the first bracket and the second bracket configured to rotate about the first pivot point and second pivot point, respectively, to enable the drawer front to be repositioned from the enclosed position to the receded position. 2. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein a top corner of each of the first drawer side and second drawer side closest to the drawer front is rounded. 3. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein the first bracket and second bracket are L-brackets. 4. The media drawer of claim 1 further comprising: a first pin corresponding with the first pivot point for the first bracket on the first drawer side;a second pin corresponding with the second pivot point for the second bracket on the second drawer side;a first sliding track on the first drawer side;a second sliding track on the second drawer side;wherein when the drawer front is transitioned from the enclosed position to the receded position, the first pin and second pin slide up the first sliding track and second sliding track, respectively, such that the drawer front rests in a substantially horizontal plane on top of the first drawer side and the second drawer side. 5. The media drawer of claim 4 wherein the first sliding track and the second sliding track are in the shape of an inverted “L”. 6. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein the first drawer side includes a first panel track and the second drawer side includes a second panel track such that the display panel may be removably inserted in and held in position by the first panel track and the second panel track. 7. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein a power strip is affixed to an interior of the media drawer behind the display panel. 8. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein the display panel comprises at least one outlet. 9. The media drawer of claim 8 wherein the at least one outlet is selected from the group consisting of a standard 120 V electrical port and a USB port. 10. The media drawer of claim 1 wherein the first drawer side and the second drawer side include at least one set of floor tracks that are configured to removably receive and hold in position the adjustable floor. 11. The media drawer of claim 10 further comprising a display panel that is vertically angled between the adjustable floor and a top of the media drawer. 12. A case piece of furniture, the furniture comprising: a media drawer having a drawer front, the media drawer configured to extensibly and retractably mate with the case piece of furniture, the case piece of furniture selected from the group consisting of a bedroom dresser, a nightstand, an entertainment center, and a television console, the drawer front having an open position and a closed position;a first drawer side and a second drawer side, the first drawer side and the second drawer side having a front portion, a raised portion, and a recessed portion, the recessed portion configured to receive the drawer front when the drawer front is placed in the open position;a drawer bottom disposed between the first drawer side and the second drawer side;a first bracket affixed on one end to the drawer front and affixed on a second opposing end to the first drawer side, the first bracket has a first pivot point on the first drawer side; anda second bracket affixed on one end to the drawer front and affixed on a second opposing end to the second drawer side, the second bracket has a second pivot point on the second drawer side; andthe first pivot point and the second pivot point being located below a vertical midpoint of each of the first drawer side and second drawer side, respectively; anda display panel that is vertically angled and disposed between the drawer bottom and a top of the media drawer, the display panel includes at least one cutout for positioning cords associated with electronic devices that may be displayed on the display panel; anda vertically adjustable floor that rests in a substantially horizontal plane above the drawer bottom and below the display panel to form an open cavity between the drawer bottom and the adjustable floor; andwherein in the closed position the drawer front rests in a substantially vertical plane; andwherein in the open position the drawer front rests in a substantially horizontal plane and is received by the recessed portion on top of the first drawer side and the second drawer side, such that no portion of the drawer front protrudes above the top of the raised portion of the first drawer side or the second drawer side, and no portion of the drawer front protrudes from the case piece of furniture; andwherein the drawer front is configured to transition from the closed position to the open position by rotating about the first pivot point and second pivot point, respectively, to enable the drawer front to be repositioned from the closed position to the open position. 13. The media drawer of claim 12 wherein a top corner of each of the first drawer side and second drawer side closest to the drawer front is rounded. 14. The media drawer of claim 12 wherein the first drawer side and the second drawer side include at least one set of floor tracks that are configured to removably receive and hold in position the adjustable floor.