Convertible furniture system

A convertible furniture system operable to extend and retract between a bench configuration and a flat bed configuration, said system comprising:

• a back frame pivotably coupled between a pair of opposing upright walls at a back frame pivot point and having an elongate rectangular pan having its long sides extending between the pair of opposing upright walls and its short sides adjacent to respective ones of the pair of opposing upright walls;
• a bottom frame pivotably coupled to said back frame and having an elongate rectangular pan having its long sides extending between the pair of opposing upright walls and its short sides adjacent to respective ones of the pair of opposing upright walls;
• a hinge coupling said back frame to said bottom frame, wherein said back frame and said bottom frame define a convertible frame assembly that is pivotable about said hinge, said hinge comprising a pair of pivot pins, each of said pivot pins is disposed at a respective end of said frame assembly proximate respective ones of the pair of opposing upright walls;
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• a plurality of frame assembly supports fixed to the pair of opposing upright walls and configured to couple and support said furniture system inside the living space, said plurality of frame assembly supports defining a portion of said back frame pivot point at which a proximal portion of said back frame is pivotably coupled to the opposing upright walls;
• wherein said frame assembly is in said bench configuration when said back frame is in a first position that is upright and said bottom frame extends laterally from a distal portion of said back frame;
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• wherein said frame assembly is in said flat bed configuration when said back frame is in a second position and parallel with said bottom frame, and said hinge is at generally the same height as said back frame pivot point.

A convertible furniture system that is convertible between a bench and a bed, said convertible furniture system comprising:

• a frame assembly comprising:
• a first frame portion pivotably coupled at a proximal edge between a pair of opposing upright walls;
• a second frame portion releasably coupled between the pair of opposing upright walls;
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• a hinge coupling said first frame portion to said second frame portion proximate a distal edge of said first frame portion and a proximal edge of said second frame portion;
• wherein said frame assembly is repositionable between a bench configuration in which said first frame portion is upright relative to the upright walls, and a flat configuration in which said first frame portion is perpendicular to the opposing upright walls;
• a slotted bracket fixed at each of the opposing upright walls proximate the proximal edge of said first frame portion, said slotted bracket comprising a horizontal slide slot configured to slideably and pivotably couple the proximal edge of said first frame portion to the opposing upright walls such that the proximal edge of said first frame portion is vertically supported at said slotted bracket and readily horizontally slideable within said slide slot;
• a bench support configured to selectively support said second frame portion when said frame assembly is in said bench configuration;
• a bed support configured to selectively support said second frame portion when said frame assembly is in said flat configuration;
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• a frame assembly support disposed at each of the opposing upright walls and spaced apart from respective ones of said slotted brackets, each of said frame assembly supports configured to selectively support a center portion of said frame assembly when said frame assembly is in said flat configuration.