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US 12,551,023 B1Granted
Modular sofa sleeper having pivotal backrest assembly
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorBrett Gregory
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Abstract
A modular sofa sleeper comprises a sofa frame, a pivotal backrest assembly and a bed mechanism which be assembled and disassembled without tools. Each of these components may be shipped separately in boxes. The sofa frame may be shipped as multiple components which may be assembled or disassembled without tools. The sofa frame has at least one stop which limits rotation of the pivotal backrest assembly from its lowered position to its raised position. The bed mechanism is movable between an extended position for the sofa sleeper to function as a bed and a collapsed position for the sofa sleeper to function as a sofa.
Claims18
A modular sofa sleeper comprising:
- a sofa frame comprising two arms, a front brace extending between the arms, a rear brace extending between the arms and a stop extending between the arms between the front and rear braces;
- front and rear tapered mounting brackets secured to each of the arms;
- a backrest assembly movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the backrest assembly comprising two backrest side members, a backrest top member, a backrest middle member and a backrest bottom member, the backrest assembly further comprising spaced backrest slats secured to the backrest top, middle and bottom members;
- rear tapered posts adapted to fit inside the rear tapered mounting brackets, each of the rear tapered posts being pivotally secured to one of the side members of the backrest assembly;
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- a bed mechanism comprising a foot section and a lumbar section hinged together, the bed mechanism being movable between an extended position and a collapsed position in which the foot section is above the lumbar section;
- stationary legs secured to the foot section;
- front tapered posts adapted to fit inside the front tapered mounting brackets, each of the front tapered posts being pivotally secured to the lumbar section of the bed mechanism;
- wherein said backrest assembly may be removed from the sofa frame by removing said rear tapered posts from said rear tapered mounting brackets and said bed mechanism may be removed from the sofa frame by removing said front tapered posts from said front tapered mounting brackets.
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A modular sofa sleeper comprising:
- a sofa frame comprising two arms, a front brace extending between the arms, a rear brace extending between the arms and at least one stop;
- front and rear mounting brackets secured to each of the arms;
- a pivotal backrest assembly movable between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein said pivotal backrest assembly abuts the at least one stop of the sofa frame when the pivotal backrest assembly is in the raised position;
- rear posts pivotally secured to the pivotal backrest assembly, each of the rear posts being adapted to fit inside one of the rear mounting brackets, a bed mechanism comprising a foot section and a lumbar section hinged together, the bed mechanism being movable between an extended position and a collapsed position;
- front posts adapted to fit inside the front mounting brackets, each of the front posts being pivotally secured to the bed mechanism;
- wherein said pivotal backrest assembly is removable from the sofa frame by removing said rear posts from said rear mounting brackets and said bed mechanism is removable from the sofa frame by removing said front posts from said front mounting brackets.
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A method of assembling a modular sofa sleeper comprising:
- providing a sofa frame comprising two arms, a front brace extending between the arms, a rear brace extending between the arms and a stop extending between the arms between the front and rear braces, each of the arms having a front and rear mounting bracket secured to the arm;
- securing rear tapered posts of a backrest assembly inside the rear mounting brackets of the sofa frame, each of the rear tapered posts of the backrest assembly being pivotally secured to a side member of the backrest assembly such that the backrest assembly is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein the backrest assembly abuts the stop of the sofa frame when the backrest assembly is in the raised position;
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- securing front tapered posts of a bed mechanism inside the front mounting brackets of the sofa frame, each of the front tapered posts of the bed mechanism being pivotally secured to a lumbar section of the bed mechanism, the bed mechanism further comprising a foot section hinged to the lumbar section, the bed mechanism being movable between an extended position and a collapsed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.