Powered sofa convertible into bunk bed
AssigneeFlexsteel Industries, Inc.
InventorDavid E. WALLIS
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Abstract
A sofa bed is convertible to a bunk bed using a base frame assembly; an upper bunk assembly to be disposed on the base frame assembly in a seating position and to be disposed above the base frame assembly in a bunk bed position; a front link and a rear link pivotally attached to the base frame assembly and the upper bunk assembly, alternative embodiments adding a flange plate secured to the rear link with a motor, cable, drive, screw and drive assembly, or adding a torsion spring assembly, or substituting vertical scissors mechanism for the links or substituting telescoping supports for the link assemblies.
Claims23
A sofa convertible into a bunk bed comprising:
- a base frame assembly;
- a upper bunk assembly configured to be disposed on said base frame assembly in a seating position and to be disposed above said base frame assembly in a bunk bed position;
- a rear link pivotally attached to said base frame assembly and said upper bunk assembly;
- a screw drive mounted to said base frame assembly configured to rotate a drive nut for moving said upper bunk assembly;
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- a drive motor configured to provide power for said screw drive to rotate;
- wherein a first end of said rear link is pivotally attached to said upper bunk assembly and a second end of said rear link is pivotally attached to said base frame assembly;
- a rear timing arm is secured to said rear link;
- a first end of said rear timing arm is secured to said second end of said rear link at a substantially right angle and said first end of said rear timing arm is pivotally attached to a timing link;
- a front link is pivotally attached to said base frame assembly and said upper bunk assembly;
- a first end of said front link is pivotally attached to said upper bunk assembly and a second end of said front link is pivotally attached to said base frame assembly;
- a front timing arm is secured to said front link;
- a first end of said front timing arm is secured proximate said second end of said front link at a substantially right angle and said first end of said front timing arm is pivotally attached to said timing link;
- said timing link is pivotally attached to said front timing arm and pivotally attached to said rear timing arm;
- a first end of said timing link is pivotally attached to a second end of said front timing arm and a second end of said timing link is pivotally attached to a second end of said rear timing arm;
- said timing link maintains said front timing arm and said rear timing arm in parallel so that said front link and said rear link to move in parallel;
- said screw drive formed and arranged to raise and lower said upper bunk between a bunk bed position and a seating position.
- said front link, rear link and timing link forming a first link assembly on a first side;
- a second link assembly comprising a mirror image of said first link assembly is formed and arranged on a second said of said sofa
- a timing tube interconnecting said first link assembly and said second link assembly.
A sofa convertible into a bunk bed comprising:
- a base frame assembly;
- a upper bunk assembly configured to be disposed on said base frame assembly in a seating position and to be disposed above said base frame assembly in a bunk bed position;
- a rear link pivotally attached to said base frame assembly and said upper bunk assembly;
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- a screw drive mounted to said base frame assembly configured to rotate a drive nut for moving said upper bunk assembly;
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- a drive motor configured to provide power for said screw drive to rotate;
- said screw drive formed and arranged to raise and lower said upper bunk between a bunk bed position and a seating position.
A sofa convertible into a bunk comprising:
- a base frame assembly;
- a upper bunk assembly configured to be disposed on said base frame assembly in a seating position and to be disposed above said base frame assembly in a bunk bed position;
- a rear link pivotally attached to said base frame assembly and said upper bunk assembly;
- a screw drive mounted to said base frame assembly configured to rotate a drive nut for moving said upper bunk assembly;
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- a drive motor configured to provide power for said screw drive to rotate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.