Foldable bunk bed assembly
OwnerHoward M. Quakenbushinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a folding bunk bed assembly in which a pair of hingedly connected cushion sections are supported on arms to swing about a horizontal axis close to a wall from an upperbed condition in which they are in side-by-side horizontal relation and a lower condition in which one is folded behind the other and against the wall, the outer section then forming a back rest for a person sitting on a seat-bed, the seat-bed serving as a lower bunk when the cushion sections are in the upper bed condition to serve as an upper bunk.
Claims9
In a folding bunk assembly for installation in an enclosure including a generally vertical wall, a floor and a ceiling, a pair of horizontally spaced arms means each arranged for connection at one end to the wall for pivotal movement about a common horizontal axis close to the wall, said pair of arm means being pivotal between first positions extending downwardly from said axis along the wall to second positions projecting generally horizontally outwardly from said wall, cushion means supported on said pair of arm means to be positioned close to the wall in said first position of said arm means and to project horizontally outwardly from the wall in said second position of said arm means to provide a bed, and vertical support means providing vertical support for said arm and cushion means in said second positions of said arm means, said cushion means including first and second cushion sections and a hinge connection between said first and second cushion sections for providing relative pivotal movement of said first and second cushion sections about a horizontal axis, said first cushion section being positionable between said second cushion section and the wall in said first positions of said arm means and being arranged to project outwardly from said second cushion section in said second positions of said arm means, said vertical support means being connectable to said first cushion section in said second positions of said arm means, and movement limiting means for limiting relative pivotal movement of said first and second cushion sections to maintain said first and second cushion sections in horizontal alignment in said second positions of said pair of arm means.
In a folding bunk bed assembly for installation in an enclosure including a generally vertical wall, a floor and a ceiling, a pair of horizontally spaced arm means each arranged for connection at one end to the wall for pivotal movement about a common horizontal axis close to the wall, said pair of arm means being pivotal between first positions extending downwardly from said axis along the wall to second positions projecting generally horizontally outwardly from said wall, cushion means supported on said pair of arm means to be positioned close to the wall in said first position of said arm means and to project horizontally outwardly from the wall in said second position of said arm means to provide a bed, and vertical support means providing vertical support for said arm and cushion means in said second positions of said arm means, said cushion means including first and second cushion sections and a hinge connection between said first and second cushion sections for providing relative pivotal movement of said first and second cushion sections about a horizontal axis, said first cushion section being positionable between said second cushion section and the wall in said first positions of said second cushion in said second positions of said arm means, connection means supporting said second cushion section from said arm means for movement toward and away from said common horizontal axis, said second section being movable between a position spaced a substantial distance from said common horizontal axis when said pair of arm means are in said first positions thereof and a position substantially closer to said common horizontal axis when said pair of arm means are in said second positions thereof, second connection means between said pair of arm means and said first cushion section and so arranged as to operate through said hinge connection to move said second section from said position spaced a substantial distance from said common axis when said pair of arm means are in said first positions thereof to said position substantially closer to said common axis when said pair of arm means are in said second positions thereof.
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