Collapsible folding beds for vehicles
OwnerCharles Bemosinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a folding bed in a vehicle with a top and a side to house the bed, a guide rail arrangement is provided in the vehicle side wall. A rectangular side wall is pivoted to the vehicle top, the bottom of said vehicle side wall extending outwards when the wall is outwardly pivoted. A rectangular bed frame having wires and outer sections is provided. The bed frame has a central boss with rollers which enter the guide rail arrangement. When the bed is in the collapsed position, the front section is received in a defined storage area under the vehicle.
Claims1
In a vehicle (11) with a top (13) and a vertical side (18), a wall-mounted extendable bed arrangement comprising in combination:
- a. a rectangular aperture defined in said side with two opposed inner edges having first and second vertical guide rails (37) towards each of said inner edges, an upper roller holding station (41) defined at about the center of said rail arrangement, a lower holding station (43) at the bottom of said rail arrangement;
- b. a rectangular flat side wall (19) pivoted to the vehicle top (13), and normally forming a flat flush outer surface with the vehicle side (18), the bottom of said side wall extending outwards when the said side wall is outwardly pivoted;
- c. a rectangular bed frame (21) with longitudinal bed frame sides, having an inner section (29) designed to be disposed towards the inside of the vehicle and an outer section (39) desinged to extend out of the vehicle, said inner section being slightly tapered, said bed frame (21) being normally vertically disposed with the taper of said inner section extending upwards;
- d. first and second rollers (35) coupled to said bed frame sides, and movingly locked into said guide rails for up and down movement therein said rollers resting at said upper station (41) where said bed frame (21) is vertically disposed;
- e. a defined storage area (45) under said vehicle where said bed frame outer section (39) can be normally received when said bed frame is in the vertical position, said outer section (39) pivoting outwards as said rollers travel downwards and being in the horizontal position when said rollers enter said lower station;
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- f. foldable side panels (23a, 23b) of triangular shape attached to the sides of said frame, said side panels folding over the bed in collapsed position and sealing the vehicle when the bed is used.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.