Suspended bed with height control

A suspended article of furniture comprising

• a bed platform including resilient support means located on one side thereof for supporting a load thereon;
• a suspension line connected to said bed platform at a first point, and to a ceiling at a second suspension point, for freely suspending said platform from the ceiling;
• guiding means located on the underside of said platform with respect to the ceiling comprising cut-outs in said platform for receiving said suspension line, and pulleys, each of said pulleys located adjacent a respective one of said cut-outs for rotatably engaging said suspension line extending through said respective one cut-out and guiding said suspension line along the underside of said platform parallel one side thereof, at least two of said pulleys being located adjacent one side of said platform, and two of said pulleys located adjacent the opposite side of said one side of said platform;
• a suspending pulley releasibly attached to said second suspension point, said suspension line rotatably engaging said suspending pulley for suspending said bed platform therefrom;
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• means connected to said bed platform for changing the length of said suspension line between said first point and said second point for changing the relative height of said platform with respect to the ceiling, comprising a drive motor fixedly secured to the underside of said bed platform with respect to the ceiling, rotatably engaging said suspension line and actuatable for drawing said suspension line with respect to said second point, thereby changing the length of said suspension line between said bed platform and said second point.