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US 4,297,752 AGranted
Convertible furniture
AssigneeCalvin Dick
InventorsCalvin Dick, Patrick C. Malone
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Abstract
A convertible article of furniture presenting a loveseat or couch in one arrangement and a day bed in the other. As a loveseat or couch, the article of furniture has a back rest and arm rests which are moveable out of the way to convert the loveseat or couch to a day bed. Optionally, an enclosed storage area is provided and the article is both portable and usable as a loveseat or couch from either side.
Claims8
An article of furniture convertible between a couch or loveseat and a daybed or the like comprising:
- a main housing comprising spaced front and rear walls interconnected by spaced side walls;
- a horizontal seat closing off the upper surface of said main housing;
- a back rest mounted on said main housing having a portion vertical with respect to said seat, and back rest connecting means coupling said vertical portion to said main housing for orienting said vertical portion from either a point adjacent the front of said main housing or the rear thereof;
- an arm rest coupled to said main housing having a planar surface parallel to that of said seat in a first position;
- arm rest connecting means connecting said arm rest to said main housing for alternately placing said arm rest in a first position wherein said planar surface thereof is spaced vertically upwardly from the planar surface of said seat to a second position wherein the planar surface of said arm rest is angularly disposed with respect to the planar surface of said seat, wherein said arm rest connecting means includes an elongated slot in at least one of said sidewalls, and an arm rest supporting means hingedly connected to said arm rest, extending down into said slot.
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