US 5,601,348 AGranted

Multi-configuration furnishing elements

OwnerLeonid E. Minkovskiinventor

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Abstract

An assembly comprising one or more stationary wall units, each having a recess into which rigid platform is pivotally mounted. The platform forms a wall portion in its closed position, and a bed or couch in its open position. A second smaller platform or shelf/leg is pivotally mounted with a second recess or well set into the larger platform. The shelf/leg forms a wall portion in its open position, and a shelf or support leg in its open position, depending on the position of the larger platform. The larger platform itself maybe mounted adjacent to and in front of a pivotally mounted bedframe member, thereby allowing a single wall unit to be configured to form either a wall, a wall having an added shelf, a couch or a double bed. The invention further comprises a height adjustable table allowing both a lower height coffee table and a higher height card table. At its lower height the table can also provide support to the bedframe in its open position. At its upper height, an extension may be attached between an edge of the table and a securing point on a wall unit, thereby forming a desk or project table.

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Dependent claims

A multi-configuration furniture assembly having a plurality of compatibly dimensioned components comprising:

a substantially stationary wall unit structure having an outer facade substantially orthogonal to a floor;
a recess extending behind said outer facade;
a rigid platform;
means for pivotally mounting said platform to said wall unit, thereby allowing angular movement of said platform with respect to said wall unit between a first closed position and a second open position;
said platform having an outer surface and a well set into said outer surface;
a rigid shelf pivotally mounted to said platform thereby allowing angular movement of said shelf between a first closed state and a second open state with respect to said platform;
wherein while said platform is in said second open position and said shelf is in said second open position state, said shelf contacts a floor and provides support to said platform, resisting further movement of said platform toward a floor;
wherein while said platform is in said first closed position and said shelf is in said second open state, a substantially planar surface of said shelf is oriented substantially parallel to a floor;
said shelf being retractable into said well;
wherein said shelf has an outer face;
and
wherein said outer face, said outer facade and said outer surface lie substantially within a first plane when said platform is in said first closed position and said shelf is in said first closed state;
wherein said means for pivotally mounting said platform to said wall unit comprise:
a bedframe;
means for pivotally mounting said bedframe to said wall unit, allowing angular movement of said bedframe with respect to said wall unit between an up position and a down position;
and
means for pivotally mounting said platform to said bedframe, allowing angular movement of said platform with respect to said bedframe;
wherein:
said means for pivotally mounting said bedframe to said wall unit comprise a first hinge;
said means for pivotally mounting said platform to said bedframe comprise a second hinge;
and
said first and second hinges being positioned within a second plane orthogonal to a floor when said bedframe is in said up position. position and said shelf is in said first closed state.

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A multi-configuration furniture assembly having a plurality of compatibly dimensioned components comprising:

a substantially stationary wall unit structure having an facade substantially orthogonal to a floor;
a recess extending behind outer facade;
a rigid platform;
means for pivotally mounting said platform to said wall unit, thereby allowing angular movement of said platform with respect to said wall unit between a first closed position and a second open position;
said platform having an outer surface and a well set into said outer surface;
a rigid shelf pivotally mounted to said platform thereby allowing angular movement of said shelf between a first closed state and a second open state with respect to said platform;
wherein while said platform is in said second open position and said shelf is in said second open position state, said shelf contacts a floor and provides support to said platform,
resisting further movement of said platform toward said floor;
wherein while said platform is in said first closed position and said shelf is in said second open state, a substantially planar surface of said shelf is oriented substantially parallel to a floor;
said shelf being retractable into said well;
wherein said shelf has an outer face;
wherein said outer face, said outer facade and said outer surface lie substantially within a first plane when said platform is in said first closed position and said shelf is in said first closed state;
and
wherein no portion of said assembly is positioned anterior to said first plane when said platform is in said first closed.

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