US 7,832,031 B1Granted

Bunk bed with integral staircase

OwnerAnthony C. Lupoinventor

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Abstract

The bunk bed with integral staircase includes upper and lower bunks with a set of steps or stairs assembled integrally therewith as a single unit. The staircase includes a chest of drawers therein to provide storage. The staircase structure is configured to allow certain components to be interchanged from one side to the other, permitting the staircase to be assembled to either end of the bunk bed structure as desired. The drawers of the chest extend laterally from the side of the staircase, and may be removed, turned around, and reinstalled in the opposite side of the staircase as desired, according to which end of the bunks the staircase is attached. The bed structure, and particularly the lower bunk, may include additional features, such as additional storage drawers therebeneath, and/or the lower bunk may have a greater width than the upper bunk.

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A bunk bed with integral staircase, comprising:

a lower bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining a lower bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining a lower bunk second end post pair;
an upper bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining an upper bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining an upper bunk second end post pair, the posts of the upper bunk being atop the respective posts of the lower bunk;
and
a staircase having mutually opposed first and second sides and an upper landing extending across the sides, the staircase also having a forward outboard post and a rearward outboard post, the outboard posts being selectively and interchangeably installed on either of the sides of the staircase, the side of the staircase opposite the outboard posts being attached to one of the lower bunk end post pairs.

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A bunk bed with integral staircase, comprising:

a lower bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining a lower bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining a lower bunk second end post pair;
an upper bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining an upper bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining an upper bunk second end post pair, the posts of the upper bunk being atop the respective posts of the lower bunk;
a staircase assembled to and extending from one end of the lower bunk, the staircase having mutually opposed first and second sides, a front having a plurality of steps therein, and an open back;
and
a chest of drawers removably and reversibly installed within the staircase through the open back thereof, the chest of drawers having at least one drawer opening, a closed back opposite the drawer opening, and mutually opposed first and second sides extending between the drawer opening and the back.

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A bunk bed with integral staircase, comprising:

a lower bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining a lower bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining a lower bunk second end post pair;
an upper bunk having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a forward first end post and a rearward first end post defining an upper bunk first end post pair, the second end having a forward second end post and a rearward second end post defining an upper bunk second end post pair, the posts of the upper bunk being atop the respective posts of the lower bunk;
a staircase assembled to and extending from one end of the lower bunk, the staircase having mutually opposed first and second sides and a front having a plurality of steps therein;
a chest of drawers installed within the staircase, the chest of drawers having at least one drawer opening congruent with one of the sides of the staircase;
and
a drawer installed within the chest of drawers and selectively extending from the drawer opening.

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