Wall bed assembly
OwnerPeter D. Whitfordinventor
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Abstract
A wall bed assembly including a wall cabinet and a bed frame. The bed frame is pivoted from a vertical, stored position within the wall cabinet to a horizontal position for use as a bed. The bed frame is connected to the wall cabinet with a pivot bracket secured to the bed frame which pivotally attaches to the lower end of a counterbalancing piston. The upper end of the counterbalancing piston is pivotally secured to a plate that attaches to the wall cabinet side panel. Additionally, the bed frame includes a pair of non-linear legs pivotally attached for supporting the frame in the horizontal position. The wall bed assembly also includes retractable magnets for securing the bed frame in the vertical position. A safety release position is also provided. A bed frame assembly for a customizable wall cabinet is also provided.
Claims34
A wall bed assembly comprising:
- a wall cabinet comprising a pair of side panels and an anterior panel extending between said side panels;
- a bed frame secured to an interior surface of said anterior panel and comprising a pair of longitudinally extending side members, wherein said bed frame is pivotally connected to said wall cabinet such that said bed frame pivots from a first, substantially vertical position wherein said bed frame is stored in said wall cabinet and to a second, substantially horizontal position wherein said bed frame and said anterior panel are positioned to support a mattress for use as a bed;
- at least one fixed plate secured to at least one of said side panels and comprising an outwardly extending fulcrum member;
- at least one counterbalancing piston;
- a first bracket attached to said side panel, said first bracket pivotally connecting an upper end of said counterbalancing piston to said side panel of said wall cabinet;
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- a second bracket secured to the side of at least one of said pair of side members so as to extend upwardly from said bed frame and being pivotally connected to a lower end of said counterbalancing piston, said second bracket comprising a fulcrum receiving aperture positioned above at least one of said pair of longitudinally extending side members for receiving said fulcrum member of said fixed plate whereby said counterbalancing piston, said first and second brackets and said fixed plate secure said bed frame to said wall cabinet side panels and provide a pivotal connection whereby said bed frame is pivoted about said fulcrum member between said first and second positions.
A wall bed assembly comprising:
- a wall cabinet comprising a pair of side panels and an anterior panel extending between said side panels;
- a bed frame secured to said anterior panel wherein said bed frame is pivotally connected to said wall cabinet such that said bed frame pivots from a first, substantially vertical position wherein said bed frame is stored in said wall cabinet to a second, substantially horizontal position wherein said bed frame is positioned to support a mattress for use as a bed wherein said bed frame comprise a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of lateral members, said longitudinal members including at least a pair of side members and said lateral members includes at least a laterally extending head and foot member wherein said longitudinal members and said lateral members form a generally rectangular configuration;
- a foot rail extending from said foot member;
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- wherein said wall cabinet further comprises an upper surface extending between said side panels and having at least one magnet for cooperating with said foot rail, said upper surface also comprising releasing means for releasing said foot rail from said at least one magnet.
A bed frame assembly comprising:
- a bed frame for mounting to a wall structure and for supporting a mattress, said bed frame being generally rectangular and having a pair of side members and head and foot members;
- a pivot bracket fixedly secured to the side of at least one of said pair of said bed frame side members so as to extend upwardly from each side member, adjacent said head member, and comprising a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a counterbalancing piston pivotally having a bottom portion connected to each of said pivot brackets and having an arm extending outwardly there from, wherein said arm extends through said first aperture and is secured with securing means for pivotally connecting the bottom portion of said counterbalancing piston to said pivot bracket;
- an upper bracket pivotally connected to an upper end of said counterbalancing piston;
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- a plate comprising a fulcrum member extending outwardly there from, said fulcrum member extending through said second aperture at a position above one of said pair of side members, said assembly further comprising securing means for pivotally securing said pivot bracket to said plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.