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US 9,668,585 B2Granted
Foldable articulated sofa bed
AssigneeAmerican Leather Operations, LLC
InventorThomas A. Garland
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Abstract
A convertible furniture piece has a compact profile while folded with the seat cushions residing at a comfortable and ergonomic height and an esthetically pleasing streamlined appearance. The convertible furniture takes advantage of a leg assembly that is anchored within the thickness of the mechanism panels so as to stack the foot and body panels closer to each other. The leg assembly is also anchored at a position other than the edges of the panels to help conceal the leg assembly below the bed.
Claims19
A bed assembly mechanism for use in convertible furniture, the bed assembly comprising:
- a body section and a foot section, each of which is stowed within a seat in a folded position, and unfold to form at least a portion of a bed as a substantially horizontal panel in an unfolded position;
- the body section comprises a body panel frame and a body section mattress, the body section having a bed side surface and a floor side surface, and a body section thickness defined as a distance between the bed side surface and the floor side surface;
- the foot section comprises a foot panel frame and a foot section mattress, the foot section having a bed side surface and a floor side surface, and a foot section thickness defined as a distance between the bed side surface and floor side surface;
- the body section floor side surface and foot section floor side surface facing one another when the body section and foot section are in the folded position;
- the body section floor side surface supporting at least one body leg assembly that has a first stowed position when the body section is in the folded position, and a first extended position when the body section is in the unfolded position;
- the foot section side surface supporting at least one foot leg assembly that has a second stowed position when the foot section is in the folded position, and a second extended position when the foot section is in the unfolded position;
- wherein, the body leg assembly is pivotally attached to the body section at a body mounting point located at a position other than edges of the body section, the body mounting point positioned in the body section between the floor side surface and bed side surface thereof;
- and
- wherein, the foot leg assembly is pivotally attached to the foot section at a foot mounting point located at a position other than edges of the foot section, the foot mounting point positioned in the foot section between the floor side surface and the bed side surface thereof.
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Convertible furniture, comprising:
- at least two bed deployment assemblies, the deployment assemblies collectively supporting:
- a first panel, and
- a second panel,
- wherein, the panels form a substantially horizontal plane when the assemblies are in an unfolded position, each panel having a face for receiving a mattress section and a back;
- and,
- wherein the first panel and the second panel at least partially form a seat when the assemblies are in a folded position,
- wherein, each of the first and second panels having a thickness between the face and the back thereof,
- the first panel has a pair of first foldable legs that support the first panel when in the unfolded position,
- the second panel has a pair of second foldable legs that support the second panel when in the unfolded position,
- wherein, the first legs are pivotally connected to the first panel at a first mounting point located at least partially within the thickness of the first panel,
- wherein, the second legs are pivotally connected to the second panel at a second mounting point located at least partially within the thickness of the second panel, and
- wherein the first and second mounting points are not external to the first and second panels respectively.
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Convertible furniture, comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a bed assembly convertible between a folded position substantially within the frame and an unfolded position extending at least partially from the frame, the bed assembly comprising:
- a head panel,
- a middle panel, and
- a foot panel, the panels defining a sleeping direction in the unfolded position,
- a pair of foldable middle legs that support the middle panel when in the unfolded position,
- a pair of foldable foot legs that support the foot panel when in the unfolded position,
- wherein, the pair of foot legs being spaced apart, in a direction perpendicular to the sleeping direction, further than the pair of middle legs.
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