Sectional Patents (Class 5/149)
  • Patent number: 11638486
    Abstract: A furniture object, configured to store a foldable bed, may include a fixed panel and a foldable support platform including distal and proximate support panels. The fixed panel may include a bottom panel, an upper surface of the bottom panel at least partially defining a bottom inner surface of a compartment within an interior of the furniture object. The proximate support panel may be hingeably connected at opposite edges to the distal support panel and the one or more fixed panels via separate hingeable connections. The foldable support platform may between a folded position and a deployed position via a scissors-type motion. In the folded position, the foldable support platform may partially enclose the compartment. In the deployed position, the foldable support platform and bottom panel may collectively define a sleeping platform that structurally supports a bed resting on the proximate and distal support panels and the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: An Ling Gwee, Howard Porter, Mohammad Arib Bin Zaine
  • Patent number: 11497317
    Abstract: A foldout bed housing with four panels is described. The housing includes a bed tray comprising a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, and a fourth panel, wherein the first and second panels are hingeably coupled and the third and fourth panels are hingeably coupled, and one or more fasteners for rigidly coupling the first and second panels with the third and fourth panels in a planar surface. The housing also includes a first and second side wall, a front panel, a first back panel, a top panel, and a counterbalance mechanism. Each housing component can be shipped in a packed configuration for economic shipping. Upon delivery, the combination can be unpacked for quick and easy installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Grubb
  • Patent number: 11432658
    Abstract: A bed base is configured as a light weight, collapsible bed base having a plurality of separate and independent bed sections. A pair of brackets are provided, and each bracket is releasably attachable to each one of the plurality of separate and independent bed sections to form the bed base. The plurality of separate and independent bed sections connected only through the pair of brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Patent number: 11278123
    Abstract: A bed structure includes a bedstead formed by bedstead units. The bedstead units are symmetrically arranged with respect to the central axis of the bedstead. The bedstead unit includes a first bedstead unit and a second bedstead unit. The first bedstead unit is hinged to the second bedstead unit. A motor is provided between the first bedstead unit and the second bedstead unit. The bedstead units at both sides of the central axis of the bedstead are hinged by a fixing rod. Each of two ends of the fixing rod is provided with a clamping member. The bedstead unit is provided with a matching member connected to the clamping member. The clamping member and the matching member are hinged by a fastener. In this arrangement, the electric bed can be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 9492017
    Abstract: A collapsible mattress support for a box spring includes hinges on opposite sides of a middle cross bar. First and second side bars are pivotally attached to one hinge, and third and fourth side bars are pivotally attached to the other hinge. Each of the bars rotates about parallel axes that are orthogonal to the hinges. The four side bars each has a common width. A first distance between the axes about which the first and second bars rotate equals twice the common width of the bars plus a second distance between the axes about which the third and fourth bars rotate. In one embodiment, the cross bars are extendable. The components of the mattress support for Queen, California King and Eastern King sized mattresses fit in a packing box whose length is no greater than 45 inches and whose width and height are each no more than 7 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Zinus Inc.
    Inventor: Suk Kan Oh
  • Patent number: 8566980
    Abstract: Provided is a folding bed including a cabinet unit and a head part pivotable in relation to the cabinet unit, wherein the head part, in an unused position, is positioned in an approximately vertical orientation in the cabinet unit and in a usage position in an approximately horizontal orientation at least in sections in front of the cabinet unit. The head part can be pivoted from the unused position into the usage position and back. In order to further reduce the space required for the folding bed, the cabinet unit and head part are connected together via a control lever that is held pivotable about a pivot axis on the cabinet unit and a pivot axis on the head part. The control lever is designed such that on movement of the head part from the unused position into the usage position and back, it is pivoted against the cabinet unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ferdinand Lusch GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Matthias Grone
  • Patent number: 7802329
    Abstract: A frame member supports a seat and a back and is movable between a horizontal position for supporting a user thereon and a vertical position for stowing the frame against the wall. Linkage secures the frame member to a wall mounting apparatus. The linkage includes oppositely disposed pairs of links that pivot the frame member relative to the wall to define a first distance between the wall and the frame member when the frame is in the vertical position and a second lesser distance between the wall and the frame member when the frame is in the horizontal position thus requiring less space between the frame and the wall. The frame assembly also has a leg pivotally connected to the frame member by linkage such that the leg moves beneath the frame between an upstanding supporting position and a collapsed storage position coincident with movement of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Shrock Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Shrock, Thomas W. Schrimsher, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7013506
    Abstract: A storable sleeping bed made up of a foldable bed platform configured for folding storage within a cabinet, a plurality of vertical support pieces configured to support the bed. An air mattress configured to be inflated for use and deflated when storage is desired, and an air mattress. The entire assembly held within a cabinet, which has a thickness of less than twelve inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Ron Revels
  • Patent number: 6574807
    Abstract: An improved furniture bed assembly primarily comprising a housing having a caster assembly, a stationary frame assembly and a bed frame assembly. Housed within and secured to the housing, the bed frame assembly has means to fold within the furniture housing. The caster assembly is a retractable wheel assembly to facilitate movement of the instant invention. To use the bed assembly, a user opens the housing, exposing the bed. The user pulls the bed assembly partially out of the furniture housing allowing the bed frame assembly to lock in place, to allow the user to safely and comfortably lay down and rest on the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Alejandro E. Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 6425151
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article of furniture in the form of a cabinet and folding bed combination that provides a comfortable sleeping surface for the user. The present invention provides a mattress assembly capable of receiving a mattress having a thickness of up to 4″ and capable of being folded in spaced relation for storage inside the cabinet. The present invention is designed for convenient storage inside the cabinet without the use of a locking mechanism. The unique design of the present invention allows the center of gravity of the front panel to change as it is rotated so that the weight of the mattress assembly assists in closing the front panel and keeps the front panel firmly closed against the front opening of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Somnus Company, L.L.P.
    Inventor: Robert R. Barnett
  • Patent number: 6009575
    Abstract: A foldable bed assembly includes a mattress, a mediate supporter, a front frame having a first end pivotally connected to the mediate supporter, and a rear frame having a first end pivotally connected to the mediate supporter. A head frame is securely attached to a second end of the front frame and includes a lower end securely located on the ground to avoid sliding. A rear leg frame is securely attached to a second end of the rear frame. One of the front frame and the rear frame includes two handles respectively attached to two lateral sides thereof. Each handle includes an extension that is located between the front frame and the rear frame when the foldable bed assembly is in a folded status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventor: Chuan Chi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 5386601
    Abstract: The rectangular bed frame (1) of a folding bed is composed of two substantially symmetrical elements (2, 3), which are interconnected by hinges (4) in the symmetry plane lying between the two narrow sides (6) of the bed frame (1), so that they can fold on top of each other with their undersides. Along one of the long sides (5) both elements (2, 3) have swingable casters (15), whereupon the bed frame (1) can be easily moved during folding and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Bernd Kohl
  • Patent number: 4999865
    Abstract: A foldable bed assembly is disclosed. A foldable bed frame having a series of foldable sections is positioned within a cabinet for storage and is moved through a wall opening to a horizontal operating position. Links connect the bed frame to the cabinet. Elastic bands slow the movement of respective pairs of foldable sections when moved between the stored position and the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Sauder Woodworking Company
    Inventors: Myrl D. Sauder, Richard A. Roth
  • Patent number: 4793011
    Abstract: A combination cabinet and folding bed wherein the bed may be stored in the cabinet. The cabinet can be used for other purposes, for example, a drop-down shelf on one or more sides can be provided. The folding bed is a unique arrangement of three pallets that can open out from the cabinet into a continuous horizontal surface or can fold back on each other in substantially a configuration and can be stored in the cabinet in an upside down configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Inventor: Melvin E. Eve
  • Patent number: 4741552
    Abstract: A baby carriage has lateral walls along its seat section. These lateral or side walls are divided into first and second side wall panels (50, 51) which are normally contiguous with each other to extend longitudinally of the baby carriage when the carriage is unfolded. The first and second panels are turnably interconnected by a pivot shaft (13) positioned between the upper and lower edges of the side walls so that the panels of a pair are displaceable relative to each other axially of the pivot shaft when the panels are rotated. When the first and second panels are turned around the axis of the pivot shaft, they partly overlap each other while they are guided by spirally inclined surfaces (81, 88) formed around the pivot shaft and inclined surfaces (82, 90) formed on end edges of the side wall panels for folding these panels simultaneously with the folding of the baby carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventor: Kenzou Kassai
  • Patent number: 4631763
    Abstract: A retractable bed includes a self-standing enclosure frame having tracks with curved segments at opposite ends of the enclosure. A mattress support frame formed of interconnected hinged sections has rollers which engage the tracks such that the mattress frame slides between a retracted position within the enclosure and a sleeping position extending from the enclosure. The mattress frame is oriented to move sideways into and out of the enclosure. A motor bracket is pivotally connected to the enclosure frame, has a motor mounted thereon, and has an elongated threaded shaft engaged with the motor. A nut arm is pivotally connected to the mattress frame, and a nut on a free end of the arm is threaded onto the shaft. Rotation of the shaft moves the mattress frame along the tracks for extension and retraction. Pivoting of the drive assembly accommodates movement of the mattress frame around the curved segments of the tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Inventor: Morris Singer
  • Patent number: 4300761
    Abstract: An exercising equipment unit is provided in which a cabinet of rectilinear form having the appearance of a conventional piece of furniture when not in use, has mounted therein an articulated body support platform having an inner section pivotally connected to the interior of the cabinet, a center bench section hingedly attached to the inner section, and an outer section hingedly connected to the center bench section. The platform sections are dimensioned to fit along the back top and front of the interior of the cabinet when in stored condition and may be extended to a horizontal position raised above the floor. The platform sections are narrower than the cabinet to provide space on either side for the installation of exercising equipment. A foot pedal assembly may be mounted on the inner end of the inner section of the body support platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1981
    Inventor: William E. Howard