Abstract: A retractable bed comprising a fixed structure comprising a pair of side walls and a bed-receiving space between the side walls, a displaceable bedbase removably storable in the bed-receiving space, wherein at least one clearance is maintained between the displaceable bedbase and one of the side walls, and at least one flap hingedly mounted to the fixed structure by at least one spring-loaded hinge, wherein in a closed position the displaceable bedbase is stored in the bed-receiving space and the at least one flap is fully closed and blocking access to the at least one clearance, and wherein in an open position the displaceable bedbase is removed from the bed-receiving space and the at least one flap is fully open and allowing access to the clearance, the at least one hinge preventing the at least one flap from closing until the displaceable bedbase is fully returned to the bed-receiving space.