Patents Assigned to Night and Day Furniture LLC
  • Patent number: 11910925
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230108840
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position. The chest forming an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress. The chest including a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of a sleeping platform, the front panel including an upper front panel hingedly connected to a lower front panel; and a back panel hingably connected to the side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20230098731
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel connected to the first portion of the front panel via a pair of A-frame hinges such that the second portion of the front panel is configured to rotate relative to the first portion of the front panel to transition a sleeping platform between a folded state to an unfolded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel Grossman
  • Publication number: 20220273107
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20220257023
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 11324327
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20210401173
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 11178966
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20210127843
    Abstract: A chest configured to transition between an open position and a closed position may include a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first and second portions, the side panels including first and second sub-side panels, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to the first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the chest is in the closed position, and the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20210076832
    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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: An Ling GWEE, Howard PORTER, Mohammad Arib BIN ZAINE
  • Patent number: 10888170
    Abstract: A chest configured to transition between an open position and a closed position may include a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first and second portions, the side panels including first and second sub-side panels, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to the first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the chest is in the closed position, and the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture, LLC
    Inventors: Howard Porter, Joel Grossman
  • Publication number: 20200315345
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 10667620
    Abstract: A frame subassembly of a foldable bed frame includes a seat deck, a back deck, and armrests. The frame subassembly includes a portion of the seat deck connected to a portion of the back deck; and a fixed pivot point connecting the back deck to the armrests such that the fixed pivot point between the back deck and the armrests does not slide when the foldable bed frame transitions between a folded state and an unfolded state. The foldable bed frame may include a hanger connecting the armrest to the back deck such that the fixed pivot point therebetween is offset. The foldable bed frame may further include an assistance device configured to store elastic energy during a first transition, and release the stored elastic energy during a second transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20190343292
    Abstract: A chest configured to transition between an open position and a closed position may include a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first and second portions, the side panels including first and second sub-side panels, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to the first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the chest is in the closed position, and the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20190281990
    Abstract: A folding bed chest device includes a chest and a sleeping platform. The chest is configured to store a foldable mattress and the sleeping platform when the folding bed chest device is in a folded position. The sleeping platform is configured to support a weight of the foldable mattress when the folding bed chest device is in an unfolded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventor: Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 10349750
    Abstract: A folding bed chest device includes a chest and a sleeping platform. The chest is configured to store a foldable mattress and the sleeping platform when the folding bed chest device is in a folded position. The sleeping platform is configured to support a weight of the foldable mattress when the folding bed chest device is in an unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture, LLC
    Inventor: Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20190167008
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Publication number: 20180344039
    Abstract: A frame subassembly of a foldable bed frame includes a seat deck, a back deck, and armrests. The frame subassembly includes a portion of the seat deck connected to a portion of the back deck; and a fixed pivot point connecting the back deck to the armrests such that the fixed pivot point between the back deck and the armrests does not slide when the foldable bed frame transitions between a folded state and an unfolded state. The foldable bed frame may include a hanger connecting the armrest to the back deck such that the fixed pivot point therebetween is offset. The foldable bed frame may further include an assistance device configured to store elastic energy during a first transition, and release the stored elastic energy during a second transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Publication number: 20180263374
    Abstract: A folding bed chest device includes a chest and a sleeping platform. The chest is configured to store a foldable mattress and the sleeping platform when the folding bed chest device is in a folded position. The sleeping platform is configured to support a weight of the foldable mattress when the folding bed chest device is in an unfolded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventor: Howard PORTER