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Fold-open convertible occupant-receiving unit of furniture

  • US 3,890,658 A
  • Filed: 08/29/1974
  • Issued: 06/24/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fold-open, convertible, occupant-receiving, unit of furniture characterized by being constructed for easily converting to and from a folded-close unit of furniture with an upstanding side and back portion for use as a sofa, chair or the like and to and from a folded-open, flat unit of furniture of a predetermined geometric shape with no upstanding portions for use as a bed, ottoman or the like;

  • said unit of furniture comprising;

    a first member of predetermined shape generally defining one half of the folded-open outside configuration of said unit of furniture;

    a second member having the same general outside configuration and shape as said first member for being generally symmetrical therewith and defining the other half of the folded-open configuration of said unit of furniture when placed in side-byside position therewith and having a cut out therein to define a void therethrough;

    means for hingedly connecting said first member to said second member for pivotal movement of said second member to and from a folded-close, superimposed position on top of said first member wherein said first member provides an upstanding side and back portion, said cut out in said second member provides an occupant receiving void in said second member and the portion of said first member contained within said cut out of said second member provides an occupant receiving seat portion, and to and from a folded-open position in side-by-side relation with said first member for providing a flat unit of furniture with no upstanding portions; and

    means for being positioned within said cut out of said second member when said second member is in the folded-open position thereof for filling the cut out to provide a generally continuous flat surface for said unit of furniture in the folded-open position thereof.

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