FURNITURE OBJECTS FOR STORING FOLDABLE BEDS

• US 20160037934A1
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Night And Day Furniture, LLC.
• Original Assignee: Night And Day Furniture, LLC.
• Inventors: PORTER, Howard
• Granted Patent: US 9,993,088 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 17/58 with extensible mattress support
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/12 Folding bedsteads travelling or camp beds A47C17/64

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.

Claims

1. A chest configured to be in one of an open position and a closed position, wherein

in the closed position, the chest is configured to form an enclosure;

and

in the open position, the chest is configured to form a sleeping platform.

2. The chest of claim 1, wherein

in the closed position, the chest is configured to store a foldable mattress in the enclosure, the foldable mattress being in a folded position when being stored in the enclosure, and

in the open position, the chest is configured to support the foldable mattress on the sleeping platform, the foldable mattress being in an unfolded position when being supported by the sleeping platform.

3. The chest of claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, and a bottom section.

4. The chest of claim 3, wherein the front panel is configured to be a portion of the sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.

5. The chest of claim 4, wherein the bottom section includes a removable piece, the removable piece is configured to,

in the closed position, form a bottom enclosure when the removable piece is within the bottom section, and

in the open position, form a footboard when the removable piece is within the bottom section.

6. The chest of claim 5, wherein, in the closed position, the removable piece includes a drawer, the drawer being configured to be drawn out horizontally when the removable piece is within to the bottom section.

7. The chest of claim 4, wherein,

the first side panel includes a first sub-side panel and a second sub-side panel, the first sub-side panel is configured to connect to the second sub-side panel to form the first side panel, the first sub-side panel is connected to the front panel and the second sub-side panel is connected to the back panel,

the second side panel includes a third sub-side panel and a fourth sub-side panel, and the third sub-side panel is configured to connect to the fourth sub-side panel to form the second side panel, the third sub-side panel is connected to the front panel and the fourth sub-side panel is connected to the back panel,

the top panel includes a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel, the first sub-top panel is configured to connect to the second sub-top panel to form the top panel, the first sub-top panel is connected to the front panel and the second sub-top is connected to the back panel.

8. The chest of claim 7, wherein, in the open position,

the first sub-side panel is configured to detach from the second sub-side panel, the third sub-side panel is configured to detach from the fourth sub-side panel, and the first sub-top panel is configured to detach from the second sub-top panel,

the first sub-side panel, the third sub-side panel, and the first sub-top panel are configured to support the weight of the sleeping platform, and

the second sub-side panel, the fourth sub-side panel, and the second sup-top panel are configured to form a headboard.

9. The chest of claim 8, wherein,

the first sub-side panel includes a first set of legs, each of the first set of legs being configured to,

support the weight of the sleeping platform in the open position, and

at least one of (i) align the first sub-side panel with the second sub-side panel in the closed position, and (ii) connect the first sub-side panel to the second sub-side panel in the closed position, and

the third sub-side panel includes a second set of legs, each of the second set of legs being configured to,

support the weight of the sleeping platform in the open position, and

connect the third sub-side panel to the fourth sub-side panel in the closed position.

10. The chest of claim 9, wherein the first sub-top panel is configured to connect to the removable piece in the open position.

11. The chest of claim 10, wherein, in the open position, the removable piece is configured as a drawer such that that the removable piece is configured to be drawn out horizontally via wheels attached to a bottom surface thereof.

12. The chest of claim 8, wherein, in the open position, the first sub-top panel is configured to support the weight of the sleeping platform in a center portion of the sleeping platform.

13. The chest of claim 12, wherein the front panel is connected to the bottom section via a hinge and the first sub-top panel is connected to the front panel via a hinge.

14. The chest of claim 12, wherein a bottom section of the front panel is connected to the bottom section via a hinge and a top section of the front panel is connected to the first sub-top panel via a hinge.

15. The chest of claim 14, wherein

the front panel includes a set of slats, the set of slats being connected to the first sub-side panel, the third sub-side panel, and the top section of the front panel, and

the front panel is configured as a foldable panel such that,

in the open position, the set of slats are configured to extend from the top section via the hinge between the top section and the first sub-top panel, and

in the closed position, the set of slats are configured to be brought towards the front panel via the hinge between the top section and the first sub-top panel.

16. The chest of claim 15, wherein

in the closed position, the set of slats are enclosed in the enclosure, and

in the open position, the set of slats and the front panel form the sleeping platform.

17. The chest of claim 15, wherein, in the open position, the removable piece is configured to form a footboard of the sleeping platform when the removable piece is within the bottom section.

18. The chest of claim 4, wherein the bottom section includes a removable piece and a set of rails, and

the removable piece is configured to,

in the closed position, form a bottom enclosure when the removable piece is within the bottom section, and

in the open position, draw out horizontally when the removable piece is within to the bottom section,;

and the set of rails are configured to,

in the closed position, surround the bottom enclosure, and

in the open position, draw out horizontally to support the weight of the sleeping platform.

19. The chest of claim 18, wherein in the closed position, the removable piece is configured as a drawer such that that the removable piece is configured to be drawn out horizontally, and the set of rails are configured as progressive action slides for the drawer.

20. A folding bed chest device comprising:

a chest and a sleeping platform,

the chest being configured to store a foldable mattress and the sleeping platform when the folding bed chest device is in a folded position,

the sleeping platform being configured to support a weight of the foldable mattress when the folding bed chest device is in an unfolded position such that the weight of the foldable mattress and a weight of the sleeping platform are not supported by telescoping rails.