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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7574758 | Folding cabinet bed with telescoping slide-out support platform A folding cabinet bed includes a cabinet of sufficient size to enclose a standard size folded futon mattress, and allows the mattress to be deployed as a bed. Hinges on the front wall of the cabinet enable the front wall to fold down vertically. An extension panel a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7017200 | Convertible furniture A convertible furniture assembly having a bed frame pivotally coupled to a frame assembly. The bed frame is pivotally moveable between an upright position and a lowered position. A counterbalance member is coupled to the bed frame and adapted for counterbalancing th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013506 | Convertible bed and cabinet with reduced profile 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, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6851139 | Folding cabinet bed A folding cabinet bed is described for providing a piece of furniture that opens to a full-length bed in an attractive chest with a small footprint. The invention comprises a cabinet that houses a mattress, such as a futon, and allows the futon to be deployed as a b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6779208 | Folding bed A folding bed includes a support frame with a bed having a frame. A linkage connects the bed frame to the support frame and enables folding of the bed frame between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position. A selectively foldable sea... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6574807 | Furniture bed 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 housi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6425151 | Cabinet having a fold-away bed 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 havin... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6088849 | Piece of furniture The invention relates to a piece of furniture having a housing, which at least partially surrounds an interior space, and having at least one front side, which is mounted such that it can pivot around a horizontal pivot axis. The piece of furniture also h... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5978988 | Frame for pivoting folding furniture having varying counterbalancing torque values A folding furniture apparatus for selectively and alternatively moving a pivotally connected furniture component between a substantially horizontal usable position and a substantially vertical storage position includes a counterbalancing piston assembly a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5537698 | Fitting for collapsible pieces of furniture A fitting for connecting a collapsible piece of furniture, particularly a folding bed, to a wall or the like. The fitting includes bearings for the piece of furniture, for at least one swivel leg linkage of the piece of furniture and/or for devices for da... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5522102 | Wall bed apparatus A wall bed apparatus (10) including a stand alone bed unit (11) including a bed frame (21) equipped with a pair of rocker panels (50) which support the bed frame (21) and associated mattress (100) in a vertically upright position and an enclosure unit (12... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519904 | Bed with slidable cover comprised of slats A bed, comprising a frame having at least two side parts between which there is provided a space for a lying surface of constant area for a person to repose. In order to be able to cover the space with the lying surface when the bed is not in use and then... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5446932 | Folding wall bed A folding wall bed provides a frame which is pivotable from a substantially vertical stowed position to a substantially horizontal functional position. A headboard structure rises when the frame is folded to its functional position. The folding wall bed f... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5400447 | Folding bed assembly for use within an article of furniture A folding bed assembly for use within an article of furniture, such as a desk, having a fixed top wall. A series of bed sections, pivoted to one another in succession, are foldable into a generally rectangular collapsed condition in which the longer dimen... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5353452 | Folding bed assembly A folding bed assembly including a box-shaped support assembly connected to a wall, a box-shaped bed pad pivotally connected to the support assembly with a counter-balancing member connected between the support assembly and the bed pad to bias the pad tow... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5036558 | Wall bed imitation fireplace Disclosed is a wall bed within an enclosure that looks like a fireplace when the bed is in a vertical position.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5033134 | Cabinet wall bed A new and useful cabinet wall bed which contains a cabinet, a bed frame which is secured to the cabinet by a pivot bracket, a counterbalance piston and a unique leg-locking and supporting system. The bed frame is locked in its closed position by the leg-l... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4999865 | Foldable bed assembly 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. ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4885813 | Folding headboard for folding bed An automatic folding headboard for a folding wallbed functions, when the bed is in its horizontal use position, to cover the recess in the wall or cabinet into which the bed folds. The headboard automatically folds to a storage position in response to mov... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4793011 | Folding bed and cabinet 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 t... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4631763 | Retractable bed with a pivoted screw drive 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 f... | 12/30/1986 |
| 3965498 | Folding bed assembly The improved assembly includes a bed having a bed frame, preferably generally rectangular and formed of interconnected head, foot and side boards, as well as folding means such as hinges extending therethrough, which permit the frame to be folded upon its... | 06/29/1976 |
