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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7134727 | Sofa lovers' sofa In some embodiments of the sofa lover's sofa, a sofa or the like can have an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an armrest of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an armrest of the sofa. Thus,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6811214 | Sofa lovers sofa A sofa or the like has an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an arm of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an arm of the sofa. Thus, a back support may be provided for sitting crosswise on th... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6594833 | Sofa bed with bedding compartment A sofa bed is provided with a backrest and a bed/seating portion supported by a frame. The frame has a back member with inverted "L" slotted posts, the slots receiving pins on connection member's ends that are pivotally connected to the backrest. Manipula... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6042186 | Inflatable seating apparatus The present invention provides exemplary inflatable seating apparatus, systems and methods of use. In one embodiment, an inflatable seating apparatus (10) includes a first inflatable mattress (12) and a second inflatable mattress (14) rotatably connected ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5768724 | Modular RV furniture and method A modular RV furniture apparatus includes a platform, a U-shaped frame having enlargements formed at its leg extremities for insertion through selected socket openings of the platform. A key panel movable under the platform has key openings formed therein... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5517706 | Sofa-bed A sofa-bed is comfortable to use in a bed mode and its backrest can be put away in the position so as not to be an obstacle. A movable backrest of the sofa-bed 10 is divided into two movable half backrests 20,22 or a right movable half backrest and a left... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5329654 | Furniture system A sofa system includes a unitary perimetric baseframe including a front panel, a rear panel and opposing side panels. The system also includes a hollow back portion having front and rear edges and an integral internal rigid frame, the back portion rotatio... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5295275 | Convertible sofa bed system A convertible sofa bed system includes a sofa seat with a convertible sofa bed in which the seat is rotationally connected to the top of a front panel of the sofa. Prior to unfolding of the bed portion of the sofa bed system, the sofa seat may be rotated ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5129113 | System of fabric covering A fabric covering system for use with a hinge element of a convertible sofa bed a system includes a sofa base and sofa cushions having rigid bottom rotatably connected by hinge means to the top of a vertical front panel of a sofa. The fabric of the cushio... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5067187 | Sofa bed with pivotable and slidably adjustable back rest A sofa bed has a pair of arm rests that support a pivotable seat-back. The seat back is pivotally connected to a pair of U-shaped saddles that are positionable on upper edges of the arm rests, and movable forwardly or rearwardly on the arm rests.... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5023966 | Piece of furniture A sitting or resting article of furniture comprising a stationary back rest portion (2) with a part (4) which rests on the floor, and a freely movable sitting or resting portion (1) which rests fully or partly on the back rest portion, and further compris... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4447920 | Convertible couch A convertible couch of a generally conventional size which may be readily converted into a single or twin bed assembly. Rollers are provided beneath the extending arm members of the back couch portion, the rollers being engaged with rail members disposed ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4420186 | Convertible low-back, high-back upholstered furniture An article of upholstered furniture, such as an easy chair or sofa, has a padded back rest comprising a first portion which has a rigid insert embedded therein, and a second portion which has a flexible linkage embedded therein hingedly connected to the r... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4297752 | Convertible furniture A convertible article of furniture presenting a loveseat or couch in one arrangement and a day bed in the other. As a loveseat or couch, the article of furniture has a back rest and arm rests which are moveable out of the way to convert the loveseat or co... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4292698 | Convertible sofa-bed with back restraining mechanism A convertible sofa-bed unit for a vehicle in which a back section is mounted on a seat section and is moveable from an upright position near the rear of the seat section to a horizontal position in front of the seat section, and a device is provided for p... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4195882 | Adjustable convertible furniture for supporting one or more persons An adjustable and convertible piece of furniture for accommodating single or multiple persons in multipositions. The piece may comprise a chair, couch, bed, or recreational support of novel configuration facilitating face to face conversation among severa... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4110855 | Convertible sofa-bed unit A convertible sofa-bed unit in which the back is moved from a substantially vertical position along the rear of the seat section to a horizontal position along the forward edge of the seat, and substantially on a plane therewith. The back is held in the t... | 09/05/1978 |
