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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136181 | System and method for retractable furniture unit A retractable bed is disclosed which can be raised and lowered in a vertical fashion. The retractable bed includes a frame for holding a mattress; and a counterbalance system to raise and lower the bed through vertical displacement. When the bed is in the lowered co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7665161 | System and method for retractable furniture unit A retractable bed is disclosed which can be automatically raised and lowered in a vertical fashion. The retractable bed includes a frame for holding a mattress; and means for raising and lowering said bed through vertical displacement, such as one or more motors. Wh... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7559097 | So-called fold-away bed The invention concerns a so-called fold-away bed, to be used in the fields of camping, seamanship, furnishing of bedsits and in all other dwellings where there is a lack of space, for which reason the components of the furniture must take up a minimum amount of spac... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7444691 | Stow-away bed A stow-away bed is disclosed that includes a flat rectangular deck pivotally mounted between opposed vehicle end walls by a pair of parallel swing arms. The parallel swing arms allow the bed deck to remain horizontal as the deck is manually swung between the storage... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7188806 | Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed A passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed, including a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position wherein... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178180 | Stow-away bed A stow-away bed is disclosed that includes a flat rectangular deck pivotally mounted between opposed vehicle end walls by a pair of parallel swing arms. The parallel swing arms allow the bed deck to remain horizontal as the deck is manually swung between the storage... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150471 | Cushioned restraint system An occupant restraint system for protecting occupants in a compartment, such as a cab of a highway tractor or other vehicle. The system includes an interior trim panel having dual uses. The trim panel may be an elongated energy-absorbing element that forms, in a fir... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6988760 | System for moving a bed using a chain A structure is described which includes a bed which is moved vertically using one or more chains. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983980 | System for moving a bed using an endless drive A structure is described which includes a bed and an apparatus having a flexible drive member which moves along an endless path. The apparatus is coupled to the structure and to the bed, and the apparatus is used to vertically move the bed along the endless path. | 01/10/2006 |
| 6880185 | Convertible loft furniture A versatile furniture unit that is easily changed, or modified to meet different living settings. The furniture unit is constructed as a frame that can be hung from the joists or rafters in a loft ceiling. The frame comprises various furniture elements that can be a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6829791 | System and method for retractable furniture unit A retractable bed is disclosed which can be automatically raised and lowered in a vertical fashion. The retractable bed includes a frame for holding a mattress; and means for raising and lowering said bed through vertical displacement, such as one or more motors. Wh... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6698040 | Retractable bed A retractable bed for mounting in a ceiling of a room. The retractable bed includes a cap member for mounting on mounting rafters of a framed section in a ceiling and has a cap cavity. The cap member comprises a top wall, and a pair of cap side walls and ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6523194 | Knee wall bed A collapsible and retractable bed structure having design features which permits the bed structure to be folded or collapsed in a manner so as to allow the device to be incorporated into the limited space created between the rafters of a steeply sloping r... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6507962 | Ceiling mounted sleeping system A bed platform and winch system having a sleeping platform for supporting a mattress, a ceiling support attached to the ceiling and having a winch contained therein, and wires connecting the winch to the sleeping platform and extending through the ceiling... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5943714 | Suspended sleeping platform assembly A vertically-displaceable bed platform suspended from a ceiling having a platform with two forward and two rearward engagement regions, and four pulley members each disposed an equal vertical distance from the engagement regions such that two correspond w... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5842586 | Height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters and method of use thereof A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters in which substantially vertical posts are fixedly attached to the floor and ceiling of the living quarters. Each post includes a mating structure for mating to a cross-member at a pluralit... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5687435 | Space saver platform hiding bed and storage A space saver platform hiding bed assembly comprises a plurality of sidewall support members (20) (22) (24) and (26) of rigid material which can support weight. Such members are supported by a floor (F) in spaced angled relation with one another extending... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5056170 | Lifting device, particularly for beds The lifting device comprises essentially a flat, rigid frame suitable for wall fixing, formed by two longitudinally slotted vertical guide posts connected together at top and bottom by cross-struts. Within each guide post a screw-shaft spindle is set on b... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4414727 | Kit for converting a bed into a four-poster A kit of parts for converting a bed into a four-poster comprises pelmets for securing to the ceiling of the bedroom above and parallel with the sides and end of the bed, corner posts for locating one at each corner of the bed, and four brackets each inclu... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4058860 | Suspended bed with height control An article of furniture, such as a bed, freely suspended from the ceiling of a room, including a drive motor attached thereto for adjustably controlling the relative position or height of the article of furniture with respect to the ceiling. The drive mot... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4050106 | Folding bed assembly A spring-balanced wall-type bed is pivotable between a vertical position into a wall recess and a horizontal position out of the wall recess in conjunction with a wall panel attached to the bottom of the bed so as to function as a closure for the wall rec... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3975871 | Dwelling with plural levels and stored furniture A dwelling such as a ski cabin is provided with hideaway beds for conserving space. The beds are mounted on floor sections that pivot about medial horizontal axes, between a position in which the bed is lowermost and the floor unimpeded, and a position in... | 08/24/1976 |
