US4696069A
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Sofa bed
Assignee: DUNCAN STEEL BENDERS Ltd
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Filing: 1986-06-02
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Granted: 1987-09-29
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Expires: 2006-06-02
Abstract
Abstract In general, sofa beds are complicated structures and are commonly difficult to operate. A relatively simple sofa bed includes a pair of generally U-shaped bases for resting on the floor, each base being defined by vertical front and rear arms, a rearwardly inclined cross bar extending between the front and rear arms, a track mounted on the crossbar, a rectangular seat frame connected to the base by a pair of link arms, one of which is pivotally connected to the front arm of the base, and the other of which is connected to the track, so that the front end of the seat frame can be lifted and rotated forwardly from the inclined sofa position to the horizontal bed position, and the back frame pivotally connected by one link arm to the rear arm of the base and by another, generally C-shaped link arm to the rear end of the seat frame, whereby the back frame is normally supported in a steeply inclined sofa position, but during movement of the seat from the sofa position to the bed position corresponding movement of the back frame occurs from the inclined, sofa position to the horizontal bed position.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert P. Crosthwaite
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:54
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/04; A47C17/16; A47C17/17; A47C17/175; A47C17/1756; A47C17/161
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
278 words
A sofa bed comprising generally U-shaped base means for resting on a floor, said base means including substantially vertical front and rear arm means; rearwardly inclined track means extending between said front arm means and said rear arm means; seat frame means supported by said base means; back frame means supported by said base means and by said seat frame means; first link means pivotally connected to the top end of said front arm means and to said seat frame means between the front end and middle thereof; second link means rigidly connected to the rear end of said seat frame means, and slidably and pivotally connected to said track means, whereby said seat frame means can be moved from a rearwardly inclined sofa position to a horizontal bed position by lifting the front end of said seat frame means, rotation of the first link means from a rearwardly and downwardly extending position to a forwardly extending, substantially horizontal position, and sliding of said second link means forwardly along said track means; third generally C-shaped link means rigidly connected at one end to the bottom end of said back frame means and pivotally connected to said seat frame means at a location forwardly of said second link means for normally supporting said back frame means steeply inclined with respect to said seat frame means; and fourth link means pivotally connected to said rear arm means and to said back frame means near the bottom thereof, whereby movement of said seat frame means from the sofa position to the bed position causes corresponding movement of the back frame means from the inclined, sofa position to the horizontal, bed position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
278 words
A sofa bed comprising generally U-shaped base means for resting on a floor, said base means including substantially vertical front and rear arm means; rearwardly inclined track means extending between said front arm means and said rear arm means; seat frame means supported by said base means; back frame means supported by said base means and by said seat frame means; first link means pivotally connected to the top end of said front arm means and to said seat frame means between the front end and middle thereof; second link means rigidly connected to the rear end of said seat frame means, and slidably and pivotally connected to said track means, whereby said seat frame means can be moved from a rearwardly inclined sofa position to a horizontal bed position by lifting the front end of said seat frame means, rotation of the first link means from a rearwardly and downwardly extending position to a forwardly extending, substantially horizontal position, and sliding of said second link means forwardly along said track means; third generally C-shaped link means rigidly connected at one end to the bottom end of said back frame means and pivotally connected to said seat frame means at a location forwardly of said second link means for normally supporting said back frame means steeply inclined with respect to said seat frame means; and fourth link means pivotally connected to said rear arm means and to said back frame means near the bottom thereof, whereby movement of said seat frame means from the sofa position to the bed position causes corresponding movement of the back frame means from the inclined, sofa position to the horizontal, bed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
A sofa bed according to claim 1, including horizontal arm means extending rearwardly from said rear arm means of said base means; auxiliary frame means supported by said base means; fifth link means pivotally connecting the front end of said auxiliary frame means to the top end of said back frame means; and sixth link means pivotally connecting the rear end of said horizontal arm means to the bottom end of said auxiliary frame means, whereby, during movement of said back frame means between the sofa and the bed positions, said auxiliary frame means moves in a corresponding manner between inclined storage position behind said back frame means and a horizontal bed position parallel to and proximate said back frame means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A sofa bed according to claim 1, wherein said fourth link means is pivotally connected to said third link means near the top end thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A sofa bed according to claim 1, including crossbar means extending between front and rear sides of said seat frame means, said crossbar means being integral with said third link means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A sofa bed according to claim 4, wherein said fourth link means extends between said rear arm means of the base means and said crossbar means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A sofa bed according to claim 1, including lock means for releasably locking said sofa bed in the sofa position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A sofa bed according to claim 6, wherein said lock means includes stop means on said rear arm means for limiting rearward movement of said fourth link means to a position in which said first link means is inclined rearwardly in an over centre locked position, whereby initial upward movement of said seat frame means causes pressing of said fourth link means against said stop means, and continued movement of the first link means to an under centre position releases said seat frame means.
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