Sofa Bed With Bedding Compartment

***New Product For Licensing, Manufacturing, and/or Investors***

U.S. Patent : # 6,594,833

Inventor : Vera Timoshenko

As attorney for the inventor of the innovative Sofa Bed With Bedding Compartment we are currently seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention. The Sofa Bed With Bedding Compartment relates generally to convertible furniture and more specifically to convertible sofa beds that in one configuration is a bed, and in another is a sofa.

Objects of the present invention:

Now for the first time this unique product is available for millions of potential users. The low manufacturing cost is of major importance.


LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
20 present invention 58 backrest connection members
21user60 backrest top portion
22 rollup mattress 62 backrest connection member first ends
23pillow64 backrest connection member second ends
24 sheet 66 backrest connection member second end pins
25blanket68 backrest handle
26 floor 69 storage area
30frame back member70 side portions
32 bed portion supporting structure 72 side portion connecting hooks
34bed portion74 side portion connecting hook receptacles
36 legs 76 lid member
38frame post members78 additional removable side portions
40 "L" slot 80 additional removable side portion connecting hooks
42"L" slot horizontal portion82 additional removable side portion connecting hook receptacles
44 "L" slot vertical portion 84 armrests
46backrest86 armrest slots
48 backrest framing members 100 alternate embodiment
50backrest framing member slots102 lid member
52 backrest bottom portion 104 lid member hinge
54backrest bottom portion positioning members200 alternate embodiment
56 backrest bottom portion positioning member pins 202 tension knob

PATENT DRAWINGS
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FIGURE 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention in the bed configuration.

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FIGURE 2

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention in the sofa configuration. The backrest has been moved forward and braced to create a sofa seat and hidden containment area for bedding storage.

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FIGURE 3

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the sofa bed of the present invention in the sofa configuration with the backrest connecting and positioning structure shown in hidden line.

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FIGURE 4

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sofa bed of the present invention with the contents of the bedding storage area shown in hidden line.

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FIGURE 5

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the present invention in the bed configuration with bedding materials on the bed portion and the backrest in the rear position.

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FIGURE 6

Figure 6 is a side view of the present invention in the sofa configuration with bedding and pillows stowed out of the way within the storage containment area, as shown in hidden line. Also shown in hidden line is the backrest connecting and bracing structure.

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FIGURE 7

Figure 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the invention consisting of a lid member that is hinged to the frame back. When in the sofa configuration, the lid member may be used for a shelf. When in the bed configuration position, the top portion may be folded back and out of the way, or lowered to hold bedside accessories or snacks. The side board is separated for this view to show the hooks and hook receptacles by which it is attached.

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FIGURE 8

Figure 8 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the invention consisting of a lid member that is hinged to the frame back. The lid member is shown in the raised position.

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FIGURE 9

Figure 9 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the invention shown in the sofa configuration with mattress rolled or folded and stowed within the containment area, and the hinged lid in the lowered position.

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FIGURE 10

Figure 10 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the invention in which the backrest is retained in a suspended position when the sofa bed is in the bed configuration.

If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows:

Michael I. Kroll
80 Skyline Drive, Suite 304
Plainview, New York 11803
Tel. #: 800-367-7774
Tel. #: 516-367-7777
Fax #: 800-367-7999
Fax #: 516-802-0510
E-Mail patent@invention.net

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