Sauder Manufacturing Company

Sauder Manufactering Co.

Steven Stieglitz

Martin J Krause, Jr

Anthony J Warncke

Donald E Newfer

Joel Derek Alberda

Blair W Wieland

Timothy J Johnson

Martin Krause

Blair Weiland

A furniture system () includes an inner back () and a conversion mechanism () which operates so as to move the inner back () from a sofa configuration to a sleep configuration. A table assembly () is also provided which utilizes a table mechanism () so as to permit a user to manually adjust the height of a table top () among three functional positions.

Sleep system

A floor brake assembly for an article of furniture includes a base adapted to be affixed to an article of furniture, a plunger having a brake pad at a plunger first end and movable between a first position where the brake pad engages a floor and a second position where the brake pad is free of the floor, a pivot arm rotatably mounted to the base, a first activation arm pivotally mounted to the base, and a second activation arm pivotally mounted to the base. The pivot arm is rotated between a braking position and an unbraking position to cause the plunger to move between the first and second positions by way of the first and second activation arms.

Floor brake assembly for an article of furniture

A floor brake assembly for an article of furniture includes a base adapted to be affixed to an article of furniture, a plunger having a brake pad at a plunger first end where the brake pad engages a floor and a second position where the brake pad is free of the floor, a pivot arm rotatably mounted to the base, a first activation arm pivotally mounted to the base, and a second activation arm pivotally mounted to the base. The pivot arm is rotated to a braking position and an unbraking position.

A furniture system () is disclosed which is movable between a sofa configuration and a sleep configuration. The system () includes a movable high back cushion () with a handle (). Below the high back cushion () is an intermediate back cushion (). A seat cushion () is also provided. Linkage mechanisms () are coupled to various components of the system (). The linkage mechanisms () facilitate and guide movement of the back cushion assembly () between the sofa and sleep configurations.

Sleep system mechanism

A furniture system () includes a furniture back () having a back front surface (). A desk () having an upper work surface () extends forwardly from an upper central portion of the front back surface (). The system () also includes a pair of bases () with a pair of seats () positioned above the bases (). A spatial interior area () exists between lateral sides of the seats (), and the desk () is centered laterally between the seats (). The furniture system () is movable between sitting configurations and sleeping configurations.

A seating assembly with a base, a seat and a back which have interlocking features, and a strap latch removeably securing the back to the base with a portion of the seat sandwiched therebetween. The strap latch comprises a strap affixed to one component, with a latch attached to its free end, and a catch member affixed to another component. The seat may also be configured to appear horizontal but to have a rearward incline when occupied, by affixing the seat webbing to a fixed forward member and a floating rear member, and attaching the floating member to a fixed rear member via straps, wherein the straps and the seat webbing have sufficient elasticity to allow the floating member to be depressed when a downward force is applied to the seat.

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Harlan, IN, United States of America

Steven Stieglitz