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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Markel, Elkhart, IN (US);
David G Sheely, Bristol, IN (US);
Assignee:
Coachmen Industries, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5 21 ; 5 14 ; 297107 ;
Abstract
A convertible sofa-bed which includes a bed support frame which is shiftable with respect to the sofa frame to convert the sofa-bed between sofa and bed positions. The bed support frame is attached to one of the arm supports and is extended into a bed position by pulling on the sofa arm. The sofa-bed may also include a unique two-piece bed support frame connected by an over-center pivot linkage which locks the bed support frame into the bed position.