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Sofa sleeper with seat adjustment mechanism

US4439878A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1982
Grant dateApr 3, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C17/225
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sofa sleeper having a foldable bed frame connected by a collapsible frame support linkage with a sofa frame. The collapsible frame support linkage includes a novel styling structure that permits the pitch of the seat, when the bed frame is in the sofa position, to be adjusted as desired. This styling structure, in preferred form, includes a styling link incorporated in the collapsible frame support linkage that cooperates with a vertically adjustable styling bolt mounted on the sofa frame. The abutment position of the styling link against the styling bolt, which position depends on the vertical location of the styling bolt relative to ground, determines the collapsed position of the collapsible frame support linkage, thereby establishing the seat pitch of the sofa.

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