Collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest

Abstract

A platform bed, when collapsed from its fully assembled position, appears to be and functions as a storage chest as follows: The slats are removed from between the hinged side panels and off of the rails. The rails are then lifted out of the rail supports. Manually exerting pressure on the footboard/chest front toward the headboard/chest back forces the hinged side panels to fold allowing the collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest to fold in an accordion-like fashion. Once fully collapsed, the rails and slats are stacked and stored on the folded hinged side panels, headboard beam, middle beam, and footboard beam within the open chest. Then the hinged headboard panel/chest lid is rotated downward to rest on the footboard/chest front to conceal the contents in what appears to be a closed storage chest.

1 . A collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest wherein said platform bed comprising; 
 removable rigid rails having a top edge, ends and a rectangular cross-section;    a plurality of removable rigid slats having top surface and ends, wherein said slats are aligned respective of said ends of said slats, said slats being perpendicular to said rails, said slats resting on said top edges of said rails and said slats being equally dispersed respective to length of said rail;    rail supports having top ends, wherein said top ends having rectangular slots respective of said rectangular cross-section of said rails thereby receiving said ends of said rails;    hinged panels having hinged joints, interior surfaces, top edges, bottom edges and ends, wherein said hinged joints being parallel to said ends of said hinged panels thereby bisecting said top edge and said bottom edge of said hinged panels;    beams each having inside surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge and ends, wherein said beams are aligned respective of said ends of said beams, said beams align parallel respective to said slats, and said beams being equally spaced respective to length of said rails.    
     
     
         2 . The collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest of  claim 1  wherein said rail supports being permanently attached thereto said inside surfaces of said beams with said top ends of said rail supports being respectively aligned.  
     
     
         3 . The collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest of  claim 1  wherein said rails being positioned essentially adjacent to said hinged panels thereby stabilizing said collapsible platform bed.  
     
     
         4 . The collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest of  claim 1  wherein said top edges of said hinged panels being aligned in relative position to said top edges of said beams and said bottom edges of said hinged panels being aligned in relative position to said bottom edges of said beams.  
     
     
         5 . The collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest of  claim 1  wherein said ends of said hinged panels being hinged to said ends of said beams thereby folding inward following removal of said slats and said rails whereby said spacing of said beams diminishes.  
     
     
         6 . The collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest of  claim 1  wherein said top surfaces of said slats being aligned in relative position to said top edges of said hinged panels and said ends of said slats being essentially adjacent to said interior surface of said hinged panels whereby eliminating load from said hinged panels.  
     
     
         7 . A collapsible platform bed with integral storage chest wherein said storage chest comprising; 
 a front panel herein dually functioning as footboard/chest front having an inside surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and ends;    a back panel herein dually functioning as headboard/chest back having an inside surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and ends;    a top panel herein dually functioning as headboard panel/chest lid having an inside surface, and a back edge, wherein said back edge of said top panel being hinged hereto said top edge of said back panel;    side panels having side edges, top edges inside surfaces and bottom edges wherein said panels being permanently attached one each to said ends of said back panel and one each to said ends of said front panel whereby all said top edges and all said bottoms respectively align;    an inner space wherein said inner space being defined by all said inside surfaces thereby being said storage for said collapsible platform bed.