Fold Down Loft Bed with Modular Furniture

Abstract

A loft bed includes a framework including head and foot portions, each having front and back upstanding posts. Each front post defines a pin guide channel. A pair of pins is attached to respective end rails of an upper bed frame for receipt in the pin guide channels. Rocker arms are pivotally coupled at lower ends to the head and foot portions and at upper ends to bed frame end rails. The upper bed frame is movable between a sleep configuration to a folded configuration when each the rocker arms are pivotally moved from a rearward configuration in which end rail pins are not received in the pin guide channels to a forward position in which the end rail pins are received therein. Safety doors are movable between closed and open configurations for selectively preventing or allowing receipt of end rails pins in respective guide channels.

1 . A fold down loft bed, comprising:
 a framework including:
 a head portion and a foot portion, each of said head and foot portions having front and back upstanding posts and a plurality of connector members extending between respective front and back up standing posts; 
 a back portion interconnecting said head and foot portions; 
   wherein each front upstanding post includes an interior surface defining a pin guide channel extending vertically therealong between upper and lower guide channel ends;   an upper bed frame having opposed end rails and opposed side rails extending between ends of respective end rails;   a rocker arm having a lower end pivotally coupled to each of said head and foot portions and at least one upper end connected to each of said end rails of said upper bed frame;   a pin attached to each end rail of said upper bed frame and extending outwardly therefrom, said pins having a configuration complementary to a configuration of respective pin guide channels for receipt and relative movement therein;   wherein said bed frame is movable between a sleep configuration to a folded configuration when each said rocker arm is pivotally moved from a rearward position in which said end rail pins are not received in said pin guide channels to a forward position in which said end rail pins are received in said pin guide channels.   
     
     
         2 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of said head and foot portions includes a safety shield interior section extending substantially between front and back posts of said head and foot portions, each safety shield interior section defining a rocker arm guide channel extending substantially from a safety shield interior section rear edge to a safety shield interior section front edge;   said lower end of said of each rocker arm is pivotally coupled to respective lower ends of said back upstanding posts; and   said upper end of each said rocker arm includes a flange that operatively extends through a respective rocker arm guide channel and is coupled to a respective end rail of said upper bed frame.   
     
     
         3 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 2 , wherein each rocker arm guide channel includes opposed rearward and forward ends and includes a configuration that slopes downwardly from said rearward end toward said forward end. 
     
     
         4 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 2 , further comprising a safety shield outside section mounted to each of said head and foot portions of said framework and that extends substantially between respective front and back upstanding posts, said rocker arms being positioned between said safety shield inside and outside sections. 
     
     
         5 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising a safety door coupled to respective front upstanding posts and selectively movable between a closed configuration covering a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is not receivable therein and an open configuration revealing a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is receivable therein. 
     
     
         6 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 2 , further comprising a safety door coupled to respective front upstanding posts and selectively movable between a closed configuration covering a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is not receivable therein and an open configuration revealing a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is receivable therein. 
     
     
         7 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 4 , further comprising a safety door coupled to respective front upstanding posts and selectively movable between a closed configuration covering a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is not receivable therein and an open configuration revealing a respective pin guide channel such that a respective end rail pin is receivable therein. 
     
     
         8 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , wherein each end rail pin is positioned adjacent a respective front end of each said end rail. 
     
     
         9 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one furniture piece mounted to said framework beneath said upper bed frame, said at least one furniture piece having a flange configured to rest upon a connector member of said back portion of said framework. 
     
     
         10 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising a lifting device attached at one end to said framework and at an opposed end to said upper bed frame to control the speed at which said upper bed frame is moved between sleep and folded configurations. 
     
     
         11 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising a lifting device attached at one end to said framework and at an opposed end to said upper bed frame to control the speed at which said upper bed frame is moved between sleep and folded configurations. 
     
     
         12 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising a stiffening member attached to at least one back post and configured to prevent unintended movement of said rocker arms. 
     
     
         13 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 2 , further comprising a stiffening member attached to at least one back post and configured to prevent unintended movement of said rocker arms. 
     
     
         14 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 1 , further comprising a guard rail extending between upper ends of respective front upstanding posts. 
     
     
         15 . A fold down loft bed, comprising:
 a framework including:
 a head portion and a foot portion, each of said head and foot portions having front and back upstanding posts and a plurality of connector members extending between respective front and back upstanding posts; 
 a back portion interconnecting said head and foot portions; 
   an upper bed frame having opposed end rails and opposed side rails extending between ends of respective end rails;   a pair of rocker arms having a lower end pivotally coupled respective head and foot portions and at least one upper end connected to each of said end rails of said upper bed frame, wherein each rocker arm is movable between a rearward configuration generally adjacent a respective back post and a forward configuration generally adjacent a respective front post;   a safety door coupled to respective front upstanding posts and selectively movable between a closed configuration situated so as to prevent said upper bed frame from moving adjacent a respective front post and an open configuration enabling said upper bed frame to move adjacent a respective front post when said rocker arm is moved from said rearward configuration to said forward configuration; and   wherein said upper bed frame is movable between a sleep configuration when each said rocker arm is at said rearward configuration to a folded configuration when said rocker arm is moved to said forward configuration and said safety door is at said open configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 15 , wherein each said rocker arm includes a generally V-shaped configuration in which said rocker arm lower end is pivotally coupled to a particular connector member of one of said head and foot portions of said framework generally adjacent said upper bed frame and said rocker arm upper end is a pair of legs having distal ends fixedly attached to opposite ends of respective end rails of said upper bed frame. 
     
     
         17 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 16 , wherein said rocker arm lower end is pivotally coupled to said connecting member at a point displaced from said back post. 
     
     
         18 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 16 , further comprising a lifting device attached at one end to said framework and at an opposed end to said upper bed frame, said lifting device being configured to control the speed at which said upper bed frame is moved between sleep and folded configurations. 
     
     
         19 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 15 , wherein:
 each front upstanding post includes an interior surface defining a pin guide channel extending vertically therealong between upper and lower guide channel ends;   said loft bed further includes a pin attached to each end rail of said upper bed frame and extending outwardly therefrom, said pins having a configuration complementary to a configuration of respective pin guide channels for receipt and relative movement therein;   wherein said bed frame is movable between a sleep configuration to a folded configuration when each said rocker arm is pivotally moved from a rearward position in which said end rail pins are not received in said pin guide channels to a forward position in which said end rail pins are received in said pin guide channels.   
     
     
         20 . The fold down loft bed as in  claim 15 , further comprising a stiffening member attached to at least one back post and configured to prevent unintended movement of said rocker arms.