Transforming bed with a movable sleeping section and an extendable support

Abstract

A cabinet bed that includes a movable spacer, attached to an extendable support (e.g., a movable drawer), for supporting a movable sleeping section and/or includes at least one laterally extending slidable guide to maintain the extendable support in alignment with the movable sleeping section. For example, the cabinet bed may include the movable spacer that is pivotably attached to the extendable support underneath the movable sleeping section when in a horizontal position. The cabinet bed may also include a pair of laterally extending slidable guides extending from each side of the extendable support and/or a second pair of laterally extending slidable glides extending toward a respective side of the extendable support to maintain the extendable support in alignment with the movable sleeping section.

1 . Apparatus for transforming between a bed and a cabinet, comprising
 a rear cabinet panel;   a cabinet top attached to the rear cabinet panel along a top edge of the rear cabinet panel;   a first cabinet side attached to the rear cabinet panel along a first side edge of the rear cabinet panel;   a second cabinet side attached to the rear cabinet panel along a second side edge, of the rear cabinet panel, opposite the first side edge;   a cabinet floor;   a movable sleeping section that is movable from a first position to a horizontal position where the movable sleeping section would be parallel with the cabinet floor, wherein when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position the cabinet floor and the movable sleeping section would be arranged to together support a mattress;   a base comprising
 an extendable support receiving opening; 
 an extendable support that is movable from a retracted position within the extendable support receiving opening to an extended position at least partially outside of the extendable support receiving opening, wherein when in the extended position the extendable support would be underneath the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position; and 
 a first movable spacer that is movably attached to the extendable support, wherein the first movable spacer is movable from a first position, where a topmost surface of the first movable spacer is below an upward facing surface of the cabinet floor, to a second position where the topmost surface is higher than when in the first position wherein when the extendable support is in the extended position the first movable spacer would support the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a second movable spacer that is movably attached to the extendable support, wherein the second movable spacer is movable from a first position, where a topmost surface of the second movable spacer is below an upward facing surface of the cabinet floor, to a second position where the topmost surface is higher than when in the first position wherein when the extendable support is in the extended position the second movable spacer would support the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the first movable spacer is movably attached to a first side of the extendable support, and the second movable spacer is movably attached to a second side of the extendable support opposite the first side. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the movable spacers are pivotably coupled to the extendable support such that the movable spacers pivot about corresponding axes that are parallel to a length of the movable sleeping section when in the horizontal position. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein when the first movable spacer is in the first position the topmost surface of the first movable spacer is below a downward facing surface of the cabinet floor. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first movable spacer extends along an axis that is parallel to a length of the movable sleeping section when in the horizontal position. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the extendable support is a drawer that is movable from a closed drawer position within the extendable support receiving opening to an open drawer position at least partially outside of the extendable support receiving opening, wherein when in the open position the drawer would support the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer has a front drawer face, a rear drawer face, two side drawer faces, and a drawer base that is orthogonal to the front, rear, and side drawer faces, 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the movable sleep section comprises: a front cabinet panel hingedly attached along a bottom edge to the cabinet floor, and an inside front panel hingedly attached along a top edge to the front cabinet panel, the front cabinet panel and the inside front panel being moveable between a closed cabinet position orthogonal to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and parallel to the rear cabinet panel to an open cabinet position parallel to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet top is orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first cabinet side and the second cabinet side are orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and orthogonal to the cabinet top. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the extendable support includes a first laterally extending slidable guide protruding laterally from a first side of the extendable support toward a first side of the base, and includes a second laterally extending slidable guide protruding laterally from a second side of the extendable support toward a first side of the base. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the base includes a first laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a first side of the base toward the first side of the extendable support, and includes a second laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a second side of the base toward the second side of the extendable support; and
 wherein the first laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the first laterally extending slidable guide at a predetermined distance from a rear end of the base, and the second laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the second laterally extending slidable guide at the predetermined distance from rear end of the base.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the movable sleeping section comprises:
 a front cabinet panel pivotable relative to the cabinet floor such that the front cabinet panel is movable from a first cabinet panel position to a horizontal position where the front cabinet panel would be parallel with the cabinet floor;   an inside front panel that is movable relative to the front cabinet panel from a first position to a second position parallel with the front cabinet panel, whereby when the front cabinet panel is in the horizontal position the inside front panel is movable to the second position where the inside front panel, the front cabinet panel, and the cabinet floor would be arranged parallel to one another to together support a mattress;   a first support leg pivotably attached to a first side of the inside front panel, wherein when the front cabinet panel is in the horizontal position and the inside front panel is in the second position, the first support leg is pivotable, about an axis that is parallel to the length of the movable sleeping section when in the horizontal position, from a retracted position to a pivoted position where a lowermost surface of the first support leg is below the cabinet floor and lower than when in the retracted position; and   a second support leg pivotably attached to a second side of the inside front panel opposite the first side, wherein when the front cabinet panel is in the horizontal position and the inside front panel is in the second position, the second support leg is pivotable, about an axis that is parallel to the length of the movable sleeping section when in the horizontal position, from a retracted position to a pivoted position where a lowermost surface of the second support leg is below the cabinet floor and lower than when in the retracted position.   
     
     
         15 . Apparatus for transforming between a bed and a cabinet, comprising
 a rear cabinet panel;   a cabinet top attached to the rear cabinet panel along a top edge of the rear cabinet panel;   a first cabinet side attached to the rear cabinet panel along a first side edge of the rear cabinet panel;   a second cabinet set attached to the rear cabinet panel along a second side edge, of the rear cabinet panel, opposite the first side edge;   a cabinet floor;   a movable sleeping section that is movable from a first position to a horizontal position where the movable sleeping section would be parallel with the cabinet floor, wherein when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position the cabinet floor and the movable sleeping section would be arranged to together support a mattress;   a base comprising
 an extendable support receiving opening; and 
 an extendable support that is movable from a retracted position within the extendable support receiving opening to an extended position at least partially outside of the extendable support receiving opening, wherein when in the extended position the extendable support would be underneath the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position; 
 wherein the extendable support includes a first laterally extending slidable guide protruding laterally from a first side of the extendable support toward a first side of the base, and includes a second laterally extending slidable guide protruding laterally from a second side of the extendable support toward a second side of the base. 
   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the first laterally extending slidable guide and the second laterally extending slidable guide each include a wheel that is rotatable about a respective axis parallel with a corresponding first side or second side of the extendable support such that the wheel is configured to roll forward and backward along a corresponding one of the first side or the second side of the base. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the base includes a first laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a first side of the base toward the first side of the extendable support, and includes a second laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a second side of the base toward the second side of the extendable support; and
 wherein the first laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the first laterally extending slidable guide at a predetermined distance from a rear end of the base, and the second laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the second laterally extending slidable guide at the predetermined distance from rear end of the base.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the base includes a first laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a first side of the base toward the first side of the extendable support, and includes a second laterally extending guide protruding laterally from a second side of the base toward the second side of the extendable support;
 wherein the first laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the first laterally extending slidable guide at a predetermined distance from a rear end of the base, and the second laterally extending guide limits forward movement of the second laterally extending slidable guide at the predetermined distance from rear end of the base; and   wherein the first laterally extending slidable guide, the second laterally extending slidable guide, the first laterally extending guide, and the second laterally extending guide each include a wheel that is rotatable about a respective axis parallel with a corresponding first side or second side of the extendable support, wherein the wheels of the laterally extending slidable guides are configured to roll along a corresponding one of the first side or the second side of the base, and wherein the wheels of the laterally extending guides are configured to roll along a corresponding one of the first side or the second side of the extendable support.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the wheels of the laterally extending slidable guides are disposed at a rear of the extendable support, and the wheels of the laterally extending guides are disposed at a front of the base. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the movable sleep section comprises: a front cabinet panel hingedly attached along a bottom edge to the cabinet floor, and an inside front panel hingedly attached along a top edge to the front cabinet panel, the front cabinet panel and the inside front panel being moveable between a closed cabinet position orthogonal to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and parallel to the rear cabinet panel to an open cabinet position parallel to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel; and
 wherein the extendable support is a drawer that is movable from a closed drawer position within the extendable support receiving opening to an open drawer position at least partially outside of the extendable support receiving opening, wherein when in the open position the drawer would support the movable sleeping section when the movable sleeping section is in the horizontal position.