Convertible bed with desk

Abstract

An apparatus for transforming between a bed, a desk, and a cabinet, including an upper structural section, a moveable sleeping section, and a base section. The upper structural section includes a rear cabinet panel, a cabinet top, a cabinet side, and a cabinet floor. The moveable sleeping section includes a front cabinet panel, a desk panel attached to the front cabinet panel, and an inside front panel. The front cabinet panel and the inside front panel are moveable between a closed cabinet position and an open cabinet position. The base section includes a base side panel and a base drawer, the base drawer moveable between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for transforming between a bed, a desk, and a cabinet, comprising:
 an upper structural section comprising:
 a rear cabinet panel; 
 a cabinet top orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and attached to the rear cabinet panel along a top edge; 
 a cabinet side orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and orthogonal to the cabinet top, the cabinet side attached to the rear cabinet panel along a side edge, the cabinet side attached to the cabinet top along a top edge; and 
 a cabinet floor orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and orthogonal to the cabinet side; 
   a moveable sleeping section comprising:
 a front cabinet panel hingedly attached to the cabinet floor along a bottom edge; 
 a desk panel hingedly attached to the front cabinet panel; 
 an inside front panel hingedly attached to the front cabinet panel along a top edge, wherein the front cabinet panel and the inside front panel are moveable between:
 a closed cabinet position orthogonal to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and parallel to the rear cabinet panel, and 
 an open cabinet position parallel to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel; and 
 
   a base section comprising:
 a base side panel; and 
 a base drawer having a drawer front, the base drawer coupled to the base side panel, the base drawer moveable between:
 a closed drawer position wherein the drawer front is located a first distance from the front cabinet panel when the front cabinet panel is in the closed cabinet position, and 
 an open drawer position wherein the drawer front is located a second distance from the front cabinet panel when the front cabinet panel is in the closed cabinet position, the second distance is greater than the first distance. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the desk panel is attached to an exterior side of the front cabinet panel. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the desk panel is rotatably moveable between:
 a stowed desk position parallel to the front cabinet panel; and   a deployed desk position orthogonal to the front cabinet panel.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a desk support selectively moveable between:
 a first support position wherein the desk support does not limit rotation of the desk panel from a deployed desk position toward a stowed desk position, and   a second support position wherein the desk support limits rotation of the desk panel from the deployed desk position toward the stowed desk position.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , the cabinet side further comprising:
 a cabinet side first portion; and   a cabinet side second portion wherein the cabinet side second portion is selectively moveable between:
 a closed cabinet position wherein the cabinet side first portion is coplanar with the cabinet side second portion, and 
 an open cabinet position where the cabinet side first portion is not coplanar with the cabinet side second portion. 
   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a central support provided on top of the cabinet floor, the central support being sized and structured to support an underside of the cabinet top. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism for securing the desk panel to the front cabinet panel when the desk panel is in a stowed desk position. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising a locking mechanism for securing the top panel to the front cabinet panel. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising wheels attached to at least one of an underside of the drawer base or an underside of the base side panel. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a leg assembly attached to the inside front panel, the leg assembly configured to support the inside front panel above a floor surface when the inside front panel is in a position extended away from the front cabinet panel. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for transforming between a bed, a desk, and a cabinet, the apparatus comprising:
 an upper structural section comprising:
 a rear cabinet panel; 
 a cabinet top orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and attached to the rear cabinet panel along a top edge; 
 a cabinet side orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel and orthogonal to the cabinet top, the cabinet side attached to the rear cabinet panel along a side edge respectively; and 
 a cabinet floor; 
   a moveable sleeping section comprising:
 a front cabinet panel hingedly attached along a bottom edge to the cabinet floor; 
 a desk panel hingedly attached to the front cabinet panel; and 
 an inside front panel hingedly attached along a top edge to the front cabinet panel, wherein the front cabinet panel and the inside front panel are 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 bed position parallel to the cabinet floor and the cabinet top and orthogonal to the rear cabinet panel; and 
   a base section comprising:
 a base side panel; 
 a base drawer slidingly attached to at least one of the rear cabinet panel or the base side panel; and 
 wheels attached to an underside of the base drawer, the wheels configured to reduce a coefficient of friction between the base drawer and a floor surface during motion of the base drawer between the closed cabinet position and the open bed position. 
   
     
     
         12 . A method of transforming the apparatus of  claim 1  from a cabinet to a bed comprising:
 pulling out the base drawer; 
 rotating the front cabinet panel down onto a support rail of the base drawer; 
 unfolding a leg assembly attached to the inside front panel; 
 rotating the inside front panel to extend away from the front cabinet panel such that the leg assembly extends from a floor surface to the inside front panel; and 
 forming a flat platform defined by the front cabinet panel, the inside front panel and the cabinet floor. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein pulling out the base drawer comprises rolling the base drawer on the floor surface. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 removing at least one of a pillow or a bedding material from the base drawer;   unlocking a locking mechanism securing the front cabinet panel to a side panel;   unfolding a mattress from within the apparatus; and   placing the mattress onto the flat platform.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising making the bed by putting at least one of the bedding material or the pillow on the mattress. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein forming a flat platform comprises placing the front cabinet panel on at least one of a felt pad on a topmost surface of a support rail or on the topmost surface of the support rail. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein rotating the inside front panel further comprises gripping a handle secured to the inside front panel to assist in rotating the inside front panel such that the inside front panel extends away from the front cabinet panel. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein rotating the front cabinet panel further comprises fitting the desk panel into a volume defined by the base drawer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein pulling out the base drawer further comprises extending telescopic rails connecting the base drawer to a base side panel. 
     
     
         20 . A method of transforming the apparatus of  claim 1  from a cabinet to a desk comprising:
 rotating the desk panel away from the front cabinet panel to a deployed desk position; and 
 moving a desk support from a first support position to a second support position wherein the desk support limits rotation of the desk panel away from the deployed desk position.