Combination sofa and bed

Claim 2

A combination sofa and bed, comprising a first cushion member, a second cushion member adapted to rest on said first cushion member, said cushion members having horizontal top and bottom surfaces and substantially planar and vertical front surfaces, first hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first cushion member with the forward bottom edge of said second cushion member, a first bolster member adapted to rest on said second cushion member, a second bolster member adapted to rest on said first bolster member with the front surfaces of said bolster members being coplanar, second hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first bolster member with the forward lower edge of said second bolster member, said cushion members and said bolster members all having substantially the same height, and third hinge means interconnecting the upper rear edge of said second cushion member with the rear bottom edge of said first bolster member, and said third hinge means including first and second mutually disconnectable flexible strips to permit separation of said bolster members from said cushion members.

Claim 3

A combination sofa and bed according to claim 12 comprising a zipper interconnecting said first and second flexible strips.

Claim 4

An article of furniture convertible between a sofa configuration and a bed configuration comprising a first rectangular cushion member having a length dimension corresponding to the width of said sofa, a second rectangular cushion member resting on said first cushion member when said article is in the sofa configuration, said cushion members respectively having horizontal top and bottom surfaces and mutually coplanar front, rear and side surfaces when said combination is in said sofa configuration, first hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first cushion member with the forward lower edge of said second cushion member to permit said second cushion member to be swung forwardly to position the said front edges of said cushion members in juxtaposed relationship and the upper surfaces of said cushion members in mutually coplanar relationship, a first bolster member resting on the rear portion of said second cushion member when said combination is in said sofa configuration, a second bolster member resting on said first bolster member with the front surfaces of said bolster members being mutually coplanar and sloping rearwardly in an upward direction, when said article is in said sofa configuration, second hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first bolster member with the forward lower edge of said second bolster member, said cushion members and said bolster members all having the same height and length dimensions, and third hinge means interconnecting the upper rear edge of said second cushion member with the lower rear edge of said first bolster member, a separable connector incorporated in said third hinge means to permit said first and second bolster members to be separated from said second cushion member, whereby said first and second bolster members may be swung into positions in line with said first and second cushions to provide a rectangular bed having an entirely planar upper surface and a length equal to the sum of the front to rear dimensions of said cushion members, the front to rear dimension of the bottom surface of said first bolster member and the front to rear dimension of the top surface of second bolster member.

Claim 5

An article of furniture convertible between a sofa configuration and a bed configuration comprising a first rectangular cushion member having a length dimension corresponding to the width of said sofa, a second rectangular cushion member resting on said first cushion member when said article is in the sofa configuration, said cushion members respectively having horizontal top and bottom surfaces and mutually coplanar front, rear and side surfaces when said combination is in said sofa configuration, first hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first cushion member with the forward lower edge of said second cushion member to permit said second cushion member to be swung forwardly to position the said front edges of said cushion members in juxtaposed relationship and the upper surfaces of said cushion members in mutually coplanar relationship, a first bolster member resting on the rear portion of said second cushion member when said combination is in said sofa configuration, a second bolster member resting on said first bolster member with the front surfaces of said bolster members being mutually coplanar and sloping rearwardly in an upward direction, when said article is in said sofa configuration, second hinge means interconnecting the forward upper edge of said first bolster member with the forward lower edge of said second bolster member, said cushion members and said bolster members all having the same height and length dimensions, and third hinge means interconnecting the upper rear edge of said second cushion member with the lower rear edge of said first bolster member, a separable connector incorporated in said third hinge means to permit said first and second bolster members to be separated from said second cushion member, whereby said first and second bolster members may be swung into positions in line with said first and second cushions to provide a rectangular bed having an entirely planar upper surface and a length equal to the sum of the front to rear dimensions of said cushion members, the front to rear dimension of the bottom surface of said first bolster member and the front to rear dimension of the top surface of second bolster member.

Claim 6

An article of furniture according to claim 3 wherein said first and second cushion members and said bolster members all have the same height, said cushion members have equal length and width dimensions of forty-eight inches and thirty inches respectively and the sum of the front to rear dimensions of the first and second cushion members, the bottom of said first bolster member and the top of said second bolster member being seventy-two inches.