Jane Healy Arason, Age 73707 Glendon Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403

7574758, Aug 18, 2009

Apr 7, 2006

11/399897

Jon L. Arason - Annapolis MD, US
Jane A. Arason - Annapolis MD, US

A47C 19/00
A47C 19/12
A47C 17/38
A47C 17/04

51591, 5136, 5 181

A folding cabinet bed includes a cabinet of sufficient size to enclose a standard size folded futon mattress, and allows the mattress to be deployed as a bed. Hinges on the front wall of the cabinet enable the front wall to fold down vertically. An extension panel attached to the front wall helps to create a sleeping platform that accommodates the mattress. A drawer with a plurality of nesting telescoping rails between the sidewalls of the cabinet and the sidewalls of the drawer is provided at the bottom of the cabinet. The telescoping rails enable the drawer to be extended away from the cabinet and support the front wall and extension panel to create a level sleeping surface. The drawer may include storage space for pillows and bedding. Latching means holds the cabinet closed to withstand outward pressure of the folded mattress. A safety chain or strap may be provided.

2004009, May 20, 2004

Nov 3, 2003

10/699916

Jane Arason - Annapolis MD, US
Jon Arason - Annapolis MD, US

A47C019/12

005/159100, 005/160000

A folding cabinet bed is described for providing a piece of furniture that opens to a full-length bed in an attractive chest with a small footprint. The invention comprises a cabinet that houses a mattress, such as a futon, and allows the futon to be deployed as a bed. The cabinet is deep and tall enough to enclose a folded futon and of sufficient width to accommodate standard sizes of futon mattresses, without a separate mattress platform. Hinges on the bottom of the front and back walls of the cabinet enable the cabinet to be opened vertically so that the front and back walls fold down to a sleeping position, without mechanical devices to assist in deploying the bed. The top of the cabinet can become a headboard for the bed in the open configuration. Decorative handles or other protrusions on the front and back walls of the cabinet are sized to extend outward from the cabinet the same distance as the feet/supports of the cabinet to create a level sleeping surface when unfolded. Latching means holds the cabinet securely closed to withstand the outward pressure of the folded futon.