Patent ID: 6174026
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A47B,A47C

Abstract:
A convertible hassock comprisinga prismatic frame having vertical walls surrounding an interior volume,a lid connected to one of said walls by a first hinge so that the lid can pivot between a closed, horizontal position in which it is supported by a least one other of said walls, and an open, substantially vertical position providing access to said interior volume,at least one seat panel connected to another of said walls by a second hinge so that the seat panel can pivot between a horizontal inboard position on top of, parallel to and supported by the closed lid, and an horizontal outboard position substantially coplanar with the closed lid,a prop connected by a further hinge to the outer free edges of the seat panel for supporting said seat panel in its horizontal outboard position,wherein said prop is an open frame and said seat panel has a cushion which is uppermost when the seat panel is in its horizontal inboard position, said cushion being sized to extend through and above the open frame when the latter is folded flat against the seat panel.