Patent ID: 7685655
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. Convertible furniture selectively functional either in a sleeper mode or a sofa mode comprising: a seat; a back; said seat pivotally joined to said back at the intersection formed by the top rear edge of the seat and the bottom front edge of the back when in the sofa mode; a seat extension, said seat extension positioned directly beneath said back and contacting said seat when in the sofa mode; a rear panel, said rear panel directly contacting said seat extension both in the sofa and sleeper modes, and directly contacting said back only in the sofa mode; a slide; a slide support, said slide support containing said slide, said slide horizontally, partially extendable from said slide support parallel thereto, said seat positioned on said slide, said seat extension positioned on said slide support whereby when in the sofa mode partially extending said slide from said slide support moves said seat from contact with said seat extension and allows said back to pivot for the sleeper mode from an upright position into horizontal alignment with and between said seat and said seat extension.