Patent ID: 6651274
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A multi-purpose seat assembly for a space having a floor, the assembly having a seat and a backrest and comprising:a pair of hinge assemblies adapted to being mounted above the floor; said seat and said backrest being attached to said hinge assemblies and thereby adapted to assume a bed configuration, a forward sofa configuration, a backward sofa configuration, and an under-seat storage access configuration; at least one of said hinge assemblies having a side rail and a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm, said arms being pivotally attached to the side rail at spaced locations, and a seat bracket attached to the seat and pivotally attached to the first pivot arm, and a backrest bracket attached to the backrest and pivotally attached to the second pivot arm; a cross link pivotally attached to the first and second pivot arms; a hinge plate pivotally attached to the seat bracket and to the first pivot arm at a first pivot location, and the hinge plate being pivotally attached to the backrest bracket at a second pivot location spaced from the first location, and the hinge plate having a stop thereon; and a latch arm pivotally attached to said seat bracket and having a notch at a location remote from the pivotal connection and oriented for automatic engagement of the notch with the stop to lock the assembly in certain ones of said configurations.