Patent ID: 6698040
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A retractable bed system for mounting in a ceiling of a room, wherein the ceiling has a framed section including a plurality of mounting rafters, said bed system comprising:a cap member for mounting on mounting rafters of a framed section in a ceiling and having a cap cavity, said cap member comprising a top wall, and a pair of cap side walls and cap end walls being attached to and extending away from said top wall defining said cap cavity; a base member for holding a bed and having a bed cavity, said base member comprising a bottom wall, and a pair of base side walls and base end walls being attached to and extending away from said bottom wall defining said bed cavity, said base member being selectively positionable in said cap cavity; a moving means for selectively moving said base member between a retracted position and an extended position; a switch for actuating said moving means; said base member including a ceiling plate for creating a false ceiling on a bottom side of said base member, said ceiling plate being mounted on an outer surface of said bottom wall and comprising a material being generally similar to the ceiling of the room; and said ceiling plate having a width being generally equal to said bottom wall and a length being generally less than a length of said bottom wall such that end edges of said ceiling plate are recessed away from said base end walls.