Patent ID: 7383596
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A sofa sleeper, comprising: a sofa frame having a back and a pair of opposed arms, the back containing a cavity; a folding mechanism that folds into and out of the sofa frame, the folding mechanism extendable from a first position to a second position, the folding mechanism including a frame having a rear section rotatable coupled with the sofa frame, a middle section pivotally coupled with the rear section, and a front section pivotally coupled with the middle section; and a mattress assembly supported on the folding mechanism having: wherein in the first position, the rear and middle sections of the folding mechanism are located within the cavity and the front section is used as a seating surface and wherein in the second position, the rear, middle, and front sections are used as a sleeping surface.