A sofa-bed hinge, comprising: a first bracket having a first edge side and an inside surface, wherein said inside surface of said first bracket is integrally formed with a first cover plate section; a second bracket having a first edge side and an inside surface, wherein said first and second brackets (101, 102) are rotatably connected together via a first bolt; a lever connected to the inside surface of said first bracket via a first lever latch on said first bracket, wherein said lever is connected to the inside surface of said second bracket via a second lever latch on said second bracket, wherein said second lever latch is integrally formed with a second cover plate section, wherein said lever comprises a plurality of notches, wherein said first lever latch is bolted to an end of said lever, wherein said second lever latch comprises a pin used to select one of said plurality of notches of said lever to select a position of a sofa-bed, wherein said first edge sides of said first and second brackets (101, 102) at least partially abut when said lever is in a bed position, wherein said first cover plate section and said second cover plate section each cover a portion of the inside surfaces of said first and second brackets (101, 102) and said lever when said lever is in said bed position, and wherein as said lever changes from said bed position to a sofa position, said second bracket moves away from said first bracket, thereby creating a space between said first edge sides of said brackets; and wherein when said second bracket rotates away from said first bracket, said first cover plate section remains stationary and said first and second cover plates cover at least a portion of said lever and the space between said first edge sides of said brackets (101, 102), and wherein said first cover plate section, said second cover plate section and first lever latch lie in different vertical planes. a first bracket having a first edge side and an inside surface, wherein said inside surface of said first bracket is integrally formed with a first cover plate section; a second bracket having a first edge side and an inside surface, wherein said first and second brackets (101, 102) are rotatably connected together via a first bolt; a lever connected to the inside surface of said first bracket via a first lever latch on said first bracket, wherein said lever is connected to the inside surface of said second bracket via a second lever latch on said second bracket, wherein said second lever latch is integrally formed with a second cover plate section, wherein said lever comprises a plurality of notches, wherein said first lever latch is bolted to an end of said lever, wherein said second lever latch comprises a pin used to select one of said plurality of notches of said lever to select a position of a sofa-bed, wherein said first edge sides of said first and second brackets (101, 102) at least partially abut when said lever is in a bed position, wherein said first cover plate section and said second cover plate section each cover a portion of the inside surfaces of said first and second brackets (101, 102) and said lever when said lever is in said bed position, and wherein as said lever changes from said bed position to a sofa position, said second bracket moves away from said first bracket, thereby creating a space between said first edge sides of said brackets; and wherein when said second bracket rotates away from said first bracket, said first cover plate section remains stationary and said first and second cover plates cover at least a portion of said lever and the space between said first edge sides of said brackets (101, 102), and wherein said first cover plate section, said second cover plate section and first lever latch lie in different vertical planes.