Patent ID: 8627523

Claim:
A variable-position headboard apparatus comprising: a bottom frame member having a first end and a second end, the second end including a hinge; a back support frame member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a complementary hinge for coupling the back support frame member to the hinge of the bottom frame member, the back support frame member being movable from a first position to a second position relative to the bottom frame member; and a generally rectangular back board configured for supporting a back of a user, the back board including at least one hinge member disposed on a midpoint of a back surface of the back board and configured to pivotably mate to at least one hinge bracket disposed on the back support frame member at the second end, wherein a too end of the back board pivots beyond the second end of the back support member and the at least one hinge bracket of the back support frame is angled at a top end to act as a limit to prevent the back board from pivoting more than a predetermined angle beyond the second end of the back support member when the back surface of the back board comes into contact with the angled top end of the at least one hinge bracket.