Patent ID: 8572776

Claim:
A foldout bed transitionable between an open configuration and a folded configuration, the bed comprising: a cabinet having first and second faces and a base having an interior space; a safety catch that releasably maintains at least one of the faces in a substantially vertical position when the foldout bed is being transitioned to the open configuration; wherein the first and second faces are rotatably coupled with the base such that an end of each of the first and second faces occupies a portion of the interior space when the cabinet is in the folded configuration; wherein the first and second faces each have first and second slots for removably receiving an insertable leg; a mattress having a head end and a foot end, and a connecting fabric that hingeably couples the head end with the foot end; and a retainer disposed to releasably hold both head and foot ends of the mattress to the first face when the first face is disposed in both open and folded configurations.