Patent ID: 7740562

Claim:
A tractor-trailer cab comprising: a driver's area comprising at least one seat; and a sleeping area located behind the driver's area, the sleeping area comprising: a floor connecting the sleeping area to the driver's area; at least one bed located at a height above the floor which is sufficient to allow at least one exercise equipment unit to be used while at least a portion of the at least one exercise equipment unit is under the at least one bed; a storage compartment installed under the at least one bed located at the height above the floor in the sleeping area of the tractor-trailer cab, the storage compartment comprising the at least one exercise equipment unit, wherein the at least one exercise equipment unit is installed as a component of the tractor-trailer cab; a storage locking mechanism functionally attached to the at least one bed, wherein said storage locking mechanism: engages said at least one exercise equipment unit so as to secure said at least one exercise equipment unit in a fixed position in said storage compartment at the height above the floor; and releases said at least one exercise equipment unit from the fixed position at the height above the floor of the sleeping area so that said at least one exercise equipment unit may be moved in a swinging motion from the storage compartment at the height above the floor down to the floor of the sleeping area; and an operation locking mechanism functionally attached to the at least one bed, wherein said operation locking mechanism engages said at least one exercise equipment unit, so as to assist in maintaining said at least one exercise equipment unit on the floor of the sleeping area for operation by a user, wherein said operation locking mechanism is assisted by the reengagement of said storage locking mechanism to said at least one exercise equipment unit.