Patent ID: 7669254

Claim:
An article of convertible furniture, comprising: an elongate planar member having upright load-bearing support members at opposite ends thereof, the planar member and support members forming a subframe; an elongate central bench section having a planar surface and opposing longitudinally extending edges, the central bench section being attached at opposite ends thereof to the subframe support members; first and second elongate lateral extension sections, each having a planar surface, opposite ends and opposing longitudinally extending edges, wherein one of the longitudinally extending edges of each of the extension sections is pivotally attached to the opposing longitudinally extending edges of the bench section, respectively, the extension sections pivoting between a retracted position against the subframe support members when configured as a bench or chaise and an extended position coplanar with the central bed section to define a bed frame; a pair of legs pivotally attached to each of the lateral extension sections at the opposite ends, the legs pivoting to an extended position to support the extension sections when the extension sections are in the extended position; at least three separate mattresses removably disposed respectively on the central bench section and the lateral extension sections, at least one of the mattresses being storable in the subframe when not in use and hidden from view when one of the extension sections is in the retracted position to configure the bed frame to a twin size, and at least two of the mattresses being storable in the subframe when not in use and hidden from view when both of the extension sections are in the retracted position to configure the bed frame to a queen size.