Patent ID: 8875321

Claim:
A sofa-bed hinge, comprising: a first bracket having a first edge side; a second bracket having a first edge side, wherein said second bracket is integrally formed with a first cover plate section, and wherein said first and second brackets are rotatably connected together via a first bolt; a lever connected to an inside surface of said first bracket via a first lever latch on said first bracket, wherein said lever is connected to an inside surface of said second bracket via a second lever latch on said second bracket, 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 abut when said lever is in a bed position, wherein said first cover plate section covers a portion of said first bracket 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 first bracket moves away from said second bracket, thereby creating a space between said first edge sides of said brackets and causing said lever to be exposed; and a second cover plate affixed to an outside surface of said first bracket, and rotatably connected to said second bracket via said first bolt, wherein when said second bracket rotates away from said first bracket, said second cover plate remains stationary, and wherein said first cover plate section, said second cover plate, and said first edge side of said first bracket lie in different vertical planes.