Patent ID: 7086103

Claim:
A rotating bed ( 1 ) that can be converted from a normal sleeping position into a chair position comprising, a base ( 2 ) positionable on the floor for defining a longitudinally extending floor coverage area; a mattress frame ( 4 ) comprising three mattress frame sections ( 5 , 6 , 8 ), said mattress frame sections including a central mattress frame section ( 5 ) and two other mattress frame sections ( 6 , 8 ), said two other mattress sections ( 6 , 8 ) each being hinged to respective opposite ends of said central mattress frame section ( 5 ) for pivotal movement about horizontal axis in order to enable displacing of the mattress frame ( 4 ) from a sleeping position into a chair position; a rotary joint ( 3 ) having a vertical axis of rotation for rotatably supporting the central mattress frame section ( 5 ) on said base for movement about said vertical axis; at least one support leg ( 30 ) supported by said base for movement between a retracted rest position and an extended position projecting outwardly from the floor coverage area in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal side of the bed when in a normal sleeping position for providing additional stability, to the rotating bed when in the chair position; and a drive operable by a person in the rotatable bed for automatically moving the least one support leg ( 30 ) between said retracted and extended positions.