Patent ID: 7017200

Claim:
A convertible furniture assembly comprising: a frame assembly; an upper platform pivotally coupled to said frame assembly for supporting a bedding component, said upper platform being moveable between a raised position and a lowered position; and a headboard member coupled to said upper platform, said headboard member being raised solely vertically between a first position and a second position in response to said upper platform moving from said raised position to said lowered position to counterbalance said upper platform and to oppose movement of said upper platform from said raised position to said lowered position; a guide assembly positioned between said frame assembly and said headboard member, said guide assembly operable to guide said headboard member between said first position an said second position, said guide assembly having a guide channel extending along one of said headboard member and said frame assembly; and a guide pin extending from the other of said headboard member and said frame assembly, said guide pin being sized to be slidably received within said guide channel; a lower platform; a first hinge portion fixedly coupled to an underside of said upper platform; and a second hinge portion fixedly coupled to said lower platform, said second hinge portion being pivotally coupled to said first hinge portion along an axis, said axis being offset from at least one of said upper platform and said lower platform so as to define a spacing distance between said upper platform and said lower platform.