Patent ID: 7971290

Claim:
A bunk bed with a universal staircase and chest unit removably mountable to either end of the bunk bed comprising: a bunk bed frame including horizontally extending members and vertically extending members forming a lower bunk and an upper bunk, said frame having a first end and an opposite second end and further having a front side and an opposite rear side extending between said first end and said second end; a plurality of drawers; and, a plurality of connectors; a staircase frame mounted to said bunk bed frame, said staircase frame having an opening with steps and an opposite back end and further having a first side and a second side extending on opposite sides between said opening and back end, said steps opening on said front side of said bunk bed frame allowing a person to climb the steps from the front of said staircase frame to said upper bunk regardless of whether said staircase frame is mounted to said first end or said second end of said bunk bed frame; and wherein: said connectors selectively mount said first side of said staircase frame to said first end of said bunk bed or said second side of said staircase frame to said second end of said bunk bed; said staircase frame has a plurality of drawer passages each opening outwardly through said first side and said second side and slidably receiving said plurality of drawers forming a chest; said first side of said staircase frame is adjacent said bunk bed frame when mounted to said first end of said bunk bed frame with said second side facing outwardly with said steps opening on said front side of said bunk bed frame and said drawers pullable outwardly through said second side of said staircase frame; and, said second side of said staircase frame is adjacent said bunk bed frame when mounted to said second end of said bunk bed frame and said first side facing outwardly with said steps opening on said front side of said bunk bed frame and said drawers pullable outwardly through said first side of said staircase frame.