Patent ID: 7104593

Claim:
A lower bunk apparatus for a vehicle having a sleeping compartment with a rear wall and first and second side walls separated by a first width, the lower bunk apparatus comprising: a mattress receiving receptacle comprising front, rear and side edge portions and being movably coupled to the rear wall to permit raising and lowering of the receptacle between raised positions and a lowered position, the mattress receiving receptacle comprising an upper mattress supporting surface and an upwardly projecting mattress retainer extending at least partially along the front, rear and side edge portions of the mattress receptacle; an upwardly opening storage compartment comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a length that is more than one-half the first width; and wherein, when in the lowered position, the mattress receiving receptacle overlies the storage compartment, and wherein moving of the mattress receptacle to one said raised position provides access to the first section and to the second section of the storage compartment from above.