Patent ID: 7827629

Claim:
A folding furniture structure for converting between a folded seating condition suitable for use as a seat and an unfolded sleeping condition suitable for use as a bed, the furniture structure comprising: a floor-supported furniture base, and a plurality of frame sections supported on the base, the frame sections including a first seat section rigidly fixed to the base in a generally horizontal orientation, a second seat section having one side pivotally connected directly to a forward side of the first seat section without intervening frame structure therebetween, and a seat back section pivotally connected to an opposite side of the second seat section, the frame sections being movable between the folded seating condition wherein the second seat section is pivoted into overlying direct superposed face abutment to the first seat section and the seat back section extends angularly upwardly from the second seat section for use as a seat, and the unfolded sleeping condition wherein the second seat section and the seat back section are aligned horizontally with the first seat section for use as a bed.