Patent ID: 7444691

Claim:
A stow-away bed for use in an area defined by spaced end walls and a side wall extending between the end walls, the bed comprising: a deck for supporting a mattress thereon, the deck having a first end and second end opposite the first end; a mounting bar secured horizontally to each of the end walls; a pair of parallel U-shaped swing arms pivotally mounted between the end walls, each of the pair of swing arms having an elongated middle section and two opposed end sections, each swing arm end section pivotally connected to one of the mounting bar, the deck seated atop the pair of swing arms for movement between a storage position where the deck is spaced above the mounting bars and a sleep position where the deck is suspended below the mounting bars; and a lift means for providing force to assist in moving the deck as the deck is shifted between the storage position and the sleep position and to secure the deck in the storage position.