Bed to a sofa conversion frame

Abstract

A bed to a sofa conversion frame, without a seating area, a space reserved for the traditional bed, which is a conventional manufactured mattress, or ii) a conventional manufactured mattress and a box spring, or iii) a conventional manufactured mattress and a two rail frame, optionally with a box spring. The bed to a sofa conversion frame includes a backrest, a footer (optional) and a pair of armrests configured to be connected as a solid state and or assembled together to form a sofa frame around a traditional bed, wherein the backrest comprises a horizontally-extending backrest ridge configured to hold and secure, directly or indirectly, a conventional manufactured mattress and when used as an option the footer comprises a horizontally-extending backrest ridge configured to hold and secure, directly or indirectly, a mattress. The pair of armrests forms a base for mounting the backrest and the footer via corresponding mounting hardware and mounting slots.

1 . A stand-alone furniture frame, where the furniture frame is configured to convert a bed into a sofa, the bed comprising i) a conventional manufactured mattress, or ii) a conventional manufactured mattress and a box spring, or iii) a conventional manufactured mattress and a two rail frame, optionally with a box spring, where the conventional manufactured mattress is a mattress manufactured for traditional beds and is not configured to be folded when converted into the sofa,
 the furniture frame comprising:
 a backrest having backrest connectors at opposite ends thereof; 
 a footer having footer connectors at opposite ends thereof; 
 a pair of armrests forming a base, each armrest having a rear armrest connector configured to connect to a backrest connector at one end of the backrest and each armrest having a front armrest connector configured to connect to a footer connector at one end of the footer; and 
   a space defined by the backrest, footer, and armrests, the space configured to be filled by the bed,   wherein the backrest, footer and armrests, as a unitary piece or when connected together to form an assembled frame, form a frame configured for surrounding the bed to convert the bed into the sofa such that at least a portion of an upper surface area of the bed forms a seating area of the sofa, wherein the frame is a stand-alone frame separate from the bed, and   wherein the backrest comprises a horizontally-extending backrest ridge configured to hold and secure, directly or indirectly, the bed.   
     
     
         2 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the armrests each comprise a horizontally-extending armrest ridge configured to hold and secure, directly or indirectly, the bed. 
     
     
         3 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the footer comprises a horizontally-extending footer ridge configured to hold and secure, directly or indirectly, the bed. 
     
     
         4 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the footer ridge is formed as a groove in the footer. 
     
     
         5 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the footer ridge is formed as a structure protruding from the footer. 
     
     
         6 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the backrest ridge has a support surface and the footer has a top surface, the backrest ridge support surface being at the same height as the footer top surface. 
     
     
         7 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the backrest ridge is formed as a structure protruding from the backrest. 
     
     
         8 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the backrest ridge is formed as a groove in the backrest. 
     
     
         9 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the seating area of the sofa is less than the upper surface area of the bed. 
     
     
         10 . The frame of  claim 7 , wherein the frame is configured to allow a mattress to be used as both a bed and a sofa without folding the mattress. 
     
     
         11 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein each armrest has a rear face that is angled. 
     
     
         12 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the frame is configured to allow the backrest to be connected at an angle. 
     
     
         13 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the backrest is angled such that a part of the backrest engaging the armrests is permitted to be at a different angle from a top part of the backrest acting as a back support. 
     
     
         14 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the armrests rise to a height above the upper surface of the bed. 
     
     
         15 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the armrests rise to a height below the height of the upper surface of the bed. 
     
     
         16 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the armrests is adjustable. 
     
     
         17 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the backrest is adjustable. 
     
     
         18 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the connectors are configured to allow for at least a substantially tool-less connection of the backrest and armrests to assemble the frame. 
     
     
         19 . The frame of  claim 1 , wherein the bed comprises the box spring and the bed frame.