Multi-surface comfort table

Abstract

Different aspects of the invention refer to a multi-surface comfort table, such as a coffee table, that turns into a footrest or a bed. This is a useful item of furniture especially for small living spaces, as it is a coffee table and footrest in one and thus takes up less space. It is designed to function as a normal coffee table, and, when needed, the top is modified quickly to reveal a soft cushioned surface to place your feet on. One example envisaged is that the surface slides open to reveal the cushioned surface, but other embodiments envisage the top surface to be also lifted, slid, rotated (on any axis) or flipped (or any combination thereof) to reveal the soft surface. This top surface can be whole, or divided into parts that can be manipulated individually revealing the soft parts where and when needed.

1 . A coffee table comprising a hard surface that acts as a normal table top and a soft surface that can be used as a footrest, wherein these two surfaces are made free to move relative to each other and/or to the rest of the coffee table so that the different surfaces are made available to the user as they require. 
     
     
         2 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein either surface can be manipulated to reveal the other surface. 
     
     
         3 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is moveable to reveal the soft surface. 
     
     
         4 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is removed to reveal the soft service. 
     
     
         5 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is fixed movably to the rest of the table so that it can be moved to reveal the soft service. 
     
     
         6 . The coffee table according to  claim 5 , wherein the hard surface is raised vertically relative to the coffee table leaving a gap between the table top and the soft surface. 
     
     
         7 . The coffee table according to  claim 5 , wherein the hard surface is moved horizontally relative to the coffee table to reveal the soft surface. 
     
     
         8 . The coffee table according to  claim 5 , wherein the hard surface is moved in a vertical and horizontal plane to reveal the soft surface. 
     
     
         9 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface is maintained in a substantially horizontal plane throughout its entire movement by attachment means. 
     
     
         10 . The coffee table according to  claim 5 , wherein the hard surface can be completely removed from the rest of the table. 
     
     
         11 . The coffee table according to  claim 10 , wherein the hard surface can be used as a food tray. 
     
     
         12 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , further comprising a detectable, or manual, stop to ensure the hard surface is not removed completely inadvertently. 
     
     
         13 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , wherein the hard surface and the soft surface are configured on either side of a surface, and the surface can be rotated about any axis thereby configuring either the hard or the soft surface pointing upwards. 
     
     
         14 . The coffee table according to  claim 2 , wherein the hard and soft surfaces conform two sides of the same table top, and the table top is manipulated to change it from hard to soft. 
     
     
         15 . The coffee table according to  claim 14 , wherein the table top can be flipped, or otherwise manipulated, to reveal the hard or the soft surface. 
     
     
         16 . The coffee table according to  claim 2 , wherein the hard and soft surfaces conform two states of the same table top, and the table top is manipulated to change it from the hard to soft state, or from the soft to hard state. 
     
     
         17 . The coffee table according to  claim 1  where the hard and/or soft surfaces are divided into two or more separate parts. 
     
     
         18 . The coffee table according to  claim 1 , further comprising motorized means for moving the hard surface, or soft surface, or both surfaces. 
     
     
         19 . The coffee table according to  claim 1  where, once the first top layer has been removed completely, the coffee table can be placed next to the sofa to act as a whole, or part, of a sofa widening means to create wider surface that can be used to sleep on.