Furniture objects for storing foldable beds

Abstract

A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel connected to the first portion of the front panel via a pair of A-frame hinges such that the second portion of the front panel is configured to rotate relative to the first portion of the front panel to transition a sleeping platform between a folded state to an unfolded state.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A chest, comprising:
 a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel connected to the first portion of the front panel via a pair of A-frame hinges such that the second portion of the front panel is configured to rotate relative to the first portion of the front panel to transition a sleeping platform between a folded state to an unfolded state.   
     
     
         2 . The chest of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of A-frame hinges are secured within grooves in side rails of the front panel. 
     
     
         3 . The chest of  claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the front panel includes a first pair of the side rails and the second portion of the front panel includes a second pair of the side rails,
 a first one of the pair of A-frame hinges is connected between a first one of the first pair of the side rails attached to the first portion of the front panel and a first one of the second pair of the side rails attached to the second portion of the front panel, and   a second one of the pair of A-frame hinges is connected between a second one of the first pair of the side rails attached to the first portion of the front panel and a second one of the second pair of the side rails attached to the second portion of the front panel.   
     
     
         4 . The chest of  claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the side rails is greater than a rest of the front panel such that the side rails of the front panel and the pair of A-frame hinges form a movable support structure of the front panel configured to support a load applied to the sleeping platform when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state. 
     
     
         5 . The chest of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state. 
     
     
         6 . The chest of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 foldable rear legs attached to the first portion of the front panel and configured to support at least a portion of the sleeping platform when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state.   
     
     
         7 . The chest of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 flat springs attached to an interior of the first portion of the front panel, the flat springs configured to urge the foldable rear legs to remain unfolded until a sufficient pressure is applied thereto.   
     
     
         8 . The chest of  claim 1 , wherein
 the second portion and the first portion of the front panel form a lower portion and a middle portion of the sleeping platform, respectively, when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state, and   an interior of the base of the chest forms an upper portion of the sleeping platform when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state.   
     
     
         9 . The chest of  claim 1 , wherein the chest is configured to,
 store a foldable mattress in an interior of the chest when the chest is in a closed position.   
     
     
         10 . The chest of  claim 9 , wherein,
 when the chest is in the closed position, an outer surface of the first portion of the front panel is visible, and   when the chest is in an open position, the sleeping platform is configured to support the foldable mattress such that the foldable mattress rests on an interior of the base of the chest, an inner surface of the first portion of the front panel and the second portion of the front panel, the inner surface of the first portion of the front panel being opposite the outer surface.   
     
     
         11 . The chest of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a back panel connected to the side panels, the back panel configured as a headboard of the sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position.   
     
     
         12 . The chest of  claim 11 , wherein the back panel is hingably connected to the side panels. 
     
     
         13 . A desk, comprising:
 the chest of  claim 1 , wherein the top panel includes a plurality of corners and each of the corners of the top panel extend beyond the side panels in a length direction of the desk and front ones of the corners of the top panel extend beyond the front panel in a depth direction of the desk when the sleeping platform is in the folded state.   
     
     
         14 . The desk of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 support legs attached to respective ones of the plurality of corners of the top panel.   
     
     
         15 . The desk of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 side shelves extending in a width direction of the desk and supported by the support legs.   
     
     
         16 . The desk of  claim 13 , wherein the pair of A-frame hinges are secured within grooves in side rails of the front panel. 
     
     
         17 . The desk of  claim 16 , wherein the first portion of the front panel includes a first pair of the side rails, and the second portion of the front panel includes a second pair of the side rails,
 a first one of the pair of A-frame hinges is connected between a first one of the first pair of the side rails attached to the first portion of the front panel and a first one of the second pair of the side rails attached to the second portion of the front panel, and   a second one of the pair of A-frame hinges is connected between a second one of the first pair of the side rails attached to the first portion of the front panel and a second one of the second pair of the side rails attached to the second portion of the front panel.   
     
     
         18 . The desk of  claim 17 , wherein a thickness of the side rails is greater than a rest of the front panel such that the side rails of the front panel and the pair of A-frame hinges form a movable support structure of the front panel configured to support a load applied to the sleeping platform when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state. 
     
     
         19 . The desk of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a handle attached to the first portion of the front panel, wherein
 when the sleeping platform is in the unfolded state the handle is configured to contact a ground to support at least a portion of the sleeping platform.