Furniture objects including a convertible desk bed

Abstract

A convertible furniture apparatus includes a frame; and a convertible assembly connected to the frame via at least a pair of pivot points each connected to respective side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly configured to transition between a first position and a second position by pivoting about the pivot points. The convertible assembly including a first assembly including a first base extending perpendicular to a pair of first side rails with an upper surface of the first base configured to form a desktop when the convertible assembly is in the first position; and a second assembly including second base extending perpendicular to a second pair of side rails, a lower surface of the second base is configured to form a backboard of the desktop when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position and an upper surface of the second base is configured to form a middle portion of a sleeping platform when the convertible assembly is in the second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A convertible furniture apparatus, comprising:
 a frame; and   a convertible assembly connected to the frame via at least a pair of pivot points each connected to respective side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly configured to transition between a first position and a second position by pivoting about the pivot points, the convertible assembly including,
 a first assembly including a first base extending perpendicular to a pair of first side rails with an upper surface of the first base configured to form a desktop when the convertible assembly is in the first position; and 
 a second assembly including a second base extending perpendicular to a second pair of side rails, a lower surface of the second base being configured to form a backboard of the desktop when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position and an upper surface of the second base is configured to form a middle portion of a sleeping platform when the convertible assembly is in the second position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second assembly further includes a foldable assembly hingably attached to one end thereof and an extension portion fixedly attached to another end thereof, the extension portion and the foldable assembly configured to form a headboard and a lower portion of the sleeping platform, respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the folding assembly includes a pair of legs hingably attached thereto, the pair of legs configured to support the lower portion of the sleeping platform when the folding assembly is unfolded while the convertible assembly is in the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, during the transition between the first position and the second position, the desktop remains level while the middle portion of the sleeping platform pivots 90 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the convertible assembly further comprises:
 connecting legs fixedly attached to a bottom surface of respective ones of the pair of second side rails and rotatably attached to a top surface of respective ones of the pair of first side rails such that the connecting legs pivotally connect the first assembly and the second assembly.   
     
     
         6 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the middle portion of the sleeping platform is perpendicular to the desktop when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position, and the sleeping platform is to parallel to the desktop when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the second position. 
     
     
         7 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a mechanical assembly including a plate secured to a respective one of the side panels of the frame, the plate having a pivot bushing extending therefrom defining a respective one of the pivot points, a hook arm having a first end rotatably connected to the plate and a second end rotatably connected a respective one of the pair of first side rails, and a gas lift configured to transmit a force to the hook arm to counterbalance a weight of the convertible assembly.   
     
     
         8 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein connections between the frame and the convertible assembly form a parallelogram with a shape that adjusts to allow the desktop to remain level while the convertible assembly transitions between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         9 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a binding assembly configured to selectively cinch the convertible assembly to the frame, when the convertible assembly is in the first position or the second position.   
     
     
         10 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein, when the binding assembly cinches the convertible assembly to each of the side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly is connected to each of the side panels of the frame at respective ones of the pivot points at which the convertible assembly is free to move relative to the frame and at cinch points at which the convertible assembly is restricted from moving relative to the frame. 
     
     
         11 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the cinch points are further from a back panel of the frame than respective ones of the pivot points. 
     
     
         12 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein, at the cinch points, a gap between the convertible assembly and the side panels of the frame decreases when the binding assembly cinches the convertible assembly to the side panels of the frame. 
     
     
         13 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the binding assembly is configured to traverse first through holes in the pair of first side rails to cinch the first assembly to the frame when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position, and to traverse second through holes in the pair of second side rails to cinch the second assembly to the frame when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the second position. 
     
     
         14 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the binding assembly includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the binding assembly being fixedly attached to respective ones of the side panels of the frame, and the first portion configured to selectively mate with the second portion by traversing at least the first through holes or the second through holes depending on a position of the convertible furniture apparatus. 
     
     
         15 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the second portion of the binding assembly includes two sockets attached fixedly attached at different heights to each of the side panels of the frame. 
     
     
         16 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the two sockets comprise:
 a first socket configured to selectively mate with the second portion to cinch the first assembly to the frame when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position, the first socket being fixedly attached a first height to each of the side panels of the frame; and   a second socket configured to selectively mate with the second portion to cinch the second assembly to the frame when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the second position, the second socket being fixedly attached a second height to each of the side panels of the frame, the second height being less than the first height.   
     
     
         17 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the side panels of the frame include fixed through holes therein extending from a first side the side panels that face the convertible assembly to a second side opposite the first side, and the first portion of the binding assembly is configured to selectively mate with the second portion of the binding assembly by, after traversing the at least the first through holes or the second through holes, further traversing through the fixed through holes in the side panels of the frame from the first side of the side panels to mate with the second portion of the binding assembly from the second side of the side panels. 
     
     
         18 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the side panels of the frame include arm rails attached thereto, each of the arm rails having a storage space formed in upper surface thereof, the storage space configured to receive the first portion of the binding assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a gliding device vertically attached to inner surfaces of respective ones of the side panels of the frame, the gliding device configured to guide the convertible assembly as the convertible assembly transitions between the first position and the second position by pivoting about the pivot points.   
     
     
         20 . The convertible furniture apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the gliding device is configured to,
 guide the first assembly for an entirety of the transition between the first position and the second position, and   guide the second assembly for a part of the transition between the first position and the second position.