Multi-function seat, bed, lounge, and dinette system for limited-space enclosures

Abstract

An adjustable seat system transformable from a first, bench seat orientation to a second, lay-flat bed orientation, to a third, raised bed orientation, to a lounge orientation there between. The system includes a seat, a seat back, a foot rest with a foot rest cushion, and a bed cushion stored behind the seat back when in the first, bench seat orientation. The foot rest can be independently raised and lowered as desired. When the bed cushion is moved from a stored position to a horizontal position, the seat, seat back, and foot rest elements are moved away from the bed cushion and can be oriented into a horizontal position to form the second, lay-flat bed orientation. A pair of adjustable seat systems can be deployed together and separately and autonomously controlled. The pair of adjustable seat systems can be moved apart and rotated to be oriented about an optional dinette.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable seat system for an enclosed space, the system comprising:
 a seat assembly comprising a frame, a foot rest, a seat, a seat back, and a bed cushion;   said seat assembly configured to be transformed from a first, bench seat orientation to a second, bed orientation;   said frame comprising a base frame affixed to a floor of the enclosed space;   said frame further comprising a seat frame connected beneath said seat and said seat back, said seat frame being moveable from a first position within said base frame and a second position away from said base frame when said seat assembly is transformed from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation;   said footrest configured to be transformed from a first, stored orientation to a second, raised orientation, wherein said raised orientation can be any angle between one degree (1°) and ninety degrees (90°) with respect to said first, stored orientation;   said bed cushion affixed to said seat assembly behind said seat back when said seat assembly is in said first, bench seat orientation;   whereby said foot rest, said seat, said seat back, and said bed cushion form a horizontal, flat surface when said seat assembly is in said second, bed orientation; and   said bed cushion capable of being raised and lowered from a horizontal orientation to an angled orientation relative to said seat back.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosed space is a space selected from the list comprising: a recreational vehicle (RV) interior; a motorhome interior; a van interior; a boat interior; a tiny-home interior; an apartment interior; and a home interior. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said frame comprising a foot rest mount, a seat mount, a seat back mount, and a bed cushion mount;   said foot rest mounted to said foot rest mount;   said seat mounted to said seat mount;   said seat back mounted to said seat back mount; and   said bed cushion mounted to said bed cushion mount.   
     
     
         4 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a foot rest stand hingedly connected beneath said foot rest mount;   said foot rest stand configured to be moved between a first, stored orientation and a second deployed orientation, wherein said second, deployed orientation is perpendicular to said foot rest mount; and   wherein said foot rest stand is configured to engage with a floor structure.   
     
     
         5 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a first powered element connected to said bed cushion mount;   said first powered element configured to move said bed cushion mount from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation, thereby reorienting said seat back from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation and further configured to move said seat frame away from said base frame via at least one caster;   a second powered element connected to said foot rest mount;   said second powered element configured to move said footrest mount from said first, stored orientation to said second, raised orientation;   a third powered element connected to said bed cushion mount; and   said third powered element configured to move said bed cushion mount relative to said seat back mount.   
     
     
         6 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 said first powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a first actuator; and a first motor;   said second powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a second actuator; and a second motor; and   said third powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a third actuator; and a third motor.   
     
     
         7 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a first manual element connected to said bed cushion mount;   said first manual element configured to move said bed cushion mount from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation, thereby reorienting said seat back from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation and further configured to move said seat frame away from said base frame via at least one caster;   a second manual element connected to said foot rest mount;   said second manual element configured to move said footrest mount from said first, stored orientation to said second, raised orientation;   a third manual element connected to said bed cushion mount; and   said third manual element configured to move said bed cushion mount relative to said seat back mount.   
     
     
         8 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a floor structure comprising a first-floor level and a second-floor level, wherein said second floor level is lower than said first floor level.   
     
     
         9 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a foot rest stand hingedly connected beneath said foot rest mount;   said foot rest stand configured to be moved between a first, stored orientation and a second deployed orientation, wherein said second, deployed orientation is perpendicular to said foot rest mount; and   wherein said foot rest stand is configured to engage with said second floor level.   
     
     
         10 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a first powered element connected to said bed cushion mount;   said first powered element configured to move said bed cushion mount from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation, thereby reorienting said seat back from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation and further configured to move said seat frame away from said base frame via at least one rail assembly, whereby said at least one rail assembly is configured to cantilever said seat frame above said second floor level;   a second powered element connected to said foot rest mount;   said second powered element configured to move said footrest mount from said first, stored orientation to said second, raised orientation;   a third powered element connected to said bed cushion mount; and   said third powered element configured to move said bed cushion mount relative to said seat back mount.   
     
     
         11 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 said first powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a first actuator; and a first motor;   said second powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a second actuator; and a second motor; and   said third powered element selected from a list of powered elements comprising: a third actuator; and a third motor.   
     
     
         12 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a first manual element connected to said bed cushion mount;   said first manual element configured to move said bed cushion mount from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation, thereby reorienting said seat back from said first, bench seat orientation to said second, bed orientation and further configured to move said seat frame away from said base frame via at least one caster and at least one rail assembly, whereby said at least one rail assembly is configured to cantilever said seat frame above said second floor level;   a second manual element connected to said foot rest mount;   said second manual element configured to move said footrest mount from said first, stored orientation to said second, raised orientation;   a third manual element connected to said bed cushion mount; and   said third manual element configured to move said bed cushion mount relative to said seat back mount.   
     
     
         13 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one console connected to a side of said seat assembly.   
     
     
         14 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one console is configured to contain an accessory selected from the list comprising: a cup holder; a retractable tray table; and a control panel configured to control the orientation of said seat assembly. 
     
     
         15 . An adjustable seat system for an enclosed space, the system comprising:
 a first seat assembly and a second seat assembly placed adjacent to one another thereby forming a first, bench orientation, each of said first and second seat assemblies comprising a respective frame, a respective foot rest, a respective seat, a respective seat back, and a respective bed cushion;   each of said first and second seat assembly frames comprising a base frame affixed to a floor surface of said vehicle interior;   each of said first and second seat assembly footrests configured to be positioned between a first, stored orientation and a second, raised orientation, wherein said raised orientation can be any angle between one degree (1°) and ninety degrees (90°) with respect to said first, stored orientation;   said first and second seat configured to be transformed from said first, bench orientation to a second, bed orientation whereby said foot rest, said seat, said seat back, and said bed cushion form a horizontal, flat surface parallel with said floor;   said first and second seats configured to be further transformed from said first, bench orientation to a third, separated orientation whereby said first seat assembly and said second seat assembly slide apart; and   said first and second seats further configured to be transformed from said third, separated orientation to a fourth, rotated orientation whereby the first seat assembly and said second seat assembly face one another.   
     
     
         16 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a dinette configured to be selectively and removably placed between said first and second seat assemblies when said first and second seat assemblies are in said fourth, rotated orientation.   
     
     
         17 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a first console connected to an exterior side of said first seat assembly; and   a second console connected to an exterior side of said second seat assembly.   
     
     
         18 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 wherein said first console is configured to contain an accessory selected from the list comprising: a cup holder; a retractable tray table; and a control panel configured to control the orientation of said first assembly; and   wherein said second console is configured to contain an accessory selected from the list comprising: a cup holder; a retractable tray table; and a control panel configured to control the orientation of said second seat assembly.   
     
     
         19 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 15 , wherein said first seat assembly and said second seat assembly are separately and autonomously controlled independently. 
     
     
         20 . The adjustable seat system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 wherein said second, bed orientation provides a bed surface of a size selected from a list of sizes comprising: a queen-sized bed; and a king-sized bed.