A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.

The invention is an adjustable, collapsible, and stowable folding slide-out platform frame system for a bed, table, or solid flat surface uniquely suited for vehicles and small dwellings. When it is not in use, it can be stowed away in a small wall-mounted compartment so that the space that would be taken up by the platform frame can be cleared of obstructions and able to be used for other purposes. The platform joists which comprise the main support structures are connected to a metal housing component at one end by a bolt that allows the joists to rotate in and out of the storage cabinet. The joists are comprised of nested components that use a telescoping motion to expand over to and rest upon support structures mounted at the opposite end of the housing component. Once expanded and secured in place, the framing system forms a stable support base.

The invention is an adjustable, collapsible, and stowable folding slide-out platform frame system for a bed, table, or solid flat surface uniquely suited for vehicles and small dwellings. When it is not in use, it can be stowed away in a small wall-mounted compartment so that the space that would be taken up by the platform frame can be cleared of obstructions and able to be used for other purposes. The platform joists which comprise the main support structures are connected to a metal housing component at one end by a bolt that allows the joists to rotate in and out of the storage cabinet. The joists are comprised of nested components that use a telescoping motion to expand over to and rest upon support structures mounted at the opposite end of the housing component. Once expanded and secured in place, the framing system forms a stable support base.

Chests and cabinets configured to transition between a closed (stowed) position and an open (deployed) position having a folding mattress and a mattress platform stored within. The chest or cabinets may include a separable portion which acts as a support for the mattress platform when the cabinet is in the deployed position and as a drawer when in the stowed position. The mattress platform includes at least one feature for securing it to the separable portion when in the deployed position.

Chests and cabinets configured to transition between a closed (stowed) position and an open (deployed) position having a folding mattress and a mattress platform stored within. The chest or cabinets may include a separable portion which acts as a support for the mattress platform when the cabinet is in the deployed position and as a drawer when in the stowed position. The mattress platform includes at least one feature for securing it to the separable portion when in the deployed position.

A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingeably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingeably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingeably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.

A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingeably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingeably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingeably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.

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.

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.