Horizontally supported planar surfaces – With structural installation – Having wall and floor relationship
Patent
1998-04-27
2000-08-29
Melius, Terry Lee
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
With structural installation
Having wall and floor relationship
1081472, 2482402, A47B 500
Patent
active
061091898
ABSTRACT:
A transportable living quarters configured for maximum comfort and spaciousness, with a relatively small footprint. In order to enhance the efficiency of the layout of the present invention, a unique sofa/bed arrangement is contemplated, wherein first and second, facing fold-out sofas are provided which are convertible to a single bed, which may be full size or larger. One of the sofas further provides a means to manipulate, via bracketed supports, the sofa back to form a long counter area, which, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, is situated adjacent to the kitchen counter and thereby extends same. The present invention further contemplates a dining/work table which is configured to be stored along the ceiling of the unit, in a relatively hidden capacity, and easily deployed between the first and second sofas when needed, providing a relatively large, stable work surface. The bathroom unit of the present invention contemplates a unique drain connection system, wherein the lavatory drain includes a drainpipe connection to a stationary drainpipe built into the wall structure of the unit, the connection accomplished without the requirement of hoses, pipe fittings or the like. The living quarters may be utilized as a stand alone facility, or may be incorporated into a building or other structure in a temporary or permanent capacity, or in a camper, boat, or modular housing or the like, or any other location where a small, yet fully equipped living quarters is required.
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Hewitt James M
Melius Terry Lee
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