GB2416116A - Sectional bed for caravan or motor home - Google Patents

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GB2416116A
GB2416116A GB0415739A GB0415739A GB2416116A GB 2416116 A GB2416116 A GB 2416116A GB 0415739 A GB0415739 A GB 0415739A GB 0415739 A GB0415739 A GB 0415739A GB 2416116 A GB2416116 A GB 2416116A
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Michael David France
Steven Paul Trossell
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
    • B60P3/36—Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation; Details
    • B60P3/38—Sleeping arrangements, e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
    • B60P3/39—Sleeping arrangements, e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle expansible, collapsible or repositionable elements adapted to support a bed, e.g. wall portions

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Abstract

The item of furniture comprises a bed for use in a vehicle for example a caravan, motor home or holiday home. The bed (10) comprises three engagement members or rails (12, 20, 22) each comprising engagement rails which are arranged to extend parallel to each other. The bed comprises three support members (14, 16, 18) which each engage between the engagement rails. Each support members has a shaped portion which is arranged to be engaged in a receiving portion of each engagement rail. The fixing of the shaped portion to each engagement rail may comprise a push fit or snap fit arrangement. The engagement members may be made from an extruded plastic, the support members may be made from an injection moulded plastic.

Description

1 24161 16 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO EllRNITURE
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an item of furniture for a vehicle, a vehicle including an item of furniture, and a method providing an item of furniture for a vehicle.
Background to the Invention
Vehicles providing accommodation, in particular caravans, motor homes and holiday homes, must use the available space carefully in order to provide the required furniture and also the required storage space. At present, the furniture in such vehicles is generally constructed. . individually by a cabinet maker or other skilled worker.
and, accordingly, such furniture can be time consuming to construct and is also, therefore, relatively expensive. ...
It is an aim of the present invention to overcome at least one problem associated with the prior art whether referred to herein or otherwise. .
Summary of the Invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an item of furniture for a vehicle which is arranged, in use, to provide a support surface, the item of furniture comprising an engagement member and a support member, wherein the support member comprises a shaped portion which is arranged, in use, to engage the engagement member in order to secure the support member to the engagement member.
Preferably the engagement member comprises an engagement rail.
S Preferably the item of furniture comprises a bed.
The item of furniture may comprise a seat.
Preferably the engagement member comprises an extruded member.
Preferably the engagement member comprises a plastics.
Preferably the support member comprises an injection moulding. . , Preferably the support member comprises a plastics. :.
Preferably the support member is secured to the engagement I. member by a snap fit or push fit arrangement. .... :::
Preferably the support member is slidably engaged to the .
engagement member.
Preferably the item of furniture comprises a plurality of support members.
Preferably the or each support members provide support legs.
Preferably the item comprises a bed. The item of furniture may comprise a single bed. The item of furniture may comprise a double bed.
Preferably the item of furniture provides a support surface. The support surface may comprise a plurality of support slats mounted within a support frame. Preferably the support frame is movable. Preferably the support frame is pivotable. Preferably the support frame is movable from an open position to a closed position.
Preferably the item of furniture provides a storage space.
Preferably the item of furniture provides a plurality of storage compartments.
Preferably the item of furniture comprises a plurality of doors.
Preferably the item of furniture comprises a plurality of.
engagement members. Preferably the or each engagement member comprises an elongate member and more preferably me comprise an elongate rail. Preferably the item of I. furniture comprising a first engagement member, a second engagement member and a third engagement member. . a.
Preferably the or each support member is engaged between the engagement members. Preferably the or each support member is slidably engaged between the engagement members.
Preferably the or each engagement member comprise an extruded member.
Preferably the or each engagement member provides an elongate engagement portion.
Preferably the or each support member comprises an injection moulding.
Preferably the or each support member comprises a substantially planar member.
Preferably the or each engagement member extends along substantially the longitudinal length of the item of furniture.
The or each engagement member may be secured to the or each support member by a push fit or snap fit arrangement.
Preferably the or each support member extends in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the or each engagement member. I. .
Preferably the or each engagement member comprises a.
profiled rail and preferably is shaped to define a retaining region. ...
Preferably the item of furniture comprises at least a first support member and a second support member which are spaced apart longitudinally along the length of the item .
of furniture and wherein at least one engagement rail engages both support members and in which the engagement rail extends longitudinally along the item of furniture.
The item of furniture may comprise a third support member engaged with the engagement rail. The third support member may locate between the fist support member and the second support member. Preferably the support member are all substantially parallel.
The item of furniture may comprise two or three engagement rails which engage each support member. Preferably the engagement rails extend in parallel directions.
S Preferably each support member is slidably engaged by the engagement rails.
Preferably at least one engagement rail is arranged to transfer forces from the support surface to the support member(s).
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a vehicle including an item of furniture wherein the item of furniture is in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention. .. . : .
Preferably the vehicle comprises a caravan or a motor .
home. The vehicle may comprise a holiday home. .:. I:
According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of providing an item of furniture comprising engaging an engagement member with a support...
member wherein the support member comprises a shaped portion which is arranged, in use, to engage the engagement member.
Brief Description of the Drawings
The present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings that follow, in which: Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an item of furniture.
Figure 2 is a side cross section of a preferred embodiment S of an item of furniture.
Description of the Preferred Embodiments
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the preferred embodiment of an item of furniture comprises a bed 10 or bed frame. In an alternative embodiment, the item of furniture may comprise a seat. The bed 10 comprises an engagement member 12 which is arranged to engage with at least one support member 14, 16, 18 and preferably engages three support members 14, 16, 18. The support members 14, 16, 18 are arranged to space a support surface of the bed . from the floor of a vehicle and in particular a vehicle providing accommodation space, for example a caravan, ...
motor home or holiday home. The bed 10 comprises a second a. : engagement member 20 which engages with a lower portion of each support member 14, 16, 18. In addition, the bed 10 .
comprises a third engagement member 22 which engages with an upper rear portion of each support member 14, 16, 18.
Each engagement member 12, 20, 22 is arranged to slidably engage the support members 14, 16, 18. Accordingly, the support members can be located at a selected position along the engagement members 12, 20, 22. The or each engagement member 12, 20, 22 comprises a longitudinal elongate member.
The support members 14, 16, 18 are support legs which also act as partitions. The support members 14, 16, 18 are planar members and are manufactured by injection moulding techniques.
The engagement members 12, 20, 22 are extruded members having a profiled cross section which engages with a respective engagement portion of each support member 14, 16, 18.
The bed 10 provides a storage compartment therein.
The bed 10 has a door 40 or doors 40 to provide access to the storage space. One support member 14 locates at a first end of the bed whilst a second support member 16 locates at a second end of the bed. One of the support members 18 is located between the ends of the bed 10 which thereby divides the storage space in order to provide a . plurality of storage compartments. The doors 40 are .
moveable between an open position and a closed position. ...
In particular, the door(s) 40 are pivotally mounted and I. are arranged to move pivotally downwards to an open position. . :'..
The bed 10 comprises a support surface comprising a plurality of parallel supporting slats 50. The slats 50 are mounted within a frame 52. The frame 52 including the slats 50 is movable between a first position and a second position. The pivotal frame 52 provides further access to the or each storage compartment. The frames 52 are provided with sprung hinges.
The bed 10 provides two separate frames 52 which are individually movable in order to provide separate access to the or each storage compartment.
The support members 14, 16, 18 may be spaced from each other by approximately 1 to 2 metres although greater spacing may be used. In particular, a continuous door or contiguous doors may be provided along the front face to provide increased access to the storage space. The extruded member 12 bears the loads on the support surface so that the whole of the front can be hinged for access.
The engagement member 12 is a load bearing member and transfers any forces to the or each support member 14, 16, 18. In particular, the engagement member 12 is arranged to transfer the forces to the support members 14, 16 located at either end of the bed 10. .'.
The first engagement member 12 or engagement rail 12 comprises a receiving portion which is arranged to receive a shaped portion of the support member 14, 16, 18. In particular, the receiving portion comprises an elongate channel which is arranged to co-operate and engage a flange provided on the support member. The elongate channel may provide a push fit fixing within the flange such that mouth region of the elongate channel is temporarily expanded to enable the flange to locate in the channel and to be retained therein. Alternatively deflection of a mouth region may not be required and the shaped portion may be held with a channel by connection of the respective support member with another engagement member or rail. Once a part of the flange is located in the channel this may only permit relative sliding movement of the support member along the engagement rail. The walls of the channel comprises a resilient material in order to allow the connection of the support member to the engagement rail.
Similarly the third engagement member may also provide a retaining channel in order to retain a shaped portion of the support member. Again, this channel portion may provide a push fit arrangement in order to retain the support member to the engagement rail 22.
The second engagement member 20 provides a shaped surface which in one embodiment may comprise an engagement channel as previously described. Alternatively, the relative positions of each engagement rail 14, 16, 18 may cause the support members 12, 20, 22 to be retained relative to the engagement rails 14, 16, 18. Once a support member 12, 20, 22 is engaged by the engagement rails the support .
member may be slidably moved along the engagement rails in 6 order to locate at a predetermined position. Further A. securement means may then be provided in order to secure A..
the support member at the position along the longitudinal length of the engagement rails. -:-.
The support member 14, 16, 18 comprises two lateral sections, an upper section and a lower section. The four sections are integral and form a continuous loop providing an opening therethrough. The support member 14, 16, 18 thereby provides the strength to the bed and also supports the support surface of the bed.
The item of furniture 10 may be used to create a double bed having a support surface suitable for two people. In this arrangement, the rear engagement member 22 is coupled to the support frames of the second support surface and the double bed is thereby effectively a mirror image about this central engagement member 22.
Accordingly, the bed 10 can be easily and quickly fitted together and does not require the services of a professional cabinet maker. Accordingly, the bed 10 is quick, cheap and easy to manufacture. Furthermore, the support member provides greater strength than beds constructed using individual securement members, for
example screws.
Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference. :.
All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.
Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features. 11
The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features
disclosed in this specification (including any
accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed. . * - ,.. a.. . ( A.

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  1. Claims 1. An item of furniture for a vehicle which is arranged, in use, to
    provide a support surface, the item of furniture comprising an engagement member and a support member, wherein the support member comprises a shaped portion which is arranged, in use, to engage the engagement member in order to secure the support member to the engagement member.
  2. 2. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 1 in which the engagement member comprises an engagement rail.
  3. 3. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which the item of furniture comprises a bed.
  4. 4. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which the item of furniture comprises a seat.
  5. 5. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the engagement member comprises an extruded member.
  6. 6. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the engagement member comprises a plastics.
  7. 7. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the support member comprises an injection moulding.
  8. 8. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the support member comprises a plastics.
  9. 9. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the support member is secured to the engagement member by a snap fit or push fit arrangement.
  10. 10. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the support member is slidably engaged to the engagement member.
  11. 11. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture comprises a plurality of support members.
  12. 12. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the or each support member provides a support leg.
  13. 13. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture provides a support surface.
  14. 14. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 13 in which the support surface comprises a plurality of support slats mounted within a support frame.
  15. 15. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 14 in which the support frame is movable.
  16. 16. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim in which the support frame is pivotable.
  17. 17. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 15 or claim 16 in which the support frame is movable from an open position to a closed position.
  18. 18. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture provides a storage space.
  19. 19. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 18 in which the item of furniture provides a plurality of storage compartments.
  20. 20. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture comprises a plurality of doors.
  21. 21. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture comprises a plurality of engagement members.
  22. 22. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 21 in which the or each engagement member comprises an elongate rail.
  23. 23. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 21 or claim 22 in which the item of furniture comprising a first engagement member, a second engagement member and a third engagement member.
  24. 24. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any one of claims 21 to claim 23 in which the or each support member is engaged between the engagement members.
  25. 25. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 24 in which the or each support member is slidably engaged between the engagement members.
  26. 26. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the or each engagement member provides an elongate engagement portion.
  27. 27. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the or each support member comprises a substantially planar member.
  28. 28. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the or each support member extends in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the or each engagement member.
  29. 29. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the or each engagement member comprises a profiled rail which is shaped to define a retaining region.
  30. 30. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture comprises at least a first support member and a second support member which are spaced apart longitudinally along the length of the item of furniture and wherein at least one engagement rail engages both support members and in which the engagement rail extends longitudinally along the item of furniture.
  31. 31. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 30 in which the item of furniture comprises a third support member engaged with the engagement rail.
  32. 32. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 31 in which the third support member locates between the first support member and the second support member.
  33. 33. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any one of claims 30 to claim 32 in which the support members are all substantially parallel.
  34. 34. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to any preceding claim in which the item of furniture comprises three engagement rails which engage each support member.
  35. 35. An item of furniture for a vehicle according to claim 34 in which the engagement rails extend in parallel directions.
  36. 36. A vehicle including an item of furniture wherein the item of furniture is in accordance with any one of claims 1 to claim 35.
  37. 37. A vehicle according to claim 36 in which the vehicle comprises a caravan or a motor home.
  38. 38. A vehicle according to claim 36 or claim 37 in which the vehicle comprises a holiday home.
  39. 39. A method of providing an item of furniture for a vehicle comprising engaging an engagement member with a support member wherein the support member comprises a shaped portion which is arranged, in use, to engage the engagement member.
  40. 40. An item of furniture for a vehicle substantially as herein described, with reference to, and as shown in, any of the accompanying drawings.
  41. 41. A vehicle including an item of furniture substantially as herein described, with reference to, and as shown in, any of the accompanying drawings.
  42. 42. A method of providing an item of furniture for a vehicle substantially as herein described, with reference to, and as shown in any of the accompanying drawings.
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