Information
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Patent Grant
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6675410
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Patent Number
6,675,410
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Date Filed
Wednesday, October 23, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, January 13, 200421 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Luu; Teri Pham
- Conley; Fredrick
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 005 91
- 005 8
- 005 21
- 005 101
- 005 11
- 005 2001
- 005 202
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A loft apparatus for providing a bed loft that is collapsible The loft apparatus includes a frame assembly being designed for supporting the mattress. A plurality of hinge portions are coupled to the frame assembly. The hinge portions downwardly extend from the frame assembly whereby the hinge portions are designed for engaging the floor and support the frame assembly above the floor. A plurality of leg portions are pivotally coupled to the hinge portions. Each of the leg portions is pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position. The stored position is defined by each of the leg portions being positioned substantially parallel to the frame assembly. The deployed positioned is defined by the leg portions extending downwardly from the hinge portions whereby the leg portions are designed for engaging the floor and raising the frame assembly and the hinge portions above the floor.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to folding bed units and more particularly pertains to a new loft apparatus for providing a bed loft that is collapsible.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of folding bed units is known in the prior art. U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,763 describes a system for collapsing a bunk bed into a single bed unit. Another type of folding bed unit is U.S. Pat. No. 2,945,241 having an upper mattress support frame that can be selectively positioned over a lower mattress support frame to form a single bed or a bunk bed arrangement. U.S. Pat. No. 3,725,966 has a structural rail connected to a box spring with a leg structure coupled to the structural rail whereby the leg structure is selectively pivoted to support the box spring. U.S. Pat. No. 3,855,654 has a rail assembly that can be coupled to bed and can be stored under the bed when the rail assembly is not being used. U.S. Pat. No. 1,278,568 has a bed frame that is foldable to facilitate storing of the bed frame when not in use. U.S. Pat. No. 1,285,909 has a crib that is convertible to a couch or bed for an adult user. U.S. Pat. No. 1,102,027 has a crib that is foldable to facilitate storage of the crib when not in use. U.S. Pat. No. 767,680 has a metallic bedstead that is collapsible. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 55,928 shows a bed.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a device that has certain improved features allows a second bed to be positioned under the first bed without the second bed being coupled to the first bed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention meets the needs presented above by providing a pair of leg portions that are positioned at an obtuse angle to the frame assembly when the leg portions are in the deployed position to allow a bed to be placed on the floor between the leg portions.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new loft apparatus that provides storage for the railing portions when the railing portions are not being used.
To this end, the present invention generally comprises a frame assembly being designed for supporting the mattress. A plurality of hinge portions are coupled to the frame assembly. The hinge portions downwardly extend from the frame assembly whereby the hinge portions are designed for engaging the floor and support the frame assembly above the floor. A plurality of leg portions are pivotally coupled to the hinge portions. Each of the leg portions is pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position. The stored position is defined by each of the leg portions being positioned substantially parallel to the frame assembly. The deployed positioned is defined by the leg portions extending downwardly from the hinge portions whereby the leg portions are designed for engaging the floor and raising the frame assembly and the hinge portions above the floor. The hinge portions positioning each of the leg portions at an obtuse angle from the frame assembly whereby the leg portions are designed for permitting insertion of another bed between the leg portions when the leg portions are in the deployed position.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a new loft apparatus according to the present invention shown with a second loft apparatus positioned between the leg portions.
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of the present invention showing the leg portions in the storage position.
FIG. 3
is an enlarged perspective view of the rail portions and receiving members of the present invention.
FIG. 4
is a side view of one of the hinge portions of the present invention.
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6
is an enlarged perspective view of the present invention shown the rail portions in the stored position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 6
thereof, a new loft apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral
10
will be described.
As best illustrated in
FIGS. 1 through 6
, the loft apparatus
10
generally comprises a frame assembly
11
being designed for supporting the mattress.
A plurality of hinge portions
12
are coupled to the frame assembly
11
. The hinge portions
12
downwardly extend from the frame assembly
11
whereby the hinge portions
12
are designed for engaging the floor and support the frame assembly
11
above the floor.
A plurality of leg portions
13
are pivotally coupled to the hinge portions
12
. Each of the leg portions
13
is pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position. The stored position is defined by each of the leg portions
13
being positioned substantially parallel to the frame assembly
11
. The deployed positioned is defined by the leg portions
13
extending downwardly from the hinge portions
12
whereby the leg portions
13
are designed for engaging the floor and raising the frame assembly
11
and the hinge portions
12
above the floor. The hinge portions
12
positioning each of the leg portions
13
at an obtuse angle from the frame assembly
11
whereby the leg portions
13
are designed for permitting insertion of another bed between the leg portions
13
when the leg portions
13
are in the deployed position.
Each of the leg portions
13
comprises a pair of leg stanchions
14
. Each of the leg stanchions
14
is pivotally coupled to one of the hinge portions
12
. Each of the leg stanchions
14
is designed for extending between the floor and an associated one of the hinge portions
12
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted to the deployed position.
Each of the leg portions
13
comprises a plurality of leg support members
15
. The leg support members
15
are coupled between the leg stanchions
14
of the associated one of the leg portions
13
. The leg support members
15
are for maintaining alignment of the leg stanchions
14
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted. The leg support members
15
are for inhibiting spreading apart of the leg stanchions
14
when a user is laying on the mattress supported by the frame assembly
11
.
Each of the leg portions
13
comprises a plurality of ladder rungs
16
. Each of the ladder rungs
16
is coupled to at least one of the leg stanchions
14
of the associated one of the leg portions
13
. Each of the ladder rungs
16
is designed for supporting a user climbing the ladder rungs
16
to reach the mattress supported by the frame assembly
11
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted into the deployed position.
Each of the hinge portions
12
comprises a pair of plate members
17
. Each of the plate members
17
is coupled to the frame assembly
11
. Each of the leg stanchions
14
of the associated one of the leg portions
13
is pivotally coupled to the plate members
17
whereby each of the leg stanchions
14
is positioned between the plate members
17
of the associated one of the hinge portions
12
. Each of the plate members
17
is designed for engaging the floor and positioning the frame assembly
11
above the floor when the leg portions
13
are in the stored position.
Each of the plate members
17
comprises an arcuate slot
18
. The arcuate slot
18
extends through the associated one of the plate members
17
whereby the arcuate slot
18
of one of the plate members
17
is aligned with the arcuate slot
18
of the other of the plate members
17
of the associated one of the hinge portions
12
.
Each of the hinge portions
12
comprises a guide fastener
19
. The guide fastener
19
is coupled to the associated one of the leg stanchions
14
whereby the guide fastener
19
extends through the arcuate slot
18
of each of the plate members
17
of the associated one of the hinge portions
12
. The guide fastener
19
is for sliding in the arcuate slot
18
when the associated one of the leg portions
13
is pivoted with respect to the frame assembly
11
.
Each of the plate members
17
comprises a deploy slot
20
. The deploy slot
20
is in communication with the arcuate slot
18
of the associated one of the plate members
17
. The guide fastener
19
slides into the deploy slot
20
of the associated one of the plate members
17
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted into the deployed position. The deploy slot
20
extends towards the frame member from the arcuate slot
18
of the associated one of the plate members
17
whereby the guide fastener
19
is slid out of the arcuate slot
18
for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of the leg portions
13
when the user is positioned on the mattress.
Each of the plate members
17
comprises a storage slot
21
. The storage slot
21
is in communication with the arcuate slot
18
of the associated one of the plate members
17
whereby the storage slot
21
is positioned opposite the deploy slot
20
of the associated one of the plate members
17
. The guide fastener
19
slides into the storage slot
21
of the associated one of the plate members
17
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted into the storage position. The storage slot
21
extends substantially parallel to the frame member from the arcuate slot
18
of the associated one of the plate members
17
whereby the guide fastener
19
is slid out of the arcuate slot
18
for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of the leg portions
13
when leg portions
13
are in the storage position.
The deployed slot of each of the plate members
17
is positioned at the obtuse angle from the frame assembly
11
. The deployed slot is for positioning the leg portions
13
at the obtuse angle to the frame assembly
11
when the leg portions
13
are pivoted into the deployed position.
Each of the plate members
17
comprises a pivot slot
22
. The pivot slot
22
extends through the associated one of the plate members
17
. A pivot pin
23
is coupled to the associated one of the leg stanchions
14
and extends through the pivot slot
22
of each of the plate members
17
of the associated one of the hinge portions
12
whereby the pivot pin
23
slides and pivots in the pivot slot
22
when the associated one of the leg portions
13
is pivoted with respect to the frame assembly
11
.
The frame assembly
11
comprises a perimeter member
24
and a plurality of frame support members
25
. The hinge portions
12
are coupled to the perimeter member
24
. Each of the frame support members
25
extends between sides of the perimeter member
24
. Each of the frame support members
25
is for stabilizing the perimeter member
24
when the user is positioned on the mattress supported by the frame assembly
11
. Each of the frame support members
25
is designed for being positioned under the mattress whereby the frame support members
25
support the mattress when the mattress is positioned on the frame assembly
11
.
A plurality of railing portions
26
are selectively coupled to the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
. Each of the railing portions
26
upwardly extends from the frame assembly
11
whereby the railing portions
26
are designed for inhibiting the user from inadvertently falling off of the mattress.
Each of the railing portions
26
comprises a pair of side members
27
and at least one rail member
29
. The rail member
29
extends between the side members
27
. The side members
27
is selectively coupled to the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
.
A plurality of receiving members are coupled to the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
. Each of the receiving members is designed for slidably receiving one of the side members
27
of the associated one of the railing portions
26
whereby the railing portions
26
extend upwardly from the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
.
Each of the side members
27
of the railing portion comprises a locking pin
30
biased outwardly from the associated one of the side members
27
. The locking pin
30
selectively extends through a locking aperture
31
of the associated one of the receiving members whereby the locking pin
30
selectively secures the associated one of the railing portions
26
to the frame assembly
11
. The locking pin
30
is designed for being pressed by the user to slide the locking pin
30
out of the locking aperture
31
to allow the associated one of the railing portions
26
to be removed from the frame assembly
11
.
A plurality of side storage receivers
32
are coupled to the hinge portions
12
. Each of the side storage receivers
32
selectively receives one of the side members
27
of the associated one of the railing portions
26
comprising a length substantially equal to a length of the frame assembly
11
whereby the railing portions
26
are positioned under and substantially parallel to the frame assembly
11
for facilitating storage when the user is not using the railing portions
26
.
Each of the side storage receivers
32
comprises a side locking orifice
33
. The side locking orifice
33
selectively receives the locking pin
30
of the associated one of the side members
27
for selectively securing the associated one of the railing portions
26
to the side storage receivers
32
when the associated one of the railing portions
26
is not being used by the user.
A plurality of end storage receivers
34
are coupled to the frame support members
25
. Each of the end storage receivers
34
selectively receives one of the side members
27
of the associated one of the railing portions
26
comprising a length substantially equal to a width of the frame assembly
11
whereby the railing portions
26
are positioned between adjacent frame support members
25
of the frame assembly
11
for facilitating storage when the user is not using the railing portions
26
.
Each of the end storage receivers
34
comprises an end locking orifice
35
. The end locking orifice
35
selectively receives the locking pin
30
of the associated one of the side members
27
for selectively securing the associated one of the railing portions
26
to the end storage receivers
34
when the associated one of the railing portions
26
is not being used by the user.
In an embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6
, a grate member
36
is selectively positioned on the support members of the frame assembly
11
whereby the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
extends around the grate member
36
. The grate member
36
is designed for supporting the mattress whereby the grate member
36
supports across the entire mattress to inhibit pressure points being formed by the frame support members
25
when the user is laying on the mattress.
In use, the user pulls each of the leg portions
13
away from the associated one of the hinge portions
12
so that the leg portions
13
can be pivoted away from the frame assembly
11
. Each of the leg portions
13
is then pushed towards the frame assembly
11
to lock the leg portions
13
in the deployed position. The frame assembly
11
and hinge portions
12
are now positioned above the floor. The user may then slide as second loft apparatus between the leg portions
13
of the first loft apparatus so that the first loft apparatus is lofted above the second loft apparatus. The railing portions
26
may then be removed as needed and coupled to the perimeter member
24
of the frame assembly
11
to provide the user some protection from inadvertently falling off the mattress.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
Claims
- 1. A loft apparatus for supporting a mattress above a floor, the loft apparatus comprising:a frame assembly being adapted for supporting the mattress; a plurality of hinge portions being coupled to said frame assembly, said hinge portions downwardly extending from said frame assembly such that said hinge portions are adapted for engaging the floor and support said frame assembly above the floor; and a plurality of leg portions being pivotally coupled to said hinge portions, each of said leg portions being pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position, said stored position being defined by each of said leg portions being positioned substantially parallel to said frame assembly, said deployed positioned being defined by said leg portions extending downwardly from said hinge portions such that said leg portions are adapted for engaging the floor and raising said frame assembly and said hinge portions above the floor, said hinge portions positioning each of said leg portions at an obtuse angle from said frame assembly such that said leg portions are adapted for permitting insertion of another bed between said leg portions when said leg portions are in said deployed position.
- 2. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:each of said leg portions comprising a pair of leg stanchions, each of the leg stanchions being pivotally coupled to one of said hinge portions, each of said leg stanchions being adapted for extending between the floor and an associated one of said hinge portions when said leg portions are pivoted to said deployed position.
- 3. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:each of said leg portions comprising a plurality of leg support members, said leg support members being coupled between said leg stanchions of the associated one of said leg portions, said leg support members being for maintaining alignment of said leg stanchions when said leg portions are pivoted, said leg support members being for inhibiting spreading apart of said leg stanchions when a user is laying on the mattress supported by said frame assembly.
- 4. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:each of said leg portions comprising a plurality of ladder rungs, each of said ladder rungs being coupled to at least one of said leg stanchions of the associated one of the leg portions, each of said ladder rungs being adapted for supporting a user climbing said ladder rungs to reach the mattress supported by said frame assembly when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position.
- 5. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:each of said hinge portions comprising a pair of plate members, each of said plate members being coupled to said frame assembly, each of said leg stanchions of the associated one of said leg portions being pivotally coupled to said plate members such that each of said leg stanchions is positioned between said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions, each of said plate members being adapted for engaging the floor and positioning said frame assembly above the floor when said leg portions are in said stored position.
- 6. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:each of said plate members comprising an arcuate slot, said arcuate slot extending through the associated one of said plate members such that said arcuate slot of one of said plate members is aligned with said arcuate slot of the other of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions; and each of said hinge portions comprising a guide fastener, said guide fastener being coupled to the associated one of said leg stanchions such that said guide fastener extends through said arcuate slot of each of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions, said guide fastener being for sliding in said arcuate slot when the associated one of said leg portions is pivoted with respect to said frame assembly.
- 7. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 6, further comprising:each of said plate members comprising a deploy slot, said deploy slot being in communication with said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members, said guide fastener sliding into said deploy slot of the associated one of said plate members when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position, said deploy slot extending towards said frame member from said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said guide fastener is slid out of said arcuate slot for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of said leg portions when the user is positioned on the mattress.
- 8. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 7, further comprising:each of said plate members comprising a storage slot, said storage slot being in communication with said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said storage slot is positioned opposite said deploy slot of the associated one of said plate members, said guide fastener sliding into said storage slot of the associated one of said plate members when said leg portions are pivoted into said storage position, said storage slot extending substantially parallel to said frame member from said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said guide fastener is slid out of said arcuate slot for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of said leg portions when leg portions are in said storage position.
- 9. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 8, further comprising:each of said plate members comprising a pivot slot, said pivot slot extending through the associated one of said plate members, a pivot pin being coupled to the associated one of said leg stanchions and extends through said pivot slot of each of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions such that said pivot pin slides and pivots in said pivot slot when the associated one of said leg portions is pivoted with respect to said frame assembly.
- 10. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 7, further comprising:said deployed slot of each of said plate members being positioned at the obtuse angle from said frame assembly, said deployed slot being for positioning said leg portions at the obtuse angle to said frame assembly when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position.
- 11. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:said frame assembly comprising a perimeter member and a plurality of frame support members, said hinge portions being coupled to said perimeter member, each of said frame support members extending between sides of said perimeter member, each of said frame support members being for stabilizing said perimeter member when the user is positioned on the mattress supported by said frame assembly, each of said frame support members being adapted for being positioned under the mattress such that said frame support members support the mattress when the mattress is positioned on said frame assembly.
- 12. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising:a grate member being selectively positioned on said support members of said frame assembly such that said perimeter member of said frame assembly extends around said grate member, said grate member being adapted for supporting the mattress such that said grate member supports across the entire mattress to inhibit pressure points being formed by said frame support members when the user is laying on the mattress.
- 13. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising:a plurality of railing portions being selectively coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly, each of said railing portions upwardly extending from said frame assembly such that said railing portions are adapted for inhibiting the user from inadvertently falling off of said mattress.
- 14. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 13, further comprising:each of said railing portions comprising a pair of side members and at least one rail member, said rail member extending between said side members, said side members being selectively coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly.
- 15. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 14, further comprising:a plurality of receiving members are coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly, each of said receiving members being adapted for slidably receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions such that said railing portions extend upwardly from said perimeter member of said frame assembly.
- 16. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 15, further comprising:each of said side members of said railing portion comprising a locking pin biased outwardly from the associated one of said side members, said locking pin selectively extending through a locking aperture of the associated one of said receiving members such that said locking pin selectively secures the associated one of said railing portions to said frame assembly, said locking pin being adapted for being pressed by the user to slide said locking pin out of the locking aperture to allow the associated one of said railing portions to be removed from said frame assembly.
- 17. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 14, further comprising:a plurality of side storage receivers being coupled to said hinge portions, each of said side storage receivers selectively receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions comprising a length substantially equal to a length of said frame assembly such that said railing portions are positioned under and substantially parallel to said frame assembly for facilitating storage when the user is not using said railing portions.
- 18. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 14, further comprising:a plurality of end storage receivers being coupled to said frame support members, each of said end storage receivers selectively receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions comprising a length substantially equal to a width of said frame assembly such that said railing portions are positioned between adjacent frame support members of said frame assembly for facilitating storage when the user is not using said railing portions.
- 19. A loft apparatus for supporting a mattress above a floor, the loft apparatus comprising:a frame assembly being adapted for supporting the mattress; a plurality of hinge portions being coupled to said frame assembly, said hinge portions downwardly extending from said frame assembly such that said hinge portions are adapted for engaging the floor and support said frame assembly above the floor; a plurality of leg portions being pivotally coupled to said hinge portions, each of said leg portions being pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position, said stored position being defined by each of said leg portions being positioned substantially parallel to said frame assembly, said deployed positioned being defined by said leg portions extending downwardly from said hinge portions such that said leg portions are adapted for engaging the floor and raising said frame assembly and said hinge portions above the floor, said hinge portions positioning each of said leg portions at an obtuse angle from said frame assembly such that said leg portions are adapted for permitting insertion of another bed between said leg portions when said leg portions are in said deployed position; each of said leg portions comprising a pair of leg stanchions, each of the leg stanchions being pivotally coupled to one of said hinge portions, each of said leg stanchions being adapted for extending between the floor and an associated one of said hinge portions when said leg portions are pivoted to said deployed position; each of said leg portions comprising a plurality of leg support members, said leg support members being coupled between said leg stanchions of the associated one of said leg portions, said leg support members being for maintaining alignment of said leg stanchions when said leg portions are pivoted, said leg support members being for inhibiting spreading apart of said leg stanchions when a user is laying on the mattress supported by said frame assembly; each of said leg portions comprising a plurality of ladder rungs, each of said ladder rungs being coupled to at least one of said leg stanchions of the associated one of the leg portions, each of said ladder rungs being adapted for supporting a user climbing said ladder rungs to reach the mattress supported by said frame assembly when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position; each of said hinge portions comprising a pair of plate members, each of said plate members being coupled to said frame assembly, each of said leg stanchions of the associated one of said leg portions being pivotally coupled to said plate members such that each of said leg stanchions is positioned between said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions, each of said plate members being adapted for engaging the floor and positioning said frame assembly above the floor when said leg portions are in said stored position; each of said plate members comprising an arcuate slot, said arcuate slot extending through the associated one of said plate members such that said arcuate slot of one of said plate members is aligned with said arcuate slot of the other of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions; each of said hinge portions comprising a guide fastener, said guide fastener being coupled to the associated one of said leg stanchions such that said guide fastener extends through said arcuate slot of each of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions, said guide fastener being for sliding in said arcuate slot when the associated one of said leg portions is pivoted with respect to said frame assembly; each of said plate members comprising a deploy slot, said deploy slot being in communication with said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members, said guide fastener sliding into said deploy slot of the associated one of said plate members when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position, said deploy slot extending towards said frame member from said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said guide fastener is slid out of said arcuate slot for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of said leg portions when the user is positioned on the mattress; each of said plate members comprising a storage slot, said storage slot being in communication with said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said storage slot is positioned opposite said deploy slot of the associated one of said plate members, said guide fastener sliding into said storage slot of the associated one of said plate members when said leg portions are pivoted into said storage position, said storage slot extending substantially parallel to said frame member from said arcuate slot of the associated one of said plate members such that said guide fastener is slid out of said arcuate slot for inhibiting inadvertent pivoting of said leg portions when leg portions are in said storage position; said deployed slot of each of said plate members being positioned at the obtuse angle from said frame assembly, said deployed slot being for positioning said leg portions at the obtuse angle to said frame assembly when said leg portions are pivoted into said deployed position; each of said plate members comprising a pivot slot, said pivot slot extending through the associated one of said plate members, a pivot pin being coupled to the associated one of said leg stanchions and extends through said pivot slot of each of said plate members of the associated one of said hinge portions such that said pivot pin slides and pivots in said pivot slot when the associated one of said leg portions is pivoted with respect to said frame assembly; said frame assembly comprising a perimeter member and a plurality of frame support members, said hinge portions being coupled to said perimeter member, each of said frame support members extending between sides of said perimeter member, each of said frame support members being for stabilizing said perimeter member when the user is positioned on the mattress supported by said frame assembly, each of said frame support members being adapted for being positioned under the mattress such that said frame support members support the mattress when the mattress is positioned on said frame assembly; a plurality of railing portions being selectively coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly, each of said railing portions upwardly extending from said frame assembly such that said railing portions are adapted for inhibiting the user from inadvertently falling off of said mattress; each of said railing portions comprising a pair of side members and at least one rail member, said rail member extending between said side members, said side members being selectively coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly; a plurality of receiving members are coupled to said perimeter member of said frame assembly, each of said receiving members being adapted for slidably receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions such that said railing portions extend upwardly from said perimeter member of said frame assembly; each of said side members of said railing portion comprising a locking pin biased outwardly from the associated one of said side members, said locking pin selectively extending through a locking aperture of the associated one of said receiving members such that said locking pin selectively secures the associated one of said railing portions to said frame assembly, said locking pin being adapted for being pressed by the user to slide said locking pin out of the locking aperture to allow the associated one of said railing portions to be removed from said frame assembly; a plurality of side storage receivers being coupled to said hinge portions, each of said side storage receivers selectively receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions comprising a length substantially equal to a length of said frame assembly such that said railing portions are positioned under and substantially parallel to said frame assembly for facilitating storage when the user is not using said railing portions; each of said side storage receivers comprising a side locking orifice, said side locking orifice selectively receiving said locking pin of the associated one of said side members for selectively securing the associated one of said railing portions to said side storage receivers when the associated one of said railing portions is not being used by the user; a plurality of end storage receivers being coupled to said frame support members, each of said end storage receivers selectively receiving one of said side members of the associated one of said railing portions comprising a length substantially equal to a width of said frame assembly such that said railing portions are positioned between adjacent frame support members of said frame assembly for facilitating storage when the user is not using said railing portions; and each of said end storage receivers comprising an end locking orifice, said end locking orifice selectively receiving said locking pin of the associated one of said side members for selectively securing the associated one of said railing portions to said end storage receivers when the associated one of said railing portions is not being used by the user.
- 20. The loft apparatus as set forth in claim 19, further comprising:a grate member being selectively positioned on said support members of said frame assembly such that said perimeter member of said frame assembly extends around said grate member, said grate member being adapted for supporting the mattress such that said grate member supports across the entire mattress to inhibit pressure points being formed by said frame support members when the user is laying on the mattress.
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