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US 12709212 · App. 17/944,265 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Convertible furniture arrangement for a recreational vehicle

Inventor: Angelo Natuzzi (Winkler, CA)

Assignee: Triple E Canada, Ltd.

B60P3/36 A47C17/12 B60N2/02 B60N2/24 B60N2/753 B60N3/001 B60P3/34

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Patent No.: US 12709212
App. No.: 17/944,265
Granted: Aug 18, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A convertible furniture arrangement includes a seat assembly having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a back frame and a back cushion movable relative to the back frame. An armrest assembly is coupled to the seat bottom. The armrest assembly includes a base armrest portion and a side armrest portion movable from a stowed configuration to an extended configuration relative to the base armrest portion. The convertible furniture arrangement is convertible from a first seating mode to a second seating mode. In the first seating mode, the side armrest portion is in the stowed configuration and the back cushion is positioned against the back frame. In the second seating mode, the side armrest portion is in the extended configuration and the back cushion is positioned against the side armrest portion.

Claims (49)

1 . A convertible furniture arrangement for a living quarters comprising a wall and a floor, the convertible furniture arrangement comprising:

a seat assembly comprising:

a seat bottom;

a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back comprising:

a back frame;

a back cushion being movable relative to the back frame;

an armrest assembly coupled to the seat bottom, the armrest assembly comprising:

a base armrest portion; and

a side armrest portion movable from a stowed configuration to an extended configuration relative to the base armrest portion;

wherein the side armrest portion is pivotable from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration relative to the base armrest portion;

wherein the back frame comprises a first support surface against which the back cushion is positioned in the first seating mode, the first support surface being disposed at a first angle relative to a vertical axis, the side armrest portion comprises a second support surface against which the back cushion is positioned in the second seating mode, the second support surface being disposed at a second angle relative to the vertical axis in the second seating mode, and the second angle being substantially equal to the first angle;

wherein the base armrest portion comprises a third support surface against which the back cushion is positioned in the second seating mode, the third support surface being disposed at a third angle relative to the vertical axis in the second seating mode, and the third angle being substantially equal to the first angle and the second angle.

2 . A convertible furniture arrangement for a living quarters comprising a wall and a floor, the convertible furniture arrangement comprising:

a seat assembly comprising:

a seat bottom;

a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back comprising:

a back frame;

a back cushion being movable relative to the back frame;

an armrest assembly coupled to the seat bottom, the armrest assembly comprising:

a base armrest portion; and

a side armrest portion movable from a stowed configuration to an extended configuration relative to the base armrest portion;

wherein the convertible furniture arrangement is convertible from a first seating mode to a second seating mode, in the first seating mode the side armrest portion being in the stowed configuration and the back cushion being positioned against the back frame, and in the second seating mode the side armrest portion being in the extended configuration and the back cushion being positioned against the side armrest portion; and wherein the armrest assembly further comprises an upper armrest portion movably coupled to the base armrest portion, in the stowed configuration the upper armrest portion covering the side armrest portion, and in the extended configuration the upper armrest portion being disposed aside the side armrest portion.

3 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the upper armrest portion is pivotably coupled to the base armrest portion.

4 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the seat assembly is a first seat assembly, and further comprising a second seat assembly, in the first seating mode the back cushion faces transversely relative to the second seat assembly, and in the second seating mode the back cushion faces toward the second seat.

5 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the second seat assembly comprises a reconfigurable armrest assembly.

6 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the seat assembly is a first seat assembly, further comprising a second seat assembly, and wherein a table assembly is disposed between the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly.

7 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the table assembly is movable relative to the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly.

8 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the armrest assembly further comprises an upper armrest portion movably coupled to the base armrest portion, in the stowed configuration the upper armrest portion covering the side armrest portion, and in the extended configuration the upper armrest portion being disposed aside the side armrest portion.

9 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the upper armrest portion is pivotably coupled to the base armrest portion.

10 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 8 , wherein in the extended configuration the side armrest portion is disposed above the upper armrest portion.

11 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the upper armrest portion is pivotable relative to the base armrest portion by substantially 90 degrees from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration.

12 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the side armrest portion is pivotable relative to the base armrest portion by substantially 180 degrees from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration.

13 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the upper armrest portion is pivotable relative to the base armrest portion by substantially 90 degrees from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration.

14 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 13 , wherein the side armrest portion is pivotable relative to the base armrest portion by substantially 180 degrees from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration.

15 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 2 , wherein in the extended configuration the side armrest portion is disposed above the upper armrest portion.

16 . A convertible furniture arrangement for a living quarters comprising a wall and a floor, the convertible furniture arrangement comprising:

a seat bottom;

a seat cushion having a first uppermost surface; and

an armrest assembly coupled to the seat bottom, the armrest assembly comprising:

a base armrest portion having a second uppermost surface positioned vertically higher than the first uppermost surface; and

a side armrest portion pivotable by substantially 180 degrees from a stowed configuration to an extended configuration relative to the base armrest portion, in the stowed configuration the side armrest portion being horizontally nearer to the seat cushion than in the extended configuration;

17 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 16 , wherein in the stowed configuration the base armrest portion and the side armrest portion define a first maximum width in a horizontal direction and in the extended configuration the base armrest portion and the side armrest portion define a second maximum width in the horizontal direction, the second maximum width being less than the first maximum width.

18 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 16 , wherein the armrest assembly further comprises an upper armrest portion rotatably coupled to the base armrest portion, the upper armrest portion having an upper surface covering both the base armrest portion and the side armrest portion when the side armrest portion is in the stowed configuration and the upper surface of the upper armrest portion being positioned completely to a first horizontal side of the base armrest portion and the side armrest portion when the side armrest portion is in the extended configuration.

19 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 16 , further comprising a first seat assembly including the seat bottom, the seat cushion, and the armrest assembly, and further comprising a second seat assembly.

20 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 19 , wherein the second seat assembly comprises a reconfigurable armrest assembly.

21 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 16 , further comprising a first seat assembly including the seat bottom, the seat cushion, and the armrest assembly, and further comprising a second seat assembly, and wherein a table assembly is disposed between the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly.

22 . The convertible furniture arrangement of claim 21 , wherein the table assembly is movable relative to the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly.