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Sleeping compartment upper berth

CA 1067344 A · Owner: Pullman Incorporated · Inventors: Gutridge, Jack E.; Hallam, Keith J.

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A sleeping berth movable between stored and use positions includes an elongated pan having a central substantially deep portion and at opposite ends substantially narrower portions which contain a suitable shaped mattress. The shallow portions in the use position of the bed increase the head room for passengers seated on the compartment seats. The pan or shell of the berth also includes at one side thereof a tubular beam construction which houses a linkage mechanism for releasably locking the berth in use and non-use positions.

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  • Granted December 4, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 4, 1996.
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Filed—
GrantedDecember 4, 1979
Term endedDecember 4, 1996
Patent numberCA 1067344 A
Classification (IPC)B61D1/02 +1 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedDec 4, 1979Term endedDec 4, 1996

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