Popular Science Monthly 



697 



The Ceiling Bed. It Never Shows r 

 Itself Until It Is Needed 



THE problem of what to do with 

 extra company when you have 

 no guest room has been solved by 

 the disappearing bed which is hidden 

 in the ceiling. It is the latest addi- 

 tion to the large number of disap- 

 pearing and folding beds of all 

 kinds, but it differs in its construc- 

 tion from any bed which may come 

 under the classification. 



In the first place, it does not 

 take up wall space, closet or floor 

 space. It fits in the ceiling of the 

 room, two false panels being used so 

 that the place of concealment is al- 

 ways covered. When the bed is 

 lowered to the floor one of the 

 panels descends and covers 

 the opening, leavi 

 nothing to suggest where 

 the bed came from. The 

 other panel, held below 

 the bed, fits into the 

 ceiling when the bed 

 has been raised to its 

 hidden day-time posi- 

 tion in a box installed 



In oval: The bed fits into a 

 box installed between the 

 ceiling and the floor above 



IMagram showing the plan of the ceiling bed, the 

 location of the cables and the winding drum 



The bed lowered. 

 The space it oc- 

 cupies in the 

 ceiling is cov- 

 ered by a false 

 panel which 

 drops into place 



between the ceiling and the floor 

 above. 



Fitted in one of the side walls 

 of the room is a winding drum 

 around which are cables leading 

 through the joists and fastened se- 

 curely to the four corners of the 

 bed. An inconspicuous door gives 

 admission to the winding drum 

 and by turning the crank the bed 

 is raised or lowered into position, 

 as desired. 



In a cottage or small bungalow 

 where usually the only paneled 

 room is the dining room, the bed 

 can be concealed from view at all 

 times, except when it is lowered 

 for use. It requires but a moment's 

 time to raise or lower the bed and 

 this can be accomplished with but 

 little effort. 



Such a bed is generally of three- 

 quarters size and is equipped with 

 comfortable springs and mattress. 

 It is made up ready for use before 

 it is sent skyward. 



