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The original
murphy bed was invented in 1900 by a man named William L. Murphy.
Mr. Murphy lived in a one room apartment in San Francisco where
he met his future wife. He had a standard bed taking up most
of the floor space. Because he wanted to entertain, he started
experimenting with a folding bed, and applied for his first murphy bed
patent in 1900.
The first
of Murphy's beds were manufactured in San Francisco. In 1918,
William Murphy invented the pivot bed which pivoted on a door
jamb of a dressing closet, and then lowered into a sleeping
position - many are still in use today.
Murphybeds
have come a long way since those early days. Modern technology
has made it possible for less complicated and more efficient
methods for counter balancing the weight of the bed.
Wallbeds
utilize a patent pending gas piston lifting system that provides
a smooth, quiet motion and cannot fail by breaking a spring.
This system
has survived an intensive 10,000 cycle test with no negative
effect on the performance of the Wallbed. This is equivalent
to over 27 years of everyday use.
Wallbeds
are suitable for most applications, from an occasional guest
to everyday use. Many of our beds are being used in hospitals,
fire stations, hotels, motels and resorts throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
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