A lifting system is used to move an item between a use position and a stowed position in a vehicle. The item may be an article of furniture, an appliance, a storage unit, a platform, or the like. The lifting system may be motorized and/or utilize a flexible drive to move the item. The lifting system may be used to reciprocally move the item between the use position and the stowed position in a recreational vehicle.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/255,165, entitled "Bed that Moves Vertically and Converts into a Couch," filed on Oct. 19, 2005, pending, which is a continuation in part of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2004/025360, entitled "System and Method for Moving Objects," filed on Jul. 31, 2004, published as International Publication No. WO 2005/012156, pending, which claims the benefit of the following applications: (1) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/491,448, entitled "Vertical Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Jul. 31, 2003; (2) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/492,440, entitled "Vertical Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Aug. 4, 2003; (3) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/510,270, entitled "Vertical Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Oct. 9, 2003; (4) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/534,092, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Moving Items in a Vehicle," filed on Jan. 2, 2004; (5) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/544,000, entitled "Systems and Methods for Moving Items in a Vehicle," filed on Feb. 12, 2004; (6) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/560,872, entitled "Systems and Methods for Moving Items in a Vehicle," filed on Apr. 9, 2004; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/255,165 claims the benefit of the following applications under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e): (1) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/621,606, entitled "System and Method for Moving Objects," filed on Oct. 21, 2004 and (2) U.S. Prov. Pat. App. No. 60/639,676, entitled "System and Method for Moving Objects," filed on Dec. 27, 2004; all of foregoing documents are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
