US Patent 12060138 Convertible seating and bed system for marine vessels

A convertible seating system for a marine vessel that is movable between a seating configuration and a bed configuration is provided. The convertible seating system includes a seating structural component, a backrest structural component that is pivotably coupled to the seating structural component, and an actuator assembly that is coupled to the seating structural component and positioned within a recessed portion of a deck surface of the marine vessel. The actuator assembly is configured to drive the seating structural component from a lower and inward position relative to the deck surface when the convertible seating system is in the seating configuration to a higher and outward position relative to the deck surface when the convertible seating system is in the bed configuration.