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Murphy Bed
Murphy Bed Setup and Stowing
1. This is a job for two people, one on each side of the Murphy
bed. Before lowering the Murphy bed, make certain that the
sofa couch has been folded down and that no person is under
the Murphy bed area.
2. While holding the Murphy bed with your free hand, pull back
the barrel latch pins on both sides of the Murphy bed, which
locks the bed in the upright position. The bed should be
unlocked and ready to be lowered now.
3. Once the pins are unlatched, slide your hands underneath the
footboard at the top of the Murphy bed base on either side and
slowly lower the bed to horizontal position. The foot board will
unfold at that time, so beware of pinch points and the board
hitting your feet. The bed should then rest on the foot board in
a horizontal position.
4. There is a barrel latch on the right side of the night stand.
SUPERVISION – For your safety and the safety of others,
please do not allow any individual under the Murphy bed
when lowering, raising, or stowing the bed. Children should
be supervised at all times and adults should likewise instruct
children about the hazards of being under the bed when
lowering, raising, or stowing the bed.
PINCH POINTS – Beware of pinch points between the base of
the Murphy bed and the sofa when lowering and between the
base of the bed and the storage compartment when raising
and/or stowing the bed. Also beware of the pinch point
between the footboard and your feet when lowering the bed
and the footboard and the base of the bed when raising to
stow.
CRUSH HAZARD – Lowering the bed may cause injury to
oneself or others. Keep clear of the bed base when lowering
or raising the Murphy bed and ensure that no adult, child, or
pet are under or near the bed when raising to stow.
USER EQUIPMENT – Make certain that no person is on the
Murphy bed when it is being raised or if the bed has not
properly been latched in place after it has been lowered for
use. If the bed is not properly latched in place during use, it
may inadvertently raise up if there is enough weight on the
head of the bed past the pivot point. In that circumstance, a
person may be trapped between the bed and the storage
compartment, which may result in serious personal injury or
death. In addition, if someone is on the bed when it being
raised to be stowed, that person may be trapped between the
bed and the storage compartment, which may result in
serious personal injury or death.
