# US 10,765,222 B2 · Bed with liftable mattress and storage cavity > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,222 B2 - Document ID: US10765222B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/692,218 - Filed: 2015-04-21 - Published: 2015-12-03 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-30 - Assignees: Ultra-Mek, Inc. - Applicants: Ultra-Mek, Inc. - Inventors: Marcus L. Murphy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765222B2 ## CPC - A47C 17/86: Parts or details specially adapted for beds, sofas or couches not fully covered by any single one of groups A47C17/02 - A47C17/84 - A61G 7/012: raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame (A61G7/005, A61G7/008 take precedence) - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) ## Abstract A bed includes: a foundation; a mattress assembly comprising a mattress and an underlying panel; and a lifting mechanism comprising a series of interconnected pivoting links. The foundation includes a head wall, a foot wall opposed to the head wall, opposed side walls between the head wall and the foot wall, and a floor, the head wall, the foot wall, the side walls and the floor forming at least one storage cavity. The lifting mechanism is mounted to the foundation and the mattress assembly and is configured to move the mattress assembly between a lowered position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned atop the foundation, and a raised position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned above and at least partially laterally of the foundation, such that the storage cavity is accessible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bed, comprising: a foundation including a head wall, a foot wall opposed to the head wall, opposed side walls between the head wall and the foot wall, and a floor, the head wall, the foot wall, the side walls and the floor forming at least one storage cavity; a mattress assembly comprising a mattress and an underlying panel; and a lifting mechanism comprising a series of interconnected pivoting links, the lifting mechanism being mounted to the foundation and the mattress assembly, the lifting mechanism configured to move the mattress assembly between a lowered position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned atop the foundation, and a raised position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned above and at least partially laterally of the foundation, such that the storage cavity is accessible. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism includes an automated power unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bed defined in claim 2, wherein the automated power unit includes a detachable activation unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism includes a lateral swing link pivotally connected with the foundation and the mattress assembly and an inboard swing link pivotally connected with the foundation and the mattress assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein the foundation includes at least two storage cavities. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, further comprising a headboard attached to the head wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein the bed is positioned with the head wall adjacent a wall of a room. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein the mattress is sized to be a king-sized, queen-sized or double mattress. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein in the raised position, the mattress forms an angle with horizontal of between about 1 and 25 degrees. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein in the raised position, one side edge of the mattress is raised between about 26 to 36 inches above an upper edge of one of the side walls of the foundation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The bed defined in claim 1, wherein in the raised position, one side edge of the mattress is position between about 12 and 20 inches inboard of an upper edge of one of the side walls of the foundation. ### Claim 12 A bed, comprising: a foundation including a head wall, a foot wall opposed to the head wall, opposed side walls between the head wall and the foot wall, and a floor, the head wall, the foot wall, the side walls and the floor forming at least one storage cavity; a mattress assembly comprising a mattress and an underlying panel; and a lifting mechanism comprising a series of interconnected pivoting links, the lifting mechanism being mounted to the foundation and the mattress assembly, the lifting mechanism configured to move the mattress assembly between a lowered position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned atop the foundation, and a raised position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned above and at least partially laterally of the foundation, with one side edge of the mattress being raised between about 26 to 36 inches above an upper edge of one of the side walls of the foundation and between about 12 and 20 inches inboard of the upper edge of the side wall, such that the storage cavity is accessible. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein the lifting mechanism includes an automated power unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The bed defined in claim 13, wherein the automated power unit includes a detachable activation unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein the lifting mechanism includes a lateral swing link pivotally connected with the foundation and the mattress assembly and an inboard swing link pivotally connected with the foundation and the mattress assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein the foundation includes at least two storage cavities. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, further comprising a headboard attached to the head wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein the bed is positioned with the head wall adjacent a wall of a room. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein the mattress is sized to be a king-sized, queen-sized or double mattress. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The bed defined in claim 12, wherein in the raised position, the mattress forms an angle with horizontal of between about 1 and 25 degrees.