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US 11,685,304 B2Granted
Sleeper bunk system
AssigneeConsolidated Metco, Inc.
InventorsJulian Osorio, Damian Lucaciu, Stephen Green, Terence H. Boulton
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Abstract
In one aspect, a sleeper bunk is provided that includes a support for a mattress. The support includes an assembly of support portions each having at least one surface arranged to support an underside of the mattress. The sleeper bunk includes at least one mount connected to the support and configured to facilitate movement of the support and the mattress thereon between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation. The support portions have overlapping portions configured to distribute a load from the mattress between the support portions.
Claims38
A sleeper bunk system comprising:
- a support of a first material for supporting a mattress;
- at least one mount configured to pivotally connect the support to a vehicle surface, the at least one mount facilitating pivoting of the support between an upper orientation and a lower orientation;
- the support including an assembly of support portions side-by-side one another in a first direction, the support portions connected together to resist a load from the mattress in a second direction transverse to the first direction with the support in the lower orientation;
- at least one frame member of a second material different than the first material, the frame member connected to the support portions and resisting relative movement of the support portions;
- and
- wherein the support portions include overlapping portions that overlap in the second direction.
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A sleeper bunk comprising:
- a support of a first material for supporting a mattress;
- at least one mount configured to pivotally connect the support to a vehicle surface, the at least one mount facilitating pivoting of the support between an upper orientation and a lower orientation;
- the support including an assembly of support portions side-by-side one another in a first direction, the support portions connected together to resist a load from the mattress in a second direction transverse to the first direction with the support in the lower orientation;
- at least one frame member of a second material different than the first material, the frame member connected to the support portions and resisting relative movement of the support portions;
- wherein the at least one frame member comprises a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member;
- wherein the support portions each include a base portion, a front wall portion upstanding from the base portion, and a rear wall portion upstanding from the base portion;
- and
- wherein the front wall portion is secured to the first elongate frame member and the rear wall portion is secured to the second elongate frame member.
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A sleeper bunk comprising:
- a support of a first material for supporting a mattress;
- at least one mount configured to pivotally connect the support to a vehicle surface, the at least one mount facilitating pivoting of the support between an upper orientation and a lower orientation;
- the support including an assembly of support portions side-by-side one another in a first direction, the support portions connected together to resist a load from the mattress in a second direction transverse to the first direction with the support in the lower orientation;
- at least one frame member of a second material different than the first material, the frame member connected to the support portions and resisting relative movement of the support portions;
- wherein the support portions include a first end support portion and a second end support portion;
- wherein each of the first end support portion and the second end support portion includes a base portion, a front wall portion upstanding from the base portion, a rear wall portion upstanding from the base portion, and a side wall portion connecting the front wall portion and the rear wall portion;
- and
- wherein the at least one mount comprises two mounts, each mount secured to the side wall portion of one of the first and second end support portions.
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A sleeper bunk comprising:
- a support of a first material for supporting a mattress;
- at least one mount configured to pivotally connect the support to a vehicle surface, the at least one mount facilitating pivoting of the support between an upper orientation and a lower orientation;
- the support including an assembly of support portions side-by-side one another in a first direction, the support portions connected together to resist a load from the mattress in a second direction transverse to the first direction with the support in the lower orientation;
- at least one frame member of a second material different than the first material, the frame member connected to the support portions and resisting relative movement of the support portions;
- wherein the support portions include end support portions and at least one intermediate support portion intermediate the end support portions along the first direction;
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- wherein the end support portions each include a base portion, a front wall portion upstanding from the base portion, a rear wall portion upstanding from the base portion, and a side wall portion upstanding from the base portion and connecting the front wall portion and the rear wall portion.
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A sleeper bunk comprising:
- a support of a first material for supporting a mattress;
- at least one mount configured to pivotally connect the support to a vehicle surface, the at least one mount facilitating pivoting of the support between an upper orientation and a lower orientation;
- the support including an assembly of support portions side-by-side one another in a first direction, the support portions connected together to resist a load from the mattress in a second direction transverse to the first direction with the support in the lower orientation;
- at least one frame member of a second material different than the first material, the frame member connected to the support portions and resisting relative movement of the support portions;
- and
- wherein the support portions include a first support portion having a channel and a second support portion having a protrusion overlapping the channel in the second direction and extending in the channel to transfer loading between the first and second support portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.