Under-bed storage unit freestanding
OwnerEdward Schneidewentinventor
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Abstract
An under-bed storage unit is disclosed in which a freestanding structure is disposed under a bed frame and bears a generally circular platform thereon. The platform has a cut edge configured to be flush with the margin of the bedframe so that when the platform is not in use, it does not extend beyond the bed frame and is therefore out of the way. However, upon rotation, the arc of the circular platform is exposed and the stored contents of the platform are visible and accessible. The platform is rotated until the desired stored item is located and is then returned to its stored position. A number of variations of under-bed storage units utilizing freestanding supports, platforms of various sizes and shapes, structural and aesthetic platform feature, and associated support structures are also disclosed.
Claims29
An under-bed storage unit comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a platform comprising a major circular segment defined by an arc edge and a chord edge;
- a support structure perpendicular to and extending through a center of said platform;
- wherein said platform has a diameter no larger than a smallest dimension of a planar surface of said bed frame, and wherein said chord edge is normally flush with a margin of said bed frame.
An under-bed storage unit comprising:
- a platform comprising a major circular segment defined by an arc edge and a chord edge;
- a large low-profile bearing centered below said platform:
- wherein said platform has a diameter no larger than a smallest dimension of a planar surface of a selected bed frame, and wherein said bearing has a diameter no larger than a smallest diameter of said platform, and wherein said chord edge is normally flush with a margin of said selected bed frame.
An under-bed storage unit comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a platform comprising a major circular segment defined by an arc edge and a chord edge;
- a large low-profile bearing centered below said platform:
- wherein said platform has a diameter no larger than a smallest dimension of a planar surface of said bed frame, and wherein said bearing has a diameter no larger than a smallest diameter of said platform, and wherein said chord edge is normally flush with a margin of said bed frame.
A method of furnishing under-bed storage comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one circular platform generally parallel to a bed frame;
- placing said platform under said bed frame such that a linear chord edge of said platform is flush with a margin of said bed frame and a circular segment of said platform is covered by said bed frame;
- providing a freestanding bearing support below said platform and located in a center of said platform;
- rotating said platform on said support such that said chord edge is not flush with said margin of said bed frame and said circular segment extends beyond said margin of said bed frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.