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US 12,117,028 B2Granted
Foundation and frame for bed
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsMatthew Griffith, Natalie Negus, Craig Peterson
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Abstract
A bed can include one or more connectors for connecting components of the bed. For example, a frame can include a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting a cross-member to a longitudinal support. Another example includes connectors for connecting and aligning a foundation with a frame.
Claims21
A bed sized and shaped for people, the bed comprising:
- a foundation configured to be converted between an extended position and a collapsed, shipping position, the foundation having:
- a first platform having a first platform top and a first platform bottom;
- a second platform having a second platform top and a second platform bottom, wherein the second platform is hingedly connected to the first platform so as to be foldable with the first platform top positioned against the second platform top in the collapsed, shipping position;
- and
- foldable legs, each pivotably connected to one of the first and second platforms, wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot inward towards a center of the foundation such that the foldable legs are completely contained within the first and second platforms when in the collapsed, shipping position.
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A bed sized and shaped for people, the bed comprising:
- a foundation configured to be converted between an extended position and a collapsed, shipping position, the foundation having:
- a first platform having a first platform top and a first platform bottom;
- a second platform having a second platform top and a second platform bottom, wherein the second platform is hingedly connected to the first platform so as to be foldable with the first platform top positioned against the second platform top in the collapsed, shipping position;
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- foldable legs, each pivotably connected to one of the first and second platforms, wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot inward towards a center of the foundation such that the foldable legs are at least partially flush against bottom surfaces of the first and second platforms when in the collapsed, shipping position, wherein each of the foldable legs are independently pivotable.
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A bed comprising:
- a foundation configured to be converted between an extended position and a collapsed, shipping position, the foundation having:
- a first platform;
- a second platform hingedly connected to the first platform so as to be foldable;
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- foldable legs, each pivotably connected to one of the first and second platforms, wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot inwards into an acute angle in the collapsed, shipping position, wherein the acute angle is acute with respect to either the first platform or the second platform, wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot inward towards a center of the foundation such that the foldable legs are contained within the first and second platforms when in the collapsed, shipping position, wherein each of the foldable legs comprise:
- a first portion configured to pivotably connect to one of the first and second platforms;
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- a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the first portion comprises a first surface and a second surface, the second surface perpendicular to the first surface, wherein when the foldable leg is in the collapsed, shipping position, the first surface is flush with a bottom surface of one of the first and second platforms and the second surface is flush with an inner side surface of the same one of the first and second platforms.
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