Remotely controlling beds
AssigneePurple Innovation, LLC
InventorJames T. Grutta
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for integrating remote controls into beds include a support for a remote control and an optional cradle. The support may be secured to the bed at a location where it is readily accessible to an individual as he or she lies on the bed. The support may receive the cradle or the remote control. The cradle, if any, may receive the remote control. The cradle may include a secondary remote system that may enable an individual to control certain functions of the bed, accessories thereto, and/or the environment in which the bed is located. Methods for securing and controlling a bed, any accessories, and the environment in which the bed is located are also disclosed.
Claims19
A bed, comprising:
- a bedframe;
- a mattress;
- a support fixed to a side panel of the mattress;
- a cradle configured to be removably coupled to the support via at least one of a magnet or a hook fabric, the cradle comprising a receptacle and a remote system, the receptacle comprising a retainer, and the remote system comprising at least one control to control at least one of the bedframe or the mattress;
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- a remote control that controls a function of at least one of the bedframe or the mattress, the remote control receivable by the retainer of the cradle based on the cradle being coupled to the support or by the support when the cradle is decoupled from the support, wherein the remote is supported by the retainer or the support at a location accessible to an individual laying on the mattress.
A method for securing a remote control for use with a bed to the bed, comprising:
- fixing a support to a side panel of a mattress of the bed at a location readily accessible to an individual as the individual lays on the bed, the support configured to removably receive a cradle via at least one of a magnet or a hook fabric, the cradle comprising a receptacle and a remote system, the receptacle comprising a retainer, and the remote system comprising at least one control to control at least one of a bedframe or the mattress;
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- receiving the remote control with the retainer of the cradle based on the cradle being coupled to the support or by the support when the cradle is decoupled from the support, wherein the remote is supported by the retainer or the support at a location accessible to the individual laying on the mattress.
A support for integrating a remote control for use with a bed into the bed, comprising:
- a base fixed to a side panel of a mattress at a location accessible to an individual laying on the mattress, the base including a coupler that receives at least one of:
- a cradle configured to be removably coupled to the base via at least one of a magnet or a hook fabric, the cradle including a receptacle and a remote system, the receptacle comprising a retainer, and the remote system comprising at least one control to control at least one of a bedframe or the mattress;
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- the remote control, wherein the remote control is receivable by the retainer of the cradle based on the cradle being coupled to the base or by the base when the cradle is decoupled from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.