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US 12,758,025 B2Granted
Bed with straps and connectors
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsMatthew Griffith, Antony Kirk, Hummy Truh, Brian Doffing
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Abstract
Bed systems include a mattress that is configured to be attached to a foundation. The bed systems include a strap and a connector configured to hold the strap and connect the mattress and the foundation to each other.
Claims20
A bed system comprising:
- a foundation;
- a mattress having a mattress cover surrounding the mattress, the mattress configured to be positioned on top of the foundation;
- a mattress attachment mechanism configured to connect the mattress to the foundation, the mattress attachment mechanism comprising:
- a strap configured to connect to the mattress and extending from the mattress by extending through a fabric opening in a bottom surface of the mattress cover, the strap having a first portion of a connector;
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- a connector assembly fixed to the foundation and including (i) a channel partially recessed below a top surface of the foundation and configured to allow the strap to pass therethrough, (ii) a bar that extends across the channel, and (iii) a second portion of the connector,
- wherein the strap is configured to, based on passing through the channel, extend under the bar, and
- wherein the second portion of the connector is configured to, based on the strap passing through the channel, connect to the first portion of the connector.
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A bed system comprising:
- a foundation;
- a mattress configured to be positioned on top of the foundation;
- a mattress attachment mechanism configured to connect the mattress to the foundation, the mattress attachment mechanism comprising:
- a strap configured to connect to the mattress and extending from the mattress, the strap having a first portion of a connector;
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- a connector assembly fixed to the foundation and including (i) a channel partially recessed below a top surface of the foundation and configured to allow the strap to pass therethrough, (ii) a bar that extends across the channel, and (iii) a second portion of the connector,
- wherein the strap is configured to, based on passing through the channel, extend under the bar,
- wherein the second portion of the connector is configured to, based on the strap passing through the channel, connect to the first portion of the connector, and
- wherein the mattress attachment mechanism comprises a reinforcement patch having a patch opening that is aligned with a fabric opening in a bottom layer of the mattress.
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A bed system comprising:
- a foundation;
- a mattress configured to be positioned on top of the foundation;
- a mattress attachment mechanism configured to connect the mattress to the foundation, the mattress attachment mechanism comprising:
- a strap configured to connect to the mattress and extending from the mattress, the strap having a first portion of a connector;
- a connector assembly fixed to the foundation and including (i) a channel partially recessed below a top surface of the foundation and configured to allow the strap to pass therethrough, (ii) a bar that extends across the channel, and (iii) a second portion of the connector;
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- a second strap configured to connect the mattress to the foundation, the second strap having a first portion of a connector at an end of the strap, wherein the first portion of the connector comprises a snap having a first snap portion attached to the strap and a second snap portion attached to a bottom of a panel of the foundation,
- wherein the strap is configured to, based on passing through the channel, extend under the bar,
- wherein the second portion of the connector is configured to, based on the strap passing through the channel, connect to the first portion of the connector, and
- wherein the foundation comprises a left head panel and a right head panel each having inner edges and outer edges, wherein the second snap portion is positioned proximate to the inner edge of one of the left head panel or the right head panel.
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A method of assembling a bed system comprising:
- positioning a mattress on a foundation, the mattress having a mattress cover surrounding the mattress and a strap extending through a fabric opening in a bottom surface of the mattress cover, and the foundation having a connector assembly configured to engage the strap;
- passing the strap of the mattress between a bar and a channel of the connector assembly of the foundation;
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- based on the strap passing between the bar and the channel of the connector assembly, connecting a first connector portion of strap to a second connector portion of the connector assembly to thereby connect the mattress to the foundation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.