Method of Making An Adjustable Bed Base Having Vibrating Motor in Pocket
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsJimmy L. Grimes, Jacob J. Neuenswander, William R. Rohr
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Abstract
A method of making an adjustable bed (10) includes providing an adjustable bed base (12) for supporting a mattress (14). The adjustable bed base (12) comprises an articulated deck (50) comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards (52, 54, 56, 58) hingedly joined together and supported from a frame (32). At least one of the support sections has an opening (72, 74) and a pocket (86) secured underneath the opening. Inside the pocket (86) is located a vibratory motor (100), the vibratory motor (100) being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit (66) for vibrating a portion of the adjustable bed (10).
Claims20
A method of making an adjustable bed for supporting a mattress, said method comprising:
- providing a bed frame and an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections supported by the bed frame, at least one of the support sections having an opening;
- securing a fabric pocket to a lower surface of said at least one of support sections, said pocket comprising first and second opposing panels, each of said first and second panels being secured to one another thereby forming a cavity;
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- positioning a vibratory motor in said cavity, said vibratory motor being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit.
A method of making an adjustable bed for supporting a mattress, said method comprising:
- providing a bed frame and an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections supported by the bed frame, at least two of the support sections each having an opening;
- securing a pocket to each of said support sections having an opening, said pocket comprising first and second opposing panels, at least one of said panels comprising polyester fibers, said first and second panels being secured to one another thereby forming a cavity;
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- positioning a vibratory motor in said cavity, said vibratory motor being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit.
A method of making an adjustable bed comprising:
- providing an adjustable bed base having an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections;
- securing a fabric pocket to one of said mattress support sections, said pocket comprising first and second rectangular panels sewn together and defining a cavity within said pocket;
- inserting a vibratory motor into said pocket;
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- electrically coupling said vibratory motor to a drive unit of the adjustable bed base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.