Bedding Foundation Having Roller Movable For Massage Effect
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsIsaac T. Freelend, Jacob J. Neuenswander, Jason J. Stokesbary
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Abstract
A bedding foundation has a linear actuator for moving a roller carriage forward and backwards. The roller carriage includes wheels which move along rails supported below a rigid platform having an opening extending through the platform. The roller carriage includes a lifter which raises and lowers a roller independently of the movement of the linear actuator. Regardless of the position of the linear actuator, the roller may be raised or lowered. The roller moves back and forth inside the opening extending through the rigid platform and imparts a massage movement to a mattress above the foundation.
Claims20
A bedding foundation comprising:
- a generally rectangular frame supported by legs;
- a rigid platform supported by the generally rectangular frame, the rigid platform having an opening;
- a cover secured to the rigid platform and covering the opening in the rigid platform;
- roller rails secured to the rigid platform, each of the roller rails being a unitary member having an inverted V-shaped lower portion;
- uprights secured to the roller rails;
- cross members secured to the uprights and extending therebetween;
- a linear actuator extending between the cross members for moving a bus;
- a roller tray bracket secured to the bus;
- a roller carriage secured to the roller tray bracket and being moveable by the linear actuator, said roller carriage including a roller tray;
- a lifter inside the roller tray for lifting a lifter plate;
- two roller mounting brackets secured to the lifter plate;
- a roller extending between the roller mounting brackets;
- and
- four wheels, two per side for engaging the roller rails and guiding movement of the roller carriage,
- wherein said roller of the roller carriage is movable in a horizontal direction by the linear actuator and movable in a vertical direction by the lifter.
A bedding foundation comprising:
- a frame supported by legs;
- a rigid platform supported by the generally rectangular frame, the rigid platform having an opening;
- a flexible cover covering the opening in the rigid platform;
- a lift mechanism suspended by the rigid platform;
- the lift mechanism comprising roller rails mounted to the rigid platform, each of the roller rails being a unitary member having an inverted V-shaped portion;
- the lift mechanism further comprising a linear actuator and a roller carriage operatively coupled to the linear actuator and being moveable by the linear actuator,
- said roller carriage including a roller tray and a chassis;
- a lifter inside the roller tray for lifting a lifter plate;
- two roller mounting brackets secured to the lifter plate;
- a roller extending between the roller mounting brackets;
- and
- wheels secured to the chassis and engaging the roller rails for guiding movement of the roller carriage,
- wherein the roller of the roller carriage is sized to fit through the opening in the rigid platform and movable in a horizontal direction by the linear actuator and movable in a vertical direction by the lifter.
A method of providing a massaging feeling to a mattress from a lift mechanism built into a bedding foundation, the method comprising:
- raising a roller though an opening in a rigid platform using a lifter, the roller remaining below a flexible cover covering the opening in the rigid platform, the rigid platform being supported by a generally rectangular frame supported by legs;
- moving the roller from front to back inside the opening with the roller in its raised position by activating a linear actuator, the linear actuator extending between cross members extending between uprights mounted to roller rails, the roller rails being mounted to the rigid platform, the linear actuator horizontally moving a bus, a roller tray bracket secured to the bus, and a roller tray of a roller carriage secured to the roller tray bracket, the roller carriage further comprising wheels engaging the roller rails for guiding movement of the roller carriage;
- wherein the lifter is inside the roller tray and lifts a lifter plate and two roller mounting brackets secured to the lifter plate when activated, the roller extending between the roller mounting brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.