Bedding Foundation Having Multiple Lift Actuators 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 platform supported by the generally rectangular frame, the platform having an opening;
- a cover secured to the platform and covering the opening in the platform;
- a mounting tray suspended by the platform;
- multiple lift actuators inside the mounting tray, each lift actuator raising and lowering a lift plate;
- wherein said lift actuators are programmed to move the lift plates in a vertical direction through the opening in the rigid platform in a predetermined pattern.
A bedding foundation comprising:
- a frame supported by legs;
- a rigid platform supported by the generally rectangular frame, the rigid platform having an opening;
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- a lift mechanism suspended by the rigid platform, the lift mechanism comprising a mounting tray, lift actuators and a lift plate operatively coupled to each of the lift actuators and being moveable by the lift actuator,
- wherein each of the lift actuators of the lift mechanism is sized to fit through the opening in the rigid platform and movable in a vertical direction by the lift actuator.
A method of providing a massaging feeling to a mattress from a lift mechanism built into a bedding foundation, the method comprising:
- raising and lowering multiple lift plates though an opening in a platform using lift actuators, the platform being supported by a generally rectangular frame supported by legs;
- wherein the lift actuators are secured to a mounting bracket secured to the platform, programmed to raise, and lower the lift plates in a predetermined manner when activated.
A method of providing a massaging feeling to a mattress from a lift mechanism built into a bedding foundation, the method comprising:
- raising and lowering multiple lift plates using lift actuators, thereby causing a pliable platform to have an uneven surface, the pliable platform being supported by a generally rectangular frame;
- wherein the lift actuators are secured to a mounting bracket secured to the platform, programmed to raise, and lower the lift plates in a predetermined manner when activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.