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US 2025/0084883 A1Published application
Collapsable foundation
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsMatthew Griffith, Natalie Negus, Craig Peterson
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Abstract
A bed can include one or more connectors for connecting components of the bed. For example, a frame can include a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting a cross-member to a longitudinal support. Another example includes connectors for connecting and aligning a foundation with a frame.
Claims21
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A bed sized and shaped for people, the bed comprising:
- a foundation configured to be converted between an extended position and a collapsed shipping position, the foundation comprising:
- a first platform having a first platform top and a first platform bottom;
- and
- a second platform having a second platform top and a second platform bottom, wherein the first platform top faces away from the second platform top when the foundation is placed into the collapsed shipping position.
1 more element
A mattress foundation comprising:
- a first platform comprising a first platform top;
- a second platform hingedly connected to the first platform so as to move the first and second platforms between an extended position and a collapsed shipping position, the second platform comprising a second platform top;
- and
- foldable legs that are pivotably connected to the first and second platforms so as to be folded between the extended position and the collapsed shipping position,
- wherein the first platform top faces away from the second platform top when the mattress foundation is placed into the collapsed shipping position.
2 more elements
A method for shipping a bed foundation, the method comprising:
- folding legs of the bed foundation to contact bottom surfaces of a first platform and a second platform;
- and
- folding the first platform relative to the second platform of the bed foundation along a midpoint axis extending laterally across the bed foundation such that top surface face away from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.