Adjustable bed assembly

A method of providing an adjustable bed system having a mattress with a head portion and a foot portion and having an adjustment mechanism that lifts the head portion from a first configuration in which a first upper surface of the head portion and a second upper surface of the foot portion are substantially coplanar and a second configuration in which first upper surface is inclined relative to the second upper surface, the method comprising:

• inserting the adjustment mechanism into a cavity of the head portion of the mattress;
• compressing the head portion of the mattress a lesser distance than the foot portion of the mattress;
• after the inserting, compressing the head portion of the mattress a lesser distance than the foot portion of the mattress;
• after the inserting, retaining the head portion and the foot portion in compressed states by sealing the mattress in sealed packaging with the adjustment mechanism contained in the sealed packaging;
• after the retaining in compressed states, folding the mattress such that an upper surface of the head portion faces another upper surface of the foot portion;
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• after the folding, retaining the mattress in the folded state such that force is transferred between the upper surface and the other upper surface by one of inserting the mattress in additional packaging or banding.