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US 3,943,584 AGranted
Bed frame arrangement
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InventorJoseph P. Sonessa
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Detachable bed frame construction for supporting a box spring and mattress and of a type embodying corner posts and lengthwise and transverse horizontal frame members typically comprising angle bars and, in this invention the angle bars have downwardly directed flange portions. Improved joint means are provided for joining the lengthwise and transverse frame members at the corners to the corner posts and to each other. At each corner there is provided a first hollow block or bracket member having an arcuate side wall coupled to a, for example, tubular corner post and the first block or bracket member has an extending lug for coupling attachment to, for example, the transverse frame member.
In a bed arrangement of the type having a frame means defining an open, right angle, quadrilateral configuration lying in a substantially horizontally disposed plane, a headboard and a footboard spaced from the headboard and said headboard and footboard lying in substantially vertical planes, and each of said headboard and footboard having corner posts at the ends thereof and each of said corner posts having foot members for supporting the bed, and said frame means coupled to each of said corner posts and spaced vertically upwardly from said feet members, the improvement comprising, in combination:
claim 4 The arrangement defined in claim 3 and further comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Bedsteads: dismountable
Chairs
Term ended 16 Mar 1993 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The field of the invention is that of detachable or disengageable bed frame constructions, more particularly in those of the type providing a very strong yet easily assembled and disassembled arrangement.
Typically, in the concentration of beds a horizonal frame is provided for supporting the box spring and mattress. The frame is generally comprised of lengthwise members and transverse members which are often angle members. The corners of such a frame are often coupled to corner posts. The improved joint of the invention is particularly adaptable for utilization is such a bed construction to provide means for detachable and/or demountable attaching or securing the lengthwise and transverse frame members to the corner posts.
Further objects and additional advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a partial isometric view of the type of bed construction wherein the invention may be embodied;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the horizontal support frame of the bed in FIG. 1;
Referring now in more detail to the various Figures of the drawing, FIG. 1 illustrates a typical bed construction 8 in which the invention may be embodied. The headboard 10 is in the form of a frame-like construction embodying corner posts 12 and 14 which, for example, may be tubular members having feet members 15 and 16 at the bottoms thereof and decorative finial members 18 and 20 at their upper ends. Headboard 10 is, in this embodiment and for purposes of illustration only, fabricated of cylindrical tubular members comprising horizontal tubular members 22 and 24 and vertical tubular members such as shown at 25.
It will be appreciated that any type of headboard 10 and any cross sectioned corner posts 12 and 14 may be incorporated in the bed utilizing the present invention. The footboard 11 as shown is of a similar construction to the headboard 10 and comprises the corner posts 30 and 32 which are of construction similar to the corner posts 12 and 14, having feet members 25 and 27 and decorative top finials 29 and 31, respectively. The bed 8 rests upon the feet members 15, 16, 25 and 27.
The bed 8 construction embodies a horizontal frame designated generally at 36 and as shown in detail in FIG. 2. The frame 36 comprises the lengthwise angle members 38 and 40 and the transverse angle members 42 and 44. Corner brace or stiffening members are provided at the corners as designated at 45, 46, 47 and 48 and are preferably detachably coupled at at least one end thereof to the adjacent frame member by well-known means. For example, where it is desired to incorporate the present invention in an embodiment providing repetitively detachable connections between the frame members 38, 40, 42 and 44, each of the corner braces 45, 46, 47 and 48 may be mounted as illustrated in FIG. 2 for the corner brace 45. As shown, a first end 33 of corner brace 45 is pivotally connected to lengthwise frame member 38 by pivot pin 35 for pivotal movement in the direction of the double ended arrow 37. After the frame 36 has been assembled, as described below in greater detail, the other end 39 of corner brace 45, which is provided with slot 41, may be pivotally swung into cooperative locking engagement with locking pin 43 coupled to transverse frame 42. If desired, however, the corner braces 45, 46, 47 and 48 may be permanently secured to the frame members 38, 40, 42 and 44 in those embodiments in which a premanent assembly is desired.