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US 5,144,706 AGranted
Bed foundation
OwnerRobert A. Walkerinventor
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Abstract
A plurality of foundation sections are interlocked with releasable latch devices to form a mattress support. The foundation sections include two center sections that are shorter than end sections to enable the center sections to be packed within the end sections. Side members can be releasably connected to the center sections to complete the foundation. The foundation sections can be stacked and placed within a container having a size within the shipping limits of the United Parcel Service.
Claims21
A foundation for a bed comprising:
- a first end member, a second end member, and a pair of center members, each of said members having a generally horizontal support surface providing a support for a mattress, means releasably connecting the end members to the center members to hold the support surfaces aligned with each other, said means being releasable to allow the members to be separated from each other, the means releasably connecting the end members to the center members comprises a plurality of releasable latches mounted on adjacent surfaces of the end members and center members, each latch having a base secured to one adjacent surface, the base having at least one outwardly directed tab, a retainer secured to opposite adjacent surface, the retainer having a groove adapted to accommodate the tab thereby ensuring proper alignment of the end members relative to the center members, and a latching member pivoted on the base and engageable with the retainer to lock the base and the retainer together, longitudinal and transverse support means mounted on the members to support the end members and center members and maintain the alignment of the support surfaces, and bracket means releasably accommodating the support means to mount the support means on the members, said support means being releasable from the bracket means to allow the end members, center members and support means to be separated from each other.
A foundation for a bed comprising:
- a first end member, a second end member, and a pair of center members, each of said members having a generally horizontal support surface providing a support for a mattress, means releasably connecting the end members to the center members to hold the support surfaces aligned with each other, said means being releasable to allow the members to be separated from each other, longitudinal and transverse support means mounted on the members to support the end members and center members and maintain the alignment of the support surfaces, said support means comprising transverse support means extended between the center members, a first longitudinal support extended between the first end member and the transverse support means, a second longitudinal support extended between the second end member and a transverse support means in axial alignment with the first longitudinal support, and bracket means releasably accommodating the support means to mount the support means on the members, the bracket means comprises a plurality of U-shaped brackets having upright sides and a base secured to the end members, center members and transverse support, each support having opposite ends, each end being located between the opposite sides of one of the brackets with a friction fit and engageable with the base, said support means being releasable from the bracket means to allow the end members, center members and support means to be separated from each other.
A foundation for a bed comprising:
- a first end means and a second end means, center means joined to the first and second end means, each of said end means and center means having a generally horizontal support surface providing a support for a mattress, transverse support means mounted on the center means, first longitudinal support means extending between the first end means and the transverse support means, second longitudinal support means extending between the second end means and the transverse support means in longitudinal alignment with the first longitudinal support means, first bracket means mounted on the end means to releasably support one end of each longitudinal support means on the end means, second bracket means mounted on the center means to releasably support the transverse support means on the center means, third bracket means mounted on the transverse support means to releasably support the other end of each longitudinal support means on the transverse support means to hold the support surfaces aligned with each other, said first, second, and third bracket means each comprises a plurality of U-shaped brackets having upright sides and base secured to said end means, center means, and transverse support means, each support means having opposite ends, each end being located between the opposite sides of one of the brackets with a friction fit and engageable with the base, and means releasably connecting the first and second end means to the center means to hold the first and second end means, center means, longitudinal support means and transverse support means in assembled relation with each other and allow the end means to be separated from the center means, whereby the end means, center means, and support means can be separated from each other.
A foundation for supporting a mattress comprising:
- first end section, a second end section, and center means joined to the first and second end sections to form a rectangular support for a mattress, the center means comprising a first side member, a second side member, and a pair of center members, first latch means releasably connecting the center members to the first and second end sections, second latch means releasably connecting the first and second end sections to the first and second side members, each latch means having a base secured to one of the members, the base having at least one outwardly directed tab, a retainer secured to an opposite adjacent member the retainer having a groove adapted to accommodate the tab thereby ensuring proper alignment of the end sections and center means, a latching member pivoted to the base and engageable with the retainer to lock the base and retainer together, support means mounted on the end sections and the side members for longitudinal and lateral support of the end and center sections and side members, means secured to the end sections and side members for releasably supporting the support means on the end sections and side members, the center sections and side members each having a size smaller than the size of each end section.
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