US 5,469,589 AGranted

Knock down foundation for a bed

AssigneeSimmons Company

InventorsC. Edward Steed, Wesley H. Brinkman

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Abstract

A bed foundation comprises a pair of parallel spaced side rails with ends connected by corner braces to the ends of parallel, spaced cross rails thereby defining a rectangular box frame. Upwardly facing edges of the cross rails and side rails lie in a common plane. A pair of generally planar top panels are positioned on the frame with their peripheral edges flush with the outer edges of the frame. The corner braces extend above the plane defined by the upwardly facing edges of the rails providing lips which cooperate with corners of the panels to retain the panels immovable on the frame. A third panel may be positioned between the pair of panels and a clip engages both an edge of the third panel and the upwardly facing edge of a cross rail to retain the third panel immovable relative to the frame.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A bed foundation comprising:

a pair of parallel, spaced side rails each having opposed ends;
a pair of parallel, spaced cross rails each having opposed ends and extending between said side rails;
a corner brace connecting each end of a side rail to an end of a cross rail at a right angle thereby defining a box frame with edges of said side rails and cross rails facing upwardly and lying in a plane;
at least one joist extending between said rails at points intermediate the ends thereof and having an upwardly facing edge which is coplanar with the edges of the side rails and cross rails;
and
first and second generally planar top panels, each panel dimensioned and configured to be positioned on and supported by the upwardly facing edges of a side rail, the cross rails and said joist, said top panels each having a peripheral edge of preselected thickness;
wherein said corner braces extend above the plane defined by the upwardly facing edges of the side rails and cross rails and cooperate with corners of said top panels to retain said top panels immovable on said frame.

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