Snap-together adjustable, articulated bed

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame;
• a power module supported by said support frame, said power module including a module base portion, a module head portion and a motor for pivoting said module head portion relative to said module base portion;
• a first drag link part pivotally coupled to said module head portion at one end thereof and having an opposite first end;
• a second drag link part pivotally coupled to said support frame at one end thereof and having an opposite second end;
• and
• fastening means for releasably fastening said first and second ends together to define when fastened together a continuous drag link extending between said module head portion and said support frame.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• left and right longitudinal frame assemblies;
• head and foot cross frame assemblies;
• means for releasably snap-fit securing said cross frame assemblies to said left and right longitudinal frame assemblies to thereby form a bed frame;
• a power drive module having head and body portions;
• means for releasably snap-fit securing said power drive module to said frame;
• a mattress foundation head section;
• means for releasably snap-fit securing said mattress foundation body section on and to said head portion;
• a mattress foundation body section;
• and
• means for releasably snap-fit securing said mattress foundation body section on and to said body portion.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a bed frame assembly;
• a bedding foundation assembly supported by said bed frame assembly, said foundation assembly including a foundation body section and a foundation head section operatively moveable relative to said foundation body section;
• slot means, positioned secured to said foundation head section and moveable therewith, for defining an elongate slot generally beneath and parallel to said foundation head section;
• and
• a link assembly pivotally coupled at one end to said bed frame assembly and having a slide member at an opposite end thereof, said slide member being disposed in and sliding along said elongate slot as said foundation head section is operatively moved relative to said foundation body section.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a knock-down bed frame;
• a power module supported by said bed frame;
• and
• a bedding foundation supported by said bed frame and including a foundation body portion and a foundation head portion, said power module being capable of controllably moving said head portion relative to said body portion;
• wherein said bed frame includes right and left head corner posts and right and left foot corner posts, a left longitudinal rail secured at one end to said left head corner post and an opposite end to said left foot corner post, a right longitudinal rail secured at one end to said right head corner post and at an opposite end to said right foot corner post, a head lateral rail, a foot lateral rail, inward and laterally disposed, downwardly-tapered cups formed at bottom ends of each said corner post, and a downwardly-disposed wedge-shaped member at both ends of said head and foot lateral rails for engaging down in respective ones of said cups for releasably securing together said corner posts and said lateral rails.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a knock-down bed frame;
• a power module supported by said knock-down bed frame;
• and
• a bedding foundation supported by said bed frame and including a foundation body portion and a foundation head portion, said power module controllably moving said head portion relative to said body portion;
• wherein said bed frame includes left and right head corner posts secured together with a head lateral rail, left and right foot corner posts secured together with a foot lateral rail, left and right longitudinal rail assemblies, and locking means for releasably locking ends of said left and right longitudinal rail assemblies in openings in respective said corner posts.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a bed frame having longitudinal rails;
• a carriage supported by said bed frame;
• a motor for moving said carriage, relative to said bed frame, to adjustable configure a bed mattress supported thereon generally as desired by a user;
• and
• a plurality of snap-together glide joints releasably snap-securing said carriage to said longitudinal rails for gliding movement of said carriage relative to said bed frame by the operation of said motor.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including corner legs, longitudinal supports, a head end lateral support and a foot end lateral support;
• a power module supported by said frame and slidable along and relative to said longitudinal supports, said power module including a module body portion, a module head portion and a motor for pivoting said module head portion relative to said module body portion, said power module sliding along said longitudinal supports as said module head portion is pivoted by said motor;
• a drag link pivotally coupled at one end to said frame and at an opposite end to said module head portion;
• and
• slide means for sliding said power module along said longitudinal supports;
• wherein said slide means includes a top roller wheel riding on top of one of said longitudinal supports and a bottom roller wheel riding on the bottom of one of said longitudinal supports.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including corner legs, longitudinal supports, a head end lateral support and a foot end lateral support;
• a power module supported by said frame and slidable along and relative to said longitudinal supports, said power module including a module body portion, a module head portion and a motor for pivoting said module head portion relative to said module body portion, said power module sliding along said longitudinal supports as said module head portion is pivoted by said motor;
• a drag link pivotally coupled at one end to said frame and at an opposite end to said module head portion;
• and
• slide means for sliding said power module along said longitudinal supports;
• wherein said longitudinal supports have diamond-shaped lateral cross-sections, and said slide means includes a V-shaped roller assembly which rolls on said diamond-shaped longitudinal supports.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including corner legs, longitudinal supports, a head end lateral support and a foot end lateral support;
• a power module supported by said frame and slidable along and relative to said longitudinal supports, said power module including a module body portion, a module head portion and a motor for pivoting said module head portion relative to said module body portion, said power module sliding along said longitudinal supports as said module head portion is pivoted by said motor;
• a drag link pivotally coupled at one end to said frame and at an opposite end to said module head portion;
• and
• a mattress foundation including a foundation body section and a foundation head section pivotal relative to said foundation body section, said foundation body section being secured to said module body portion, and said foundation head section being secured to said module head portion;
• wherein said module head portion includes a pivot member pivotally coupled at a foot end thereof to said module base portion, a slide member attached to said pivot member, and a slotted member secured to said foundation head section, said slotted member defining an elongate slot in which said slide member slides as said foundation head section is pivoted relative to said foundation body section.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including corner legs, longitudinal supports, a head end lateral support and a foot end lateral support;
• a power module supported by said frame and slidable along and relative to said longitudinal supports, said power module including a module body portion, a module head portion and a motor for pivoting said module head portion relative to said module body portion, said power module sliding along said longitudinal supports as said module head portion is pivoted by said motor;
• a drag link pivotally coupled at one end to said frame and at an opposite end to said module head portion;
• wherein said drag link is pivotally coupled to said head end lateral support;
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• a mounting member mounted upright to said head end lateral support, and said drag link is pivotally coupled to a top end of said mounting member;
• wherein said mounting member defines an "A" shape with its legs straddling said head end lateral support.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including support posts, head and foot cross members, and opposite longitudinal members;
• a power module supported by said support frame, said power module including a module body portion and a motorized module head portion pivotal relative thereto;
• a matress foundation assembly supported by said power module;
• and a roller slide assembly on which said power module slides on one of said longitudinal members relative to said support posts;
• wherein said roller slide assembly includes a top roller riding on top of said one of said longitudinal members;
• wherein said roller slide assembly includes a bottom roller held in position generally roll on the bottom of said one said longitudinal member;
• and
• wherein said roller slide assembly includes holding means for holding said bottom and top rollers relative to each other and in operative position relative to said one said longitudinal member.

An adjustable articulated bed, comprising:

• a support frame including support posts, head and foot cross members, and opposite longitudinal members;
• a power module supported by said support frame, said power module including a module body portion and a motorized module head portion pivotal relative thereto;
• a mattress foundation assembly supported by said power module;
• and
• a roller slide assembly on which said power module slides on one of said longitudinal members relative to said support posts;
• wherein each said support post includes a straight-pin receiving opening and first and second wedge-shaped pin receiving openings, each said longitudinal member includes at each opposite end thereof a downwardly-disposed straight pin for disposition in a respective said straight-pin receiving opening and a downwardly-disposed wedge-shaped pin for disposition in a respective said first wedge-shaped pin receiving opening, and each said cross member includes at each opposite end thereof a downwardly-disposed wedge-shaped pin for disposition in a respective said second wedge-shaped pin receiving opening.

A method of assembling an adjustable articulated bed, comprising the steps of:

• assembling separate longitudinal and lateral rail assemblies together to form a bed frame using releasable wedge-type connections between said rail assemblies;
• attaching a motorized carriage to the longitudinal rail assemblies;
• securing an articulated foundation body assembly to the carriage;
• and
• securing a foundation head assembly to the carriage.

A method of assembling an adjustable articulated bed, comprising the steps of:

• assembling separate longitudinal and lateral rail assemblies together to form a bed frame;
• attaching with releasable spring clips a motorized carriage to the longitudinal rail assemblies;
• securing an articulated foundation body assembly to the carriage;
• and
• securing a foundation head assembly to the carriage.

A method of assembling an adjustable articulated bed, comprising the steps of:

• assembling separate longitudinal and lateral rail assemblies together to form a bed frame;
• attaching a motorized carriage to the longitudinal rail assemblies;
• securing an articulated foundation body assembly to the carriage;
• and
• securing a foundation head assembly to the carriage;
• wherein said attaching step uses releasable spring clips.

A method of assembling an adjustable articulated bed, comprising the steps of:

• assembling separate longitudinal and lateral rail assemblies together to form a bed frame;
• attaching a motorized carriage to the longitudinal rail assemblies;
• securing with snap-fit connectors an articulated foundation body assembly to the carriage;
• and
• securing with snap-fit connectors a foundation head assembly to the carriage.

A method of assembling an adjustable articulated bed, comprising the steps of:

• assembling separate longitudinal and lateral rail assemblies together to form a bed frame;
• attaching a motorized carriage to the longitudinal rail assemblies;
• securing an articulated foundation body assembly to the carriage;
• securing a foundation head assembly to the carriage;
• and
• attaching a drag link pivotally between the head one of the lateral rail assemblies and the foundation head assembly;
• wherein said drag link attaching step includes attaching together first and second elongated drag link parts.