Display mattresses and box springs

A method for constructing a corrugated board display bed comprising the steps of:

• providing a planar support panel having corrugations and having a first pair of fold lines and a pair of side panels wherein said side panels are contiguous with said planar support panel and said first pair of fold lines define a junction between said planar support panel and said side panels wherein said corrugations in said planar support panel run parallel to said first pair of fold lines, said planar support panel also including a pair of end flaps which are contiguous with said planar support panel and a second set of fold lines which define a junction between said planar support panel and said end flaps, said planar support panel having at least two adjacent mitered corners, each of said side panels having one pair of end tabs which are contiguous with said side panels and a third pair of fold lines which define a junction between said end tabs and said side panels, said third pair of fold lines disposed substantially perpendicular to said first pair of fold lines, said side panels having a pair of mitered corner fold lines disposed in a parallel relationship to said third pair of fold lines,
• folding said planar support panel along said first pair of fold lines such that said side panels are disposed substantially perpendicularly to said planar support panel,
• folding said end flaps along said second set of fold lines such that said end flaps are disposed substantially perpendicularly to said planar support panel,
• folding said end tabs along said third pair of fold lines and folding said end tabs along said mitered corner fold lines such that said end tabs are perpendicular to said planar support panel;
• and
• providing at least one of said display bed units in folded form to construct a display mattress or box spring having the dimensions of a desired bed size.

A display bed unit comprising a board blank having corrugations and having at least one planar support panel having a first pair of fold lines and a pair of side panels

• wherein said side panels are contiguous with said planar support panel and said first pair of fold lines define a junction between said planar support panel and said side panels wherein said corrugations in said board blank run parallel to said first pair of fold lines,
• said planar support panel also including a pair of end flaps which are contiguous with said planar support panel and a second set of fold lines which define a junction between said planar support panel and said end flaps, said planar support panel having at least two adjacent mitered corners,
• each of said side panels having one pair of end tabs which are contiguous with said side panels and a third pair of fold lines which define a junction between said end tabs and said side panels, said third pair of fold lines disposed substantially perpendicular to said first pair of fold lines,
• said side panels having a pair of mitered corner fold lines disposed in a parallel relationship to said third pair of fold lines,
• said display bed unit having a pair of connecting panels, each of which is contiguous with one of said side panels,
• each of said connecting panels having a free edge,
• said connecting panels having a connecting panel fold line which defines a junction between said side panels and said connecting panels,
• both of said connecting panels having a pair of connecting panel end flaps which are contiguous with said connecting panels and a pair of connecting panel end flap fold lines which define a junction between said connecting panel and said connecting panel end flaps, wherein at least one of said connecting panels has at least two adjacent mitered corners.

A display bed unit comprising a board blank having corrugations and having at least one planar support panel having a first pair of fold lines and a pair of side panels

• wherein said side panels are contiguous with said planar support panel and said first pair of fold lines define a junction between said planar support panel and said side panels wherein said corrugations in said board blank run parallel to said first pair of fold lines,
• said planar support panel also including a pair of end flaps which are contiguous with said planar support panel and a second set of fold lines which define a junction between said planar support panel and said end flaps, said planar support panel having at least two adjacent mitered corners
• each of said side panels having one pair of end tabs which are contiguous with said side panels and a third pair of fold lines which define a junction between said end tabs and said side panels, said third pair of fold lines disposed substantially perpendicular to said first pair of fold lines,
• said side panels having a pair of mitered corner fold lines disposed in a parallel relationship to said third pair of fold lines,
• said display bed unit having a unitary connecting panel which is contiguous with one of said side panels, the other of said pair of side panels having a free edge,
• said unitary connecting panel including a second pair of end flaps which are contiguous with said connecting panel and a fourth pair of fold lines which define a junction between said connecting panel and said second pair of end flaps, said connecting panels having at least two adjacent mitered corners and a connecting flap opposite said adjacent mitered corners.

A display bed unit comprising a paperboard blank having at least one planar support panel having a first pair of fold lines and a pair of side panels

• wherein said side panels are contiguous with said planar support panel and said first pair of fold lines define a junction between said planar support panel,
• said planar support panel also including a pair of end flaps which are contiguous with said planar support panel and a second set of fold lines which define a junction between said planar support panel and said end flaps, said planar support panel having at least two adjacent mitered corners
• said planar support member having a hand-hold disposed proximal to and equidistant from said adjacent mitered corners,
• each of said side panels having one pair of end tabs which are contiguous with said side panels and a third pair of fold lines which define a junction between said end tabs and said side panels, said third pair of fold lines disposed substantially perpendicular to said first pair of fold lines,
• said side panels having a pair of mitered corner fold lines disposed in a parallel relationship to said third pair of fold lines.