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US 5,842,586 AGranted
Height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters and method of use thereof
OwnerGordon Melbyinventor
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Abstract
A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters in which substantially vertical posts are fixedly attached to the floor and ceiling of the living quarters. Each post includes a mating structure for mating to a cross-member at a plurality of vertical positions, the cross-member being utilized for holding a platform substantially horizontally. The cross-member is releasable from the mating structure without the use of tools.
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A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters, comprising:
- a cross-member for supporting a platform substantially horizontally, said cross-member having an end, said platform having a plurality of peripheral support positions;
- at least one post corresponding to a peripheral support position of said platform, said post including one or more end members adapted for anchoring to at least one of the floor and the ceiling of the living quarters, so as to hold said post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
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- at least one support member adapted to releasably support said end of said cross-member at said post at any of a plurality of vertical positions, said platform also being supported at other peripheral support positions by one or more members distinct from said post, said cross-member being adapted to release from said support member by pivoting said cross-member upwardly.
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A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters, comprising:
- a cross-member for supporting a platform substantially horizontally, said platform having a plurality of peripheral support positions;
- at least one post corresponding to a peripheral support position of said platform;
- at least one anchor associated with said post for holding said post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
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- at least one support member adapted to releasably attach said cross-member to said post at any of a plurality of vertical positions so as to support said platform substantially horizontally, said platform also being supported at other peripheral support positions by one or more members distinct from said post, wherein said post has an upper end and a lower end, a first anchor attached to said upper end and to the ceiling of the living quarters.
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A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters, comprising:
- a cross-member for supporting a platform substantially horizontally, said platform having a plurality of peripheral support positions;
- at least one post corresponding to a peripheral support position of said platform;
- at least one anchor associated with said post for holding said post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
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- at least one support member adapted to releasably attach said cross-member to said post at any of a plurality of vertical positions so as to support said platform substantially horizontally, said platform also being supported at other peripheral support positions by one or more members distinct from said post, wherein said post includes a first mating structure, for mating to a complementary second mating structure of said cross-member, wherein said first mating structure is a channel extending substantially the length of said post, wherein the bed and storage unit has a plurality of support members, each support member being associated with a different one of said plurality of vertical positions, and wherein said support members are fixed to said post.
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A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters, comprising:
- a cross-member for supporting a platform substantially horizontally, said platform having a plurality of peripheral support positions;
- at least one post corresponding to a peripheral support position of said platform;
- at least one anchor associated with said post for holding said post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
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- at least one support member adapted to releasably attach said cross-member to said post at any of a plurality of vertical positions so as to support said platform substantially horizontally, said platform also being supported at other peripheral support positions by one or more members distinct from said post, wherein said post includes a first mating structure, for mating to a complementary second mating structure of said cross-member, wherein said first mating structure is a channel extending substantially the length of said post, wherein the bed and storage unit has a plurality of support members, each support member being associated with a different one of said plurality of vertical positions, and wherein said support members are releasably attached to said channels.
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A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters, comprising:
- a pair of cross-members for supporting a platform substantially horizontally, said platform having a plurality of peripheral support positions;
- a pair of posts corresponding to an associated pair of peripheral support positions of said platform;
- at least one anchor associated with each post of said pair for holding each post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
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- a pair of support members adapted to releasably attach said pair of cross-members to associated posts of said pair of posts at any of a plurality of vertical positions so as to support said platform substantially horizontally, said platform also being supported at other peripheral support positions by one or more members distinct from said pair of posts wherein said pair of posts defines a major length of a bed space, wherein at least one anchor is associated with each post of said pair for holding each post in a substantially fixed, vertical position, wherein each post of said pair of posts includes a channel extending substantially the length thereof, wherein each post of said pair further includes a corresponding plurality of pairs of apertures associated with said plurality of vertical positions, wherein a first aperture of each of said pairs of apertures extends through the respective said post, behind the respective said channel, and wherein a second aperture extends from the respective said channel, through the respective said post, to meet said first aperture, a threaded receptacle being disposed within said first aperture so that a threaded axis of said threaded receptacle is substantially concentric with said second aperture, wherein said threaded receptacle receives a threaded fastener passing through a support aperture in said support member for releasably fastening said support member to the respective said post, and wherein each cross-member of said pair of cross-members is placed on the corresponding said support member so that an end thereof penetrates the respective said channel.
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A method for constructing an adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters having a floor and a ceiling, comprising the steps of:
- attaching at least one post substantially vertically between at least one of the floor and the ceiling of the living quarters, so as to hold said post in a substantially fixed, vertical position;
- selecting from one of a plurality of different vertical support positions on said post;
- providing a support mechanism at the selected said vertical support position;
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- releasably attaching to said post by said support mechanism one end of a cross-member for supporting a platform substantially horizontally at the selected said vertical position, the other end of said cross-member being independently supported.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.