Package for a bed section and a method packaging the bed section

In combination:

• a bed section having dimensions in the range of 38 to 46 inches in length and 35 to 36 inches in width and 4.5 to 11 inches in thickness;
• packaging for containing said bed section, said packaging comprising a box having a length and a girth, the sum of said length and girth not exceeding 130 inches, said box having internal dimensions, said bed section being dimensioned and configured to fit said internal dimensions of said box, said bed section and said box having a combined weight not exceeding 150 pounds;
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• a handle, said bed section comprising a mattress support grid, said handle being engageable with said mattress support grid, said packaging comprising a view hole, said view hole being positioned to co-align with said handle upon engaging said handle with said support grid and further upon containing said bed section in said packaging.

In combination:

• a bed section;
• packaging for containing said bed section, said packaging comprising a box formed of paperboard material and having a length and a girth, the sum of said length and girth not exceeding 130 inches, said bed section being dimensioned and configured to fit in said box, said bed section and said box having a combined weight not exceeding 150 pounds;
• and
• a handle, said bed section comprising a mattress support grid, said handle being engageable with said mattress support grid, said packaging comprising a view hole, said view hole being positioned to co-align with said handle upon engaging said handle with said support grid and further upon containing said bed section in said packaging.

A bed section comprising:

• a bed frame having a length and a width and a thickness, the bed frame being adapted to support at least one auxiliary component within the bed frame;
• a mattress support grid supported by the frame;
• and
• at least one connector provided on the bed frame, the connector being releasably engageable with a bed frame of another bed section, wherein the sum of the length and twice the width and twice the thickness of the bed frame and any auxiliary components supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector does not exceed 130 inches and wherein the weight of the bed frame and any auxiliary components supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector does not exceed 150 pounds.

A bed section for use in combination with another bed section, the combination of which may be supported by a head end and a foot end to form a bed, the bed section comprising:

• a bed frame having a length and a width and a thickness, the bed frame being adapted to support at least one auxiliary component within the bed frame;
• a sleep surface supported by the bed frame, the sleep surface including a mattress support grid;
• and
• at least one connector provided on the bed frame, the connector being releasably engageable with a bed frame of the other bed section, wherein the sum of the length and twice the width and twice the thickness of the bed frame and any auxiliary component supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector does not exceed 130 inches and the weight of the bed frame and any auxiliary component supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector does not exceed 150 pounds.

In combination:

• a bed section comprising:
• a bed frame having a length and a width and a thickness, the bed frame being adapted to support at least one auxiliary component;
• a sleep surface supported by the frame, the sleep surface including a mattress support grid;
• and
• at least one connector provided on the bed frame, the connector being releasably engageable with a bed frame of another bed section;
• and
• packaging for containing the bed section, wherein the sum of the length and twice the width and twice the thickness of the bed frame and any auxiliary component supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector and the packaging does not exceed 130 inches and the weight of the bed frame and any auxiliary component supported by the bed frame together with the mattress support grid and the connector and the packaging does not exceed 150 pounds.