Bed frame
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorsWilliam B. Bellows, Paul B. Nelson, Joshua O. Mullen
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Abstract
A bed frame includes a headboard, a foot board, a right side rail, and a left side rail. Each side rail has a first member and a corresponding second member. Each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the headboard solely by mating end joint members formed in the first members and in the headboard, and each of the second members is configured to be releasably attached to the foot board solely by mating end joint members formed in the second members and in the foot board. Each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the corresponding second member solely by mating side joint members formed in each of the first members and in the corresponding second members.
Claims33
A bed frame comprising:
- a headboard;
- a foot board;
- and
- a right side rail and a left side rail, each side rail having a first member and a second member,
- wherein each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the headboard solely by mating end joint members formed in the first members and in the headboard, wherein each of the second members is configured to be releasably attached to the foot board solely by mating end joint members formed in the second members and in the foot board, wherein each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the corresponding second member solely by mating side joint members formed in each of the first members and in the corresponding second members, and wherein the first members each have a height dimension greater than that of the respective second members and serve as a guard rails.
A bed frame comprising:
- a headboard;
- a foot board;
- and
- a right side rail and a left side rail, each side rail having a first member and a second member,
- wherein each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the headboard solely by mating end joint members formed in the first members and in the headboard, wherein each of the second members is configured to be releasably attached to the foot board solely by mating end joint members formed in the second members and in the foot board, wherein each of the first members is configured to be releasably attached to the corresponding second member solely by mating side joint members formed in each of the first members and in the corresponding second members, wherein the first members and the second members each have a plurality of slat receiving members formed on an interior side thereof, wherein the slat receiving members each comprise a well and a corresponding catch, and wherein, when an end of a slat is positioned in one well, the corresponding catch locks the end of the slat into the one well.
A bed frame comprising:
- a headboard;
- a foot board;
- and
- a right side rail and a left side rail, each side rail having a first member releasably attached to the headboard and a corresponding second member releasably attached to the foot board, the first members being releasably attached to the corresponding second members;
- wherein at least one of the first members has a height dimension greater than that of the corresponding second member.
A bed frame comprising:
- a headboard;
- a foot board;
- a right side rail and a left side rail, each side rail having a first member and a corresponding second member,
- wherein the first members are configured to be releasably attached to the headboard by first fastenerless connections formed in the first members and the headboard, wherein the second members are configured to be releasably attached to the foot board by second fastenerless connections formed in the second members and the foot board, wherein the first members are configured to be releasably attached to the corresponding second members by third fastenerless connections, and wherein the first members have a height dimension greater than that of the corresponding second members.
A method of assembling a bed frame comprising the steps of:
- providing a headboard, a foot board, and first and second side rails, each side rail having a first member and a second member, wherein the first member has a height dimension greater than that of the second member and serves as a guard rail;
- connecting the second members of the side rails to the foot board via fastenerless connections;
- releasably connecting a bracing slat between the second members so that the bracing slat extends between the first side rail and the second side rail;
- connecting the first members of the side rails to the corresponding second members via fastenerless connections so that the bracing slat is releasably immobilized;
- and
- connecting the headboard to the first members of the side rails via fastenerless connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.