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US 6,581,221 B2Granted
Support structure for a bed or the like
OwnerTerry L. Rosenquistinventor
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Abstract
A support is provided for a bed or the like which provides one hundred percent unobstructed floor space therebelow. The support may be used for supporting a pair of vertically spaced beds or a bed having a desk or sofa positioned therebelow. The support comprises upstanding first and second end frames which are horizontally spaced-apart and which have guardrails secured to the upper ends thereof. Cross supports extend between the guardrails for supporting a bed thereon. Accessory supports optionally extend between the first and second end frames for supporting a desk or sofa thereon. The support may be quickly assembled and disassembled without the use of tools.
Claims26
A support structure for a mattress, comprising:
- an upstanding first lower end frame having upper and lower ends;
- an upstanding second lower end frame, having upper and lower ends, horizontally spaced from said first lower end frame;
- said first lower end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace welded to and extending between said first and second legs thereof;
- said second lower end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace welded to and extending between said first and second legs of said second lower end frame thereof;
- an upstanding first upper end frame having upper and lower ends;
- an upstanding second upper end frame having upper and lower ends;
- said first upper end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace welded to and extending between said first and second legs thereof;
- said lower ends of said first and second legs of said first upper end frame being removably secured to said upper ends of said first and second legs of said first lower end frame;
- said lower ends of said first and second legs of said second upper end frame being removably secured to said upper ends of said first and second legs of said second lower end frame;
- a first connector member removably secured to said upper ends of said first legs of said first and second upper end frames and extending therebetween;
- a second connector member removably secured to said upper ends of said second legs of said first and second upper end frames and extending therebetween;
- and mattress supports operatively directly removably secured to said first and second connector members and extending therebetween.
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A support structure for a mattress, comprising:
- an upstanding first end frame having upper and lower ends;
- an upstanding second end frame, having upper and lower ends, horizontally spaced from said first end frame;
- said first end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one brace secured to and extending between said first and second legs thereof;
- said second end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one brace secured to and extending between said first and second legs of said second end frame;
- an elongated cross brace, having first and second ends;
- said first end of said cross brace being removably secured to said first leg of said first end frame;
- said second end of said cross brace being removably secured to said first leg of said second end frame;
- a first connector member removably secured to said upper ends of said first legs of said first and second end frames and extending therebetween;
- a second connector member removably secured to said upper ends of said second legs of said first and second end frames and extending therebetween;
- and a mattress support operatively directly removably secured to said first and second connector members and extending therebetween.
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A horizontally collapsible support structure for a mattress, comprising:
- an upstanding first lower end frame having upper and lower ends;
- an upstanding second lower end frame, having upper and lower ends, horizontally spaced from said first lower end frame;
- said first lower end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace secured to and extending between said first and second legs thereof;
- said second lower end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace secured to and extending between said first and second legs of said second lower end frame thereof;
- an upstanding first upper end frame having upper and lower ends;
- an upstanding second upper end frame having upper and lower ends;
- said first upper end frame comprising horizontally spaced first and second upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, and at least one horizontally extending brace secured to and extending between said first and second legs thereof;
- said lower ends of said first and second legs of said first upper end frame being removably rotatably secured to said upper ends of said first and second legs of said first lower end frame;
- said lower ends of said first and second legs of said second upper end frame being removably rotatably secured to said upper ends of said first and second legs of said second lower end frame;
- a first connector member removably rotatably secured to said upper ends of said first legs of said first and second upper end frames and extending therebetween;
- a second connector member removably rotatably secured to said upper ends of said second legs of said first and second upper end frames and extending therebetween;
- mattress supports operatively directly removably secured to said first and second connector members and extending therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.