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AssigneeFinger Lakes Intellectual Property, LLC
InventorsRichard S. Polevoy, Howard Scott Ryan, Paul Eric Carlson
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A system for connecting side rails of a bed frame with a headboard and/or footboard. A hook plate is affixed to the side rails and has a pair of hooks extending outwardly from the ends of the side rails. The hooks form slots in the hook plates and the slots have forward edges formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical. A receiver housing is affixed to the headboard and/or footboard and has a vertical opening with a pair of transverse pins that span that opening. The side rails are affixed to the headboard and/or footboard by inserting the hooks into the vertical opening to engage the pins. A lever arm, pivotally affixed to the receiver housing, can be pivoted to force the hook plate downwardly to forcefully engage and lock the forward edge of the slots with the pins.
A bed frame assembly comprising a pair of side rails and a headboard, each of said side rails having a hook plate affixed thereto, said hook plate having at least one hook formed in said hook plate and extending longitudinally outwardly from said side rails, a receiver housing affixed to said headboard, said receiver housing having a vertically aligned opening and having at least one pin transversely mounted across said at least one opening, said at least one hook forming a slot having a forward edge toward said headboard and having a predetermined angle, said at least one hook adapted to be insertable into said opening of said receiver housing and to fit over said at least one pin wherein said at least one pin enters said slot to affix said side rail to said headboard, and a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism comprising a lever arm pivotally affixed to said receiver housing, said lever arm adapted to engage said hook plate, said lever arm being pivotable to push said hook plate downwardly to force said at least one pin and said forward edge of said slot forcefully together, said locking mechanism operable to lock said lever arm in a locked position holding said at least one pin forcefully against said forward edge of said slot.
A locking mechanism for use in affixing a side rail of a bed frame to a headboard, said locking mechanism comprising a hook plate, said hook plate adapted to be affixed to a side rail of a bed frame and having a pair of hooks, vertically spaced apart, extending longitudinally outwardly from said side rail, said hooks being formed so as to have a slot having a forward edge disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical, a receiver housing adapted to be affixed to a headboard or a footboard of a bed frame, said receiver housing having a vertically oriented opening, said receiver housing having a pair of pins extending transversely across said opening, said hook plate being adapted to fit into said opening so as to affix said hooks to said pins, and a lever arm pivotally affixed to said receiver housing, said lever arm being pivotable to engage said hook plate to force said hook plate in a downward direction to cause said pins and said forward edge of said slot to forcefully engage each other, and a locking mechanism operable to lock said lever arm in a position holding said pins forcefully against said forward edges of said slot.
A method of affixing a side rail to a headboard in the formation of a bed frame, said method comprising the steps of:
A locking mechanism for use in affixing two structural components together, said locking mechanism comprising a hook plate, said hook plate adapted to be affixed to one of said members and having at least one hook extending longitudinally outwardly from said one component, said at least one hook being formed so as to have a slot having a forward edge disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical, a receiver housing adapted to be affixed to the other component, said receiver housing having a vertically oriented opening, said receiver housing having at least one pin extending transversely across said opening, said hook plate being adapted to fit into said opening so as to affix said at least one hook to said at least one pin, and a lever arm pivotally affixed to said receiver housing, said lever arm being pivotable to engage said hook plate to force said hook plate in a downward direction to cause said at least one pin and said forward edge of said slot to forcefully engage each other, and a locking mechanism operable to lock said lever arm in a position holding said at least one pin forcefully against said forward edges of said slot.
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