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US 8,296,877 B2Granted
Futon with nesting platform members
AssigneeGrossman Product Services Sdn. Bhd.
InventorsJoel Grossman, Howard Porter, Sin Keong Loo
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Abstract
A futon frame may include a seat platform and a back platform. The seat platform and the back platform may be nested together. The seat platform may have rails between which slats extend. The back platform having rails between which slats extend. A connector may be mounted on a rail of the seat platform to couple together the seat platform and the back platform in an assembled, non-nested condition. Recesses may be provided in two of the rails of the seat platform to accommodate a pair of stretcher rails.
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A futon frame, comprising:
- a first platform having a top rail, a bottom rail and side rails that define a first region in which first slats are provided;
- and
- a second platform having a top rail, a bottom rail and side rails that define a second region in which second slats are provided;
- wherein the first platform and the second platform are moveable between an assembled condition, in which the first and second platforms are coupled together, and an unassembled condition,
- wherein the first slats extend between the top rail and the bottom rail of the first platform in a first direction to define a first plane,
- wherein the second slats extend between the top rail and the bottom rail of the second platform in a second direction to define a second plane;
- wherein the bottom rail of the first platform is rotated 90° with respect to the top rail of the first platform such that the first slats are co-planar with the bottom rail of the first platform,
- wherein when stacked together in the unassembled condition, outer boundary surfaces of the four second rails of the second platform overlap outer boundary surfaces of the four first rails of the first platform so that the first platform fits entirely within a footprint defined by the second platform, with the first plane substantially parallel to the second plane, and
- wherein in the unassembled condition, an offset between the first and second slats, in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second planes and substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, allows the first and second platforms to be stacked together so that the first slats do not contact the second slats.
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A futon frame, comprising:
- a first platform, including:
- a top rail, a bottom rail and side rails;
- and
- first slats extending between the top rail and the bottom rail in a first direction to define a first plane;
- and
- a second platform, including:
- a top rail, a bottom rail and side rails;
- and
- second slats extending between the top rail and the bottom rail in a second direction to define a second plane;
- wherein the bottom rail of the first platform is rotated 90° with respect to the top rail of the first platform such that the first slats are co-planar with the bottom rail of the first platform,
- wherein the first platform includes at least one slat support extending along a respective first slat, the second platform includes at least one slat support extending along a respective second slat, or the first platform includes at least one slat support extending along the respective first slat and the second platform includes at least one slat support extending along the respective second slat,
- wherein the at least one slat support extends lengthwise along the respective first slat, second slat, or first and second slats such that the at least one slat support is disposed generally within a footprint defined by the respective first slat, second slat, or first and second slats,
- wherein the first and second platforms are moveable between an assembled condition and an unassembled condition,
- wherein when stacked together in the unassembled condition, outer boundary surfaces of the second rails of the second platform overlap outer boundary surfaces of the first rails of the first platform so that the first platform fits entirely within a footprint defined by the second platform, with the first plane substantially parallel to the second plane, and
- wherein in the unassembled condition, an offset between the first and second slats, in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second planes and substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions, allows the first and second platforms to be stacked together so that the first slats do not contact the second slats.
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