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US 8,905,412 B2Granted
Wheeled containers for bedding products including mattresses and mattress toppers
AssigneeComfort Revolution, LLC
InventorMichael Fux
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Abstract
A wheeled container for bedding products includes a container having an upper end and a lower end with a bottom surface that extends to a lower edge of the container, a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to the lower edge of the container, and a handle mounted to the container, on the same side of the container as the pair of wheels. A bedding product, such as a mattress or in which a bottom face of the container is parallel to the ground, and a moving configuration in which the container is tilted onto the pair of wheels for rolling the container over the ground. When the container has been rolled to a desired location, it may be returned to the upright, storage configuration.
Claims18
A wheeled container for bedding products comprising:
- a container including an upper end and a lower end having a bottom surface that extends to a lower edge of said container;
- a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to said container at the lower edge of said container;
- a handle mounted to said container, wherein said handle is mounted on the same side of said container as said pair of wheels;
- a bedding product disposed inside said container, wherein said container has a storage configuration in which a bottom face of said container is parallel to the ground, and a moving configuration in which said container is tilted onto said pair of wheels for rolling said container over the ground;
- said container comprising a front container half and a rear container half that are assembled together for storing said bedding product inside said container;
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- first and second flexible straps wrapped around the outside of said container for holding said front and rear container halves together, wherein said front container half has an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein that are parallel to one another and said rear container half has an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein that are parallel to one another, said first flexible strap being positioned within said first groove on said front container half and said first groove on said rear container half, and said second flexible strap being positioned within said second groove on said front container half and said second groove on said rear container half.
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A wheeled container for a mattress comprising:
- a folded mattress placed inside a sealed, flexible bag;
- a front container half having an upper end and a lower end, said front container half having an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein;
- a rear container half having an upper end and a lower end, said rear container half having an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein, wherein said front and rear container halves are assembled together for storing said folded mattress between said assembled front and rear container halves;
- first and second flexible straps wrapped around said front and rear container halves for holding said front and rear container halves together, wherein said first flexible strap is positioned within said first groove on said front container half and said first groove on said rear container half, and wherein said second flexible strap is positioned within said second groove on said front container half and said second groove on said rear container half;
- a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to said container at a lower end of said rear container half;
- a handle secured to said container and being accessible at an upper end of said rear container half, wherein said container has a storage configuration in which a bottom face of said container is parallel to the ground, and a moving configuration in which said container is tilted onto said pair of wheels for rolling said container over the ground.
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A wheeled container for bedding products comprising:
- a container including an upper end and a lower end having a bottom surface that extends to a lower edge of said container;
- a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to said container at the lower edge of said container;
- a handle mounted to said container, wherein said handle is mounted on the same side of said container as said pair of wheels;
- a bedding product disposed inside said container, wherein said container has a storage configuration in which a bottom face of said container is parallel to the ground, and a moving configuration in which said container is tilted onto said pair of wheels for rolling said container over the ground;
- said container comprising a front container half and a rear container half that are assembled together for storing said bedding product inside said container;
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- first and second flexible straps wrapped around the outside of said container for holding said front and rear container halves together, wherein said front container half has an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein and said rear container half has an outer surface including first and second grooves formed therein, said first flexible strap being positioned within said first groove on said front container half and said first groove on said rear container half, and said second flexible strap being positioned within said second groove on said front container half and said second groove on said rear container half, wherein said front and rear container halves are made of thermoformed polymers, and wherein said grooves are molded into said outer surfaces of said front and rear container halves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.