Assemblable mattress support whose components fit inside the headboard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10362880-B2
Application number	US-201715696156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2017
Priority date	Sep 25, 2013
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

An assemblable mattress support can be shipped with all of its components compactly packed into the headboard. The mattress support includes a foldable longitudinal bar, a lateral bar, side panels, wooden slats, block legs and a footboard, all of which fit inside a compartment in the headboard. In an assembled state of the mattress support, a first connector at one end of the longitudinal bar attaches to a third connector on the outside of the headboard. A second connector at the other end of the longitudinal bar attaches to a fourth connector on the footboard. The middle of the lateral bar connects to the middle of the longitudinal bar. The block legs are attached to the bottom sides of the headboard and footboard. The slats are attached to one another by fabric ribbons and are placed in parallel over the longitudinal bar and support ledges on the side panels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a longitudinal bar having a total length, wherein the longitudinal bar comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion has a first connector and the lower portion has a second connector; and
a headboard with a compartment and an attachment location for the first connector, wherein the attachment location for the first connector is disposed on the headboard outside the compartment, wherein the compartment has a maximum dimension that is shorter than the total length of the longitudinal bar, wherein the compartment accommodates the longitudinal bar, and wherein the first connector is configured to attach directly to the headboard when the upper portion of the longitudinal bar is outside the compartment.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion has a first length and the lower portion has a second length, and wherein the total length of the longitudinal bar is greater than the first length plus the second length.

3. A mattress support comprising:
a first portion of a longitudinal bar, wherein the first portion has a first connector;
a second portion of the longitudinal bar, wherein the second portion has a second connector;
a headboard with a third connector, an inside compartment and an outside, wherein the third connector is disposed on the outside of the compartment, and wherein the first connector is configured to attach directly to the third connector on the outside of the headboard; and
a footboard with a fourth connector, wherein the second connector is configured to attach directly to the fourth connector, and wherein the longitudinal bar and the footboard both fit inside the compartment of the headboard.

4. The mattress support of claim 3 , wherein the longitudinal bar has a total length, wherein the first portion has a first length and the second portion has a second length, and wherein the total length of the longitudinal bar is greater than the first length plus the second length.

5. An assemblable mattress support comprising:
a headboard having a compartment;
a footboard;
a first pair of legs, wherein each leg of the first pair of legs is configured to be attached to another part of the mattress support when the mattress support is in an assembled state, wherein neither of the legs of the first pair of legs is attached to any other part of the mattress support when the mattress support is in a disassembled state;
a second pair of legs, wherein each leg of the second pair of legs is adapted to be attached to another part of the mattress support when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein neither of the legs of the second pair of legs is attached to any other part of the mattress support when the mattress support is in a disassembled state;
a first portion of a longitudinal bar, wherein the first portion of the longitudinal bar has a first connector configured to couple the first portion of the longitudinal bar to the headboard in the assembled state;
a second portion of the longitudinal bar, wherein the second portion of the longitudinal bar has a second connector configured to couple the second portion of the longitudinal bar to the footboard in the assembled state;
a lateral bar;
a set of slats; and
four side panels, wherein none of the four side panels is connected to any other one of the four side panels in the disassembled state, wherein in the disassembled state the footboard, the first pair of legs, the second pair of legs, the first portion of the longitudinal bar, the second portion of the longitudinal bar, the lateral bar, the set of slats, and the four side panels are all disposed in the compartment of the headboard.

6. The assemblable mattress support of claim 5 , wherein the first connector of the first portion of the longitudinal bar is coupled by bolts to the headboard in the assembled state.

7. A mattress support in a compact state, the mattress support comprising:
a footboard;
a first pair of side panels;
a second pair of side panels;
four detachable legs;
a first portion of a longitudinal bar;
a second portion of the longitudinal bar;
a plurality of mattress support slats; and
a headboard with a compartment, wherein the footboard, the first pair of side panels, the second pair of side panels, the four detachable legs, the first portion of the longitudinal bar, the second portion of the longitudinal bar, and the plurality of mattress support slats are disposed in the compartment of the headboard, and wherein the headboard is disposed in a packing box.

8. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the compartment has an inner length, and wherein each of the first pair of side panels has a length that is more than half the inner length of the compartment.

9. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the first portion of the longitudinal bar has a first connector adapted to attach to the headboard, and wherein the second portion of the longitudinal bar has a second connector adapted to attach to the footboard.

10. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the headboard has a back side and a front side, wherein the wherein the first portion of the longitudinal bar has a first connector adapted to attach to the front side of the headboard, and wherein the second portion of the longitudinal bar has a second connector adapted to attach to the footboard.

11. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein none of the four detachable legs is attached to any other part of the mattress support when the headboard is disposed in the packing box.

12. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the mattress support also has an assembled state, wherein the headboard has a back side and a front side, wherein the footboard is disposed on the opposite side of the headboard from the back side when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the compartment has an opening that is accessible from the back side of the headboard, and wherein the compartment is not visible from the front side of the headboard when the mattress support is in the assembled state.

13. The mattress support of claim 12 , wherein the front side of the headboard is covered in artificial leather.

14. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the mattress support is a mattress support for a Full size mattress, wherein the Full size mattress has a length of about 74 inches and a width of about 54 inches, wherein the packing box has a length that is less than 75 inches, and wherein the length of the packing box is about 60 inches.

15. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the mattress support is a mattress support for a Queen size mattress, wherein the Queen size mattress has a length of about 80 inches and a width of about 60 inches, wherein the packing box has a length that is less than 75 inches, and wherein the length of the packing box is about 66 inches.

16. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the mattress support also has an assembled state, wherein the side panels of the first pair of side panels are adapted to be aligned end-to-end with respect to one another when the mattress support is in the assembled state, and wherein the side panels of the second pair of side panels are adapted to be aligned end-to-end with respect to one another when the mattress support is in the assembled state.

17. The mattress support of claim 7 , further comprising:
a lateral bar member, wherein the lateral bar member is also disposed in the compartment of the headboard.

18. The mattress support of claim 7 , wherein the compartment has an opening, wherein th

Assignees

• Zinus Inc

Inventors

• Oh Suk Kan

Classifications

• A47C19/025

  Direct mattress support frames, Cross-bars · CPC title

• B65D85/70

  for materials not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• A47C23/06

  using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type · CPC title

• A47C19/005 Primary

  dismountable · CPC title

• A47C19/022

  Head or foot boards · CPC title