Bedding/seating product with locked corners

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10709254-B2
Application number	US-201816033665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2018
Priority date	Jul 21, 2017
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

A bedding or seating product comprises a connector assembly and a stabilizer assembly at each corner of the product for joining perpendicular first and second upholstered trusses. Each stabilizer assembly comprises a first bracket secured to the first truss, a second bracket secured to the second truss and a leg assembly comprising a leg and a threaded rod. One of the first and second brackets has a threaded boss and the other of the first and second brackets has an opening aligned with the threaded boss. The threaded rod extends through the aligned threaded boss and opening of the first and second brackets and the leg abuts the first and second trusses to assist supporting the product above the ground.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a connector assembly at each of four corners of the product for joining a first truss to a second truss, the second truss extending generally perpendicular to the first truss, each connector assembly comprising first and second connector blocks, each of the connector blocks having multiple fingers, each of the fingers having an opening;
a tapered pin extending through the openings in the fingers of the connector blocks when the fingers are aligned;
a stabilizer assembly at each of the four corners of the product, each of the stabilizer assemblies comprising a first bracket secured to the first truss, a second bracket secured to the second truss, one of the first and second brackets having a threaded boss and the other of the first and second brackets having a non-threaded opening aligned with the threaded boss; and
a leg assembly comprising a leg and a threaded rod, the threaded rod extending through the aligned threaded boss and non-threaded opening of the first and second brackets and the leg abutting the first and second trusses to assist supporting the product above the ground.

2. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second brackets comprises a triangular portion.

3. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein the leg is wooden.

4. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein the first and second trusses are wooden.

5. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein the bracket having the threaded boss is above the bracket having the non-threaded opening.

6. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second brackets comprises an attachment portion for attaching the bracket to one of the trusses and a receiving portion generally perpendicular to the attachment portion.

7. The bedding or seating product of claim 6 wherein each of the receiving portions is triangular.

8. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second trusses has an electrically powered outlet for connecting devices to the product.

9. The bedding or seating product of claim 1 wherein the first and second trusses are upholstered.

10. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a connector assembly at each of four corners of the product for joining a first truss to a second truss, each of the connector assemblies comprising a first connector block attached to the first truss and a second connector block attached to the second truss, the first and second connector blocks each having interlocking fingers held together with a tapered pin;
a stabilizer assembly below the connector assembly at each of the corners of the product, each of the stabilizer assemblies comprising a first bracket secured to the first truss, a second bracket secured to the second truss, one of the first and second brackets having a threaded boss and the other of the first and second brackets having a non-threaded opening aligned with the threaded boss; and
a leg assembly comprising a leg and a threaded rod, the threaded rod extending through the aligned threaded boss and non-threaded opening of the first and second brackets and the leg abutting the first and second trusses to assist supporting the product above the ground.

11. The bedding or seating product of claim 10 wherein each of the connector assemblies is made of plastic.

12. The bedding or seating product of claim 10 wherein each of the first and second brackets of each of the stabilizer assemblies is made of metal.

13. The bedding or seating product of claim 10 wherein each of the first and second brackets comprises an attachment portion for attaching the bracket to one of the trusses and a receiving portion having one of the threaded boss and non-threaded opening.

14. The bedding or seating product of claim 13 wherein each of the receiving portions is triangular.

15. The bedding or seating product of claim 10 wherein each leg of each leg assembly is tapered.

16. A bedding or seating product comprising:
four connector assemblies, one of the connector assemblies being at each of corners of the product for joining a first truss to a second truss, each of the connector assemblies comprising a first connector block attached to the first truss and a second connector block attached to the second truss, the first and second connector blocks each having interlocking fingers held together with a tapered pin;
four stabilizer assemblies, each of the stabilizer assemblies being spaced from one of the connector assemblies at one of the corners of the product, each of the stabilizer assemblies comprising a first bracket secured to the first truss, a second bracket secured to the second truss, one of the first and second brackets having a threaded boss and the other of the first and second brackets having an opening aligned with the threaded boss; and
a leg assembly comprising a leg and a threaded rod, the threaded rod extending through the aligned threaded boss and the opening of the first and second brackets and the leg abutting the first and second trusses to assist supporting the product above the ground.

17. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein the first bracket of each of the stabilizer assemblies is below the second bracket, the second bracket having the threaded boss.

18. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein the opening in the first bracket is non-threaded.

19. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein the opening in the first bracket is circular.

20. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein each of the stabilizer assemblies is below one of the connector assemblies at one of the corners of the product.

21. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein each of the first and second bracket of each of the stabilizer assemblies is made of metal.

22. The bedding or seating of claim 16 wherein each of the first and second connector blocks is made of plastic.

Assignees

• L&P Property Man Co

Inventors

• Jewett Jason V
• Thompson Seth A

Classifications

• A47C19/005 Primary

  dismountable · CPC title

• F16B12/56

  Brackets for bedsteads; Coupling joints consisting of bolts or the like; Latches therefor · CPC title

• A47C19/025

  Direct mattress support frames, Cross-bars · CPC title

• F16B12/48

  Non-metal leg connections (F16B12/46 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47C19/021 Primary

  Bedstead frames · CPC title