Device for connecting a cross member and a stand member of a bunk bed and a bunk bed

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11116324-B2
Application number	US-201716074006-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Priority date	Nov 12, 2015
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A device for connecting a cross member and a stand member of a bunk bed includes a support tube and a connecting tube. The end portion of the cross member is disposed with a connecting base that has a conical hole running vertically throughout. A shaft sleeve is disposed in the conical hole. The external surface of the shaft sleeve and the side surface of the conical hole form a pair of coupled slope surfaces. The end face of the connecting tube is disposed with a plurality of grooves, so the bottom end portion of the side wall of the connecting tube forms with a plurality of elastic clamping jaws. One end of the support tube is inserted to the connecting tube. The shaft sleeve is sleeved on the connecting tube, the connecting base squeezes the shaft sleeve to make the two slope surfaces, contact tightly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for connecting a cross member and a stand member of a bunk bed, wherein:
the stand member comprises a support tube and a connecting tube,
an end portion of the cross member is disposed with a connecting base,
the connecting base is disposed with a conical hole vertically penetrating the connecting base,
a shaft sleeve is movably disposed in the conical hole,
an external surface of the shaft sleeve and a side surface of the conical hole form a pair of sloped surfaces coupled to each other,
an end surface of the connecting tube is disposed with a plurality of grooves to enable an end portion of a side wall of the connecting tube to form a plurality of clamping jaws,
one end of the support tube is disposed in the connecting tube,
the shaft sleeve encompasses the connecting tube,
the connecting base is coupled to the shaft sleeve,
the shaft sleeve comprise a small end and a large end,
an outer diameter of the small end of the shaft sleeve is smaller than an outer diameter of the large end of the shaft sleeve,
an outer side of the support tube tapers outward and away from the plurality of clamping jaws to define an inclined surface,
the small end of the shaft sleeve is disposed away from the plurality of clamping jaws, and
the large end of the shaft sleeve abuts the inclined surface and the plurality of clamping jaws to enable the plurality of clamping jaws to be deformed to hold the support tube.

2. The device for connecting the cross member and the stand member of the bunk bed according to claim 1 , wherein:
the shaft sleeve is conical, and
the external surface of the shaft sleeve is a conical surface.

3. The device for connecting the cross member and the stand member of the bunk bed according to claim 2 , comprising:
a nut, wherein:
the small end of the shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
the large end of the shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
a diameter of the inner hole of the small end of the shaft sleeve is smaller than a diameter of the inner hole of the large end of the shaft sleeve,
the small end of the shaft sleeve is disposed with a threaded portion,
the threaded portion extends out of the connecting base, and
the nut is screwed to the threaded portion.

4. The device for connecting the cross member and the stand member of the bunk bed according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft sleeve is made of plastic or deformable materials.

5. A bunk bed, comprising:
an upper cross member,
a lower cross member, and
a stand member, wherein:
the stand member comprises an upper support tube, a connecting tube, and a lower support tube,
a top end of the connecting tube is connected to the upper cross member and the upper support tube,
an end portion of the lower cross member is disposed with a first connecting base,
the first connecting base is disposed with a first conical hole vertically penetrating the first connecting base,
a first shaft sleeve is movably disposed in the first conical hole,
an external surface of the first shaft sleeve and a side surface of the first conical hole form a pair of sloped surfaces coupled to each other,
a bottom end surface of the connecting tube is disposed with a plurality of first grooves to enable a bottom end portion of a side wall of the connecting tube to form a plurality of first clamping jaws,
a top portion of the lower support tube is disposed in a bottom portion of the connecting tube,
the first shaft sleeve encompasses the connecting tube,
the first connecting base is coupled to the first shaft sleeve,
the first shaft sleeve comprise a small end and a large end,
an outer diameter of the small end of the first shaft sleeve is smaller than an outer diameter of the large end of the first shaft sleeve,
an outer side of the lower support tube tapers outward and away from the plurality of first clamping jaws to define a first inclined surface,
the small end of the first shaft sleeve is disposed away from the plurality of first clamping jaws, and
the large end of the first shaft sleeve abuts the first inclined surface and the plurality of first clamping jaws to enable the plurality of first clamping jaws to be deformed to hold the lower support tube.

6. The bunk bed according to claim 5 , wherein:
an end portion of the upper cross member is disposed with a second connecting base,
the second connecting base is disposed with a second conical hole vertically penetrating the second connecting base,
a second shaft sleeve is movably disposed in the second conical hole,
an external surface of the second shaft sleeve and a side surface of the second conical hole form a pair of sloped surfaces coupled to each other,
a top end surface of the connecting tube is disposed with a plurality of second grooves to enable a top end portion of the side wall of the connecting tube to form a plurality of second clamping jaws,
a bottom portion of the upper support tube is disposed in a top portion of the connecting tube,
the second shaft sleeve encompasses the connecting tube,
the second connecting base is coupled to the second shaft sleeve,
the second shaft sleeve comprise a small end and a large end,
an outer diameter of the small end of the second shaft sleeve is smaller than an outer diameter of the large end of the second shaft sleeve,
an outer side of the upper support tube tapers outward and away from the plurality of second clamping jaws to define a second inclined surface,
the small end of the second shaft sleeve is disposed away from the plurality of second clamping jaws, and
the large end of the second shaft sleeve abuts the second inclined surface and the plurality of second clamping jaws to enable the plurality of second clamping jaws to be deformed to hold the upper support tube.

7. The bunk bed according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first shaft sleeve is conical,
the external surface of the first shaft sleeve is a conical surface,
the second shaft sleeve is conical, and
the external surface of the second shaft sleeve is a conical surface.

8. The bunk bed according to claim 7 , comprising:
a first nut, and
a second nut, wherein:
the small end of the first shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
the large end of the first shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
a diameter of the inner hole of the small end of the first shaft sleeve is smaller than a diameter of the inner hole of the large end of the first shaft sleeve,
the small end of the first shaft sleeve is disposed with a first threaded portion,
the first threaded portion extends out of the first connecting base,
the first nut is screwed to the first threaded portion,
the small end of the second shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
the large end of the second shaft sleeve is disposed with an inner hole,
a diameter of the inner hole of the small end of the second shaft sleeve is smaller than a diameter of the inner hole of the large end of the second shaft sleeve,
the small end of the second shaft sleeve is disposed with a second threaded portion,
the second threaded portion extends out of the second connecting base, and
the second nut is screwed to the second threaded portion.

9. The bunk bed according to claim 8 , wherein the first shaft sleeve and the second shaft sleeve are made of plastic or deformable materials.

10. A bunk bed, comprising:
an upper cross member,
a lower cross member, and
a stand member, wherein:
the stand member comprises an upper support tube, a connecting tube, and a lower support tube,
an end portion of the upper cross member is disposed with a first connecting base,
the first connecting base is disposed with a first conical hole

Assignees

• New Tec Integration Xiamen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Leng Luhao

Classifications

• A47C19/20 Primary

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• F16B7/0426

  for rods or for tubes without using the innerside thereof · CPC title

• A47C19/04

  Extensible bedsteads, e.g. with adjustment of length, width, height · CPC title

• A47C19/028

  for joining separate bedsteads · CPC title

• A47C19/02

  Parts or details of bedsteads not fully covered in a single one of the following subgroups, e.g. bed rails, post rails · CPC title