Bed system with device charging storage pockets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12440037-B2
Application number	US-202218086003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2021
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are bed systems with a foundation having first and second side rails opposite each other and a pocket integrated into an exterior side of at least the first side rail at a distance from a head section of a mattress that is less than a distance from a foot section of the mattress. The pocket can include an inner pocket smaller than the pocket and positioned inside the first pocket. The pocket can include a charging port housing and a charging port supported by the charging port housing. The charging port can be a USB and/or USB-C port. The first side rail can also include a wireless charger and transmitter (e.g., induction charger) integrated therein for providing induction charging to a user device placed inside the pocket. The wireless charger and transmitter can be integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location opposite the pocket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bed system comprising:
a foundation having a first side rail and a second side rail, the first side rail opposite the second side rail; and
a pocket integrated into an exterior side of the first side rail,
wherein the first side rail comprises a wireless charger and a transmitter integrated therein for providing induction charging to a user device placed inside the pocket, wherein the wireless charger and the transmitter are integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location opposite the pocket.

2. The bed system of claim 1 , further comprising a second pocket integrated into the second side rail.

3. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is integrated into the first side rail at a distance from a head section of a mattress that is less than a distance from a foot section of the mattress.

4. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket comprises an inner pocket, the inner pocket being smaller than the pocket and positioned inside the pocket, wherein the inner pocket is positioned at a lateral edge of the pocket and extends a distance towards a midpoint of the pocket.

5. The bed system of claim 4 , wherein the pocket further comprises a charging port housing and a charging port supported by the charging port housing, the charging port being mounted in the inner pocket adjacent an inner surface of the inner pocket.

6. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the charging port housing is positioned along an edge of the inner pocket that is proximate the midpoint of the pocket.

7. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the bed system further comprises a power supply, wherein a USB port and a USB-C port of the charging port housing are in wired communication with the power supply to receive power for charging the user device placed in the pocket.

8. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a width within a range of 250-600 mm.

9. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is made of a same material as the first side rail.

10. A bed system comprising:
a foundation having a first side rail and a second side rail;
a first pocket integrated into an exterior side of the first side rail; and
a second pocket integrated into the exterior side of the first side rail and positioned inside the first pocket, wherein the first pocket further comprises a charging port housing and a charging port supported by the charging port housing, the charging port housing being positioned along an edge of the second pocket that is proximate a midpoint of the first pocket and the charging port being mounted in the second pocket adjacent an inner surface of the second pocket.

11. The bed system of claim 10 , wherein the second pocket is smaller than the first pocket, the second pocket being positioned at a lateral edge of the first pocket and extending a distance towards the midpoint of the first pocket.

12. A bed system comprising:
a foundation having a first side rail and a second side rail;
a first pocket integrated into an exterior side of the first side rail; and
a second pocket integrated into the exterior side of the first side rail and positioned inside the first pocket, wherein the first side rail includes a wireless charger and a transmitter integrated therein for providing induction charging to a user device placed inside at least one of the first pocket and the second pocket, the wireless charger and the transmitter being integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location opposite a midpoint of at least one of the first pocket and the second pocket.

13. A bed system comprising:
a foundation having a first side rail and a second side rail;
a pocket integrated into an exterior side of the first side rail having charging capabilities for a user device placed therein; and
a power supply configured to provide power to components of the bed system, the power supply being in wired communication with an external power source, wherein the first side rail includes a wireless charger and a transmitter integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location opposite the pocket for providing induction charging to the user device placed inside the pocket.

14. A bed system comprising:
a foundation having a first side rail and a second side rail;
a pocket integrated into an exterior side of the first side rail having charging capabilities for a user device placed therein;
a power supply configured to provide power to components of the bed system, the power supply being in wired communication with an external power source; and
an induction charger integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location parallel a midpoint of the pocket, wherein the induction charger is configured to wirelessly charge the user device placed inside the pocket.

15. The bed system of claim 13 , wherein the pocket further comprises a charging port housing and a charging port supported by the charging port housing that receives power from the power supply.

16. The bed system of claim 15 , wherein the charging port is a USB port, the pocket further comprises a USB-C port, and wherein the USB port and the USB-C port are in wired communication with the power supply to receive power for charging the user device placed in the pocket.

17. The bed system of claim 14 , wherein the induction charger is placed inside a padded cavity in the structure of the first side rail and an upholstery fabric material of the first side rail covers the induction charger inside the padded cavity.

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

• Kirk Antony
• Ermalovich Joseph
• Hill Carli
• Maclachlan Lori

Classifications

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J50/10

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• A47C19/022

  Head or foot boards · CPC title

• A47C19/021

  Bedstead frames · CPC title

• A47C21/003 Primary

  Lighting, radio, telephone or the like connected to the bedstead · CPC title