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Mattress foundations

a mattress and foundation technology, applied in the field of mattress foundations, can solve the problems of large, bulky, difficult and awkward movement of traditional inner-spring mattresses, and achieve the effect of durable outer surface and smoothness

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-12-23
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Benefits of technology

The patent provides a mattress foundation that can be easily assembled and used to support a mattress without tools. It includes a cover that helps hold the frame together and provides a smooth, durable surface. The technical effect is that it allows for compact shipping and easy assembly, making it convenient for users to set up a new mattress foundation.

Problems solved by technology

Traditional inner-spring mattresses are large and bulky and therefore are difficult and awkward to move.
Such a mattress foundation, unlike the compressed mattress, is a large, unwieldy, piece that must be moved into place to support the mattress.
Because of the size and volume of the conventional mattress foundation for use with a mattress, even though the weight of such a foundation is not particularly great, shipping and handling costs for an assembled foundation can be a significant part of the retail price of beds including mattresses.
While foundations for beds including mattresses can be constructed near a market area, there are undesirable costs for foundation assembly in locations far from the bed manufacturer's base location, including costs of local delivery and installation.

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[0033]Referring now to the drawings that form a part of the disclosure herein, in FIG. 1 a compact generally rectangular package 12 has an exterior layer 14 which may be of strong corrugated cardboard. The package 12 contains the compactly arranged components of a mattress foundation 24, as shown in FIG. 2, that are ready to be assembled to support a mattress. Such a foundation 24 can be particularly useful for a mattress of the kind typically packaged and delivered to a purchaser in a compressed form, in a package much smaller than the mattress will be when in use. The package 12 for a foundation for a queen size mattress thus may have a length of 16 of 61 inches, a width 18 of 25½ inches, and a height 20 of 9½ inches, for example. The package 12 containing the ready-to-assemble foundation 24 is thus small enough to be carried conveniently within a house or apartment to a bedroom where the bed is to be erected and used and is small enough to be stored and transported in a space onl...

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Abstract

A mattress foundation for inclusion as part of a bed, to support a mattress, such as one of the type made of foam material and usually marketed and shipped in a compressed, reduced-sized configuration. The mattress foundation is configured to be marketed and shipped to a purchaser as a set of subassemblies and parts that are contained together in a compact package and can be assembled without use of tools. The set of mattress foundation subassemblies and parts can be packed and shipped in a rectangular box made of material such as corrugated cardboard that may be flattened out and incorporated in the mattress foundation. The package in which the subassemblies and parts are contained is small enough to be carried up stairways and through passageways to a bedroom where a bed incorporating the mattress foundation is to be set up for use.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17 / 143,942, filed on Jan. 7, 2021 and entitled SELECTIVELY ELEVATED FOUNDATION FOR A MATTRESS, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 732,124, filed on Dec. 31, 2019 and entitled FOUNDATION FOR A MATTRESS. The complete disclosures of the above applications are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present application relates to a foundation for a mattress for a bed, and in particular relates to a foundation that can be shipped in a ready-to-assemble configuration in a compact, easily-handled package.[0003]Traditional inner-spring mattresses are large and bulky and therefore are difficult and awkward to move. In recent years increasing numbers of mattresses being sold are made of a resilient foam and spring construction, with an appropriate protective and dec...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C19/00A47C19/02
CPCA47C19/005A47C19/025
Inventor HUTTON, WILLIAM B.
Owner GET TO IND LLC