Bedside Accessory Storage Using the Mattress-Box Spring Gap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bedroom furniture often lacks sufficient surface space for storing items like remote controls, mobile phones, tablets, books, and magazines at bedtime due to their presence near the bed.
Innovation Solution
An accessory storage system comprising a bed with a mattress unit and box springs unit, featuring a mounting member with securing slots and extensions that securely attach a storage member with large and small storage cavities, allowing for the storage of these items and accommodating a mobile phone charger plug.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If items like remote controls, mobile phones, tablets, books, and magazines are placed on night stand surfaces or shelves, then these items can be accessed at bedtime, but the available surface space becomes insufficient and cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional surface storage (night stand tops and shelves) to three-dimensional space utilization by installing storage compartments within the vertical gap between the mattress bottom and box springs top. This dimensional shift provides additional storage volume without occupying valuable surface area, directly resolving the contradiction between item accessibility and surface space availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system is nested within the existing bed structure, specifically utilizing the space between the mattress unit and box springs unit. By embedding storage compartments (including large and small storage cavities) within this existing structural void, the invention provides additional storage functionality without adding external bulk or consuming additional surface space, thereby maintaining accessibility while preserving surface area.
2Quantity of substance
If storage compartments are added to the bed structure, then storage capacity increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into distinct modular components including a mounting member with securing slots, a storage member with large and small storage cavities, and multiple securing extensions. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing, easy assembly, and flexible installation within the bed structure, increasing storage capacity while managing complexity through modular design rather than monolithic construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting member serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the storage compartments, incorporates securing slots for attachment, and includes integrating members for fixation. By combining multiple functions into a single component, the invention increases storage capacity without proportionally increasing overall structural complexity, as the same elements serve dual purposes.
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AI summary
An accessory storage system used with a mattress unit and a box springs unit. The system has a mounting member with a generally planar bed securing member and a generally planar storage securing member. The system has a storage member with a large storage cavity and a small storage cavity. The small storage cavity is located on the large storage cavity. For use, the mounting member is pivoted fully open to about a ninety degree angle. The bed securing member is fully inserted in between a mattress unit bottom surface and a box springs unit top surface. The back surface of the storage securing member is located flush against the mattress unit. The first large storage cavity side is located flush against the front surface of the storage securing member and held securely into place via the securing slots and the securing extensions.