Foldable Mattress Support Base for Compact Box-Spring Shipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional box-springs are heavy, awkward to handle, and impractical for transportation and storage due to their large dimensions, making them difficult to move and store, which discourages retailers from offering them to customers.
Innovation Solution
A mattress-supporting base composed of three pivotally connected mattress support portions, a baseboard, and top support rails that can be packaged into a compact kit, allowing for easy assembly and reducing storage and shipping bulk, enabling a single adult to carry and assemble the frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a conventional box-spring is constructed as a stiff wooden frame, then it provides firm support for the mattress, but it becomes heavy and awkward to handle
Solution Approach 1:
The box-spring frame is divided into multiple separate sections that can be assembled together. Instead of a single stiff wooden frame, the invention uses multiple frame sections connected by fasteners, allowing the structure to be both strong when assembled and manageable when disassembled into segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame transitions from a static, permanently rigid structure to a dynamic assembly that can be easily disassembled and reassembled. The connection mechanisms allow the frame to be taken apart into manageable sections for moving, then reconnected to provide firm support when in use.
2Strength
If a conventional box-spring is made with full dimensions, then it provides adequate support, but it takes up valuable floor space and is difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The full-dimensional box-spring is segmented into multiple frame sections that can be stored compactly when not in use. The sections are designed to fit together to form the complete support structure, providing adequate support capability while reducing storage volume to a fraction of the assembled size.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame sections are designed to nest within each other when disassembled, similar to nested dolls. This allows the components to be stored in a compact configuration that minimizes floor space requirements while maintaining the ability to assemble into the full-dimensional support structure when needed.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional box-spring is constructed as one piece, then it provides structural integrity, but it is impractical for consumers to transport from retail stores
Solution Approach 1:
The box-spring is divided into multiple frame sections that can be easily transported separately from retail stores to consumers' homes. These sections are designed to be lightweight and manageable individually, yet when assembled with appropriate fasteners, they provide structural integrity equivalent to or exceeding traditional one-piece constructions.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame sections are pre-designed and pre-configured with connection points and fastening mechanisms that enable easy assembly by the consumer at home. The preliminary design ensures that structural integrity is built into the modular components, allowing consumers to assemble a structurally sound box-spring without requiring specialized tools or expertise.
4Strength
If a conventional box-spring has large dimensions, then it supports the mattress properly, but it exposes the box-springs and doorways to potential damage during moving
Solution Approach 1:
The large-dimensional box-spring is segmented into smaller frame sections that can be maneuvered through doorways and hallways without risk of damage. The modular sections are small enough to navigate tight spaces while maintaining the overall support capability when assembled together to properly support the mattress.
Solution Approach 2:
The box-spring structure transitions from a static large-dimensional object that risks damage during moving to a dynamic modular system. The frame sections can be disassembled into compact, manageable pieces for safe transport through doorways and hallways, then reassembled to provide proper mattress support, thereby eliminating the damage risk associated with moving large rigid structures.
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AI summary
A mattress-supporting base includes three mattress support portions, multiple crossbars and a baseboard. Each of the mattress support portions has a first end and a second end. The first end of each mattress support portion connects to the first ends of the other two mattress support portions, and the second end of each mattress support portion connects to the second ends of the other two mattress support portions. The first two mattress support portions have four sections that are pivotally connected by three hinges. The third and center mattress support portion has two sections that are pivotally connected. The components of the mattress-supporting base fit into a packing box having an inner width that is neither wider than about ten times the width of the mattress support portions plus about eight times the thickness of the baseboard, nor longer than about one half the length of the assembled mattress-supporting base.