Hinged Mattress Support Base for Compact Box-Spring Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional box-springs are cumbersome and impractical for transportation and storage due to their size and weight, making them difficult to handle and transport, and they often incur damage during movement.
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 foldable frame that can be carried by one adult.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a conventional box-spring is constructed with a stiff wooden frame to provide firm support, then support strength is improved, but weight and handling difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The box-spring is divided into multiple modular components including a frame assembly with legs, a separate mattress support assembly with springs, and interchangeable parts. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the frame provides structural strength while individual components remain lightweight and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces adjustable and interchangeable components such as removable legs, adjustable mattress support assemblies, and configurable frame sections. This dynamic design allows the support strength to be adjusted based on needs while maintaining overall lightweight construction for easy handling.
2Area of stationary object
If a conventional box-spring is made with full dimensions to match the mattress, then support coverage is improved, but storage space and shipping bulk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The box-spring is divided into modular components that can be stored separately or nested together. The frame assembly, mattress support assembly, and accessories can be packaged in compact configurations, reducing storage volume while maintaining full coverage capability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
Components are designed to nest within each other - smaller parts fit into larger components, and the modular sections can be stacked or nested together in a compact arrangement that minimizes storage space while preserving the ability to assemble into full-size configuration.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional box-spring is constructed as one piece, then structural stability is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The box-spring is designed as modular components with standardized connection interfaces. The frame assembly, mattress support assembly, and legs are separate units that connect through simple mechanical joints, providing both structural stability when assembled and ease of assembly/disassembly when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal connection mechanisms that work across different configurations. The standardized interfaces allow the same components to be assembled in various arrangements while maintaining structural integrity, and the same connections can be easily disassembled and reassembled.
Data Source
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.