US4679261A
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Telescopic bed
Assignee: Alroy and Stanley Associates Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-21
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-08-21
Abstract
Abstract An easily assembled bed structure adjustable in length and width comprises head and foot members each including a pair of side posts and parallel slidably telescoping multielement tubular cross pieces extending laterally between and separably joined at their ends to respective side posts, a pair of parallel, longitudinally extending side beams each including slidably telescoping tubular elements and separably coupled at their ends to respective posts and longitudinally spaced parallel stringers each including slidably telescoping tubular elements and separably coupled at their ends to opposite respective beams or a third longitudinally adjustable beam intermediate and parallel to the side beams extends between and is joined to the lowermost of the head and foot member cross pieces or bracket members project inwardly from the side beams for supporting a mattress. Foot pieces depend from the stringers or third beam. The components of the structure are secured in their assembled condition by separable fasteners.
Inventors
- 👤 Smith B. Stanley
- 👤 Yoram A. Alroy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:55
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C19/00; A47C19/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32426; Y10T403/32467; Y10T403/32475; Y10T403/32483; Y10T403/57; Y10T403/5741; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
343 words
A bed structure comprising: a rear vertical head frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular first posts and vertically spaced first cross pieces of adjustable lengths, each of said cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including an intermediate tubular section and a pair of outer tubular sections telescoping opposite ends of said intermediate section and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting peripheral faces of said outer tubular sections and said intermediate section, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said head frame cross pieces to respective head frame posts; a front vertical foot frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular second posts and vertically spaced second cross pieces of adjustable lengths each of said second cross pieces above the lowermost second cross piece including an intermediate tubular section and a pair of outer tubular sections telescoping opposite ends of said tubular section and soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting peripheral faces of said second cross piece outer tubular sections and the intermediate tubular section, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said second cross pieces to respective second posts; a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending parallel horizontal side beams of adjustable lengths extending between respective first posts and respective second posts substantially at the level of the lowermost cross pieces of said head and foot frame members and defining therewith a bottom frame and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said beams to respective pairs of said first and second posts; mattress support means carried by said bottom frame and including longitudinally spaced parallel horizontal stringers of adjustable lengths extending between said beams; and a gusset member located proximate the corner of the end portion of each beam and the portion of the post connected to and projecting above the respective beam and separable fastening means securing said gusset member at their ends to respective posts and beams at points spaced from said corners.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
343 words
A bed structure comprising: a rear vertical head frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular first posts and vertically spaced first cross pieces of adjustable lengths, each of said cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including an intermediate tubular section and a pair of outer tubular sections telescoping opposite ends of said intermediate section and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting peripheral faces of said outer tubular sections and said intermediate section, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said head frame cross pieces to respective head frame posts; a front vertical foot frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular second posts and vertically spaced second cross pieces of adjustable lengths each of said second cross pieces above the lowermost second cross piece including an intermediate tubular section and a pair of outer tubular sections telescoping opposite ends of said tubular section and soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting peripheral faces of said second cross piece outer tubular sections and the intermediate tubular section, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said second cross pieces to respective second posts; a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending parallel horizontal side beams of adjustable lengths extending between respective first posts and respective second posts substantially at the level of the lowermost cross pieces of said head and foot frame members and defining therewith a bottom frame and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said beams to respective pairs of said first and second posts; mattress support means carried by said bottom frame and including longitudinally spaced parallel horizontal stringers of adjustable lengths extending between said beams; and a gusset member located proximate the corner of the end portion of each beam and the portion of the post connected to and projecting above the respective beam and separable fastening means securing said gusset member at their ends to respective posts and beams at points spaced from said corners.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The bed structure of claim 1 wherein each of said separable fastening means includes a self-anchoring nut and a screw engaging said nut.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The bed structure of claim 1 wherein each of said stringers includes an intermediate tubular section and a pair of tubular outer sections slidably telescoping opposite ends of said intermediate tubular section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The bed structure of claim 3 including foot pieces depending from said stringers and terminating at their bottoms at the level of the bottoms of said head and foot frame posts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The bed structure of claim 1 including means for releasably locking the lowermost of said head and foot frame cross pieces in preadjusted extending positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The bed structure of claim 1 wherein said mattress support means includes bracket members secured to and projecting inwardly from each of said beams.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The bed structure of claim 1 wherein said vertical first posts integrally formed with and joined to the uppermost tubular outer sections by curved intermediate sections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
312 words
A bed structure comprising: a rear vertical head frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular first posts and vertically spaced first cross pieces of adjustable lengths, each of said cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including a plurality of mutually telescoping tubular sections and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting faces of said mutually telescoping tubular sections and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said head frame cross pieces to respective head frame posts; a front vertical foot frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular second posts and vertically spaced second cross pieces of adjustable lengths each of said second cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including a plurality of mutually telescoping tubular sections and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting faces of said second cross piece mutually telescoping tubular sections, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said second cross pieces to respective second posts; a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending parallel horizontal side beams of adjustable lengths extending between respective first posts and respective second posts substantially at the level of the lowermost cross pieces of said head and foot frame members and defining therewith a bottom frame and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said beams to respective pairs of said first and second posts; mattress support means carried by said bottom frame and including longitudinally spaced parallel horizontal stringers of adjustable lengths extending between said beams; and a gusset member located proximate the corner of the end portion of each beam and the position of the post connected to and projecting above the respective beam and separable fastening means securing said gusset member at their ends to respective posts and beams at points spaced from said corners.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
312 words
A bed structure comprising: a rear vertical head frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular first posts and vertically spaced first cross pieces of adjustable lengths, each of said cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including a plurality of mutually telescoping tubular sections and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting faces of said mutually telescoping tubular sections and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said head frame cross pieces to respective head frame posts; a front vertical foot frame member of adjustable width including a pair of laterally spaced vertical tubular second posts and vertically spaced second cross pieces of adjustable lengths each of said second cross pieces above the lowermost cross piece including a plurality of mutually telescoping tubular sections and a soft compressible peripherally extending cushion member sandwiched between the confronting faces of said second cross piece mutually telescoping tubular sections, and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said second cross pieces to respective second posts; a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending parallel horizontal side beams of adjustable lengths extending between respective first posts and respective second posts substantially at the level of the lowermost cross pieces of said head and foot frame members and defining therewith a bottom frame and separable fastening means securing the opposite ends of said beams to respective pairs of said first and second posts; mattress support means carried by said bottom frame and including longitudinally spaced parallel horizontal stringers of adjustable lengths extending between said beams; and a gusset member located proximate the corner of the end portion of each beam and the position of the post connected to and projecting above the respective beam and separable fastening means securing said gusset member at their ends to respective posts and beams at points spaced from said corners.
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