PLATFORM BED FRAMES

Abstract

Examples of a platform bed frame include a deck structure and a support structure. The deck structure includes a first deck portion and a second deck portion. The first deck portion includes first longitudinal members along a length, first latitudinal members perpendicular to the first longitudinal members, and a first lip portion extending around the first deck portion. The second deck portion is coupleable to the first deck portion to form the deck structure by coupling second coupling interface to the first deck portion and includes second longitudinal members along a length, second latitudinal members parallel to the first latitudinal members, and a second lip portion extending around the second deck portion. The support structure includes legs and panels. The legs are coupleable to an underside of the deck structure. The panels are coupleable to the legs to form a rectangular structure beneath the deck structure.

Claims

1. A platform bed frame comprising: a deck structure comprising: a first deck portion forming a first portion of the deck structure, the first deck portion comprising: first longitudinal members extending along a length of the first deck portion; first latitudinal members extending perpendicular to the first longitudinal members along a width of the first deck portion, wherein the first latitudinal members are coupleable to an underside of the first longitudinal members; and a first lip portion having a u-shaped geometry extending parallel to the first latitudinal members across a head end of the first deck portion, parallel to the first longitudinal members along an outside of the first deck portion, and parallel to the first latitudinal members across a foot end of the first deck portion, wherein the first lip portion has a height greater than a thickness of the first longitudinal members; a second deck portion forming a second portion of the deck structure, wherein the second deck portion is coupleable to the first deck portion to form the deck structure, the second deck portion comprising: a second coupling interface to facilitate coupling of the second deck portion to the first deck portion at a first coupling interface of the first deck portion; second longitudinal members extending along a length of the second deck portion to be parallel to the first longitudinal members of the first deck portion, wherein the length of the second deck portion is approximately equivalent to the length of the first deck portion; second latitudinal members extending along a width of the first deck portion to be parallel to the first latitudinal members of the first deck portion, wherein the second latitudinal members are coupleable to an underside of the second longitudinal members to be oriented perpendicular to the second longitudinal members, wherein the width of the second deck portion is approximately equivalent to the width of the first deck portion; and a second lip portion having a u-shaped geometry extending parallel to the second latitudinal members across a head end of the second deck portion, parallel to the second longitudinal members along an outside of the second deck portion, and parallel to the second latitudinal members across a foot end of the second deck portion, wherein the second lip portion has a height greater than a thickness of the second longitudinal members; and a support structure comprising: legs coupleable to the first latitudinal members and the second latitudinal members on a side of the first latitudinal members and the second latitudinal members opposite the first longitudinal members and the second longitudinal members; and panels coupleable to the legs to extend from proximate the deck structure to proximate ends of the legs opposite the deck structure to form a rectangular structure beneath the deck structure to partially enclose space beneath the deck structure.

2. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein the first longitudinal members and the second longitudinal members have an approximately rectangular cross-sectional geometry.

3. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first longitudinal members or the second longitudinal members has a cross-sectional geometry approximately identical to a cross-sectional geometry of at least one of the first latitudinal members or the second latitudinal members.

4. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein the first latitudinal members comprise: first latitudinal mounting members configured to receive and support the legs; and first latitudinal support members having a cross-sectional geometry different from the first latitudinal mounting members; and the second latitudinal members comprise: second latitudinal mounting members configured to receive and support the legs; and second latitudinal support members having a cross-sectional geometry different from the second latitudinal mounting members.

5. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein at least one of the legs is configured to couple to one of the first latitudinal members and one of the second latitudinal members simultaneously.

6. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein the first lip portion and the second lip portion for a continuous lip surrounding an outside edge of the deck structure with the first deck portion and the second deck portion coupled together.

7. The platform bed frame of claim 1, wherein the first lip portion and the second lip portion have a rectangular cross-sectional geometry with the height being greater than a width, wherein the height extends perpendicular to a plane of the first and second longitudinal members to resist translational movement of a mattress placed on the deck structure.

8. A bed system comprising: a deck structure extending primarily across a plane; a lip portion extending around an edge of the deck structure and having a height extending perpendicular to the plane, wherein the height is greater than a thickness of the deck structure; and a support structure extending from the deck structure perpendicular to the plane and in a direction opposite the lip portion, wherein the support structure couples to the deck structure independent of the lip portion.

9. The bed system of claim 8, wherein the deck structure comprises longitudinal members extending in a first direction parallel with the plane.

10. The bed system of claim 9, wherein a spacing of the longitudinal members relative to one another is less than two inches.

11. The bed system of claim 8, wherein a weight capacity of the deck structure and the support structure is at least three-thousand pounds as applied across a top of the deck structure.

12. The bed system of claim 8, further comprising a panel arrangement configured to enclose the support structure from approximately the deck structure to a distal end of the support structure opposite the deck structure.

13. The bed system of claim 12, wherein at least a portion of the panel arrangement is removeable from the bed system to facilitate control of access to a space at least partially defined by the panel arrangement.

14. The bed system of claim 8, the lip portion comprises a first lip portion and second lip portion, wherein the first lip portion comprises a lip interface that is configured to insert into the second lip portion to secure the first lip portion to the second lip portion.

15. A method comprising; coupling first longitudinal members to first latitudinal members with the first longitudinal members positioned perpendicular to the first latitudinal members; positioning a first lip portion to surround at least one of the first longitudinal members or the first latitudinal members on three sides with the first lip portion extending upward from the first longitudinal members to form, with the first longitudinal members and the first latitudinal members, a first deck portion; coupling second longitudinal members to second latitudinal members with the second longitudinal members positioned perpendicular to the second latitudinal members; positioning a second lip portion to surround at least one of the second longitudinal members or the first latitudinal members on three sides with the second lip extending upward from the second longitudinal members to form, with the second longitudinal members and the second latitudinal members, a second deck portion coupleable to the first deck portion to form a deck structure; and forming legs to be coupleable to at least one of the first deck portion and the second deck portion to support the deck structure relative to a surface.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising forming center legs to be coupleable to both the first deck portion and the second deck portion simultaneously to couple the first deck portion to the second deck portion with support at an interface of the first deck portion and the second deck portion.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising forming panels comprising a head panel, two side panels, and a foot panel, wherein each of the panels is coupleable to at least one of the legs to control access to a space corresponding to the legs beneath the deck structure.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein forming the panels further comprises forming a panel to have a removable portion to provide access to a portion of the space corresponding to the legs beneath the deck structure and sized to facilitate passage of an organizational system at the removeable portion.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein forming the legs comprises: forming the legs to have a leg length to position the deck structure to correspond to a bed height; and forming a coupler to couple the legs to the at least one of the first deck portion or the second deck portion.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein coupling the first longitudinal members to the first latitudinal members comprises spacing the first longitudinal members at less than two inches.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0002] The present description will be understood more fully when viewed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of various examples of platform bed frames. The description is not meant to limit platform bed frames to the specific examples recited. Rather, the specific examples depicted and described are provided for explanation and understanding of platform bed frames. Throughout the description the drawings may be referred to as drawings, figures, and/or FIGs.

[0003] FIG. 1 illustrates an upper perspective view of a platform bed frame, according to an embodiment.

[0004] FIG. 2 illustrates a lower perspective view of the platform bed frame of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment.

[0005] FIG. 3 illustrates a lower perspective view of the platform bed frame of FIG. 1 without panels, according to an embodiment.

[0006] FIG. 4 illustrates a lower perspective view of a first deck portion coupled to a second deck portion to form a deck structure of the platform bed frame of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment.

[0007] FIG. 5 illustrates a method of making a platform bed frame, according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0008] A platform bed frame as disclosed herein will become better understood through a review of the following detailed description in conjunction with the figures. The detailed description and figures provide merely examples of the various embodiments of platform bed frames. Many variations are contemplated for different applications and design considerations; however, for the sake of brevity and clarity, all the contemplated variations may not be individually described in the following detailed description. Those skilled in the art will understand how the disclosed examples may be varied, modified, and altered and not depart in substance from the scope of the examples described herein.

[0009] A conventional bed frame may include edge supported frames which support a box spring having internal supports. However, box springs are bulky, unattractive, heavy, expensive, break down, and have more frequent replacement intervals. Additionally, box springs add moisture retention, rust potential in metal springs, change bed heights, and introduce noise.

[0010] Implementations of platform bed frames may address some or all of the problems described above. A platform bed frame may include a platform sufficient to support a mattress or other cushion to avoid damage or accelerated wear while securing the mattress on the platform bed frame, maintaining breathability, and preserving warranty status. Platform bed frames, as described and claimed herein, provide increased breathability through the omission of an additional element such as a box spring or other foundation. Embodiments described provide a shippable and relatively easily assembled arrangement that provides a simple, long-lasting, quiet, and strong solution.

[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates an upper perspective view of a platform bed frame 100, according to an embodiment. Embodiments of the platform bed frame 100 provide a simple system with relatively high weight capacity that is configured to preserve mattress health and prevent voiding of mattress warranties.

[0012] In some embodiments, the platform bed frame 100 includes a deck structure 102 and a support structure 104. The deck structure 102 may be configured to support a mattress, cushion, or so forth. The deck structure 102 may be significantly planar in shape. In some embodiments, the deck structure 102 extends primarily across a plane while the support structure 104 extends away from the deck structure 102 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the support structure 104 is configured to support the deck structure 102 relative to a surface such as a floor. In some embodiments, the support structure 104 couples to the deck structure 102 to secure the deck structure 102 relative to the support structure 104.

[0013] The deck structure 102 may include a first deck portion 106 and a second deck portion 108. In some embodiments, the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 are coupleable together to form the deck structure 102. For example, the first deck portion 106 may be bolted, latched, screwed, slotted, or so forth, to the second deck portion 108 to secure the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 relative to one another.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first deck portion 106 forms a half of the deck structure 102 with the second deck portion 108 forming a complementary half to complete the deck structure 102. In other embodiments, the first deck portion 106 may form more or less than half of the deck structure 102 with the second deck portion 108 forming the remainder of the deck structure 102. In other embodiments, the deck structure 102 may include more than two deck portions. For example, the deck structure 102 may be divided into three or four or more uniform or non-uniform deck portions.

[0015] In some embodiments, the first deck portion 106 may include first longitudinal members 112. In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 may extend along a length of the first deck portion 106. The first deck portion 106 may also include first latitudinal members 112. In some embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 may extend perpendicular to the first longitudinal members 110. In other words, the first latitudinal members 112 may extend along a width of the first deck portion 102. In some embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 may be coupleable to an underside of the first longitudinal members 110.

[0016] In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 are disposed on a top or upper side of the first deck portion 106 of the deck structure 102. For example, the first longitudinal members 110 may be coupleable to the first latitudinal member 112 to be opposite the support structure 104. In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 each include a single piece extending along a length of the first deck portion 106. In other embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 extend along a portion of the length of the first deck portion 106. For example, each of the first longitudinal members 110 may have multiple segments or pieces aligned or connectable to span the length of the first deck portion 106.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 are coupleable to the first latitudinal members 112 via removable or non-removable attachment. For example, the first longitudinal members 110 may be coupleable to the first latitudinal member 112 via hardware attachment, welding, magnetic attachment, or so forth. In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 may be aligned parallel to one another. In other embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 may be aligned to be non-parallel relative to one another. While the illustrated embodiment depicts a particular number of first longitudinal members 110, other embodiments may include fewer or more first longitudinal members 110 in the same or different arrangements.

[0018] In some embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 may be oriented perpendicular to the first longitudinal members 110. In other embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 are non-perpendicular to the first longitudinal members 110. In some embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 are coupleable to an underside of the first longitudinal members 110. In other words, the first latitudinal members 112 may be positioned underneath the first longitudinal members 110 or on the same side of the first longitudinal members 110 as the support structure 104.

[0019] In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 and/or first latitudinal members 112 may have a rectangular cross-sectional geometry. In other embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 and/or the first latitudinal members 112 may have a non-rectangular cross-sectional geometry. For example, the first longitudinal members 110 and/or the first latitudinal members 112 may have a cross-sectional geometry that is at least partially square, round, ovular, triangular, or so forth. In some embodiments, the first longitudinal members 110 and/or the first latitudinal members 112 may have a consistent cross-sectional geometry along the respective member lengths. In other embodiments, the cross-sectional geometry may vary by length in size and/or shape.

[0020] In some embodiments, the cross-section geometry of the first longitudinal members 110 and the first latitudinal members 112 may be similar. In other embodiments, the cross-sectional geometry of the first longitudinal members 110 and the first latitudinal members 112 may be distinct in at least one aspect. For example, at least one of the first longitudinal members 110 may have a smaller cross-sectional geometry than at least one of the first latitudinal members 112 or at least one of the first latitudinal members 112 may have a different cross-sectional shape than at least one of the first longitudinal members 110.

[0021] In some embodiments, the cross-sectional geometry of the first longitudinal members 110 or the first latitudinal members 112 may change at a connection point with another component of the platform bed frame 100. For example, a cross-sectional geometry of the first longitudinal members 110 may vary at or near a connection point between the first longitudinal members 110 and the first latitudinal members 112. In another example, a cross-sectional geometry of the first latitudinal members 112 may vary at or near a connection point between the first latitudinal members 112 and the support structure 104.

[0022] In some embodiments, the first deck portion 106 includes a first lip portion 114. The first lip portion 114 may have a u-shaped geometry. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 extends parallel to the first latitudinal members 112 across a head end of the first deck portion 106. For example, the head end of the first deck portion 106 may be proximate one end of the first longitudinal members 110. The first lip portion 114 may then extend parallel to the first longitudinal members 110 along an outside of the first deck portion 106. For example, as the first lip portion 114 bends around from the head end of the first deck portion 106, it may extend along an outside edge of the first deck portion 106 along an outside end of the first latitudinal members 112. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 113 extends parallel to the first latitudinal members across a foot end of the first deck portion 106. The foot end of the first deck portion 106 may be on an opposite end of the first longitudinal members 110 from the head end of the first deck portion 106.

[0023] In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 extends upward from the first deck portion 106 to form a raised lip around three sides of the first deck portion 106. The first lip portion 114 may have a height greater than a thickness of the first longitudinal members 110. For example, the top surface of the first lip portion 114 may be further from the first latitudinal members 112 than a corresponding top surface of the first longitudinal members 110.

[0024] In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 has a rectangular cross-sectional geometry. In other embodiments, the first lip portion 114 has a non-rectangular cross-sectional geometry. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 has rounded corners between the head end of the first deck portion 106 and the outside edge of the first deck portion 106 and between the outside edge of the first deck portion and the foot end of the first deck portion 106. In some embodiments, the corners of the first lip portion 114 have a higher or lower radius of curvature. In some embodiments, the corners of the first lip portion 114 may be squared, chamfered, multi-faceted, or so forth. In some embodiments, a cross-sectional geometry of the first lip portion 114 may vary along a length of the first lip portion 114. For example, a cross-sectional geometry of the first lip portion 114 may vary at a corner of the first lip portion 114 or at a connection point with another component of the platform bed frame 100.

[0025] In some embodiments, the second deck portion 108 includes a second coupling interface 404 (see FIG. 4) configured to facilitate coupling of the second deck portion 108 to the first deck portion 106 at a first coupling interface 402 of the first deck portion 106. In some embodiments, the first coupling interface 402 and the second coupling interface 404 may be configured to join the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 with a screw, bolt, pin, clip, strap, tie, latch, or other independent connection element. In other embodiments, the first coupling interface 402 and the second coupling interface 404 may be configured to join the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 with a tongue-and-groove, post-and-slot, friction fit, clasp, or other integrated or partially integrated connection element. In some embodiments, the first coupling interface 402 may include a moveable component to engage with the second coupling interface 404. In other embodiments, the second coupling interface 404 may include a moveable component to engage with the first coupling interface 402. In some embodiments, at least one of the first coupling interface 402 or the second coupling interface 404 includes a magnetic component. In some embodiments, at least one of the first coupling interface 402 or the second coupling interface 404 may include an alignment structure to align the first coupling interface 402 relative to the second coupling interface 404.

[0026] In some embodiments, the second deck portion 108 includes second longitudinal members 116 and second latitudinal members 118. In some embodiments, the second longitudinal members 116 may be similar to the first longitudinal members 110 of the first deck portion 106. In other embodiments, the second longitudinal members 116 are distinct from the first longitudinal members 110 in at least one of size, weight, material, flexibility, adjustability, or so forth.

[0027] In some embodiments, the second latitudinal members 118 may be similar to the first latitudinal members 112 of the first deck portion 106. In other embodiments, the second latitudinal members 118 are distinct from the first latitudinal members 112 in at least one of size, weight, material, flexibility, adjustability, or so forth. In some examples, the first deck portion 106 may vary from the second deck portion 108 based on a user preference, a mattress specification or requirement, or so forth. For example, a user may prefer a firmer sleeping arrangement while a spouse prefers a more forgiving sleeping arrangement. While this characteristic may be, in part, facilitated by the mattress or other components of a sleep system, the deck structure 102 may also provide or supplement that characteristic through a relative difference in the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108. Other embodiments may provide other features or characteristics.

[0028] In some embodiments, the second deck portion 108 includes a second lip portion 122. In some embodiments, the second lip portion 122 may have a u-shaped geometry. The second lip portion 122 may extend parallel to the second latitudinal members 118 across a head end of the second deck portion 108. In some embodiments, the second lip portion 122 may also extend parallel to the second longitudinal members 116 along an outside of the second deck portion 108 and extend parallel to the second latitudinal members 118 across a foot end of the second deck portion 108 opposite the head end of the second deck portion 108. In some embodiments, the second lip portion 122 has a height greater than a thickness of the second longitudinal members 116.

[0029] In some embodiments, the second lip portion 122 is similar to the first lip portion 114. In other embodiments, the second lip portion 122 may vary from the first lip portion 114 in at least one of size, weight, material, flexibility, adjustability, or so forth. In some embodiments, the second lip portion 122 is configured to engage with the first lip portion 114 to secure and/or align the second lip portion 122 relative to the first lip portion 114.

[0030] In some embodiments, the support structure 104 includes legs 202 (see FIG. 2). In some embodiments, the legs 202 are coupleable to the first latitudinal members 112 and the second latitudinal members 118 to extend from the deck structure 102 and support the deck structure 102 relative to a surface such as a floor. In some embodiments, one or more of the legs 202 are coupleable to one or more of the first latitudinal members 112. Is some embodiments, the first latitudinal members 112 to which legs 202 are coupled have a different geometry from another of the first latitudinal members 112 to which no legs 202 are coupled. For example, those of the first latitudinal members 112 to which legs 202 are coupled may form first latitudinal mounting members of the first latitudinal members 112 with a geometry or construction different others of the first latitudinal members 112 which form first latitudinal support members to which fewer or no legs 202 are coupled. In some embodiments, the second latitudinal members 118 may similarly include second latitudinal mounting members and second latitudinal support members that may be similar to corresponding components of the first latitudinal members 112.

[0031] In some embodiments, the legs 202 may be adjustable in length. For example, the legs 202 may be extendable, swappable, segmented for removal or addition, or so forth.

[0032] In some embodiments, the support structure 104 may also include panels 120. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupleable to the legs 202. In other embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupleable to one or more components of the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupleable to both the legs 202 and one or more components of the deck structure 102. Some embodiments of the panels 120 extend from proximate the deck structure 102 to proximate ends of the legs 202 opposite the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may form a rectangular space or structure beneath the deck structure 102 to partially enclose space beneath the deck structure 102.

[0033] In some embodiments, the panels 120 are permanently affixed to the legs 202 and/or deck structure 102. For example, removal of the panels 120 may require destruction of one or more of the components of the platform bed frame 100 or may require the use of tools. In other embodiments, one or more of the panels 120 may be removable for access to the space beneath the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the panels 120 extend across an entirety of a corresponding side of the support structure 104. In other embodiments, the panels 120 on a corresponding side of the support structure 104 may include multiple panels or panel sections to allow for access at a more specific location on the support structure 104 or to a limited portion of the space beneath the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may include, or provide access to, an integrated drawer or other organizational structure or storage structure.

[0034] FIG. 2 illustrates a lower perspective view of the platform bed frame 100 of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment. Embodiments of the platform bed frame 100 provide for functional separation of a space beneath the deck structure 102 to house the legs 202 through the use of panels 120.

[0035] In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupled to the legs 202 through the use of hardware. For example, the panels 120 may be secured to the legs 202 using threaded hardware 204. Supplemental hardware 206 may also be used in conjunction with the threaded hardware 204 to provide increased security or improve damage resistance of the connection. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be reinforced or have a particular construction corresponding to a mounting location for panels 120 to attach to the legs 202. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may include threaded inserts or attachments, through holes, magnets or magnetic material, threadable materials such as wood, or the like.

[0036] In some embodiments, the support structure 104 may include nine legs 202. In some embodiments, the legs 202 may be positioned along an outside edge of the deck structure 102. In other embodiments, the legs 202 may be positioned centrally within the geometry of the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the support structure 104 includes nine legs 202 and the legs 202 are arranged in a three-by-three patterns across the underside of the deck structure 102.

[0037] In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupled to the legs 202 to hold the panels 120 in place. In some embodiments, each of the panels 120 may be coupled to another of the panels 120. For example, the panels 120 may include panel coupling hardware 206 to couple one of the panels 120 to another of the panels 120. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be coupled together with coupling hardware 206 in the form of screws, pins, nails, hooks, dovetails, or other independent or integrated hardware or structure. In some embodiments, the panels 120 may be reinforced at one or more corners formed by the panels 120 to improve structural strength or rigidity, improve wear resistance, reduce snag or injury potential, reduce tampering, provide an aesthetic, or so forth.

[0038] FIG. 3 illustrates a lower perspective view of the platform bed frame 100 of FIG. 1 without panels, according to an embodiment. Embodiments of the platform bed frame 100 may provide a structure that is easily assembled by a user and requires no particular training or expertise.

[0039] In some embodiments, the legs 202 may be coupled to the first latitudinal members 112 and/or the second latitudinal members 118. For example, one of the legs 202 may be coupled to a first latitudinal member 112 to be proximate an outside edge of the first deck portion 106. Another of the legs 202 may be coupled to an outside edge of the second deck portion 108. Another of the legs 202 may be positioned near a joining of the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 and be coupled to both a first latitudinal member 112 and a second latitudinal member 118.

[0040] In some embodiments, the legs 202 may be secured to the deck structure 102 with leg coupling hardware such as bolts 402, nuts 304, and washers 306. Other embodiments may implement other connection arrangements for coupling the legs 202 to the deck structure 102. In some embodiments, the legs 202 that are coupleable to the first latitudinal member 112 and the second latitudinal member 118 simultaneously may include separate points of connection for each of the first latitudinal member 112 and the second latitudinal member 118. In other embodiments, the legs 202 that are coupleable to the first latitudinal member 112 and the second latitudinal member 118 simultaneously may include a single point of connection that couples to both the first latitudinal member 112 and the second latitudinal member 118 together. Similar or distinct connection types and/or hardware may be implemented in the legs 202 which couple to a single latitudinal member 112 or 118 and those that connect to both first and second latitudinal members. 112/118.

[0041] FIG. 4 illustrates a lower perspective view of a first deck portion 106 coupled to a second deck portion 108 to form a deck structure 102 of the platform bed frame 100 of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment. Embodiments of the platform bed frame 100 may include multiple connection points to increase rigidity and stability and provide a resilient and long-lasting structure.

[0042] In some embodiments, the first deck portion 106 and the second deck portion 108 may be coupleable to one another at a first coupling interface 402 of the first deck portion 106 and a second coupling interface 404 of the second deck portion 108. In some embodiments, the first coupling interface 402 and the second coupling interface 404 include through holes to facilitate the engagement of coupling hardware such as a bolt 406, a nut 408, and a washer 410 configured to secure the first deck portion 106 relative to the second deck portion 108. Other non-integrated or integrated connection arrangements that do not include at least one of the bolt 406, the nut 408, or the washer 410 are also contemplated.

[0043] In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 and the second lip portion 122 are a single unified component. In other embodiments, the first lip portion 114 and the second lip portion 122 are separate components. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 and the second lip portion 122 may be coupled to one other. For example, one of the first lip portion 114 or the second lip portion 122 may include a lip insert 412 extending outward to be inserted into the other of the first lip portion 114 of the second lip portion 122. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 includes a lip insert 412 at each end. In other embodiments, the second lip portion 122 includes a lip insert 412 at each end. In some embodiments, the first lip portion 114 may include a lip insert 412 at one end to couple to the second lip portion 122 and the second lip portion 122 includes a lip insert 412 at the other end to couple the second lip portion 122 to the first lip portion 114.

[0044] FIG. 5 illustrates a method 500 of making a platform bed frame 100, according to an embodiment. The method 500 relates to a platform bed frame 100 that is capable of reducing the need for a box spring or other foundation and providing a relatively high weight capacity while maintaining a warranty of a mattress or other sleep surface.

[0045] In some embodiments, the method 500 may include coupling first longitudinal members to first latitudinal members with the first longitudinal members positioned perpendicular to the first latitudinal members (Block 502). For example, the first longitudinal members 110 may be parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first latitudinal members 112.

[0046] In some embodiments, the method 500 may include positioning a first lip portion to surround at least one of first longitudinal members or the first latitudinal members on three sides with the first lip portion extending upward from the first longitudinal members to form, with the first longitudinal members and the first latitudinal members, a first deck portion (Block 504). For example, the first lip portion 114 may have a u-shaped geometry and extend parallel to the first latitudinal members across a head end of the first deck portion, parallel to the first longitudinal members along an outside of the first deck portion, and parallel to the first latitudinal members across a foot end of the first deck portion.

[0047] In some embodiments, the method 500 may include coupling second longitudinal members to second latitudinal members with the second longitudinal members positioned perpendicular to the second latitudinal members (Block 506). For example, the second longitudinal members may be similar to the first longitudinal members.

[0048] In some embodiments, the method 500 may include positioning a second lip portion to surround at least one of the second longitudinal members or the first latitudinal members on three sides with the second lip extending upward from the second longitudinal members to form, with the second longitudinal members and the second latitudinal members, a second deck portion coupleable to the first deck portion to form a deck structure (Block 508). For example, the second lip portion may be similar to the first lip portion and may couple to the first lip portion to for a limp extending around the first deck portion and the second deck portion when joined.

[0049] In some embodiments, the method 500 may include forming legs to be coupleable to at least one of the first deck portion and the second deck portion to support the deck structure relative to a surface (Block 510). For example, the legs may be coupleable to the latitudinal members to support the deck structure relative to a floor.

[0050] A feature illustrated in one of the figures may be the same as or similar to a feature illustrated in another of the figures. Similarly, a feature described in connection with one of the figures may be the same as or similar to a feature described in connection with another of the figures. The same or similar features may be noted by the same or similar reference characters unless expressly described otherwise. Additionally, the description of a particular figure may refer to a feature not shown in the particular figure. The feature may be illustrated in and/or further described in connection with another figure.

[0051] Elements of processes (i.e. methods) described herein may be executed in one or more ways such as by a human, by a processing device, by mechanisms operating automatically or under human control, and so forth. Additionally, although various elements of a process may be depicted in the figures in a particular order, the elements of the process may be performed in one or more different orders without departing from the substance and spirit of the disclosure herein.

[0052] The foregoing description sets forth numerous specific details such as examples of specific systems, components, methods and so forth, in order to provide a good understanding of several implementations. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art, however, that at least some implementations may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known components or methods are not described in detail or are presented in simple block diagram format in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present implementations. Thus, the specific details set forth above are merely exemplary. Particular implementations may vary from these exemplary details and still be contemplated to be within the scope of the present implementations.

[0053] Related elements in the examples and/or embodiments described herein may be identical, similar, or dissimilar in different examples. For the sake of brevity and clarity, related elements may not be redundantly explained. Instead, the use of a same, similar, and/or related element names and/or reference characters may cue the reader that an element with a given name and/or associated reference character may be similar to another related element with the same, similar, and/or related element name and/or reference character in an example explained elsewhere herein. Elements specific to a given example may be described regarding that particular example. A person having ordinary skill in the art will understand that a given element need not be the same and/or similar to the specific portrayal of a related element in any given figure or example in order to share features of the related element.

[0054] It is to be understood that the foregoing description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. Many other implementations will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading and understanding the above description. The scope of the present implementations should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

[0055] The foregoing disclosure encompasses multiple distinct examples with independent utility. While these examples have been disclosed in a particular form, the specific examples disclosed and illustrated above are not to be considered in a limiting sense as numerous variations are possible. The subject matter disclosed herein includes novel and non-obvious combinations and sub-combinations of the various elements, features, functions and/or properties disclosed above both explicitly and inherently. Where the disclosure or subsequently filed claims recite “a” element, “a first” element, or any such equivalent term, the disclosure or claims is to be understood to incorporate one or more such elements, neither requiring nor excluding two or more of such elements.

[0056] As used herein “same” means sharing all features and “similar” means sharing a substantial number of features or sharing materially important features even if a substantial number of features are not shared. As used herein “may” should be interpreted in a permissive sense and should not be interpreted in an indefinite sense. Additionally, use of “is” regarding examples, elements, and/or features should be interpreted to be definite only regarding a specific example and should not be interpreted as definite regarding every example. Furthermore, references to “the disclosure” and/or “this disclosure” refer to the entirety of the writings of this document and the entirety of the accompanying illustrations, which extends to all the writings of each subsection of this document, including the Title, Background, Brief description of the Drawings, Detailed Description, Claims, Abstract, and any other document and/or resource incorporated herein by reference.

[0057] As used herein regarding a list, “and” forms a group inclusive of all the listed elements. For example, an example described as including A, B, C, and D is an example that includes A, includes B, includes C, and also includes D. As used herein regarding a list, “or” forms a list of elements, any of which may be included. For example, an example described as including A, B, C, or D is an example that includes any of the elements A, B, C, and D. Unless otherwise stated, an example including a list of alternatively-inclusive elements does not preclude other examples that include various combinations of some or all of the alternatively-inclusive elements. An example described using a list of alternatively-inclusive elements includes at least one element of the listed elements. However, an example described using a list of alternatively-inclusive elements does not preclude another example that includes all of the listed elements. An example described using a list of alternatively-inclusive elements does not preclude another example that includes a combination of some of the listed elements. As used herein regarding a list, “and/or” forms a list of elements inclusive alone or in any combination. For example, an example described as including A, B, C, and/or D is an example that may include: A alone; A and B; A, B and C; A, B, C, and D; and so forth. The bounds of an “and/or” list are defined by the complete set of combinations and permutations for the list.

[0058] Where multiples of a particular element are shown in a FIG., and where it is clear that the element is duplicated throughout the FIG., only one label may be provided for the element, despite multiple instances of the element being present in the FIG. Accordingly, other instances in the FIG. of the element having identical or similar structure and/or function may not have been redundantly labeled. A person having ordinary skill in the art will recognize based on the disclosure herein redundant and/or duplicated elements of the same FIG. Despite this, redundant labeling may be included where helpful in clarifying the structure of the depicted examples.

[0059] The Applicant(s) reserves the right to submit claims directed to combinations and sub-combinations of the disclosed examples that are believed to be novel and non-obvious. Examples embodied in other combinations and sub-combinations of features, functions, elements and/or properties may be claimed through amendment of those claims or presentation of new claims in the present application or in a related application. Such amended or new claims, whether they are directed to the same example or a different example and whether they are different, broader, narrower or equal in scope to the original claims, are to be considered within the subject matter of the examples described herein.