BED FRAME WITH FUNCTIONAL ACCESSORIES AND CONNECTORS

Abstract

A bed frame including a headboard and a side module. The side module attaches to a sidewall of the headboard and is in electrical communication with the headboard. One or more functional features are disposed on the side module. A bed frame including a headboard and a side module. The side module attaches to a sidewall of the headboard and is in electrical communication with the headboard. One or more functional features are disposed on the side module.

Claims

1. A bed frame, comprising a headboard comprising a headboard sidewall and a top surface; a side module attached to the headboard sidewall; and one or more functional features disposed on the side module, wherein the side module is in electrical communication with the headboard.

2. The bed frame of claim 1, further comprising a top board attached to the top surface of the headboard, the top board including a top board sidewall, wherein the side module is further attached to the top board sidewall.

3. The bed frame of claim 1, wherein: the side module further comprises a fold-down arm, wherein the fold-down arm is moveable between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the fold-down arm is concealed in the side module; and in the second position, the fold-down arm is extended so a top surface of the fold-down arm is level with the top surface of the headboard.

4. The bed frame of claim 3, wherein: the fold-down arm includes the one or more functional features; the one or more functional features are concealed in the first position; and the one or more functional features are accessible in the second position.

5. The bed frame of claim 1, further comprising: a first sideboard extending from the headboard; a second sideboard extending from the headboard; and a footboard connected to the first sideboard and the second sideboard.

6. The bed frame of claim 5, wherein a side module inner surface abuts the first sideboard and extends above a first sideboard top surface.

7. The bed frame of claim 5, wherein the one or more functional features are disposed on the side module inner surface at a vertical position above a first sideboard top surface.

8. The bed frame of claim 1, further comprising a pedestal base, wherein the pedestal base is configured to support the headboard above a floor.

9. The bed frame of claim 8, wherein a bottom surface of the side module extends to the floor.

10. The bed frame of claim 8, wherein a bottom surface of the side module is above the floor and level with a bottom surface of the headboard.

11. The bed frame of claim 5, further comprising: a headrest including a mounting mechanism; and a plurality of mounting tracks, wherein each mounting track is disposed on one or more of an inner surface of each of the headboard, the first sideboard, the second sideboard, and the footboard, wherein the headrest moveably attaches to the mounting track with the mounting mechanism.

12. The bed frame of claim 1, further comprising a first sideboard and a second sideboard, the first sideboard having a first top surface and the second sideboard having a second top surface, each of the first sideboard and second sideboard extending from the headboard, wherein the headboard top surface, first top surface, and second top surface are substantially level with each other.

13. The bed frame of claim 12, further comprising a mattress positioned between the first sideboard and the second sideboard, wherein a top surface of the mattress is substantially level with or extends above the first and second top surfaces.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] A more particular description will be rendered by reference to exemplary embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying figures. Understanding that these drawings depict exemplary embodiments and do not limit the scope of this disclosure, the exemplary embodiments will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:

[0007] FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0008] FIG. 2 is a rear, top perspective view of the bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0009] FIG. 3 is a front side view of the bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0010] FIG. 4 is a rear side view of the bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0011] FIG. 5 is a left side view of the bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0012] FIG. 6 is a right side view of the bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0013] FIG. 7 is a top view of the bed frame with a mattress, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0014] FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a first configuration;

[0015] FIG. 8B is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a second configuration;

[0016] FIG. 8C is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a third configuration;

[0017] FIG. 8D is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a fourth configuration;

[0018] FIG. 8E is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a fifth configuration;

[0019] FIG. 8F is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a sixth configuration;

[0020] FIG. 8G is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a sixth configuration;

[0021] FIG. 9A is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a first configuration;

[0022] FIG. 9B is a perspective view of a bed frame according to an exemplary embodiment, in a second configuration; and

[0023] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a bed frame, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0024] Various features, aspects, and advantages of the exemplary embodiments will become more apparent from the following detailed description, along with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like components throughout the figures and detailed description. The various described features are not necessarily drawn to scale in the drawings but are drawn to emphasize specific features relevant to some exemplary embodiments.

[0025] The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to limit the scope of the disclosure or the claims. To facilitate understanding, reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Reference will now be made in detail to various exemplary embodiments. Each example is provided by way of explanation and is not meant as a limitation and does not constitute a definition of all possible embodiments.

[0027] For purposes of this disclosure, relative terms including, without limitation, top, bottom, rear, front, upper, lower, above, below, within, and the like are used to aid the description of, e.g., configurations of features as shown in the accompanying figures, and otherwise as the disclosure makes clear. Such relative terms do not imply any particular dimension or delineation of or between features except where the disclosure makes clear.

[0028] For purposes of this disclosure, terms including, without limitation, first, second, third and fourth are used for descriptive purposes only and without limitation with respect to, e.g., an ordering of process steps, function, or configuration.

[0029] For purposes of illustrating features of the embodiments, an exemplary embodiment will now be introduced and referenced throughout the disclosure. It will be understood that this example and other exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure are illustrative and not limiting and are provided for illustrating the exemplary features of a furniture accessory equipped with a power supply.

[0030] With reference to FIG. 1, an exemplary embodiment of a bed frame 100 is provided. The bed frame 100 is a bed frame with connectors configured to attach various accessories to the bed frame (e.g., a light, a table, or the like). The bed frame 100 generally includes an outer rectangular frame 102 formed by four walls: a front wall 104, a left wall 106, a rear wall 108, and a right wall 110. Each of the walls of the outer rectangular frame 102 includes a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The rectangular frame 102 with the four walls 104, 106, 108, and 110 forms a cavity 112 therethrough. Disposed within the cavity 112 is a mattress 114. Positioned on the top surface of the four walls 104, 106, 108, and 110 of the outer rectangular frame 102 is a power grommet 116. With additional reference to FIG. 2, the bed frame 100 including the rectangular frame 102 may further include electrical or non-electrical accessories including, e.g., a cupholder 118, a speaker 120, and power connection 124 to an external power supply and/or device. The bed frame 100 may further include a base portion 122 that may be styled as a platform, legs, frame, or other type of base portion consistent with this disclosure.

[0031] The power grommet 116 may further be one of a plurality of power grommets positioned on any of the top, bottom, inner, or outer surfaces of the four walls 104, 106, 108, and 110. Electrical circuitry (not shown) may be provided between the four walls 104, 106, 108, and 110 of the outer rectangular frame 102 in electrical communication with the power grommet 116. The power grommet 116 is configured to attach accessories that may or may not be in electrical communication with the power grommet 116.

[0032] FIG. 3 shows a rear perspective of the bed frame 100 with the power connection 124.

[0033] FIG. 4 shows a front perspective of the bed frame 100.

[0034] FIG. 5 shows the bed frame 100 from a side perspective. The bed frame may include the speaker 120 on this side perspective.

[0035] FIG. 6 shows the bed frame 100 from a second side perspective, which may include a second speaker 120. As shown from the perspective s in FIGS. 3-6 the corners of the bed frames may be rounded, including the corners of the base portion 122.

[0036] With reference to FIG. 7, the same bed frame 100 of FIG. 1 is shown without the mattress 114 of FIG. 1. The cavity 112 defines the space the mattress 114 may sit. An inner platform 126 is disposed in the cavity 112 to support the mattress 114. The mattress 114 may sit on the inner platform 126 and extend above the top surface of the walls of the outer rectangular frame 102, as shown in FIG. 1, or, depending on the size of the mattress 114, sit below or level with the top surface of the walls of the outer rectangular frame 102.

[0037] With reference to FIG. 8A, a bed frame 800 is shown. The bed frame 800 may be same as the bed frame 100, and common features including those readily shown in the figures are not necessarily described again. FIG. 8A shows the bed frame 800 in a first configuration. The bed frame 800 may include a headboard 802. The headboard 802 may include a headboard sidewall 804 and a top surface 806. The headboard 802 may be of varying length and width depending on the size of a mattress (not shown).

[0038] The bed frame 800 may further include a side module 808 attached to the headboard sidewall 804. The side module 808 may include one or more functional features 810 disposed on the side module. The one or more functional features 810 may include a cup holder or other feature(s) such as a control panel for the bed frame's functions, speakers, an electrical connector such as a USB connector or the like, a wireless charger, and/or other components or features consistent with this disclosure. The one or more functional features 810 may include a support base including a power interface set for electrically connecting and providing power to an electrical accessory such as a reading lamp or a mobile electronic device charger. The one or more functional features 810 may include concealed features. For example, speakers may be concealed within the side module 808. Further, additional functional features may be provided on the headboard 802. Electrical circuitry (not shown) may be provided in the headboard 802 and the side module 808 to power the one or more functional features 810.

[0039] The bed frame 800 may include a top board 812 attached to the top surface 806 of the headboard 802 or the top board 812 may be formed integrally with the headboard 802. The bed frame 800 may further include a top footboard (not shown) attached to the top surface 840 of the footboard 822 and having the features described herein with respect to the top board 812 on the headboard 802, to the extent not inconsistent therewith. The top board 812 further includes a top board sidewall 814. The top board sidewall 814 further extends along the same plane as the headboard sidewall 804. The side module 808 may further attach to the top board sidewall 814. It is understood that embodiments of a bed frame including one or more side modules consistent with this disclosure may be configured such that the one or more side modules are formed connected to or integrally with or removably from the bed frame, and the one or more side modules may be positioned independently from the bed frame. Further, various configurations exist by connecting different combinations of more or less than the number of components shown in the exemplary embodiments. For example, an embodiment in which the bed frame includes only first and second sideboards 818, 820 (discussed below) on which functional features may be positioned.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 8A, the side module 808 may include a fold-down arm 816. The fold-down arm 816 may include the one or more functional features 810 on the fold-down arm 816. One or more functional features 810 may also be positioned on a top surface 809 of the side module 808.

[0041] As shown in, e.g., FIGS. 8A-8D, the fold-down arm 816 may be positioned in a first and a second position and movable between the two. As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8D, the fold-down arm 816 in the first position is in a concealed position within the side module 808. In the first position, the one or more functional features 810 may be concealed on the fold-down arm 816 within the side module 808.

[0042] In the second position, as shown in at least FIG. 8A and FIG. 8C, the fold-down arm 816 is flipped down to expose the one or more functional features 810. In the second position, a top surface 817 of the fold-down arm 816 may be level with the top surface 806 of the headboard 802. In another embodiment, the top surface 817 of the fold-down arm 816 in the second position may be level with a top surface 881 of a mattress 880 (FIG. 8B) situated in the bed frame 800. With reference to FIG. 8B, a cutaway, partial view of the mattress 880 is shown. The mattress is positioned within a mattress well 882 defined by the bed frame 800 and supported by a mattress platform (not shown) such as a slat platform or other platform or support consistent with this disclosure. In an embodiment, a pedestal base 824 (FIG. 8F) may extend into the mattress well 882 and provide a platform for the mattress 880. The bed frame 800 according to the exemplary embodiments may be variously sized to complementary dimensionse.g., standard mattress sizes-such that the mattress 880 is substantially flush with each of the headboard 802, first and second sideboards 818, 820, and footboard 822 when received within the mattress well 882. The top surface 881 of the mattress 880 may be substantially level with or extend slightly above the top surfaces 806, 834, 836, 840 of the headboard 802, first and second sideboards 818, 820, and footboard 822.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 8A, the bed frame 800 may further include a first sideboard 818 extending from the headboard 802, a second sideboard 820 extending from the headboard 802, and a footboard 822 connected to the first sideboard 818 and the second sideboard 820 to form a complete bed frame for a mattress to fit therethrough. The top surface 806 of the headboard 802, a top surface 834 of the first sideboard 818, a top surface 836 of the second sideboard 820, and a top surface 840 of the footboard 822 may all be level with each other. The headboard 802, the first sideboard 818, the second sideboard 820, and the footboard 822 may be coordinated in size, shape, and overall appearance so that the bed frame 800 has a cohesive aesthetic appearance.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 8F, the bed frame 800 may include a pedestal base 824. The pedestal base 824 is configured to support the bed frame 800 above a floor. With the pedestal base 824, a bottom surface of each the headboard 802, the first sideboard 818, the second sideboard 820, and the footboard 822 are lifted above the floor uniformly.

[0045] In FIG. 8F, according to one embodiment, a bottom surface 826 of the side module 808 extends to the floor, and a bottom surface 828 of the headboard 802 is above the floor. In another embodiment, e.g., according to FIG. 8C, the bottom surface 826 of the side module 808 is above the floor and level with the bottom surface 828 of the headboard 802.

[0046] With reference to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8G, the bed frame 800 may include a plurality of mounting tracks 830. Each of the plurality of mounting tracks 830 is disposed on an inner surface of each of the headboard 802, the first sideboard 818, the second sideboard 820, and the footboard 822.

[0047] The bed frame 800 may include a plurality of side modules 808, such as in FIGS. 8A-D and FIG. 8F. The bed frame 800 may also only include one side module 808, as shown in FIG. 8E. Alternatively, the bed frame 800 may not include side modules and one or more functional elements such as power connectors or other features as discussed herein may be positioned on a top surface 813 of the top board 812or the top surface 806 of the headboard 802 in embodiments not including the top board 812or one or both of the side surfaces 804, 814 of the headboard 802 and top board 812.

[0048] FIGS. 9A-9B show exemplary embodiments of a bed frame 900 with substantially the same elements as the bed frame in previous embodiments of the bed frame 100 and 800, and common features including those readily shown in the figures are not necessarily described again. The exemplary embodiments shown in FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B include a headboard 902, a side module 908 attached to the headboard 902, one or more functional features 910 disposed on the side module 908, and a top board 912 disposed on top of the headboard 902. The bed frame 900 may further include a first sideboard 918 with a first sideboard top surface 934 and a second sideboard 920 with a second sideboard top surface 936, and a footboard 922 including a footboard top surface 940.

[0049] The side module 908 according to the exemplary embodiments include a side module inner surface 932 facing the headboard 902. The one or more functional features 910 may be disposed on the side module inner surface 932 or on a front surface 935 of the side module 908 so that the one or more functional features 910 are accessible to a user situated on the mattress (not shown). In the same or other embodiments, and generally in any embodiment of a bed frame consistent with this disclosure, functional features 810, 910 may be positioned one or more of the top surfaces respectively of the top board, headboard, first and second sideboards, footboard, top footboard, or the like.

[0050] The side module inner surface 932 extends above the first sideboard top surface 934 and/or the second sideboard top surface 936 depending on the configuration of the side module 908. The one or more functional features 910 may be disposed on the side module inner surface 932 at a vertical position above the first sideboard top surface 934 or the second sideboard top surface 936. There may be a plurality of side modules 908, each situated respectively on the first or second sideboard 918, 920, or a single side module 908.

[0051] In the exemplary embodiment shown, e.g., in FIG. 9A, a portion of the side module inner surface 932 on each of the side modules 908 respectively abuts the first sideboard 918 and the second sideboard 920. In embodiments having one side module 908, the side module inner surface 932 abuts the sideboard 918, 920 on which side the side module 908 is positioned. In other embodiments, a combination of one side module 808 according to, e.g., FIG. 8A, and one side module 908 according to, e.g., FIG. 9A, could be used together on opposite sides of the headboard.

[0052] In an aspect, the one or more functional features 910 may include a support base for removably attaching various accessories, a phone storage/charging station, and/or control panel for furniture functions. The one or more functional features 910 may further be situated on several surfaces of the side module 908 as discussed generally.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 9B, the side module 908 may attach to a headboard sidewall 904 and a top board sidewall 914 and/or may be removable therefrom.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 9A, a bottom surface 926 of the side module 908 may extend to a floor so that the bottom surface 926 is lower than a bottom surface 938 of the first sideboard 918. In another embodiment (not shown), the side module 908 bottom surface 926 is level with the bottom surface 938 of the first sideboard 918, in the same manner as shown for the bottom surface 826 of the side module 808 and the bottom surface 828 of the headboard 802 shown in, e.g., FIG. 8C.

[0055] FIG. 10 Shows a bed frame 1000 similar or the same to the bed frame in the previous embodiments of the bed frames 100, 800, and 900, and common features including those readily shown in the figures are not necessarily described again. Bed frame 1000 may include a headboard 1002, one or more side modules 1008 a top board 1012 attached to a top surface 1006 of the headboard 1002, a first sideboard 1018 extending from the headboard 1002, a second sideboard 1020 extending from the headboard 1002, and a footboard 1022 connected to the first sideboard 1018 and the second sideboard 1020. The side module 1008 may be similar to the side module 808 or the side module 908.

[0056] As shown in FIG. 10, the bed frame 1000 may include a plurality of mounting tracks 1030 as shown and described in various exemplary embodiments herein. For example, mounting tracks 830 in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8G. Each of the plurality of mounting tracks 1030 is disposed on an inner surface of each of the headboard 1002, the first sideboard 1018, the second sideboard 1020, and the footboard 1022.

[0057] The bed frame 1000 may further include a headrest 1042 configured to attach to the plurality of mounting tracks 1030 with a mounting mechanism 1044. The mounting mechanism 1044 may slide into the track of the plurality of mounting tracks 1030 through a space between the track and the inside of the bed frame, thereby securing the headrest 1042 while allowing the headrest 1042 to be repositioned at a desired location by moving (i.e., sliding) the mounting mechanism 1044 through the space between the track and the inside of the bed frame 1000. In an aspect, the mounting mechanism 1044 may include a wheel and track (i.e., a barn door mount) to removably connect to and slide along one of the plurality of mounting tracks 1030, and be transferred to a mounting track 1030 on a different portion of the bed frame 1000. In other embodiments, the mounting mechanism 1044 may be received by mounts (not shown) positioned at preset or repositionable locations. For example, the mounting mechanism 1044 may include one or more rods and the mounts may include corresponding, complementarily dimensioned tubes supported by the mounting tracks 1030, into which the one or more rods may be received.

[0058] When the headrest 1042 is attached by the mounting mechanism 1044 to the bed frame 1000, it may rest on the top surface 1006 of the headboard 1002 (when the top board 1012 is not attached), a top surface 1034 of the first sideboard 1018, a top surface 1036 of the second sideboard 1020, or a top surface 1040 of the footboard 1022. In some embodiments, there may be a plurality of headrests 1042 mounted to the bed frame 1000.

[0059] This disclosure, in various embodiments, configurations and aspects, includes components, methods, processes, systems, and/or apparatuses as depicted and described herein, including various embodiments, sub-combinations, and subsets thereof. This disclosure contemplates, in various embodiments, configurations and aspects, the actual or optional use or inclusion of, e.g., components or processes as may be well-known or understood in the art and consistent with this disclosure though not depicted and/or described herein.

[0060] The phrases at least one, one or more, and and/or are open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive in operation. For example, each of the expressions at least one of A, B and C, at least one of A, B, or C, one or more of A, B, and C, one or more of A, B, or C and A, B, and/or C means A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B and C together.

[0061] In this specification and the claims that follow, reference will be made to a number of terms that have the following meanings. The terms a (or an) and the refer to one or more of that entity, thereby including plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As such, the terms a (or an), one or more and at least one can be used interchangeably herein. Furthermore, references to one embodiment, some embodiments, an embodiment and the like are not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments that also incorporate the recited features. Approximating language, as used herein throughout the specification and claims, may be applied to modify any quantitative representation that could permissibly vary without resulting in a change in the basic function to which it is related. Accordingly, a value modified by a term such as about is not to be limited to the precise value specified. In some instances, the approximating language may correspond to the precision of an instrument for measuring the value. Terms such as first, second, upper, lower, etc. are used to identify one element from another, and unless otherwise specified are not meant to refer to a particular order or number of elements.

[0062] As used herein, the terms may and may be indicate a possibility of an occurrence within a set of circumstances; a possession of a specified property, characteristic or function; and/or qualify another verb by expressing one or more of an ability, capability, or possibility associated with the qualified verb. Accordingly, usage of may and may be indicates that a modified term is apparently appropriate, capable, or suitable for an indicated capacity, function, or usage, while taking into account that in some circumstances the modified term may sometimes not be appropriate, capable, or suitable. For example, in some circumstances an event or capacity can be expected, while in other circumstances the event or capacity cannot occurthis distinction is captured by the terms may and may be.

[0063] As used in the claims, the word comprises and its grammatical variants logically also subtend and include phrases of varying and differing extent such as for example, but not limited thereto, consisting essentially of and consisting of. Where necessary, ranges have been supplied, and those ranges are inclusive of all sub-ranges therebetween. It is to be expected that the appended claims should cover variations in the ranges except where this disclosure makes clear the use of a particular range in certain embodiments.

[0064] This disclosure is presented for purposes of illustration and description. This disclosure is not limited to the form or forms disclosed herein. In the Detailed Description of this disclosure, for example, various features of some exemplary embodiments are grouped together to representatively describe those and other contemplated embodiments, configurations, and aspects, to the extent that including in this disclosure a description of every potential embodiment, variant, and combination of features is not feasible. Thus, the features of the disclosed embodiments, configurations, and aspects may be combined in alternate embodiments, configurations, and aspects not expressly discussed above. For example, the features recited in the following claims lie in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment, configuration, or aspect. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this disclosure.

[0065] Advances in science and technology may provide variations that are not necessarily express in the terminology of this disclosure although the claims would not necessarily exclude these variations.