Collapsable foundation
A bed can include one or more connectors for connecting components of the bed. For example, a frame can include a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting a cross-member to a longitudinal support. Another example includes connectors for connecting and aligning a foundation with a frame.
1 . A bed sized and shaped for people, the bed comprising:
a foundation configured to be converted between an extended position and a collapsed shipping position, the foundation comprising:
a first platform having a first platform top and a first platform bottom;
a second platform having a second platform top and a second platform bottom; and
a frame having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first platform and the second platform, respectively, the first and second portions spaced inward from an outer perimeter of each of the first and second platforms, respectively,
wherein the first platform top faces away from the second platform top when the foundation is placed into the collapsed shipping position.
2 . The bed of claim 1 , wherein the first platform bottom of the first platform and the second platform bottom of the second platform contact when the foundation is placed into the collapsed shipping position.
3 . The bed of claim 1 , wherein the second platform is hingedly connected to the first platform so as to be foldable with the first platform top and the second platform top exterior to the first platform bottom of the first platform and the second platform bottom of the second platform when in the collapsed shipping position.
4 . The bed of claim 1 , wherein each of the first platform and the second platform comprise foldable legs, each of the foldable legs pivotably connected to one of the first and second platforms, wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot inward towards a center of the foundation such that the foldable legs are completely contained within the first and second platforms when in the collapsed shipping position.
5 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the first and second platforms and the foldable legs are configured to be contained within a shippable box when in the collapsed shipping position.
6 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the foldable legs are configured to pivot outwards into an obtuse angle in the extended position, wherein the obtuse angle is obtuse with respect to a position of the foldable legs in the collapsed shipping position.
7 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein a width of each of the foldable legs decreases as away from the foundation.
8 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the foldable legs are pivotably coupled to the frame.
9 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the first and second portions define first and second valleys, respectively, that extend across lengths of the first and second portions between left and right sides of the foundation, and wherein distal ends of the foldable legs fit into the first and second valleys when the foldable legs are pivoted into the collapsed shipping position.
10 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the first and second portions are fixedly connected to the first platform bottom and the second platform bottom, respectively.
11 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the foundation defines a valley that extends along a longitudinal length of the foundation that is configured to receive the foldable legs.
12 . The bed of claim 4 , wherein the foldable legs remain attached to the first and second platforms in the collapsed shipping position.
13 . The bed of claim 1 , wherein the first and second platforms are configured to unfold from the collapsed shipping position into the extended position, wherein a top surface of the first and second platforms is flat to support a mattress for people when in the extended position.
14 . The bed of claim 1 , wherein the foundation comprises longitudinal support structures extending between the first portion and the second portion to a bottom surface of the first and second platforms.
15 . The bed of claim 14 , wherein the longitudinal support structures extend along a longitudinal length of the foundation at right and left sides of the foundation.
16 . A mattress foundation comprising:
a first platform comprising a first platform top and a first frame portion extending from the first platform, the first frame portion spaced inward from an outer perimeter of the first platform;
a second platform hingedly connected to the first platform so as to move the first and second platforms between an extended position and a collapsed shipping position, the second platform comprising a second platform top and a second frame portion extending from the second platform, the second frame portion spaced inward from an outer perimeter of the second platform; and
foldable legs that are each individually pivotably connected to the first frame portion or the second frame portion so as to be folded between the extended position and the collapsed shipping position,
wherein the first platform top faces away from the second platform top when the mattress foundation is placed into the collapsed shipping position.
17 . The mattress foundation of claim 16 , wherein the foldable legs are further configured to pivot outwards into an obtuse angle in the extended position, wherein the obtuse angle is obtuse with respect to a position of the foldable legs in the collapsed shipping position.
18 . A method for shipping a bed foundation, the method comprising:
folding legs of the bed foundation to contact bottom surfaces of a first platform and a second platform while a portion of the legs are in continual contact with inner side surfaces of portions of a frame extending from the first platform and the second platform, the portions of the frame comprising the inner side surfaces spaced inward from an outer perimeter of each of the first and second platforms, respectively; and
folding the first platform relative to the second platform of the bed foundation along a midpoint axis extending laterally across the bed foundation such that top surfaces of the first platform and the second platform face away from each other.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising folding the legs into a valley defined by the bottom surfaces of the first and second platforms and the inner side surfaces of the frame, the valley extending along a longitudinal length of the foundation that is configured to receive the legs.
20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising folding the legs by pivoting the legs inward towards a center of the foundation such that the legs are completely contained within the first and second platforms when in a collapsed shipping position.