Mattress Foundation Frame with Slide Mount for Headboard/Footboard Bracket
A mattress foundation frame includes: (a) an upper structure that: (i) is defined by an approximately rectangular perimeter having four corners, and (ii) provides a top surface for supporting a mattress foundation; (b) a plurality of legs attached to the upper structure; (c) two first sliding mechanisms, one provided at each of two adjacent ones the corners; and (d) two headboard/footboard bracket assemblies, each having: (i) a bracket for attaching at least one of a headboard or a footboard, and (ii) a second sliding mechanism that is engaged with the first sliding mechanism of one of the two first sliding mechanisms, such that each of the headboard/footboard bracket assemblies is slidably attached to one of the first sliding mechanisms.
1 . A mattress foundation frame, comprising:
(a) an upper structure that: (i) is defined by an approximately rectangular perimeter having four corners, and (ii) provides a top surface for supporting a mattress foundation;
(b) a plurality of legs attached to the upper structure;
(c) two first sliding mechanisms, one provided at each of two adjacent ones said corners; and
(d) two headboard/footboard bracket assemblies, each having: (i) a bracket for attaching at least one of a headboard or a footboard, and (ii) a second sliding mechanism that is engaged with the first sliding mechanism of one of said two first sliding mechanisms, such that each of said headboard/footboard bracket assemblies is slidably attached to one of said first sliding mechanisms.
2 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein each of said first sliding mechanisms is provided at a distal end of a first structure that extends inwardly, starting from a proximal end of said first structure, from a corresponding one of said two adjacent corners.
3 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 2 , wherein each of said headboard/footboard bracket assemblies also includes a vertically elongated member that provides said bracket and a second structure that extends away from said vertically elongated member, starting from a proximal end of said second structure, and wherein the second sliding mechanism is provided at a distal end of said second structure.
4 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 3 , wherein each of said second sliding mechanisms has been slidably engaged with a corresponding one of said first sliding mechanisms until said second structure comes into contact with a bottom surface of at least one of said first structure or said perimeter.
5 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 3 , wherein said vertically elongated member has an at least approximately L-shaped cross-section formed by two elongated panels that are joined together at a common edge.
6 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of said two elongated panels includes a sequence of horizontal slots for attaching at least one of a headboard or a footboard.
7 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 5 , wherein each of said two elongated panels includes a sequence of horizontal slots for attaching at least one of a headboard or a footboard.
8 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 3 , wherein when one of said headboard/footboard bracket assemblies is slidably attached to one of said first sliding mechanisms until a stop has been reached, said vertically elongated member extends downwardly to approximately a same distance as a bottom surface of each of said legs, so that said vertically elongated member also functions as an additional leg.
9 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein said first sliding mechanism comprises a vertically oriented slot.
10 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 9 , wherein said second sliding mechanism comprises a tab that is disposed within said vertically oriented slot.
11 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 10 , wherein each of said first sliding mechanism and said second sliding mechanism has a cross-section in a shape of a rectangle with a portion of one side missing.
12 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first sliding mechanism and said second sliding mechanism narrows in width as a function of vertical position, so as to provide a wedge fit between said first sliding mechanism and said second sliding mechanism.
13 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein said upper structure and said plurality of legs are made primarily of metal.
14 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein said upper structure and said plurality of legs are made primarily of steel.
15 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein said top surface also includes a plurality of longitudinal slats, separated from each other by gaps, and a plurality of lateral slats, also separated from each other by gaps.
16 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 15 , wherein said plurality of longitudinal slats and said plurality of lateral slats have top surfaces that are approximately coplanar with each other.
17 . A mattress foundation frame according to claim 1 , wherein said legs are hingedly attached to different points on said perimeter.