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Granted Patent B2
US 11,633,047 · App. 17/137,192 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Decorative leg cover for a bed frame

Inventor: Sandra Rizzo (Kenosha, WI)
A47C21/003A47C19/024A47C19/22
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Patent No.
US 11,633,047
App. No.
17/137,192
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A decorative bed leg cover for a bed frame and at least one perpendicularly and downwardly-extending bed leg that is disposed in a substantially vertical position, the bed leg cover having a visually pleasing aesthetic appearance together with a substantially vertically-disposed aperture disposed within the bed leg cover body for receiving the bed leg within the bed leg cover body. The bed leg cover also includes a bed leg cover sidewall, a recess defined within the bed leg cover sidewall, and a light/sensor housing that is removably disposed within the recess of the bed leg cover sidewall, the light/sensor housing comprising circuitry between a proximity sensor and a light-emitting device.

Claims (24)

1. A decorative bed leg cover for a bed frame and at least one perpendicularly and downwardly-extending bed leg that is disposed in a substantially vertical position, the bed leg cover comprising:

a bed leg cover body;

a substantially vertically-disposed aperture disposed within the bed leg cover body for receiving the bed leg within the bed leg cover body;

a bed leg cover sidewall;

a recess defined within the bed leg cover sidewall, wherein:

the recess includes an outer perimeter; and

the outer perimeter of the sidewall recess includes at least one retention member for retaining a housing within the recess; and

a light/sensor housing removably disposed within the within the recess of the bed leg cover sidewall, the light/sensor housing comprising circuitry between a proximity sensor of the type that is triggered by motion and a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device being enabled to be variably set to an “on” position, an “off” position, and a “sensor” position via a switch.

2. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 1 wherein the light/sensor housing further comprises an electric power supply provided for electric actuation of the proximity sensor and electric actuation of the light-emitting device.

3. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 2 wherein, when the switch is set in the “sensor” position, actuation of the proximity sensor results in light-emitting device actuation to a light “on” condition and the light-emitted device then being actuated to a light “off” condition in accordance with a preprogrammed scheme and after the passage of a predetermined period of time.

4. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 1 wherein the bed leg cover body is formed as a unitary structure.

5. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 4 wherein the bed leg cover body is a unitary structure that is molded of a deformable material.

6. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 5 wherein the bed leg cover encloses the deformable material to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the bed leg cover when the bed leg is received within the substantially vertically-disposed aperture.

7. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 1 wherein the bed leg cover has a top-to-bottom contour in the shape of one of the following:

a rectangle;

a tapered rectangle;

a square;

a tapered square;

round;

tapered round; or

another shape.

8. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 1 , wherein the recess defined within the bed leg cover sidewall matches the shape of the housing.

9. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 1 wherein the outer perimeter of the sidewall recess further includes at least one finger-receiving divot for ease of removal of the housing from the bed leg cover.

10. The decorative bed leg cover of claim 5 , wherein the sidewall is integrally formed with the molded body and is made of a material having a higher durometer of the molded body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: RIZZO, SANDRA JEAN
To: RIZ BIZ DESIGNS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068932/0723 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16127636 · Sep 11, 2018
Provisional Application 62559527 · Sep 16, 2017
Related Publication 20210112990A1 · Apr 22, 2021