Granted Patent B2

US 12,502,007 · App. 18/124,082 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventor: Sandra J Rizzo (Kenosha, WI)

A47C31/10A47C19/024A47C21/003

Abstract

Claims (29)

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;

a light/sensor housing removably disposed 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;

a bed leg cover top surface; and

a plurality of slits defined in the top surface of the bed leg cover.

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-emitting 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 8 wherein the recess includes an outer perimeter.

10 . 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.

11 . 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.

12 . The decorative bed leg cover of claim 6 wherein one slit is disposed to one side of the vertically-disposed aperture and the other plurality of slits are disposed opposite the one slit.

13 . The decorative bed leg cover of claim 12 wherein the one slit is disposed to one side of the vertically-disposed aperture and extends fully through a sidewall and the other plurality of slits disposed opposite the one slit do not extend through a sidewall.

Continuity (4)

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