Mattress foundations
The present disclosure provides a mattress foundation. The mattress foundation comprises one or more side frames, wherein the side frames comprise one or more spring buttons; and one or more end connectors, wherein the end connectors comprise a receiving opening and an aperture; wherein the end connectors are configured to removably couple to one or more side frames by inserting the side frames into the receiving opening and allow the spring buttons to be released into the apertures to form a coupled state of the side frame and the end connector; and wherein the side frames are uniform in dimension along a cross-section direction of the side frames.
1 . A mattress foundation structure, comprising:
one or more side frames, wherein the one or more side frames comprise one or more spring buttons; and
one or more end connectors, wherein the one or more end connectors comprise a receiving opening and an aperture;
wherein the one or more end connectors are configured to removably couple to one or more side frames by inserting the one or more side frames into the receiving opening of the one or more end connectors and allow the one or more spring buttons to be released into the apertures to form a coupled state of the one or more side frames and the one or more end connectors; and
wherein the one or more side frames are uniform in dimension along a cross-section direction of the one or more side frames without a necking portion, and
wherein the receiving opening of the one or more end connectors comprises a cross-section with a dimension to receive the one or more side frames;
one or more middle frames comprising one or more end portions; and
one or more middle connectors, each comprising a middle pole portion and two horizontal pole portions,
wherein the two horizontal pole portions are coupled to a top and a bottom of the middle pole portion, and
wherein the middle pole portion has a height equal to a thickness of a mattress foundation.
2 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more middle connectors further comprise a receiving slot, wherein the receiving slot has a hollow internal shape that is corresponding to a shape of the one or more end portions of the one or more middle frames,
wherein the one or more middle connectors are configured to removably couple to one of the end portions of the one or more middle frames by sliding the end portion into the receiving slot of the one or more middle connectors.
3 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 2 , wherein the one or more middle connectors further comprise:
one or more receiving openings; and
one or more apertures;
wherein the one or more middle connectors are configured to removably couple to the one or more side frames by inserting the one or more side frames into the one or more receiving openings and allow the one or more spring buttons to be released into the one or more apertures.
4 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 2 , wherein the receiving slot comprises a slot opening on one end of the receiving slot, wherein the slot opening is configured to receive the end portion of the one or more middle frames by facilitating the sliding the end portion from a top end to a bottom end of the receiving slot via the slot opening in a insertion direction such that the end portion of the one or more middle frames substantially fills the receiving slot, and wherein the slot opening is further configured to receive an end cap to close the slot opening.
5 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 , wherein the one or more end connectors further comprise a guiding path, wherein the guiding path is configured to provide alignment to insert the one or more side frames into the receiving opening.
6 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 5 , wherein the guiding path comprises a non-tilt guiding path and a tilt guiding path, wherein the non-tilt guiding path provides an initial alignment to insert the one or more side frames into the one or more receiving openings, and the tilt guiding path provides inward force pressing the one or more spring buttons, wherein the one or more spring buttons are released into the one or more apertures when the one or more side frame pass the tilt guiding path along an insertion direction.
7 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 , wherein the aperture has a tilt-in edge surrounding an aperture opening to provide extra room for application of force when dissembling the one or more side frames and the one or more end connectors from the coupled state, wherein the application of force pushes the one or more spring buttons inward to be lower than an aperture edge along the inward direction.
8 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 , wherein the receiving opening has a hollow internal shape that is corresponding to a cross-section shape of the one or more side frames.
9 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 , wherein the one or more end connectors are made of plastic.
10 . The mattress foundation structure of claim 1 , wherein the one or more middle connectors are made of plastic.
11 . A connector assembly for a mattress foundation, comprising:
a spring button located on an end of a side frame of the mattress foundation, wherein the side frame is uniform in dimension along a cross-section direction of the side frame without a necking portion;
a receiving opening located on an end of an end connector of the mattress foundation, wherein the receiving opening is configured to receive the end of the side frame by insertion, wherein the receiving opening has a hollow internal shape that is corresponding to a cross-section shape of the side frame and a dimension to receive the end of the side frame;
an aperture located on the end of the end connector of the mattress foundation, wherein the aperture is configured to accommodate the spring button of the side frame when the side frame is inserted into the receiving opening;
one or more end portions located on one or more middle frames; and
a middle pole portion and two horizontal pole portions,
wherein the two horizontal pole portions are coupled to a top and a bottom of the middle pole portion, and
wherein the middle pole portion has a height equal to a thickness of the mattress foundation.
12 . The connector assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a guiding path located on the end of the end connector of the mattress foundation, wherein the guiding path is configured to provide alignment to insert the side frame into the receiving opening.
13 . The connector assembly of claim 12 , wherein the guiding path comprises a non-tilt guiding path and a tilt guiding path, wherein the non-tilt guiding path provides an initial alignment to insert the side frame into the receiving opening, and the tilt guiding path provides inward force pressing the spring button, wherein the spring button is released into the aperture when the side frame passes the tilt guiding path along an insertion direction.
14 . The connector assembly of claim 11 , wherein the aperture has a tilt-in edge surrounding an aperture opening to provide extra room for application of force when dissembling the side frame and the receiving opening from a coupled state, wherein the application of force pushes the spring button inward to be lower than an aperture edge along the inward direction.
15 . A connector assembly for a mattress foundation, comprising:
an end portion of a middle frame of the mattress foundation; and
a receiving slot of a middle connector, wherein the receiving slot has a hollow internal shape that is corresponding to a shape of the end portion of the middle frames;
wherein the connector assembly is configured to removably couple to the end portion of the middle frame by sliding the end portion of the middle frame into the receiving slot of the middle connector,
wherein the middle connector further comprises:
a receiving opening;
an aperture;
a middle pole portion; and
two horizontal pole portions,
wherein the middle connector is configured to removably couple to a side frame by inserting the side frame into the receiving opening and allow a spring button on the side frame to be released into the aperture, and
wherein the two horizontal pole portions are coupled to a top and a bottom of the middle pole portion, and
wherein the middle pole portion has a height equal to a thickness of the mattress foundation.
16 . The connector assembly of claim 15 , wherein the receiving opening is configured to receive an end of the side frame by insertion, wherein the receiving opening has a hollow internal shape that is corresponding to a cross-section shape of the side frame and a dimension to receive the end of the side frame; and
wherein the aperture is configured to accommodate the spring button on the side frame when the side frame is inserted into the receiving opening.
17 . The connector assembly of claim 16 , further comprising a guiding path located on the middle connector, wherein the guiding path is configured to provide alignment to insert the side frame into the receiving opening.
18 . The connector assembly of claim 17 , wherein the guiding path comprises a non-tilt guiding path and a tilt guiding path, wherein the non-tilt guiding path provides an initial alignment to insert the side frame into the receiving opening, and the tilt guiding path provides inward force pressing the spring button, wherein the spring button is released into the aperture when the side frame passes the tilt guiding path along an insertion direction.
19 . The connector assembly of claim 15 , wherein the aperture has a tilt-in edge surrounding an aperture opening to provide extra room for application of force when dissembling the side frame and the receiving opening from a coupled state, wherein the application of force pushes the spring button inward to be lower than an aperture edge along the inward direction.
20 . The connector assembly of claim 15 , wherein the receiving slot comprises a slot opening on one end of the receiving slot, wherein the slot opening is configured to receive the end portion of the middle frame by facilitating the sliding the end portion from a top end to a bottom end of the receiving slot via the slot opening in a insertion direction such that the end portion of the one or more middle frames substantially fills the receiving slot, and wherein the slot opening is further configured to receive an end cap to close the slot opening.