LU101349B1 - Bed base including bed linen support - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a bed base (1) comprising two short sides (2) and two long sides (4) and a support (10, 20), characterized in that said support (10, 20) comprises at least two feet (14, 24, 34) parallel to each other extending in a first direction and at least one suspension device (12, 22, 32) connected to the two feet (14, 24, 34) and s' extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, said support (10, 20) being able to adopt a stowed position in which the support (10, 20) is integrated with said base (1) and an extended position in which the two feet (14, 24, 34) extend in a plane perpendicular or inclined relative to the plane of the bed base (1) defined by the short sides (2) and long sides (4)

Description

| The present invention relates to a box spring comprising a support for bed linen.

A bed usually includes a mattress covered with a first sheet | on which a user lies down and a blanket can be, for example, a second sheet, a duvet or a blanket.

; When the user wishes to ventilate the bed, he generally folds the cover linen at the bottom of the bed and the latter therefore rests on the first sheet. The | 10 first sheet can therefore not be ventilated over its entire surface.

. In the event that the user wishes to ventilate the entire surface of the | first sheet, he must completely remove the cover linen and generally place it on a chair, on the floor or on the windowsill. However,; such a solution is not hygienic since the supports on which the laundry | 15 cover is installed are not always clean. ; A bed base according to the invention is designed to be able to ventilate the bed | while avoiding the aforementioned drawbacks.

, The invention relates to a bed base comprising two short sides, two long sides and a support preferably for bed linen, characterized in; 20 that said support has at least two feet parallel to each other; extending in a first direction and at least one device of | suspension connected to the two feet and extending in a second direction. perpendicular to the first direction, said support being able to adopt a stowed position in which the support is integrated with said bed base and an extended position in which the two feet extend in a plane: perpendicular or inclined relative to the plane of the bed base defined by the courts | sides and long sides. ‘The stand, when in the deployed position, can be used as a stand | to put for example a duvet, a sheet, or a blanket. A user can thus, for example, ventilate the sheet covering a mattress placed on the bed base and this, in its entirety, or even change the sheet; covering the mattress without being hampered by the cover linen. The user | can also use the holder for other uses such as

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; example, to put clothes there that are to be stored.

The support has a general shape of "U", the feet forming the branches of the "U" and the | suspension device representing the segment connecting the two branches.

Advantageously, when it is in the stowed position, the support is integrated into the bed base or even tucked into the bed base and therefore does not disturb the user.

According to a preferred embodiment, in the stowed position, the! support can be fully integrated into the bed base without protruding from it.

The) support can also be made so as to merge with the base. when it is in the stored position, for example by having the same color or being covered with the same material as the bed base.

Thus, the user deploys the ‘: support when needed and then puts it back in the stowed position in which the bed base returns to its original shape.

Advantageously, the support | can go from the stowed position to the deployed position, or from the deployed position to the stowed position, and this, manually and easily and without | 15 provide special effort.

According to one possible embodiment, the passage; from the stowed position to the deployed position, or from the deployed position to the stowed position, can be motorized.

When the support is in; extended position and that the feet extend in an inclined plane relative to the plane of the bed base (or that the support in an inclined plane), the angle | 20 formed between the inclined plane and the plane of the bed base may be between 1 ° and | 90 °, preferably between 15 ° and 90 °, and even more preferably between 30 | and 90 °. According to one possible embodiment, the support may comprise: more than two feet, for example 3, 4 or 5. Advantageously, when the support ‘is in the deployed position, it is fixed and stable with respect to the | 25 box spring, without the possibility of moving in relation to the latter, except when | the user acts on the support to replace it in the stored position.

According to particular embodiments:: - in the stowed position and in the deployed position, the second | direction may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of one of the short sides; thus, | 30 in the stowed position and in the deployed position, and during the passage from one position to another, the suspension device extends so as to be; parallel to the longitudinal axis of one of the short sides;

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| - the suspension device may consist of at least two elements | support, adapted to adopt a folded configuration in which said au | at least two support elements extend in a second plane defined by; the two legs and an unfolded configuration in which at least one of said support elements is inclined with respect to the second plane; thus, when | are in a folded configuration, the support elements are placed in line with the feet, preferably between the two feet; preferably, the: support members are in the folded configuration when the support is in / stowed position; when the support is in the deployed position, the support members may be in the folded configuration or in the configuration; unfolded; according to one possible embodiment, the suspension device | comprises a cross member which is connected to each of the legs, and the elements of; support are preferably placed under the cross member when the support is in / deployed position; the suspension device may include more than two; 15 support elements, for example 3, 4, 5 or 6;

- the support can adopt at least one intermediate deployed position | between the stowed position and the deployed position; in the position (s). deployed intermediate (s), preferably functional, the support is fixed and | stable with respect to the bed base and cannot move with respect to the latter,: except when the user acts on the support to replace it in the stowed position, in another intermediate position or in the deployed position; | when, in the intermediate position or positions, the support is in a plane; inclined, the angle between the inclined plane formed by the support and the plane of the bed base | may be between 1 ° and 90 °, preferably between 15 ° and 90 °, so | Even more preferred between 30 ° and 90; according to a preferred embodiment, the support can take certain intermediate deployed positions | predefined; |

| the support can pass from the stowed position to the deployed position by: means of a displacement of the feet relative to the bed base, this displacement being able to be a translational movement, a rotational movement or a / combination of these two movements; feet can for example | slide along the long sides or inside the short side along rails, or the feet can be rotated on the long sides, by 1 -

| 4 | LU101349, one end opposite the suspension device (or even the first | end); - In its stowed position, the support can be integrated in one of the short sections, the support feet extending in the first direction which is: 5 perpendicular to the plane of the bed base; according to an embodiment, in the 7 stowed position, the feet are integrated at the ends of the short side, or | still at the level of the feet of the short end, and the suspension device is: placed against an upper edge of the short end, and in the deployed position, the | feet extend out of the short pan, in the first direction that is, according to | 10 this exemplary embodiment, perpendicular to the plane of the bed base, and the support device is parallel to the upper edge of the short pan and at a distance from this | latest ; | - the support legs can be telescopic, the passage of; stowed position to the extreme deployed position of the support being done by | 15 lengthening of the support legs; the feet can for example be each. formed by several movable longitudinal extension elements; one to another ; according to an exemplary embodiment, the feet; | are each formed by at least a first tube and a second inserted tube | in the first tube, the feet are lengthened by sliding the | | 20 first tube in the second tube; according to another exemplary embodiment, the feet may be formed at least a first segment and a second segment attached to the first, the elongation of the feet taking place by sliding the first segment with respect to the second segment; - in its stowed position, the support can be integrated in both; 25 long sides and in one of the short sides, the feet extending along the length; pan and the hanger extending along the short pan; the support can be placed against the base, inside or outside it; | the support legs can be placed, for example, against the face of | each of the long sides or against the upper edge of each of the long sides; - change from the stowed position to the deployed position of the support | can be done by sliding the feet along the two long sides and then by rotating the feet along an axis of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each of the long sides; according to an exemplary embodiment, each long side

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. LU101349 / comprises a rail which extends over at least part of its length, the rail being able to be placed for example against the outer face of the long pan or ‘against an upper edge of the long pan, and the feet are configured to be; placed in this rail and able to slide inside the rail, over at least part of its length; according to this exemplary embodiment, the rail can | include a stop zone at which the feet can no longer slide, the stop zone being provided with an axis of rotation allowing the feet | to rotate in relation to the long sides, by a rotation of | the tips of the feet in the stopping zone; according to an alternative embodiment,: the rails may comprise several stop zones along their length, from | preferably a stop zone is placed at one end of the rail, for example at the | level of a corner of the box spring; © - the passage from the stowed position to the deployed position of the support | can be done by rotating the feet along an axis perpendicular to the axis | 15 longitudinal of each of the long sections; each long pan includes by | example an axis of rotation located on an inner or outer face of the long side, or on an upper edge of the long side; the axis of rotation is preferably; connected to the first end of the feet. | ) Brief description of the drawings | Other characteristics and advantages will become apparent from the description which follows, given solely by way of non-limiting example and; made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:; - Figure 1a is a schematic perspective view of a box spring according to a first embodiment of the invention, the support being in the stored position; - Figure 1b is a partial schematic perspective view of the | base of figure la; : - Figure 1c is a partial schematic perspective view of the | base of FIG. 1a, the support being in the deployed position; - Figure 1d is a partial schematic perspective view of; base of Figure la the support being in the deployed position; | - Figure 2a is a schematic perspective view of a box spring -

| 6 | LU101349 | according to a second embodiment of the invention the support | being in the stowed position; | - Figure 2b is a partial schematic perspective view of the | base of Figure 2a; ) 5 - Figure 2c is a partial schematic perspective view of the j bed base of Figure 2a the support being in the deployed position; ; - Figure 2d is a partial schematic perspective view of) the support of Figure 2a in the deployed position; / - Figure 2e is a partial schematic perspective view of the | Figure 2a support in the deployed position; | - Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of a support | according to a third embodiment of the invention; | - Figure 4a is a schematic perspective view of a support | according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, in configuration | 15 folded; and | - Figure 4b is a schematic perspective view of the support of: Figure 4a in the unfolded configuration.

| Description of the embodiment (s) For reasons of clarity, only the elements essential for the | An understanding of the embodiments set forth below has been shown schematically, and this without respecting "scale.

; In the description which follows, the directions and orientations are | indicated for a box spring in its functional position and therefore placed on the ground, with reference to a reference XYZ, in which the axis X corresponds to the direction: 25 longitudinal from the head of the base towards the bottom of the base, the axis Y; corresponds to the transverse direction of the bed base and the Z axis corresponds to the ‘vertical direction directed upwards. The XYZ coordinate system has not been represented | in all figures, | Figures la to 1d illustrate a bed base 1 comprising a support: 30 for bed linen 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The bed base 1 comprises two long sections 4, a first short section 2a and a | second short pan 2b connected together to form a frame

| 7 LU101349 | the inside of which is placed a mattress 6. The two long sides 4 and both; short sections 2 define the plane of the base which is horizontal. The box spring 1 | is placed on the ground by means of 8 feet.

| The bed base 1 comprises the support 10 which is, in FIG. 1a, in | 5 stowed position and integrated into the first short panel 2a. The support 10; comprises parallel legs 14, visible in Figures la, 1b and 1c, which extend in a first direction along the Z axis perpendicular to the plane | of the box spring. The support 10 also includes a hanger / 12 which is placed against an upper edge 7 of the first short panel 2a when the | 10 support 10 is in the stored position. The feet 14 of the support 10 are placed at | two angles of the base 1 in line with the feet 8 of the first short section | 2a.

| Each foot 14 of the support 10 is formed of a first tube 14a of | square section and a second tube 14b of square section the section of the | 15 second tube 14b being greater than that of the first tube. In the position; row of the support 10, the first tube 14a is inserted into the second tube | 14b and the second tube 14b is inserted into the first short pan 2a. For | go from this stowed position of the support to the deployed position, the first; tube 14a slides in the second tube 14b and the second tube 14b slides | 20 in the first short pan 2a. The feet 14 are thus telescopic, | allowing the support 10 to be compact in the stowed position and to stand; an elongation along the Z axis leading to the deployed position.

| By sliding the first tubes 14a in the second tubes 14b, the support 10 adopts a semi-deployed position illustrated in FIG. 1b | 25 and may be functional. The first tubes 14a thus extend according to. the Z axis outside the second tubes 14b which are still integrated into the first short panel 2a.

By sliding the second tubes 14b, the support 10 adopts a functional deployed position illustrated in FIG. 1c and in which the first tubes 14a and the second tubes 14b of the feet 14 extend along; the Z axis out of the first short pan 2a. The feet 14 are in a deployed position which is maintained by a well known locking system from | the skilled person. The feet 14 thus remain in the deployed position without

: that the first tubes 14a cannot slide in the second tubes | 14b, and without the second tubes 14b being able to slide in the first short panel 2a.

The extension of the feet 14 is therefore maintained up to | that the user acts on the support 10 in order to replace them in their | 5 row initial position. ; In this first embodiment, the support therefore changes from the) stored position and the deployed position by means of a movement of | translation of the support 10 from the inside to the outside of the first short side; 2a.

According to this embodiment, the first short pan 2a comprises a | 10 housing not visible in which the support 10 can slide.

The housing may include one or more elements making it possible to block the feet 14. in the deployed position. | In the stowed position as in the deployed position, the device. suspension 12 extends along the Y axis perpendicular to the Z axis along which | 15 extend the feet 14. The support 10 fits in the plane YZ which is, in the | deployed position, as in the stowed position, perpendicular to the plane of; box spring 1. | . The suspension device 12 comprises a cross member 15 which connects two | upper end 13 of the first tubes 14a.

The suspension device A 20 12 also comprises a first support member 16a and a second | support element 16b which are each in the form of a plate.

According to another: possible embodiment, the first and the second support elements | 16a and 16b may be in the form of a frame. | The first and second support members 16a and 16b are pivotally mounted on the first tubes 14a.

So the first element of; support 16a and the second support element 16b can pass from the | folded configuration (shown in Figures 1b and 1c) in which they are | placed one against the other between the legs 14 and under the cross member 15, to a | unfolded configuration (illustrated in Figure 1d) in which they are each; 30 inclined with respect to the plane of the support 10. | In this exemplary embodiment, the first and second elements | support 16a and 16b are held in the unfolded position by means of | connecting rods not visible.

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| 9 | LU101349 | and the second support elements 16a and 16b can be maintained in: the unfolded position by any other system well known to those skilled in the art. ; According to this embodiment, the first and the second support element | 16a and 16b form an angle of 45 ° + 10 ° with the plane of the support. | 5 According to other possible embodiments: | - the angle formed between the first support member 16a and the plane of the | support 10 may be different from the angle formed between the second elements of | support 16b and the plane of support 10; | - the first and second support elements 16a and 16b can | 10 each adopt several unfolded configurations each characterized by a | particular angle of inclination; ; - the suspension arrangement may consist of more than two elements | support, for example 3, 4, 5 or 6; and | - in the unfolded configuration, the support elements can adopt | 15 several predefined unfolded configurations. . When the support 10 is in an extended position, a bed linen | can be placed on the suspension device 12 in order to be able, for example, | . ventilate the entire sheet that surrounds the mattress 6. Thus, the user does not have to put the bed linen on the floor or on another support which is not | 20 clean.

The bed base 1 comprising the support 10 therefore provides a solution | hygienic to ventilate a bed or to change the sheet covering the mattress 6.; The support 10 can perform its function of support for bed linen as the; first and second support members 16a and 16b are in the; folded or unfolded configuration.

When the first and second elements of | 25 support 16a and 16b adopt an unfolded configuration. The hanger 12 offers a more extensive and therefore optimized support which can | allow placing, for example, several bed linens. | Figures 2a to 2e illustrate a second embodiment in | which the bed base 1 is equipped with a support 20 comprising two legs 24 7 30 parallel and a suspension device 22 connecting the two legs 24. In the | stowed position, the feet 24 extend along the X axis and the device | suspension 22 extends along the Y axis.

The plane of the support 20 is defined by the | feet 24 and, in the stowed position, the plane of the support 20 is parallel to the nn

| plan of the horizontal box spring. / In the stowed position, the support 20 is integrated into the two long | sides and in the first short side 2a.

In particular, the feet 24 extend along the long sides 4 and the suspension device extends along the first | 5 short pan 2a. | The long sections 4 each include a longitudinal housing 23 | in which is inserted a rail 23a.

The feet 24 are attached to the long sections 4 of | so as to be able to slide on the rails 23a.

According to this second mode of | realization, the longitudinal housings 23 extend over approximately 40% of the | 10 length of the long sections 4. However, the length of the longitudinal housings 23 is preferably equivalent to the length of the legs 24 of the; support 10 which can be variable according to the embodiments. | According to this second embodiment, a user wishing to deploy | the support 20 pulls the support 20, for example, by a pulling movement | 15 on a cross member 25 connecting the two feet 24. The support 20 thus passes from the | stowed position to the deployed position by a translational movement of the | 24 feet along the rails 23a.

In this embodiment, the feet 24 slide to a non-visible stop zone located at one end 4a of | each of the long sections 4. | 20 Once 24 feet have reached the stopping zone on each of the | long sections 4, they remain connected to the stopping zone via one of | their end 27. This end 27 is connected to an axis of rotation of the | stop zone which includes a blocking system so that the support; 20 does not rotate towards the ground.

A user can then lift the; 25 support 20 in order to place it in a vertical position in line with the | first short pan 2a as illustrated in Figure 2c.

The support 20 is then; in a functional deployed position. | According to one possible embodiment, the legs 24 can be | telescopic. | According to a possible embodiment, the support 20 can adopt a | or more intermediate deployed positions in which the plane of the | support 20 is inclined relative to the plane of the base 1. In the or; functional intermediate positions, the angle formed between the plane of the support "EE

: 11; LU101349 and the plane of the bed base can be between 1 ° and 90 °, preferably between | 15 ° and 90 °, even more preferably between 30 ° and 90. The ends 27 | 24 feet and / or stopping areas can then include systems | locking, such as notches, allowing the support 20 to be fixed and stable in one or more intermediate deployed positions | predefined. f As illustrated in Figure 2c, the support 20 is in the deployed position | and the hanger 22 is in a folded configuration.

In this deployed position, blocking systems placed on the stopping zone allow the | 10 support 20 to remain fixed and stable in this position.

Support 20 cannot | thus move only by user intervention. | The suspension device 22 comprises a first element of | support 26a and a second support element 26b placed in the plane of the support between the legs 24 and under the cross member 25, and pivotally mounted on the | 15 two legs 24. The first and second support elements 26a and 26b | are U-shaped, the second support member 26b being of dimension | smaller than the first support member 26a so that it can | fit into the latter. | The first and the second support elements 26a and 26b | 20 respectively include two first free ends 26a ’and two | second free ends 26b ’. On each of the legs 24, a first and a second free end 26a ’and 26b 'are aligned and mounted in | rotation on a pivot 28. The suspension device 22 can thus pass from a | folded configuration, as illustrated in Figure 2c, for which the first | 25 and the second support elements 26a and 26b are placed in the plane of; support 20, to an unfolded position, as shown in Figure 2e, for which the first and second support members 26a and 26b have pivoted by | relative to the feet 24 and are inclined relative to the plane of the support 20. According to | this second embodiment, the plane of the first and second support elements 26a and 26b forms an angle of 45 ° + 10 ° with the plane of the support | 20. The pivot 28 includes non-visible stops elements allowing the first and second support members 16a and 16b to be in a fixed position when they are in the folded or unfolded configuration.

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| 12 | LU101349 supports 16a and 16b change configuration only when the user manipulates said support elements.

According to a third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, the support can be mounted in rotation on the bed base by the free ends 27 of the feet 24 of the support 20 and can pass from the stowed position to the deployed position by a simple rotation relative to the bed base 1. According to this embodiment, the free ends of the legs can be mounted in rotation on the outer faces of the long panels 4, on the upper edge of the long panels 4, or even on the inner faces of the long panels 4. As in the first and second embodiment, the feet can be | telescopic.

This third embodiment advantageously makes it possible to | deploy the support 20 even in a small space, where there is for example [little space at the end of the bed. | According to a variant not shown of the second embodiment, | the support 20 can be fixed to the upper edges of the bed base, the feet 24 | being fixed to the upper edge of each of the long panels 4 and the suspension device 22 being fixed to the upper edge of the first short panel 2a.

The possible variants described for the first embodiment are also applicable to the different embodiments described.

Figures 4a and 4b illustrate a possible variant of the suspension device. According to this variant, the support 30 comprises two feet 34 connected by a cross member 35 which extends in a direction perpendicular to the | direction of each of the legs 34. The support 30 comprises a device for | 25 hanger 32 which has a first support member 36a and a second support member 36b which form shelves. In the | folded configuration, the first and second support members 36a and 36b / are placed in the space defined by the legs 34 and the cross member 35 and extend in a plane parallel to the longitudinal plane of the cross member 35. A translational movement of the first and / or the second support elements / 36a and / or 36b makes it possible to switch from the folded configuration to a | unfolded.

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/ 13 LU101349 second support elements 36a and 36b extend out of the space defined by the legs 34 and the cross member 35, in a plane parallel to the longitudinal plane; of the cross member 35. According to a variant of this embodiment, in the unfolded position, the first and second support elements 36a and 36b | 5 extend in alignment with the longitudinal plane of the cross member 35. According to another possible variant, the suspension device 32 may comprise more than two support elements, for example, 3, 4, 5 or 6. The different modes of embodiments described for the support can be combined with the various embodiments described for the suspension device.

In the various embodiments, the passage of the support from the stowed position to the deployed position as well as the passage of the suspension device from the folded configuration to the unfolded configuration, have been described / manually by a manipulation of the user .

However, a motorization system can allow these changes in the positions of the support and in the configuration of the suspension device. | In all embodiments, the visible surface of the support can be made so that the support is not or hardly visible when it is in the stored position.

The support can thus be covered with a material similar to the material forming the sides of the bed base 1.

Claims (10)

1. Bed base (1) comprising two short sides (2) and two long sides (4) and a support (10, 20), characterized in that said support (10, 20) comprises at least two feet (14, 24, 34) parallel to each other extending in a first direction and at least one suspension device (12, 22, 32) connected to the two legs (14, 24, 34) and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, said support (10, 20) being able to adopt a stowed position in which the support (10, 20) is integrated with said bed base (1) and an extended position in which the two feet (14, 24, 34) extend in a plane perpendicular or inclined relative to the plane of the bed base (1) defined by the short sides (2) and long sides (4). 2. Bed base according to claim 1 characterized in that in the stowed position and in the deployed position, the second direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of one of the short sides (2). | 3. Bed base according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that | that the suspension device (12, 22, 32) comprises at least two support elements (16a, 16b; 26a, 26b; 36a, 36b), adapted to adopt a folded configuration in which said at least two support elements (16a , 16b; 26a, 26b; 36a, 36b) extend in a second plane defined by the two legs (14, 24, 34) and an unfolded configuration in which at least one of said support members (16a, 16b; 26a, 26b; 36a, 36b) is inclined relative to the second plane. 4. Bed base according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (10, 20, 30) adopts at least one intermediate deployed position between the stowed position and the deployed position. 5. Bed base according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (10, 20, 30) passes from the stowed position to the deployed position by means of a movement of the feet (14, 24, LU101349 | 34) relative to the bed base, this displacement possibly being a movement of | translation, rotational motion, or a combination of these two | movements. | 6. Bed base according to any one of claims | previous ones, characterized in that, in its stowed position, the support (10, | 30) is integrated in one of the short sections (2a), the feet (14, 34) of the support | (10, 30) extending in the first direction which is perpendicular to the plane | of the box spring (1). | 7. Bed base according to claim 6, characterized in that the | support legs (14, 34) are telescopic, the passage from the stored position Bi to the extreme deployed position of the support (10, 30) being effected by lengthening of the support legs (14, 34). | 8. Bed base [it according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, in its stored position, the support (20, 30) is = integrated in the two long sides (4) and in a short sides (2a), the; legs (24) extending along the long pan (4) and the hanger | (22) extending along the short end (2a). | | 9. Bed base according to claim 8, characterized in that the. passage from the stored position to the deployed position of the support is effected by sliding the legs (24) along the two long sides (4) then by rotating the legs (24) along an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis | of each of the long sections (4). . 10. Bed base according to claim 8, characterized in that the | passage from the stored position to the deployed position of the support (20) is effected by rotation of the feet (24) along an axis perpendicular to the axis of each of the long sides (4). ! DEN