Knock-down foundation for a bed

Abstract

The foundation consists of an assembly of wooden components which interconnect to form an enclosed rectangular configuration for supporting a mattress. At each corner of the assembly are two posts which are interconnected by dowels or by a tongue and groove. The dowels and the mouths of the openings in which they are accommodated are bevelled for facilitating the insertion of the dowels into the openings should they be misaligned. The tongues and grooves are also bevelled for the same reason. The wooden components have a moisture content in the range of about 6% to about 14% by weight

1 . An assembly of wooden components for a bed foundation including: longitudinal elements on opposite sides thereof; front and rear transverse elements at opposite ends thereof and means for supporting a mattress, each said longitudinal element having at least one longitudinal stringer and side posts at opposite ends thereof, each said transverse element having at least one crosspiece and end posts at opposite ends thereof, each said side post being disposed adjacent to a separate said end post to form a pair of posts; and means for interconnecting each said pair of posts with resulting formation of said stringers and crosspieces into an enclosed rectangular configuration, said side and end posts having a moisture content in the range of about 6% to about 14% by weight 
   
   
       2 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein the moisture content of said side and end posts is in the range of about 8% to about 12%. 
   
   
       3 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said interconnecting means is a plurality of dowels which extend between each said pair of posts, each said dowel having bevelled opposite ends and being received in elongated openings formed in said pair of posts, each said opening having a bevelled mouth for facilitating the insertion of said dowels into said openings. 
   
   
       4 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said interconnecting means are tongues and grooves, one said post in each said pair of posts having one said tongue and the other said post in the latter said pair of posts having one said groove, each said tongue having an outer wall which faces said groove and which is bevelled and each said tongue having an elongated mouth which is bevelled. for facilitating the insertion of said tongues into said grooves. 
   
   
       5 . An assembly of wooden components for a bed foundation, said assembly having longitudinal elements on opposite sides thereof, front and rear transverse elements at opposite ends thereof and means for supporting a mattress, each said longitudinal element having at least one longitudinal stringer and side posts at opposite ends thereof, each said transverse element having at least one crosspiece and end posts at opposite ends thereof, each said side post being disposed adjacent to a separate said end post to form a pair of posts; a plurality of dowels which extend between each said pair of posts and which function to interconnect said pairs of posts with resulting formation of said stringers and crosspieces into an enclosed rectangular configuration;
 each said dowel having bevelled opposite ends and being received in elongated openings formed in said pair of posts, each said opening having a bevelled mouth for facilitating the insertion of said dowels into said openings.   
   
   
       6 . The assembly of  claim 5  wherein said wooden components have a moisture content in the range of about 6% to about 14% by weight 
   
   
       7 . The assembly of  claim 5  wherein said wooden components have a moisture content in the range of about 8% to about 12% by weight 
   
   
       8 . An assembly of wooden components for a bed foundation, said assembly having longitudinal elements on opposite sides thereof, front and rear transverse elements at opposite ends thereof and means for supporting a mattress, each said longitudinal element having at least one longitudinal stringer and side posts at opposite ends thereof, each said transverse element having at least one crosspiece and end posts at opposite ends thereof, each said side post being disposed adjacent to a separate said end post to form a pair of posts; one said post in each said pair of posts having a tongue and the other said post in the latter said pair of posts having a groove, said tongues and grooves fitting together to interconnect said pairs of posts with resulting formation of said stringers and crosspieces into an enclosed rectangular configuration, each said tongue having an outer wall which faces said groove and which is bevelled and each said tongue having an elongated mouth which is bevelled. for facilitating the insertion of said tongues into said grooves. 
   
   
       9 . The assembly of  claim 8  wherein said wooden components have a moisture content in the range of about 6% to about 14% by weight 
   
   
       10 . The assembly of  claim 8  wherein said wooden components have a moisture content in the range of about 8% to about 12% by weight