Adjustable Bed Foundation

Abstract

The present invention is a bed foundation that, in one embodiment, eliminates the need for a separate frame and box spring. In addition, by employing cross beams of different lengths, the bed foundation of the present invention can be adjusted to fit varying mattress sizes.

1 . A bed foundation kit comprising:
 four corner pieces wherein each corner piece comprises a frame made of a first rectangle having four corners and a second rectangle having four corners, wherein each corner of the first rectangle is attached to each corresponding corner of the second rectangle by a lateral member, and wherein said frame has at least one corner with an exposed hole; and   a plurality of cross beams of different lengths wherein the end of at least one cross beam is tapered to fit into said exposed hole; and wherein the combined length of two corner pieces and at least one cross beam is in the range of approximately 70 inches to 88 inches and wherein the combined width of two corner pieces and at least one cross beam is in the range of approximately 34 inches to 80 inches.   
   
   
       2 . The bed foundation of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of corner pieces is approximately 7 inches high, approximately 28 inches long, and approximately 12 inches wide. 
   
   
       3 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 38 inches wide and 74 inches long. 
   
   
       4 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 38 inches wide and 80 inches long. 
   
   
       5 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 54 inches wide and 74 inches long. 
   
   
       6 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 54 inches wide and 80 inches long. 
   
   
       7 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 60 inches wide and 80 inches long. 
   
   
       8 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 76 inches wide and 80 inches long. 
   
   
       9 . The bed foundation of  claim 1 , wherein two corner pieces and at least one cross beam are connected to form a bed foundation that is approximately 72 inches wide and 84 inches long. 
   
   
       10 . The bed foundation of  claim 1  further comprising four legs, each of which is connected to one of the four corner pieces. 
   
   
       11 . The bed foundation of  claim 1  further comprising four wheels, each of which is connected to one of the four corner pieces. 
   
   
       12 . A bed foundation comprising:
 four corner pieces wherein each corner piece comprises a frame made of a first rectangle having four corners and a second rectangle having four corners, wherein each corner of the first rectangle is attached to each corresponding corner of the second rectangle by a lateral member, and wherein said frame has at least one corner with an exposed hole; and   a plurality of cross beams of different lengths wherein the end of at least one cross beam is tapered to fit into said exposed hole; wherein the cross beams physically interconnect with said four corner pieces to create said bed foundation.   
   
   
       13 . The bed foundation of  claim 12  wherein each corner pieces is approximately 7 inches high, approximately 28 inches long, and approximately 12 inches wide. 
   
   
       14 . The bed foundation of  claim 12  wherein at least one cross beam is used to connect two corner pieces together along a length of said foundation. 
   
   
       15 . The bed foundation of  claim 14  wherein said at least one cross beam has a length of approximately 18 inches. 
   
   
       16 . The bed foundation of  claim 12  wherein at least one cross beam is used to connect two corner pieces together along a width of said foundation. 
   
   
       17 . The bed foundation of  claim 16  wherein said at least one cross beam has a length of approximately 14 inches. 
   
   
       18 . A bed foundation comprising:
 four corner pieces wherein each corner piece comprises a frame made of a first rectangle having four corners and a second rectangle having four corners, wherein each corner of the first rectangle is fixedly attached to each corresponding corner of the second rectangle by a lateral member; and   a plurality of cross beams wherein the cross beams removably physically interconnect with said four corner pieces to create said bed foundation.