Collapsible bedframe assembly

Abstract

A collapsible bedframe assembly includes a panel having a size to match a size of a mattress to be positioned on the panel. The panel has a break therein such that a first section and a second section of the panel are defined and are pivotably coupled together. A plurality of supports is pivotally attached to a bottom side of the panel and support the panel upwardly above a floor surface. Each of the supports is positionable in a stored condition folded against the bottom side or in a deployed condition extending downward from the bottom side. A locking member engages each of the supports to retain the supports in the deployed condition. The locking member is elongated and extends between and releasably engages at least two of the supports.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A collapsible bed frame assembly comprising:
 a panel having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the top side having a size configured to match a size of a mattress to be positioned on the panel, the panel having a break therein extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge such that a first section and a second section of the panel are defined, the first and second sections being pivotably coupled together;   a plurality of supports being attached to the bottom side of the panel and being configured to support the panel upwardly above a floor surface, each of the supports comprising a plate having a bottom edge, an upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a front side and a back side;   each of the upper edges being pivotably coupled to the bottom side such that each of the supports is positionable in a stored condition folded against the bottom side or in a deployed condition extending downward from the bottom side; and   a locking member engaging each of the supports to retain the supports in the deployed condition, the locking member being elongated and extending between and releasably engaging at least two of the supports.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the break is equally spaced from the first and second ends. 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the supports is elongated from the first side edge to the second side edge such that the upper edges have a length equal to at least 85% of a length from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the supports are spaced from each other from the first end to the second end of the panel. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the upper edges each have a longitudinal axis being orientated perpendicular to the first lateral edge. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein at least two of the supports are attached to the first section and at least two of the supports are attached to the second section. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein each of the bottom edges has a length being less than the length of the upper edges. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the locking member is elongated and extends between and releasably engages at least two of the supports. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the locking member inhibits the supports from pivoting relative to the panel. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the locking member includes a pair of elongated members, each of the supports having an opening therein for receiving one of the elongated members, each of the elongated members extending through at least two of the openings of adjacent ones of the supports. 
     
     
         11 . The collapsible bed frame assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the openings are positioned adjacent to the upper edge, the elongated members abutting the bottom side of the panel when the elongated members are engaged with associated ones of the supports. 
     
     
         12 . A collapsible bed frame assembly comprising:
 a panel having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the top side having a size configured to match a size of a mattress to be positioned on the panel, the panel having a break therein extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge such that a first section and a second section of the panel are defined, the first and second sections being pivotably coupled together, the break being equally spaced from the first and second ends;   a plurality of supports being attached to the bottom side of the panel and being configured to support the panel upwardly above a floor surface, each of the supports comprising a plate having a bottom edge, an upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a front side and a back side, each of the supports being elongated from the first side edge to the second side edge such that the upper edges have a length equal to at least 85% of a length from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;   each of the supports being pivotably coupled to the bottom side adjacent to the upper edges such that each of the supports is positionable in a stored condition folded against the bottom side or in a deployed condition extending downward from the bottom side, the supports being spaced from each other from the first end to the second end of the panel, the upper edges each having a longitudinal axis being orientated perpendicular to the first lateral edge, wherein at least two of the supports are attached to the first section and at least two of the supports are attached to the second section;   each of the bottom edges having a length being less than the length of the upper edges; and   a locking member engaging each of the supports to retain the supports in the deployed condition, the locking member being elongated and extending between and releasably engaging at least two of the supports, the locking member inhibiting the supports from pivoting relative to the panel, the locking member including a pair of elongated members, each of the supports having an opening therein for receiving one of the elongated members, each of the elongated members extending through at least two of the openings of adjacent ones of the supports, the openings being positioned adjacent to the upper edge, the elongated members abutting the bottom side of the panel when the elongated members are engaged with associated ones of the supports.