Assemblable Mattress Support Whose Side Panels, Headboard and Footboard Fit Inside A Single Packing Box

Abstract

An assemblable mattress support can be shipped with all of its components compactly packed into the headboard. The mattress support includes a foldable longitudinal bar, a lateral bar, side panels, wooden slats, block legs and a footboard, all of which fit inside a compartment in the headboard. In an assembled state of the mattress support, a first connector at one end of the longitudinal bar attaches to a third connector on the outside of the headboard. A second connector at the other end of the longitudinal bar attaches to a fourth connector on the footboard. The middle of the lateral bar connects to the middle of the longitudinal bar. The block legs are attached to the bottom sides of the headboard and footboard. The slats are attached to one another by fabric ribbons and are placed in parallel over the longitudinal bar and support ledges on the side panels.

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         21 . A packaged and assemblable mattress support comprising:
 a headboard portion configured to be the headboard of the mattress support when the mattress support is in an assembled state;   a footboard portion configured to be the footboard of the mattress support when the mattress support is in the assembled state;   a first pair of side panels that together form a right side panel of the mattress support when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the right side panel extends from the headboard portion to the footboard portion when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the side panels of the first pair are not connected to each other when the mattress support is in a compact state;   a second pair of side panels that together form a left side panel of the mattress support when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the left side panel extends from the headboard portion to the footboard portion when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the side panels of the second pair are not connected to each other when the mattress support is in the compact state;   a plurality of mattress support slats; and   a cardboard packing box that contains the headboard portion, the footboard portion, the first pair of side panels, the second pair of side panels and the plurality of mattress support slats when the mattress support is in the compact state.   
     
     
         22 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a first support leg, wherein the first support leg connects to both side panels of the first pair of side panels when the mattress support is in the assembled state, and wherein the first support leg is not connected to either of the first pair of side panels when the mattress support is in the compact state; and   a second support leg, wherein the second support leg connects to both side panels of the second pair of side panels when the mattress support is in the assembled state, and wherein the second support leg is not connected to either of the second pair of side panels when the mattress support is in the compact state.   
     
     
         23 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 22 , wherein the first support leg comprises an angled bracket portion, wherein the angled bracket portion of the first support leg in the assembled state is bolted to each side panel of the first pair of side panels, wherein the second support leg comprises an angled bracket portion, and wherein the angled bracket portion of the second support leg in the assembled state is bolted to each side panel of the second pair of side panels. 
     
     
         24 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a pair of headboard legs, wherein each headboard leg of the pair of headboard legs is not attached to the headboard when the mattress support is in the compact state, and wherein the cardboard packing box contains the pair of headboard legs when the mattress support is in the compact state.   
     
     
         25 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 24 , wherein each headboard leg is screwed into a bottom side of the headboard portion when the mattress support is in the assembled state 
     
     
         26 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein the mattress support is configured to support a mattress on the mattress support slats when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the mattress has a width, and wherein the cardboard packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress. 
     
     
         27 . The packaged and assemblable mattress support of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 instructions that are disposed in the cardboard packing box along with the mattress support, wherein the instructions instruct a user how to assemble the mattress support into the assembled state.   
     
     
         28 . A packaged mattress support comprising:
 a right side panel with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a first connector, and the second portion has a second connector;   a first support leg, wherein the first support leg connects to both the first portion and the second portion of the right side panel when the mattress support is in an assembled state, and wherein the first support leg is not connected to either the first portion or the second portion of the right side panel when the mattress support is in a compact state;   a left side panel;   a second support leg;   a headboard with an attachment location for a third connector, wherein the first connector is configured to attach directly to the third connector in the assembled state;   a footboard with an attachment location for a fourth connector, wherein the second connector is configured to attach directly to the fourth connector in the assembled state, wherein the right side panel extends from the headboard to the footboard in the assembled state; and   a packing box that contains the headboard, the footboard, the right side panel, the left side panel, the first support leg and the second support leg when the mattress support is in the compact state.   
     
     
         29 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , wherein the mattress support is configured to support a mattress when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the mattress has a width, and wherein the packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress. 
     
     
         30 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , wherein the first portion and the second portion have a combined length, and wherein the packing box has a longest dimension that is shorter than the combined length of the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         31 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , wherein the first connector has a slot, wherein the third connector includes a bolt, and wherein the slot is configured to slide down over the bolt. 
     
     
         32 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , wherein the second support leg connects to both an upper portion and a lower portion of the left side panel when the mattress support is in the assembled state, and wherein the second support leg is not connected to either the upper portion or the lower portion of the left side panel when the mattress support is in a compact state. 
     
     
         33 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , wherein the first support leg comprises an angled bracket, wherein the angled bracket of the first support leg in the assembled state is bolted to both the first portion and the second portion of the right side panel. 
     
     
         34 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 a pair of headboard legs, wherein neither of the headboard legs is attached to the headboard in the compact state, and wherein the packing box contains the pair of headboard legs in the compact state.   
     
     
         35 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 34 , wherein each headboard leg is screwed into a bottom side of the headboard when the mattress support is in the assembled state. 
     
     
         36 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 instructions that are placed in the packing box along with the mattress support, wherein the instructions instruct a user how to assemble the mattress support into the assembled state.   
     
     
         37 . A packaged mattress support comprising:
 an upper portion of a right side panel, wherein the upper portion has a first connector;   a lower portion of the right side panel, wherein the lower portion has a second connector;   a headboard with an attachment location for a third connector, wherein the first connector is configured to attach directly to the third connector in an assembled state of the mattress support;   a footboard with an attachment location for a fourth connector, wherein the second connector is configured to attach directly to the fourth connector in the assembled state, wherein the right side panel extends from the headboard to the footboard in the assembled state; and   a packing box that contains the headboard, the footboard, the upper portion of the right side panel, and the lower portion of the right side panel when the mattress support is in a compact state, wherein the first connector is not connected to the third connector in the compact state, and wherein the second connector is not connected to the fourth connector in the compact state.   
     
     
         38 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 37 , further comprising:
 a plurality of mattress support slats, wherein the mattress support is configured to support a mattress on the mattress support slats when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the mattress has a width, and wherein the packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress.   
     
     
         39 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 37 , further comprising:
 a support leg that connects to both the upper portion and the lower portion of the right side panel when the mattress support is in the assembled state, wherein the support leg is not connected to either the upper portion or the lower portion of the right side panel when the mattress support is in the compact state, and wherein the packing box contains the support leg when the mattress support is in the compact state.   
     
     
         40 . The packaged mattress support of  claim 39 , wherein the support leg comprises an angled bracket that is bolted to both the upper portion and the lower portion of the right side panel in the assembled state.