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.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A boxed mattress support comprising:
 a mattress support adapted to support a mattress, wherein the mattress has a width, wherein the mattress is a mattress taken from the group consisting of: a Queen size mattress, a Full size mattress, a California King size mattress, and an Eastern King size mattress, wherein the mattress support comprises:
 a headboard that has a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is covered with a covering material, wherein the covering material is taken from the group consisting of: a leather, an artificial leather, and a fabric; 
 a footboard, wherein the footboard has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a first side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the first side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a second side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the second side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a third side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the third side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a fourth side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the fourth side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a first pair of bolts; 
 a second pair of bolts; 
 a third pair of bolts; 
 a fourth pair of bolts; 
 a first support leg that in an assembled state of the mattress support is joined by the first pair of bolts to the first side panel portion and that is joined by the second pair of bolts to the second side panel portion so that the first and second side panel portions together form a first side panel of the mattress support; 
 a second support leg that in the assembled state of the mattress support is joined by the third pair of bolts to the third side panel portion and that is joined by the fourth pair of bolts to the fourth side panel portion so that the third and fourth side panel portions together form a second side panel of the mattress support; 
 a plurality of slats, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support each of the slats extends laterally across the mattress support from one of the slat support ledges of first side panel to one of the slat support ledges of the second side panel; 
   written assembly instructions describing how to assemble the mattress support into the assembled state; and   a single packing box, wherein in a compact state of the mattress support the written assembly instructions, the headboard, the footboard, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, the third side panel portion, the fourth side panel portion, the first pair of bolts, the second pair of bolts, the third pair of bolts, the fourth pair of bolts, the first support leg, the second support leg, and the plurality of slats are disposed in the single packing box, wherein none of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions is attached to any other of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions when the mattress support is disposed in the single packing box in the compact state, and wherein the single packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress.   
     
     
         22 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 ,
 wherein the first support leg comprises a vertical leg portion and horizontal angled bracket portion, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the angled bracket portion of the first support leg supports a bottom side of the first side panel and also supports a bottom side of the second side panel; and   wherein the second support leg comprises a vertical leg portion and horizontal angled bracket portion, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the angled bracket portion of the second support leg supports a bottom side of the third side panel and also supports a bottom side of the fourth side panel.   
     
     
         23 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the first side panel is attached to the headboard, and wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the second side panel is attached to the headboard. 
     
     
         24 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein the headboard has a compartment that extends into the back side of the headboard, wherein in the compact state of the mattress support the footboard, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, the third side panel portion, the fourth side panel portion, the first support leg, the second support leg, and the plurality of slats are disposed in the compartment. 
     
     
         25 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein the mattress support further comprises a longitudinal bar. 
     
     
         26 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein the mattress support further comprises a first longitudinal bar portion, a second longitudinal bar portion, and a support leg portion, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the support leg portion of the longitudinal bar connects to the first longitudinal bar portion and also connects to the second longitudinal bar portion, and wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support a first end of the longitudinal bar connects to the headboard and a second end of the longitudinal bar connects to the footboard. 
     
     
         27 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 26 , wherein the mattress support further comprises a lateral bar, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the lateral bar attaches to the longitudinal bar and extends perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal bar. 
     
     
         28 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 21 , wherein the mattress is a Queen size mattress that has a width of sixty inches, and wherein the length of the packing box is only about sixty-six inches in length. 
     
     
         29 . A boxed mattress support comprising:
 a mattress support adapted to support a mattress, wherein the mattress has a width, wherein the mattress is a mattress taken from the group consisting of: a Queen size mattress, a Full size mattress, a California King size mattress, and an Eastern King size mattress, wherein the mattress support comprises:
 a headboard that has a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is covered with a covering material, wherein the covering material is taken from the group consisting of: a leather, an artificial leather, and a fabric; 
 a footboard, wherein the footboard has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a first side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the first side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a second side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the second side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a third side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the third side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a fourth side panel portion having a slat support ledge, wherein the fourth side panel portion has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a first leg support means for: 1) in an assembled state of the mattress support, joining the first side panel portion to the second side panel portion so that the first and second side panel portions together form a first side panel of the mattress support, and 2) in the assembled state of the mattress support, supporting the first side panel with respect to a surface upon which the mattress support rests; 
 a second leg support means for: 1) in the assembled state of the mattress support, joining the third side panel portion to the fourth side panel portion so that the third and fourth side panel portions together form a second side panel of the mattress support, and 2) in the assembled state of the mattress support, supporting the second side panel with respect to the surface upon which the mattress support rests; 
 a plurality of slats, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support each of the slats extends laterally across the mattress support from one of the slat support ledges of first side panel to one of the slat support ledges of the second side panel; 
   written assembly instructions describing how to assemble the mattress support into the assembled state; and   a single packing box, wherein in a compact state of the mattress support the written assembly instructions, the headboard, the footboard, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, the third side panel portion, the fourth side panel portion, the first support leg means, the second support leg means, and the plurality of slats are disposed in the single packing box, wherein none of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions is attached to any other of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions when the mattress support is disposed in the single packing box in the compact state, wherein the single packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress.   
     
     
         30 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 29 , wherein the first leg support means is also for: 3) supporting the first side panel portion and the second side panel portion from the bottom, and wherein the second leg support means is also for: 3) supporting the third side panel portion and the fourth side panel portion from the bottom. 
     
     
         31 . A boxed mattress support comprising:
 a mattress support adapted to support a mattress that has a width, wherein the mattress support comprises:
 a headboard that has a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is covered with a covering material; 
 a footboard, wherein the footboard has a side that is covered with the covering material; 
 a first side panel portion that has a side covered with the covering material; 
 a second side panel portion that has a side covered with the covering material; 
 a third side panel portion that has a side covered with the covering material; 
 a fourth side panel portion that has a side covered with the covering material; 
 a first support leg that in an assembled state of the mattress support is joined to the first side panel portion and to the second side panel portion so that the first and second side panel portions together form a first side panel of the mattress support; 
 a second support leg that in the assembled state of the mattress support is joined to the third side panel portion and to the fourth side panel portion so that the third and fourth side panel portions together form a second side panel of the mattress support; 
 a plurality of slats, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support each of the slats is oriented laterally in the mattress support and contacts at least one of the first side panel or the second side panel; 
 written assembly instructions describing how to assemble the mattress support into the assembled state; and 
   a single packing box, wherein in a compact state of the mattress support the written assembly instructions, the headboard, the footboard, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, the third side panel portion, the fourth side panel portion, the first support leg, the second support leg, and the plurality of slats are disposed in the single packing box, wherein none of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions is attached to any other of the first, second, third, and fourth side panel portions when the mattress support is disposed in the single packing box in the compact state, and wherein the single packing box has a length that is only about six inches longer than the width of the mattress.   
     
     
         32 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 31 , wherein the mattress support further comprises a lateral bar, wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the lateral bar extends laterally from the first side panel to the second side panel. 
     
     
         33 . The boxed mattress support of  claim 31 , wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the first side panel portion is attached to the headboard, and wherein in the assembled state of the mattress support the second side panel portion is attached to the footboard.