Template tool for attaching components to a bed system

Abstract

A template for mounting components to a bed. The template can include a body positioner that aligns with a first portion of a mattress and an alignment body connected to the body positioner. The alignment body can be configured to receive a component and align the component with respect to the mattress when the body positioner is aligned with the first portion of the mattress. The body positioner can be a vertical plate, the first portion of the mattress can be a first edge of the mattress, and the alignment body can be a horizontal plate positioned on a top of a mattress surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A template, the template comprising:
 a body positioner configured to align with a first portion of a mattress; and   an alignment body connected to the body positioner and configured to receive a component and align the component with respect to the mattress when the body positioner is aligned with the first portion of the mattress.   
     
     
         2 . The template of  claim 1 , wherein the body positioner is a vertical plate, wherein the first portion of the mattress is a first edge of the mattress, wherein the alignment body is a horizontal plate configured to be positioned on a top of a mattress surface and that defines a cutout configured to receive the component. 
     
     
         3 . The template of  claim 2 , further comprising a second body positioner configured to align with a second portion of the mattress, wherein the second portion of the mattress is at least one of side of the mattress. 
     
     
         4 . The template of  claim 1 , wherein the alignment body defines a plurality of openings, each configured to at least partially receive the component to be mounted to the mattress and align the component with a predetermined first location at the mattress. 
     
     
         5 . The template of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of openings comprises a first opening and a second opening, the second opening comprising a larger width than the first opening. 
     
     
         6 . The template of  claim 5 , wherein the alignment body comprises a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to rest flush on a top surface of the mattress when the template is placed on the mattress. 
     
     
         7 . The template of  claim 6 , wherein the alignment body further comprises at least one visual indicator positioned at a location on the top surface of the alignment body that corresponds to a position on the mattress at which to attach the component. 
     
     
         8 . The template of  claim 6 , wherein the alignment body includes a separator arm that extends perpendicularly from a side of the alignment body having the body positioner, the separator arm configured to separate a plurality of openings defined by the alignment body. 
     
     
         9 . The template of  claim 8 , wherein the separator arm has a length that is less than a length of the component that is at least partially received at the plurality of openings. 
     
     
         10 . A template for positioning multiple components at a mattress, the template comprising:
 an alignment body defining an opening configured to at least partially receive a component to be mounted to the mattress and align the component with a predetermined first location at the mattress; and   a first body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a first side of the mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the mattress,   wherein the alignment body is positioned at a predetermined second location at the mattress based on the first body positioner engaging the first side of the mattress.   
     
     
         11 . The template of  claim 10 , wherein the alignment body defines a plurality of openings, each configured to at least partially receive a plurality of components to be mounted to the mattress and align the plurality of components with predetermined corresponding locations on the mattress. 
     
     
         12 . The template of  claim 10 , further comprising a second body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a second side of the mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the mattress. 
     
     
         13 . The template of  claim 12 , wherein the first body positioner is arranged to be perpendicular to the second body positioner. 
     
     
         14 . The template of  claim 12 , wherein the alignment body is further positioned based on the second body positioner engaging the second side of the mattress. 
     
     
         15 . The template of  claim 12 , wherein the first side of the mattress is perpendicular to the second side of the mattress. 
     
     
         16 . The template of  claim 10 , wherein the alignment body is configured as a plate and to be generally flushed with a surface of the mattress based on the first body positioner engaging the first side of the mattress. 
     
     
         17 . A template for positioning multiple components at a mattress, the template comprising:
 an alignment body defining a plurality of openings, each configured to at least partially receive a component to be mounted to the mattress and align the component with a predetermined first location at the mattress;   a first body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a first side of the mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the mattress; and   a second body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a second side of the mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the mattress,   wherein the first body positioner is arranged to be perpendicular to the second body positioner, and   wherein the alignment body is positioned at a predetermined second location at the mattress based on the first body positioner engaging the first side of the mattress and further on the second body positioner engaging the second side of the mattress, the first side of the mattress being perpendicular to the second side of the mattress.   
     
     
         18 . A method for making a mattress with a template for positioning multiple components at the mattress, the method comprising:
 placing, at a partially completed mattress, the template for positioning multiple components at the partially completed mattress, the template comprising:
 an alignment body defining a plurality of openings, each configured to at least partially receive a component to be mounted to the partially completed mattress and align the component with a predetermined first location at the partially completed mattress, 
 a first body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a first side of the partially completed mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the partially completed mattress, and 
 a second body positioner extending from the alignment body and configured to engage a second side of the partially completed mattress and position the alignment body with respect to the partially completed mattress; 
   aligning the template with the first side and the second side of the partially completed mattress;   arranging at least part of the component in at least one of the plurality of openings of the template;   based on the at least part of the component being arranged in the at least one of the plurality of openings of the template, aligning the component with the predetermined first location at the partially completed mattress; and   securing the component to a top surface of the partially completed mattress at the predetermined first location.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein placing, at the partially completed mattress, the template for positioning multiple components at the partially completed mattress comprises placing the template at the first and second sides of the partially completed mattress to form a corner of the partially completed mattress. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising removing the template from the partially completed mattress.