Bed base for supporting a box spring

Abstract

A box spring mattress is supported a predetermined distance above a floor by a bed base including panels connected at their ends to form a rectangular frame and a pair of cross-supports resting crosswise on the edges of an opposed pair of notched panels. Each cross-support has a generally flat surface which is generally parallel to the floor and on which the box spring rests, and a downwardly pointing brace. The braces nest in the notches in the panels and the support surfaces are essentially flush with the unnotched portion off the notched edges of the panels. Each brace includes notches which lockingly connect with the notches in the panels so that the cross-supports cannot move laterally relative to the base. There are stop members at the opposed ends of each cross-support for restricting the lateral movement of the box spring relative to the base. The panels have their ends slotted and are connected together by receptacles which include a pair of channels each of which has an open top and an open bottom entryway end for receiving a slotted end of a panel by way of top or bottom entry and a flange which points inwardly towards the panel received in the channel and fits snug within the slot in the end of the panel. Because of the construction of the panels, cross-supports, and receptacles, the bed base can be easily assembled and disassembled.

I claim: 
     
       1. A bed base for supporting a box spring for a mattress and elevating said box spring a predetermined distance above a floor, comprising panels of equal width resting on their edges and connected at their ends to form a rectangular frame,   .[.a pair of notches in.]. .Iadd.at least one notch formed in each of .Iaddend.a pair of opposed panels at the upper edges in each one of said opposed panels, said .[.pair of.]. notches in one panel being in registration with the .[.pair of.]. notches in the other panel, and   .[.a pair of spaced cross-supports.]. .Iadd.at least one cross-support .Iaddend.resting crosswise between the pair of notched panels, each of said cross-supports having a generally flat support surface which is generally parallel to the floor and on which the box spring rests, and a downwardly pointing brace,   each of said cross-supports being at right angles to the notched panels and aligned with opposed notches in opposed notched panels so that the respective braces of each one of said cross-supports nest in the opposed notches and the support surfaces of said cross-supports are essentially flush with the unnotched portion of the notched edges of said panels.   
     
     
       2. The base of claim 1 including stop members at the opposed ends of the cross-supports for restricting lateral movement of the box spring relative to the base. 
     
     
       3. The bed base of claim 2 in which the opposed ends of the cross-supports extend about equal distances beyond the notched panels. 
     
     
       4. The bed base of claim 1 wherein the cross-supports each include a pair of notches in the brace portion which lockingly connect with the notches in the panels so that the cross-supports cannot move laterally relative to the base. 
     
     
       5. The bed base of claim 1 wherein the panels each have slots in opposed ends running along the width of the panel, said panels being connected together by receptacles each of which includes a pair of channels, said channels each having an open top and an open bottom entryway end for receiving the slotted end of a panel and an inwardly pointing flange which fits snug within the slot in the end of the panel received by said channels. 
     
     
       6. A bed base for supporting a box spring for a mattress, elevating said box spring a predetermined distance above a floor, and restricting lateral movement of the box spring relative the base, comprising a headboard panel and a footboard panel each of equal length, equal width, and equal thickness,   a pair of sideboard panels which are longer than the headboard and footboard panels but are equal in length to each other and have widths and thicknesses equal to the widths and thicknesses of the headboard and footboard panels,   a pair of notches in each of said sideboard panels along a longitudinal edge of said sideboard panels, said pairs of notches being located in identical positions along said longitudinal edges of their respective panels,   said headboard panel, footboard panel, and sideboard panels each having adjacent their respective ends slots running along the widths of said panels,   receptacles connecting the ends of said panels together to form a rectangular frame in which the panels rest on their narrow edges at right angles to the floor and the longitudinal axes of the panels are parallel to the floor,   said sideboard panels resting on edges opposite the notched edges so that said notches point upwardly and the pair of notches in one sideboard panel are in registration with the pair of notches in the other sideboard panel,   each of said receptacles including a pair of channels, each of which has an open top and an open bottom entryway end for receiving a slotted end of a panel by way of top or bottom entry and a flange which points inwardly towards the panel received in the channel and fits snug within the slot in the end of said panel,   a pair of spaced cross-supports which rest crosswise between the pair of sideboard panels, and have opposed ends which extend beyond the sideboard panels, each of said cross-supports having a generally flat support surface which is generally parallel to the floor and on which the box spring rests, and a downwardly pointing brace,   each of said cross-supports being at right angles to the sideboard panels and aligned with opposed notches in the opposed side panels so that the brace portions of the cross-supports nest in the opposed notches and the support surfaces are essentially flush with the unnotched portion of the notched edges of the sideboard panels, and   stop members attached to the opposed ends of the cross-supports which include upwardly pointing finger elements which restrict the lateral movement of the box spring resting on the cross-supports between said stop members.   
     
     
       7. The bed base of claim 6 in which the opposed ends of the cross-supports extend about equal distances beyond the sideboard panels. 
     
     
       8. The bed base of claim 6 wherein each cross-support includes notches in its brace which lockingly connect with the notches in the sideboard panels so that the cross-supports cannot move laterally relative to the base. 
     
     
       9. The bed base of claim 6 including brackets connected to the headboard panels for attaching a headboard to said bed base. 
     
     
       10. A bed base for supporting a box spring for a mattress, elevating said box spring a predetermined distance above a floor, and restricting lateral movement of the box spring relative to the base, comprising a pair of headboard panels and a pair of footboard panels, each of said headboard and footboard panels being of equal length, equal width, and equal thickness,   a pair of sideboard panels which are longer than the headboard and footboard panels but are equal in length to each other and have widths and thicknesses equal to the widths and thicknesses of the headboard and footboard panels,   a centerboard panel which has a length, width and thickness equal that of the sideboard panels,   a pair of notches in each of said sideboard panels and said centerboard panel along a longitudinal edge of each of said sideboard panels and said centerboard panel, said pairs of notches being located in identical positions along the longitudinal edges of their respective panels,   said headboard panels, footboard panels, sideboard panels, and centerboard panel each having adjacent their respective ends slots running along the widths of said panels,   receptacles connecting the ends of said panels together to form a rectangular frame in which the panels rest on their narrow edges in right angles to the floor and the longitudinal axes of the panels are parallel to the floor, with said centerboard panel being parallel to the sideboard panels to divide the frame into two about equal size compartments,   said sideboard panels and said centerboard panels resting on edges opposite said notched edges so that said notches point upwardly and the pair of notches in the respective sideboard panels and centerboard panels are in registration with each other,   said receptacles including four corner receptacles which connect the sideboard panels to the headboard and footboard panels and two divider receptacles which connect the centerboard panel to the headboard panels and footboard panels,   each of said corner receptacles including a pair of channels which are generally at right angles to each other, and each of said divider receptacles having three channels, two of which are at 180° relative to each other and one of which is centered relative to the other two and at 90° relative to said other two,   each of the channels in the corner and divider receptacles having open top and bottom entryway ends for receiving a slotted end of a panel by way of top or bottom entryway and a locking flange which points inwardly towards the panel received in the channel and fits snug within the slot in the end of said panel,   a pair of spaced cross-supports which rest crosswise between the sideboard panels and the centerboard panel and have opposed ends which extend beyond the sideboard panels, each of said cross-supports having a generally flat support surface which is generally parallel to the floor and on which the box spring rests, and a downwardly pointing brace,   each of said cross-supports being at right angles to the sideboard panels and the centerboard panel and aligned with opposed notches in the sideboard panels and centerboard panels so that the braces of the cross-supports nest in the notches and the support surfaces are essentially flush with the unnotched portion of the notched edges of the sideboard panels and centerboard panel, and   stop members attached to the opposed ends of the cross-supports which include upwardly pointing finger elements which restrict the lateral movement of the box spring resting on the cross-supports between said stop members.   
     
     
       11. The bed base of claim 10 adapted to support a box spring for a king size mattress. 
     
     
       12. The bed base of claim 11 wherein each cross support includes notches in its brace which lockingly connect with the notches in the sideboard and centerboard panels so that the cross supports cannot move laterally relative to the base. .Iadd. 13. A bed base for supporting a box spring for a mattress and elevating said box spring a predetermined distance above a floor comprising a plurality of panels of equal width resting on their edges and interconnected to form a rectangular frame, one pair of opposed panels forming side panels of the frame and the other opposed panels forming end panels of the frame,   a plurality of spaced cross-supports extending tranversely across said side panels, each of said cross-supports having a substantially horizontally extending support element for engaging and supporting a box spring and a downwardly extending brace element, said cross-supports having their brace elements notched to accommodate the side panels, each said cross-support brace element having downwardly extending outer portions defining the outer limits of the cross-support notches and adapted to abut the outer surfaces of the accommodated side panels to support the portions of the cross-support extending outwardly of the side panels, and downwardly extending inner portions defining the inner limits of the cross-support notches and adapted to abut the inner surfaces of the accommodated side panels to support the portions of the cross-support disposed between the opposed side panels, the support elements of said cross-supports being essentially flush with the top edges of said side panels when said said panels are accommodated within the notches in the brace element. .Iaddend..Iadd. 14. The structure of claim 13 wherein said cross-supports are disposed at right angles with respect to said side panels. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 15. The structure of claim 13 wherein said side panels are provided with notches to interfit with the notched portions of said cross-supports. .Iaddend..Iadd. 16. The structure of claim 13 wherein said downwardly extending brace element outer portions extend to adjacent the outer extremities of the support elements of said cross-support. .Iaddend.