Nestable bed

• US 4,879,774 A
• Filed: 01/19/1988
• Issued: 11/14/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Herbert A. Sanders
• Original Assignee: Herbert A. Sanders
• Inventors: Sanders, Herbert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US07/145,573
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 5/8, 5/310, 5/509, 5/510, 5/134, 5/131, 297/239, 108/91
• US Class Current: 5/8
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/202 Stacking or nesting bedsteads

Abstract

Disclosed is a nestable bed. The bed includes a rectangular frame adapted to receive a mattress. The frame has a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. A pair of first legs are mounted to a first end of the frame with the legs lying in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A pair of second legs are mounted on opposite sides of the frame with the second legs lying in spaced apart planes perpendicular to the transverse axis of the frame. The first and second legs are skewed or canted such that substantially identical beds may be nested on top of each other with their sides and ends coincident. Rollers are mounted to the first legs such that the bed may be stood on end and rolled about.

Claims

1. A set of beds, which comprises:

a plurality of rectangular frames, each of said frames being adapted to receive a mattress, each frame defining a plane having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis;

a pair of first legs mounted to a first end of each frame, said first legs lying in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said first legs being unparallel to each other;

a pair of second legs mounted spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of each frame, said second legs lying in spaced apart planes perpendicular to said transverse axis, said second legs being nonperpendicular to the plane defined by said frame;

and a mattress carried by each of said frames;

wherein said frames are stacked on top of each other with their ends and sides coincident with each other and their mattresses in close proximity to each other.

2. The set of beds as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said first legs are skewed inwardly toward each other from their respective points of attachment to said frame.

3. The set of beds as claimed in claim 2, including a base member interconnecting the ends of said first legs opposite their points of attachment to said frame, said base member being parallel to said transverse axis.

4. The set of beds as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second legs are parallel to each other.

5. The set of beds as claimed in claim 1, including a pair of third legs mounted spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of said frame intermediate said first and second legs, said third legs lying in spaced apart planes perpendicular to said transverse axis, said third legs being nonperpendicular to said plane defined by said frame.

6. The set of bed as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said second legs are parallel to each other;

and said third legs are parallel to each other.

7. The bed as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second and third legs are parallel to each other.

8. The set of beds as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second and third legs are skewed inwardly toward each other from their respective points of attachment to said frame.

9. The set of beds as claimed in claim 8, including base members interconnecting the ends of said second and third legs opposite their points of attachment to said frame, said base members being parallel to said longitudinal axis.

10. The set of beds as claimed in claim 1, including at least two rollers mounted to each of said first legs, said rollers lying in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and extending outwardly from said legs whereby said frame may be stood and rolled about on end with said longitudinal axis in a vertical orientation.

11. The bed as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second legs are pivotally mounted to said frame.

12. The set of beds as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of first legs is defined by a generally U-shaped member including a base portion and spaced apart leg portions extending upwardly and outwardly from said base portion.

13. The set of beds as claimed in claim 12, including roller means mounted to said generally U-shaped member for movably supporting said frame with said longitudinal axis in a vertical orientation.

14. The set of beds as claimed in claim 12, wherein said second legs are each defined by a generally U-shaped member including a base portion and spaced apart leg portions extending upwardly and outwardly from said base portion.