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Bedbug infestation-resistant bed

  • US 8,739,333 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2010
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bedbug infestation-resistant bed comprising:

  • a horizontal right-rectangular frame including four open angled rigid members pair-wise joined at their eight termini in four corners;

    one or more support members extending across the frame near an upper edge of the joined angled members, wherein at least the four open angled rigid members, the one or more support members, and the four legs are formed of steel, and are powder coated so as to reduce frictional engagement with the feet of a bedbug; and

    a right-rectangular wire mesh infill expanse extending within a perimeter of the frame and supported by upper inwardly extending expanses of the joined angled members,the infill expanse being joined along its perimeter to the inside, lower edges of the joined angle members; and

    wherein each of the four legs include a stop at a defined elevation within an open angled interior region, the stop configured to rest atop an outside corner of a second, identical bed'"'"'s frame when the beds are vertically stacked on one another, the placement of the stops relative to the height of the bed being configured to produce a consistent minimum spacing between adjacently vertically stacked beds.

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