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Drive arm for adjustable bed frame

  • US 9,655,797 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2015
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An adjustable bed frame assembly, comprising:

  • a mattress platform having a head portion to provide support for a head portion of a mattress and a central portion to provide support for a central portion of a mattress, the head portion being movable relative to the central portion between a substantially flat position and at least one substantially raised position;

    a head frame connected below an underside of the head portion and movable therewith, the head frame having a pair of outer side frame members and a middle frame member extending along a longitudinal direction of the mattress platform, the middle frame member having an upper end and an opposite lower end adjacent to the central portion of the mattress platform, the upper end of the middle frame member positioned near an upper portion of the head portion, the middle frame member further having two side surfaces between the upper end and the lower end;

    a drive arm being folded along a longitudinal axis thereby defining two spaced-apart sides and having a generally U-shaped cross section, the drive arm having a first end, the two spaced-apart sides of the first end attached to and engaging and overlapping the two side surfaces of the middle frame member of the head frame adjacent the head portion of the mattress platform and an opposite drive end extending away and spaced from the head portion, the drive arm extending more than half the length of the head portion of the mattress platform in the longitudinal direction, the drive arm forming an acute angle with the head portion of the mattress platform; and

    an actuator connected to the drive end of the drive aim and operable to move the head board portion from the substantially flat position to the at least one substantially raised position by pushing against the drive end of the drive arm.

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