Abstract: A ramp assembly for an articulating bed for preventing interference of a movable bed component with a stationary bed component comprises a ramp and a contact member. The ramp is attached to either the movable bed component or the stationary bed component. The contact member is connected to the other bed component in a manner such that it contacts the ramp. The contact member and the ramp cooperate to maintain a spaced relation between the movable bed component and the stationary bed component during movement of the movable component.

Abstract: A section of a bed has a mattress support grid comprising a plurality of intersecting wire segments. The intersecting were segments define an opening. A handle is engageable with the opening.

Abstract: A package for bed sections and a method of packaging the bed sections includes the head and foot ends which are structured and dimensioned to fit together within a single package so as to form a single parcel and a head section and a foot section, each structured and dimensioned to fit within separate packages so as to form separate parcels. The head and foot ends as well as the head and foot sections each have a length and a girth the sum of which is in the order of 127 inches. A package is provided for containing the head and foot ends, the head section, and the foot section. The package comprises a paperboard box having a length and a girth sum of which does not exceed 130 inches. Neither the head nor foot ends, nor the head section, nor the foot section, and its paperboard box, have a combined weight exceeding 150 pounds. A formula is provided for determining a range of dimensions for the head and foot ends, and the head section, and the foot section.