BED WITH ERGONOMIC BED MAKING POSITION
A bed is described that has an ergonomic bed making position. The bed has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides. The upper portion is positioned on the lower portion and also has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which define a mattress support. The upper portion being is slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.
There is described a bed that has been modified to facilitate ergonomic bed making. Some additional features have been added to further enhance the utility of the bed.
BACKGROUNDIt is common for a bed to be positioned in a bedroom with a night table positioned on either side of a headboard for the bed. The construction for the bed, which will hereinafter be described, was inspired when back strain was experienced when making up a bed that had night tables positioned on either side of the headboard.
SUMMARYThere is provided a bed which has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides. The upper portion is positioned on the lower portion and also has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which define a mattress support. The upper portion is slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.
The bed making position for the bed, as described above, allows for ergonomic bed making, as compared to the previous problem of trying to make the bed by reaching around the night tables.
Although benefits may be obtain solely through the ergonomic aspects of the bed, it has been determined that the lower portion can provide a concealed storage compartment, with an access opening that is only accessible when the upper portion is in the bedmaking position. This may serve a number of purposes. The storage compartment may he used for storage, to make it easier to have a bedroom which is free from clutter. Alternatively, the storage compartment may serve as a personal security area by providing a place to hide should intruders enter the dwelling.
To provide better storage access, the lower portion can be provided with one or more storage compartments with access openings in the opposed sides. The storage compartments are drawer boxes which separate these storage compartments from the concealed storage compartment. Drawers slide in and out of the drawer boxes.
These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to be in any way limiting, wherein:
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In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
The scope of the claims should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments set forth as examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with a purposive construction of the claims in view of the description as a whole.
Claims
1. A bed, comprising:
- a lower portion having a head end, a foot end and opposed sides;
- an upper portion positioned on the lower portion, the upper portion having a head end, a foot end and opposed sides defining a mattress support, the upper portion being slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion.
2. The bed of claim 1, wherein the lower portion has a concealed storage compartment with an access opening that is only accessible when the upper portion is in the bed making position.
3. The bed of claim 1, wherein the lower portion has one or more storage compartments with access openings in the opposed sides.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 17, 2013
Publication Date: Jul 17, 2014
Inventor: Robert CLEGG (Sturgeon County)
Application Number: 14/108,647
International Classification: A47C 31/00 (20060101);