Patent ID: 11937699
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A bed and frame assembly which includes a slidable panel to assist with changing bed sheets or rotating a mattress, said assembly comprising:
a box being positionable on a horizontal support surface, said box having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said perimeter wall having a top edge defining an opening into said box, said box including a support extending upwardly from a top surface of said bottom wall, said support being centrally positioned between said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said perimeter wall, said support being positioned closer to said back side than said front side of said perimeter wall, said support having a distal end with respect to said bottom wall;
a pair of tracks, each of said tracks being removably disposed on said box, each of said tracks having a top section being perpendicularly oriented to a middle section, each of said tracks having an outer section being perpendicularly oriented to said top section such that said outer section is spaced from said middle section to define a box space between said outer section and said middle section, each of said tracks having a lower section being perpendicularly oriented with said middle section, said lower section extending in an opposite direction from said middle section with respect to said top section, each of said tracks being positioned on a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said perimeter wall of said box having said perimeter wall extending into said box space, said top section of each of said tracks resting on said top edge of said perimeter wall having said middle section of each of said tracks extending downwardly along an inside surface of said perimeter wall such that said lower section is oriented to lie on a horizontal plane, each of said tracks being elongated to extend substantially between said front side and said back side of said perimeter wall;
a lid being slidably disposed on said box wherein said lid is configured to have a mattress being positioned thereon, said lid being positionable in a first position having said lid closing said box wherein said lid is configured to facilitate said mattress to be employed for sleeping, said lid being positionable in a second position having said lid being displaced from said box wherein said lid is configured to facilitate sheets on the mattress to be changed, said lid including a first portion being hingedly coupled to a second portion, said first portion being positionable in an open position having said first portion extending upwardly from said box to access an interior of said box, said first portion being positionable in a closed position having said first portion resting on said box, said lid having a bottom surface and a top surface, said lid having a cut extending through said top surface and said bottom surface to define said first portion and said second portion;
a plurality of roller units, each of said roller units being disposed on said lid, each of said roller units rollably engaging a respective one of said tracks to facilitate said lid to be rolled between said first position and said second position, said plurality of roller units including a pair of first roller units and a pair of second roller units, each of said first roller units being positioned on said first portion of said lid, each of said second roller units being positioned on said second portion of said lid, each of said roller units comprising:
a bracket comprising a primary portion being perpendicularly oriented to a secondary portion, said primary portion being coupled to said bottom surface of said lid having said secondary portion extending downwardly from said bottom surface, said bracket corresponding to each of said roller units being positioned to extend along a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said lid; and
a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers being rotatably coupled to said secondary portion of said bracket, said plurality of rollers being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a substantial length of said bracket, each of said rollers resting upon said lower section of a respective one of said tracks when said lid is positioned in said closed position thereby facilitating said lid to be rolled between said first position and said second position, a back edge of said lid being positioned adjacent to said back side of said perimeter wall of said box when said lid is in said first position, said back edge of said lid being spaced from said back side of said perimeter wall when said lid is in said second position;

a sliding unit being integrated into said box, said sliding unit being in mechanical communication with said lid, said sliding unit being actuatable in a closing condition for sliding said lid into said first position, said sliding unit being actuatable in an opening condition for sliding said lid into said second position, said sliding unit comprising:
a screw having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end, said outer surface being threaded;
a bearing being coupled to said back side of said perimeter wall of said box having said bearing being positioned inside of said box, said first end of said screw rotatably engaging said bearing;
a motor being positioned on said support extending upwardly from said bottom wall of said box, said second end of said screw being rotatably coupled to said motor, said motor being actuatable to rotate in a first direction or a second direction, said screw being rotated in an opening direction when said motor rotates in said first direction, said screw rotating in a closing direction when said motor rotates in said second direction; and
a collar having said screw extending through said collar such that said collar threadably engages said outer surface of said screw, said collar being coupled to bottom surface of said lid, said collar being positioned on said second portion of said lid;

a jack being pivotally disposed in said box, said jack pivotally engaging said first portion of said lid, said jack being actuatable into a lowering condition for positioning said first portion in said closed position, said jack being actuatable into a lifting condition for positioning said first portion in said open position, said jack having a lower end and an upper end, said upper end being extendable away from said lower end when said jack is actuated into said lifting condition, said upper end being retractable toward said lower end when said jack is actuated into said lowering condition;
a first pivot being coupled to said top surface of said bottom wall of said box, said first pivot being positioned adjacent to said front side of said perimeter wall of said box, said lower end of said jack pivotally engaging said first pivot; and
a second pivot being coupled to said bottom surface of said lid, said second pivot being positioned on said first portion of said lid, said upper end of said jack pivotally engaging said second pivot.