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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a pair of tracks, each of said tracks being removably disposed on said box;
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;
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;
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;
wherein said lid includes 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;
said plurality of roller units includes 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; and
each of said roller units comprises:
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 a 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.