Patent ID: 8832876
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A foldable mattress support comprising: a cross bar; a first plate fixedly attached to the cross bar; a first bar pivotally attached to the first plate, wherein the first bar pivots about a first axis; a second bar pivotally attached to the first plate, wherein the second bar pivots about a second axis, wherein each of the first axis and the second axis is orthogonal to the first plate and passes through the first plate at a separate fixed location; a clasp adapted to lock the first bar to the second bar such that the first bar is oriented parallel to the second bar and perpendicular to the cross bar; a second plate fixedly attached to the cross bar at an end opposite the first plate; a third bar pivotally attached to the second plate, wherein the third bar pivots about a third axis; and a fourth bar pivotally attached to the second plate, wherein the fourth bar pivots about a fourth axis, wherein each of the third axis and the fourth axis is orthogonal to the second plate and passes through the second plate at a separate fixed location, wherein the cross bar has a width, wherein the first bar, the second bar, the third bar and the fourth bar all have equal widths, and wherein the third axis is a distance from the fourth axis that equals the width of the cross bar plus three times the width of the first bar.