Patent ID: 6012186
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
A structure for converting a platform such as a box spring on a bed to an articulatable platform for the bed, the structure comprising:a mattress,a base platform formed to rest on the box spring, the base platform having a head end and an opposite foot end and first and second edges extending between the head and foot ends,a first top plate and a second top plate each hinged to the base platform,a head-end bladder fastened between the first top plate and the base platform,a foot-end bladder fastened between the second top plate and the base platform,a fastener mechanism for holding the mattress on the top plates, the fastener mechanism being formed to prevent substantial sliding movement of the mattress over the first and second edges of the base platform, andan attachment mechanism including at least one strap coupled to the base platform and configured to extend around the box spring to hold the base platform on the box spring, the base platform including a head-end bottom plate, a foot-end bottom plate, and a central raised block portion situated between the bottom plates and the top plates being each hinged to the central block portion, and the head-end and foot-end bottom plates being each formed to include a set of spaced-apart slots extending therethrough and the attachment mechanism extending through the sets of slots.