Patent ID: 8418283
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. An adjustable bed system comprising: first and second end boards each having an independent height adjustment mechanism therein; a frame assembly configured and dimensioned to be secured to the first end board at a first end thereof and to the second end board at a second end thereof, the frame assembly including: a drive shaft adjustable between a first length and a second length, the drive shaft coupled at a first end thereof to the transition box and coupled at a second end thereof to the second end board, the drive shaft operable to facilitate uniform height adjustment of the first and second end boards, wherein the transition box includes a housing having first and second inputs at one end thereof, each input having a gear selectively couplable to the first end of the drive shaft, the gears disposed in meshed engagement with one another, the transition box further including a rod extending outwardly from the other end thereof, the rod coupled to the gear of the first input and engaged to the height adjustment mechanism of the first end board.