Patent ID: 8220086

Claim:
A bed frame assembly which can be assembled and disassembled without the use of tools, comprising: at least two side rails spaced a distance apart and arranged parallel to each other; a plurality of cross support members spanning at least a portion of the distance between the side rails; and a plurality of retaining members extending towards each other from the two side rails, each of the plurality of retaining members configured to connect to one of the plurality of cross support members with a releasable joint mechanism; each releasable joint mechanism comprises at least two protrusions, one or more protrusions positioned on each of two different sides of at least one of the cross support members or the retaining members, and at least two corresponding apertures positioned on the other of the cross support members or the retaining members to receive the protrusions each protrusion, movable between an extended position and a retracted position.