Patent ID: 8566981

Claim:
A bed assembly in a box comprising: a plurality of components including a headboard, a footboard, at least two first segments, at least one first connector for joining the at least two first segments end to end to form a first side rail having a length ranging from about 75 inches to about 85 inches, at least two second segments, at least one second connector for joining the at least two second segments end to end to form a second side rail having a length ranging from about 75 inches to about 85 inches, and a mattress support system, wherein the at least two first segments of the first side rail each include an inside surface that faces the mattress support system when the bed is assembled, wherein the at least two second segments of the second side rail each include an inside surface that faces the mattress support system when the bed is assembled, wherein the headboard comprises an upper portion and a lower portion; and a box having a longest side dimension ranging from about 58 inches to about 87 inches, wherein the plurality of components are disposed in the box in a stacked configuration, such that the inside surfaces of the at least two first segments of the first side rail face each other, the inside surfaces of the at least two second segments of the second side rail face each other, the first and second side rails are co-planar in a first plane and the upper portion of the headboard lies in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the upper portion of the headboard and the lower portion of the headboard are in a position other than end to end with each other, and the headboard, the footboard, and the first and second side rails are unjoined to each other in the box.