US 11,992,129 B2
Bed with magnetic couplers
Craig Peterson, Oak Grove, MN (US); Dominic Grey, Brooklyn Park, MN (US); Jeff Ingham, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Anthony John Shakal, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/495,296.
Application 17/495,296 is a continuation of application No. 15/807,002, filed on Nov. 8, 2017, granted, now 11,140,999.
Application 15/807,002 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/347,572, filed on Nov. 9, 2016, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273118 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 31/00 (2006.01); A47C 19/02 (2006.01); A47C 20/04 (2006.01); A47C 20/08 (2006.01); A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A47C 27/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 31/003 (2013.01) [A47C 19/025 (2013.01); A47C 20/04 (2013.01); A47C 20/08 (2013.01); A47C 27/083 (2013.01); A47C 27/10 (2013.01); A47C 31/008 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bed system, comprising:
a foundation system comprising:
an articulable head section having a head section top surface configured for supporting a head portion of a mattress;
a first midsection having a midsection top surface configured for supporting a middle portion of the mattress; and
an articulable foot section having a foot section top surface configured for supporting a foot portion of the mattress;
a left foundation comprising left head, middle, and foot platforms, wherein the left head platform forms part of the articulable head section, the left middle platform forms part of the first midsection, and the left foot platform forms part of the articulable foot section; and
a right foundation comprising right head, middle, and foot platforms, wherein the right head platform forms part of the articulable head section, the right middle platform forms part of the first midsection, and the right foot platform forms part of the articulable foot section;
first and second midsection magnets coupled to the midsection top surface, wherein the first midsection magnet is coupled to the left middle platform at the first midsection proximate a left outer edge of the left middle platform and wherein the second midsection magnet is coupled to the right middle platform at the first midsection proximate a right outer edge of the right middle platform and wherein the left and right middle platforms have the first and second midsection magnets only proximate the left and right outer edges of the left and right middle platforms;
first and second foot section magnets coupled to the foot section top surface, wherein the first foot section magnet is coupled to the left foot platform at the articulable foot section proximate a left outer edge of the left foot platform and wherein the second foot section magnet is coupled to the right foot platform at the articulable foot section proximate a right outer edge of the right foot platform and wherein the left and right foot platforms have the first and second foot section magnets only proximate the left and right outer edges of the left and right foot platforms; and
first and second head section magnets, wherein the first head section magnet is coupled to the articulable head section proximate a foundation middle and wherein the second head section magnet is coupled to the articulable head section proximate the foundation middle, wherein the first and second midsection magnets, the first and second foot section magnets, and the first and second head section magnets are part of a set of magnetic couplers, wherein the set of magnetic couplers consists of six magnetic couplers.