Securing device for interlocking tubular bed frame bunk beds
US5500963A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/4602
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention comprises a novel device for fixedly attaching and securing at least one horizontal supporting tubular frame structure between a pair of vertically positioned end frame members of a bunk bed, whereby the attaching and securing device includes a pair of elongated tubular support frame members, each having depending wedge-shaped tongue members fixedly secured adjacent each end of the frame members so as to be receive in corresponding brackets fixedly attached to the oppositely disposed side posts of the end frame members. An elongated screw is positioned through each post and into each tubular support frame member in which is mounted a nut member adapted to receive the threaded end of the screw, whereby the tongue members are secured in place within sleeves formed in the respective brackets.
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