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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Wade Daniel Palashewski, Andover, MN (US);
Kody Karshnik, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Saurabh Chhaparwal, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Samuel Hellfeld, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John Klesk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John McGuire, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeff Ingham, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric Rose, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert Erko, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce William Gaunt, Albertville, MN (US);
Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A foundation for a bed system can include a foundation structure having a head, a foot, a first side, and a second side. An air pump configured for supplying air to and inflating at least one mattress air chamber can be housed within the foundation structure proximate the foot of the foundation structure. A control box and a central power hub can be housed within the foundation structure. The central power hub can be electrically connected to and configured to deliver electrical power to each of the air pump, the control box, and one or more additional electrical components. The foundation can optionally integrate other components into the foundation.