This document outlines the assembly instructions for the Koala Kirribilli Bed, available in Double and Queen sizes. The manual provides a step-by-step guide to constructing the bed frame, emphasizing ease of assembly and proper component alignment.
Function Description:
The Koala Kirribilli Bed is a flat-pack bed frame designed for home assembly. Its primary function is to provide a sturdy and supportive base for a mattress, offering a comfortable sleeping surface. The design incorporates various support elements to ensure stability and durability.
Important Technical Specifications (Derived from components and assembly steps):
- Bed Sizes: Double & Queen (as indicated on the cover page).
- Frame Construction: Utilizes a combination of wooden panels, metal brackets, and specialized fasteners (Gumnuts).
- Support Structure:
- Legs: Head end legs (x2) and Foot end legs (x2) provide the primary vertical support.
- End Support Panels: Connect the head and foot end legs, forming the perimeter of the bed.
- Side Support Panels: Connect the head and foot ends along the sides, completing the rectangular frame.
- Middle Support Frames: (x2) Span across the width of the bed, providing central reinforcement.
- Centre Support Frame: (x1) Runs longitudinally, connecting the middle support frames for enhanced stability.
- Platforms:
- End platforms (x4 total, comprising x2 end platforms and x2 end platforms, likely referring to different sections of the end platforms) are used at the head and foot of the bed.
- Base platforms (x4) form the main mattress support surface, designed to align with grooves on the side rails.
- Headboard: A single bedhead panel (x1) is included, attaching to bedhead brackets.
- Fasteners:
- Tapered Gumnuts: (x8) Used for securing platforms.
- Bedhead Gumnuts: (x4) Specifically for fastening the bedhead.
- Leg Gumnuts: (x4) Used to secure side panels to legs.
- Brackets:
- Bedhead Brackets: (x2) Metal brackets that connect the head end support panel to the headboard.
- Metal Brackets (for side support panels): Integrated into the side support panels for attachment.
- U-Clip: A pre-installed component in some panels, with a note to "Do not remove u-clip from any of the panels," indicating its critical role in the structural integrity or assembly mechanism.
Usage Features:
- Easy Assembly: The manual emphasizes a straightforward assembly process, with a video tutorial available ("Click the button to watch the assembly video"). The step-by-step instructions are visually rich, using clear diagrams and numbered steps.
- Tool-Free Assembly (Implied): The use of "Gumnuts" as fasteners, which appear to be hand-tightened or require a simple tool (not explicitly shown but implied by the design), suggests a minimal need for external tools. The tapered Gumnuts are initially screwed in "loosely" and then "firmly," indicating a tightening mechanism.
- Modular Design: The bed frame is constructed from distinct, pre-fabricated components that slot and fasten together, simplifying the assembly process and potentially aiding in disassembly for relocation.
- Integrated Support System: The combination of middle support frames, a centre support frame, and multiple base platforms creates a robust and evenly distributed support system for the mattress.
- Headboard Inclusion: A dedicated headboard panel is part of the design, providing a complete bed solution.
Maintenance Features:
- Recyclability: The final page of the manual includes a "don't forget to recycle" message and an image of a recycling bin, indicating that the packaging materials or potentially some components are designed to be recyclable, promoting environmental responsibility.
- Durability (Implied): The use of various support frames and robust fastening mechanisms (Gumnuts) suggests a design intended for long-term use.
- Cleaning: While not explicitly stated, the materials typically used in such bed frames (wood, metal) are generally easy to wipe clean with a damp cloth.
Assembly Process Overview:
The assembly process is broken down into 15 distinct steps:
- Slotting head-end legs onto the end support panel.
- Attaching bedhead brackets to the end support panel.
- Fastening bedhead brackets using Gumnuts.
- Slotting the end panel to the foot-end legs.
- Attaching side support panels using metal brackets (repeated for both sides).
- Fastening side panels to legs using Gumnuts.
- Slotting middle support frames to the side support panels.
- Slotting the centre support frame to the middle support frames.
- Lowering side platforms into position and aligning holes.
- Loosely screwing in tapered Gumnuts for platforms.
- Attaching end platforms to the head and foot of the bed by aligning dowels.
- Fastening the remaining Gumnuts firmly.
- Mounting the headboard onto the bedhead support by slotting into bottom brackets and pushing down.
- Fastening the bedhead using bedhead Gumnuts.
- Placing base platforms into the frame by aligning with grooves on the side rail.
Throughout the assembly, the manual emphasizes ensuring surfaces are "flush" and notes the importance of felt pads facing inwards, indicating attention to detail in fit and finish. The "U-Clip" is highlighted as a critical, non-removable component.
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