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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178647 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle A system is disclosed for the absorption of an impact, that system comprises a blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member. The blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member provides opposing first and second walls defining a hollow space; according to one... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178187 | Asymmetric spring components and innersprings for one-sided mattresses Asymmetric spring components for mattress and other flexible support structures, in the form of helical coil springs with turns in the coil body having varying pitch angles and radii, and a single support end for use in a one sided innersprings in one-sided mattress... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7111713 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle A system is disclosed for the absorption of an impact, that system comprises a blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member. The blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member provides opposing first and second walls defining a hollow space; according to one... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6966549 | Ring shaped spring device A spring device comprising at least one annular support plate defining a ring with a central axis; a plurality of circumferentially spaced, parallel oriented coil springs disposed about the at least one annular plate; and, a plurality of lock assemblies spaced about... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944899 | Stranded mattress spring A mattress construction with a multi-strand coil spring is disclosed. The multi-strand coil spring can be designed with the same performance characteristic as a conventional solid wire coil spring, but at a lower manufacturing and material cost. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931685 | One-sided mattress A one-sided mattress construction includes a spring assembly with asymmetric spring coils. Only the bottom portion of each spring coil is attached, either to adjacent spring coils or to a bottom surface of the mattress. The top portion of each spring may have a narr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6530564 | Nitinol impact absorbers An impact absorber for protecting a protected item against damage or injury upon impact includes a formed metallic structure having at least one Nitinol member having a grounded portion in contact with a first structure positioned to engage the protected ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523812 | Spring units The invention discloses a spring unit for use in a sprung unit such as a bed, divan bed, mattress, or other upholstered unit, the spring unit comprising a pocket of fabric or other suitable material and having at least two sub-pockets, each of said sub-po... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520491 | Impact attenuation An apparatus for attenuating shock loads includes a flexible, non-rigid outer impervious envelope. The envelope is formed from a high strain resistance material. An inner, pervious baffle extends across the envelope between the first and second sides. The... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6382603 | Ridged elastomer mount A shock isolator comprising a first plate having a set of ridges and grooves extending there along and a second plate having a complementary set of ridges and grooves with an elastomeric sheet sandwiched between the two plates so that when a compressive f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6079699 | Spring assemblies for mattresses and the like A spring assembly comprises upper and lower superimposed webs of strong yet flexible material which are connected together at spaced intervals to define a plurality of similar pockets (30, 31, 32, 33 . . . ) arranged side-by-side in a parallel relationshi... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6065336 | Oil level detector mounting arrangement An oil level detector mounting arrangement, which includes a mount having a downward tube dipped in the oil in the oil tank of a vehicle, a float floating in the oil in the oil tank and moved along the downward tube, and a circuit board sealed in the down... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6029962 | Shock absorbing component and construction method A shock absorbing component having a pair of surfaces with a plurality of inwardly extending indentations in the top and bottom surfaces. The indentations extend between the surfaces to provide support members for the shock absorbing component. At least s... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5927696 | Spring elements and articles of manufacture incorporating the same Improved spring elements have a unique energy absorbing element that responds to applied loads to produce counter-acting forces that act to absorb the energy of the applied loading. The greater the magnitude of the applied loads, the more the counter-acti... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5868383 | Multiple rate coil spring assembly An automated method for the manufacture of a coil spring assembly including inserting coil springs having predetermined multiple spring rates into respective individual pockets of a continuous pocket strip in a predetermined order. The predetermined multi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5765818 | Vibration damping structure for use with a machine tool A vibration damping structure for a machine tool is provided. The structure includes first and second plate members disposed in an opposing spaced apart relationship with one another. A cast structure formed of a polymer concrete extends between the first... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5707046 | Apparatus for fastening sinusoidal springs or the like to the frame of upholstered furniture An apparatus for fastening the ends of sinusoidal springs or of similar fiat spring elements to a part of a frame of upholstered furniture, includes a long, extended, one-piece plastic profiled strip with a fastening part, continuous over its length, for ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5505436 | Spring anchor clip for flanged seating frames A seating frame is disclosed in which the ends of seat springs are coupled to two spaced opposing metal frame members by plastic clips which have been secured in a friction-fit-manner to flanges formed in each frame member. The flange of each frame member... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5409200 | Printed-circuit-like array of springs with non-linear force vs deflection A thin sheet of metal is patterned, folded, and joined to produce an array of compression springs, each of which exhibits constant force characteristics over a useful range of deflections to allow the array to apply nearly constant specified forces to clo... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5395097 | Spring wire core made of nestably stackable half units A spring wire core for use in bedding mattresses and/or upholstered furniture cushions and the like comprised of a pair of half units. Each half unit includes a surface portion and a plurality of springs projecting in one direction from the surface portio... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5331750 | Shock absorbing structure The present invention provides a shock absorbing structure made of a rubber-like elastic material having a hardness in the range of 5 to 60, according to a JIS-A type hardness meter and being composed of a base and a plurality of ridges or projections spa... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5184809 | Spring assembly for seating and bedding A spring assembly has a plurality of rows of springs interconnected in chain-like fashion, each spring including upper and lower runs and an intermediate run interconnecting the upper and lower runs. The upper and lower runs each include a coil on one end... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5165125 | Bedding system including spring having limiting membrane An improved spring is provided which may be used in cushions, mattresses, or box springs which includes a limiting internal member. This limiting member assist in limiting the longitudinal deflection of the springs. Also provided are snapped-fitting conne... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4895352 | Mattress or cushion spring array An improved array of spring units. In a preferred embodiment, the spring units are composed of polyurethane which are blow molded such that a string of bellows-like springs are provided, with the axial ends of each spring being free for axial compression,... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4813656 | Grid frame A grid frame for a spring assembly comprising a border wire transversely and longitudinally-crossing line wires, and spring wires disposed between adjacent line wires either transversely of the frame or longitudinally thereof.... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4685658 | Spring element A resilient support for receiving a force acting thereon along a certain direction, and wherein the force is opposed by a bearing counterforce acting at least partly along a direction opposite to said certain direction, and which includes a plurality of b... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4273213 | Element for sonic and vibratory absorption The present invention is concerned with an element for the sonic and vibratory absorption, comprising a ledge having ribs of flexible material longitudinally extending along the top and bottom sides, with the top-side ribs over the bottom-side ribs being ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4120382 | Wide-band vibration damper A vibration damper for damping sound propagating in solids includes vibran damping horn members connected through a damping material to a support point on the surface of the solid in such a manner that a tapering portion of the horn member contacts the s... | 10/17/1978 |
