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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303184 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration mitigation A passive isolator mount capable of dissipating shocks and vibrations as either heat or magnetic energy is presented. The passive isolator includes a pair of L-shaped or C-shaped brackets capable of withstanding repeated deflections and strains, energy dissipating l... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7174583 | Adjustable height foundation A height-adjustable mattress assembly is constructed of a mattress foundation and an optional frame assembly with a plurality of ground support members supporting the mattress foundation. The ground support members can be attached to the frame assembly in at least t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7017205 | Plastic mattress foundation A mattress assembly supporting a mattress and occupants is constructed substantially of plastic material. A mattress foundation defined by a semi-rigid cavity includes a generally flat top surface and at least one sidewall depending from the top surface. For pliabil... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6986182 | Pocketed bedding or seating product having inflatable members A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly having a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of said strings of springs comprises a row of interconnected pockets, each of the pockets containing at least one spring en... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6755027 | Cylindrical spring with integral dynamic gas seal One embodiment of a spring with an integral dynamic gas seal according to the present invention includes a spring with a pair of spaced-apart ends and a spring body extending therebetween. The spring body includes a perimeter wall formed of a first material and exte... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6729610 | Elevated composite material springs with attachment fittings Composite material springs with integrals spacers for located between a frame attachment fitting and a spring body provide springs with an increased vertical profile for support structures with greater height. Spring elements are formed with encapsulated fibers. Att... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6641904 | Profiled bar and use and method for its production The invention is a profiled bar, in particular sprung bars, in which a reinforcement of both synthetic fibers and natural fibers is embedded in a plastic matrix. The proportion of synthetic fibers can be reduced by using natural fibers derived from regrow... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6616239 | Rail clip for seat bases A monolithic rail clip, formed from a single piece of material, comprises a plurality of integrated hooks spaced along an angled rail body for use in constructing a seat base. A pair of the rail clips are attached to a pair of opposing members of a frame ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6477727 | Bearing element for upholstery support for a seat or bed system The invention relates to a bearing element having a base plate fitted on a support, for a seat or bed system, with a bearing plate to hold upholstery. The invention seeks to produce a bearing element whose range of spring is approximately equal to the tot... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6406009 | Flexible support structure with composite material spring modules mounted directly on frame members and related assembly equipment and methods-microtek III Composite material spring modules have a fiber reinforced composite material spring body with attachment fittings integrally formed about the spring body. The attachment fittings are molded of a flexible material which dynamically responds to changes in t... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6354577 | Composite material spring modules with integrally formed attachment fittings Composite material spring modules and methods of manufacture are described having a fiber reinforced composite material spring body with attachment fittings integrally formed about the spring body. The attachment fittings are molded of a flexible material... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6048625 | Wear resisting steel, sliding member for cylinder in internal combustion engine, and ring spring Wear resisting steel, a sliding member for a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, and a ring spring consist of: carbon: equal to or less than 2.2% by weight; silicon: equal to or less than 1.2% by weight; manganese: equal to or more than 0.2 % by we... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5720471 | Low profile composite material bedding foundation system and methods of manufacture A low profile composite material bedding foundation system and methods of manufacture and assembly uses spring modules made of molded composite materials and supported by inner frame members. The low-profile of the spring modules, and the composite materi... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5426799 | Mattress system The invention relates to a generic mattress system which is easily adjustable to differing and space varying stresses with limiting spring paths. It has a top mattress and a bottom mattress with supporting elements connected to a frame and located in the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5222264 | Mattress construction A conventional mattress construction which includes a series of interconnected BONNEL type coil springs together with top and bottom covering layers of fabric and padding is modified by the insertion into some of the coils of a circular cylindrical core m... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5042783 | Resilient supports A resilient support is provided comprising an elastomer matrix symmetrical with respect to a given axis, a plurality of composite material cables embedded in this elastomer matrix and a plurality of fixing devices allowing the cables to be subjected to fl... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4964624 | Resilient supports with composite cables embedded in elastomeric material A resilient support is provided comprising an elastomer matrix symmetrical with respect to a given axis, a plurality of composite material cables embedded in this elastomer matrix and a plurality of fixing devices allowing the cables to be subjected to fl... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4809958 | Foundation unit having spring wire elements A foundation unit having a top bearing grid structure secured to a bottom substructure by intermediate support elements. The grid structure comprises a series of spaced longitudinal and transverse spring elements, each spring element being formed to permi... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4573741 | Furniture structural component A structural furniture component particularly for chairs, couches and the like comprising at least one self-supporting metal grid envelope the surfaces of which are covered by a shrink foil shrunk thereonto. This construction permits the metal grid envelo... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4082256 | Seat assembly A seat back structure is provided that includes a frame and spring assembly having formed wire spring members supported on the frame, and a resilient pad is mounted over the formed wire spring members and has recesses in its inner surfaces which constrain... | 04/04/1978 |
