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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398568 | Bedding foundation A stackable wire core assembly for a bedding foundation which may be nestably stacked with numerous other such assemblies for transportation, thereby avoiding the need to compress and tie the assembly for shipping. The wire core assembly includes corrugated formed s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7036270 | Portable greenhouse cart A portable, wheeled greenhouse includes a chassis that can be wheeled, having upper and lower end portions. The upper end portion includes a tub-like reservoir with side walls and a bottom wall. One or more racks are supported upon the combination of wheeled chassis... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966085 | Sleep system A sleep system, for providing a bed, includes a frame with cross support members coupled with a first and second panel assembly. A sleep support mechanism operationally engages the first and second panel assemblies with one another and further engages a pad to provi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6859959 | Spring lath for sitting or reclining furniture A spring-support lath for supporting upholstery of furniture includes a lath body defining a longitudinal direction and having a pair of longitudinally extending U-profiles. Each U-profile is of U-shaped cross-section open in a downward direction and spaced apart in... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6721981 | Body support apparatus A body support apparatus, for example, a bed, includes a support surface defined by support members. Each support member is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface. Support members are so arranged that movement of any one of t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6647574 | Coupled waveband suspension for bedding and seating units A coupled waveband (14, 21) suspension for bed underframes, seating, upholstery, and mattresses consists of several sinusoidal wavebands (14, 21) which run parallel and/or transversely to the longitudinal axis. Support elements (12, 35) are rigidly or mov... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6216289 | Combination bedding foundation and adjustable height bed frame A bedding product comprising a conventional box spring and a pair of support members secured to the inside of the frame of the box spring. Each of the support members comprises an angle element and a pair of brackets from which supporting, adjustable feet... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5940908 | Reinforced bedding foundations A structural frame having laterally extending L-shaped braces for reinforcing resilient and non-resilient bedding foundations.... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5787533 | Cushion support A cushioning support for a mattress comprises a plurality of elements forming a grid structure. Compression springs are mounted on respective ones of the elements. Bearing plates are disposed atop respective ones of the springs, and are disposed closely a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5752284 | Spring to metal rail connection A spring assembly comprising a frame, a plurality of rails secured to the frame and a plurality of spaced springs secured to the rails. Each of the rails has a generally U-shaped cross-section and comprises a bottom and two sidewalls. Each sidewall has an... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749108 | Spring to metal rail assembly A spring assembly comprising a frame, a plurality of metal rails secured to the frame and a plurality of spaced spring modules secured to the rails. Each of the rails comprises a top portion and two sidewalls extending downwardly from the top portion and ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5639071 | Support rail with improved spring mounting capabilities A support rail for springs as might be used in a spring assembly such as a bedding or seat foundation. The support rails are metal and form part of a frame to which the springs are mounted. The support rails have a generally inverted U-shape and include a... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5588165 | Cushioning assembly having plastic springs for supporting a pad A cushioning assembly comprises a foundation, a plurality of springs mounted on the foundation, and a pad resting on the springs. Each spring is formed of plastic and forms a through-chamber having an axis. The axes of the springs lie in a common plane or... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5570874 | Furniture spring assembly with elastic webbing A furniture seat spring assembly is presented which allows simplicity and economical seating for chairs, sofas or the like. The spring assembly comprises a U-shaped base having an eccentrically positioned coil spring which is covered with an elastic webbi... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5519903 | Steel span for use in mattress foundation frames An improved steel span for use in mattress foundations has increased strength and rigidity characteristics achieved by a longitudinal ridge formed in a center section of the span between vertical legs of the span. The central location of the ridge in the ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5485640 | Bedding foundation frame A bedding foundation frame for use in manufacturing a bedding foundation. The foundation frame includes side rails and end rails formed into a rectangular configuration and a plurality of slats extending between the side rails and parallel to the end rail... | 01/23/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5414874 | Attachment member for spring or spring-like element A foot member is disclosed for use in attaching a spring device to a rail for cushions, seats, or foundations for a bedding product. The foot member can straddle and snap into a frame rail, or be stapled or otherwise affixed to a frame rail.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5361434 | Stackable bedding foundation A nestably stackable bedding foundation assembly which replaces the traditional border wire and disposed coil spring foundation assembly in a so-called box spring. The nestably stackable foundation assembly may be nestably stacked with numerous other such... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5332202 | Pneumatic member and related attachment elements for cushions, seats, foundations and the like A pneumatic and load-supporting spring device for use in bedding, cushions and the like. The disclosed embodiments have tubular telescoping members that are biased apart by either an elastomer located in the overlapping region, or a helical spring located... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5095565 | Metal rail bed foundation A bedding foundation comprises a pair of elongated rigid metal side rails, a pair of elongated rigid metal end rails, the side and end rails being fixed to each other and arranged to form a rectangle. A plurality of elongated rigid metal cross rails are f... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5054751 | Notched span for press-fit mounted springs A frame for a spring assembly has a plurality of parallel transverse cross rails with mounting slots that form openings through the top portion of the cross rail. Springs are firmly secured to the cross rails by inserting foot portions of the springs into... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4886250 | Spring structure for cushion seating An adjustable coil seat is provided which utilizes the combination of a plurality of parallel rows of sinuous springs which are connected at opposite ends of the frame, at least one row of tapered conical coil springs in transverse relation to the sinuous... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4866798 | Support member for box spring frames An improved, longitudinally extending, centrally disposed support member for a box spring frame of increased strength and reinforcing support is disclosed. The support member includes an elongate slat that has at least one metal reinforcing member affixed... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4861002 | Spring module with improved mounting foot structure In a box spring assembly having a frame, including a frame rail member with horizontally spaced generally upright side walls. The frame rail has a plurality of aligned horizontal slots through the upright side walls and arranged in aligned pairs. Wire spr... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4779292 | Box spring cross rail incorporating extruded thrust bearing A box spring assembly which includes a frame having cross rails, a mattress supporting platform located above the frame and a plurality of spring members mounted on the cross rails in a supporting relation with the platform. Each of the rails has at least... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4675927 | Bedding units and springs therefor A bedding unit spring has an upper portion attached to a grid, a lower portion attached to a frame, and a vertically collapsible midportion which connects the upper portion to the lower portion. The upper portion of a spring may have two transverse bars a... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4597118 | Combined bed frame and box spring assembly A bed spring assembly and a supporting rectangular steel frame structure incorporating leg supports, the frame structure including cross beams which in certain embodiments are prestressed in tension or compression to obtain maximum load support without sa... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4399573 | Reinforced box spring frame A base frame for a box-spring which is reinforced by longitudinal beams secured to the upper surfaces of the cross slats within the spring assembly.... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4251892 | Box spring assembly with arcuate bendable springs A box spring assembly which includes a generally rectangular frame, a plurality of upwardly extending wire springs mounted on the frame, and a wire grid supported on the upper ends of the springs so that the grid and springs cooperate to yieldably resist ... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4163296 | Mattress foundation employing springs and cooperating foam bodies A box spring assembly having a rectangular horizontal frame, a wire grid displaced vertically above the frame and yieldably supported thereon, transverse cross rails secured to the frame and foam bodies on the cross rails and supporting the wire grid for ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4136988 | Round-nose frame joint A round-nosed frame joint for the corners of wooden structures useful, for example, in bedding furniture is disclosed to comprise a pair of wooden members securely joined together at right angles to each other in such manner that a machined nosing to roun... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4121309 | Furniture spring support A furniture assembly, such as a metal box spring assembly, including slats defining support members for a plurality of coil springs. An aperture is formed in the metal support slat with an upset portion disposed about the periphery of the aperture and out... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4101993 | Wire spring assembly and components The entire assembly includes an upper supporting panel, a base, and spring body means between the panel and base. The panel comprises a rectangular border frame and a grid made up of a series of grid wires extending longitudinally and another series exten... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4074372 | Foundation unit frame The invention pertains to a wooden frame structure for a box spring. Two spaced, parallel, upright members form elongated side rails which are initially held together by a base slat extending between the side rails at either end thereof, the base slats be... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4020512 | Bed assembly A bed assembly comprising a metal frame of generally rectangular configuration including a pair of opposed side rails and a pair of opposed end rails and a plurality of metal slats extending transversely between the side rails in spaced parallel relations... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3992732 | Box spring construction A novel box spring construction is disclosed wherein sway is eliminated. The construction includes wooden framing members efficiently connected together at corners and frustoconical springs extending between transverse lower frame members and upper wire r... | 11/23/1976 |
