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US 12,398,774 B2Granted
Open coil spring assemblies
AssigneeSealy Technology, LLC
InventorsLarry K. DeMoss, Brian M. Manuszak, Kevin M. Tar, Darin T. Thomas, Daniel W. Green, Morrison J. Just
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Abstract
Present embodiments provide various open coil spring assemblies which perform like an encased spring assembly. The embodiments have elastic lacings or connections which connect springs to springs or springs to lacings. Various spring embodiments are provided as well as various arrangements for the elastic lacings. All of these features improve compliance and stability while reducing motion transfer.
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An open coil spring assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of rows of open coil springs arranged in a matrix having a perimeter, each of the open coil springs including an upper end convolution, a lower end convolution, and a plurality of helical convolutions that extend between the upper end convolution and the lower end convolution;
- a first set of upper lacings extending between the plurality of rows, each of the upper lacings in the first set extending in a first direction and across multiple upper end convolutions of the open coils springs to the perimeter of the matrix;
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- a second set of upper lacings extending between the plurality of rows, each of the upper lacings in the second set extending in a second direction different than the first direction and across multiple upper end convolutions of the open coils springs to the perimeter of the matrix;
- wherein for each of the open coil springs, at least one of the first set of upper lacings connects the open coil spring to an open coil spring of an adjacent row, and at least one of the second set of upper lacings connects the open coil spring to an open coil spring of an adjacent row, and
- wherein the first set of upper lacings and the second set of upper lacings extend at an angle relative to the rows of open coil springs such that the first set of upper lacings do not extend between two adjacent open coil springs within the same row and the second set of upper lacings do not extend between adjacent open coil springs within the same row.
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An open coil spring assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of open coil springs arranged in a matrix having a perimeter, the plurality of open coil springs further arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the rows, each of the open coil springs including an upper end convolution, a lower end convolution, and a plurality of helical convolutions that extend between the upper end convolution and the lower end convolution, the plurality of open coil springs;
- a first set of upper lacings extending between the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns, each of the upper lacings in the first set extending in a first direction and across multiple upper end convolutions of the open coils springs to the perimeter of the matrix;
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- a second set of upper lacings extending between the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns, each of the upper lacings in the second set extending in a second direction different than the first direction and across multiple upper end convolutions of the open coils springs to the perimeter of the matrix;
- wherein the first set of upper lacings and the second set of upper lacings are connected to form a net;
- wherein for each of the open coil springs, at least one of the first set of upper lacings connects the open coil spring to an open coil spring of an adjacent row and an adjacent column, and at least one of the second set of upper lacings connects the open coil spring to an open coil spring of an adjacent row and an adjacent column, and
- wherein the first set of upper lacings and the second set of upper lacings extend at an angle relative to the rows of open coil springs such that the first set of upper lacings do not extend between two adjacent open coil springs within the same row and the second set of upper lacings do not extend between adjacent open coil springs within the same row.
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