Wire connecting device
OwnerRonald Voitinventor
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Abstract
A wire connecting device for the connection of wire or spring element(s) to be aligned and attached to a base frame by the use of shaped cuts and/or catches of the device. The device has sufficient strength to eliminate all base frame pieces other than the single piece side and end slats. A plurality of devices are arranged in parallel, each with a plurality of cuts and/or catches, and are attached to a base frame at positions corresponding to the attachment points of the wire element(s). The wire element(s) is then aligned with the device and with the cuts and/or catches of the device. The wire element(s) is then attached by sliding it such that the attachment points of the element(s) slide into the tight fitting section of the cuts and/or into the catches.
Claims28
A wire connecting device for attaching a wire grid assembly to a base for a bedding foundation, the wire connecting device, comprising:
- a first wall having at least one first slot defined therein;
- a second wall having at least one second slot defined therein, the second slot disposed opposite from the at least one first slot in facing relation;
- an intermediate wall extending between the first wall and the second wall;
- and,
- the first wall and second wall disposed at an angle with respect to the intermediate wall.
A bedding foundation, comprising:
- a base frame comprising at least two side members and a least two end members;
- at least one slat extending between the side members the slat comprising a first wall having at least one first slot defined therein, a second wall having at least one second slot defined therein, the second slot disposed opposite from the at least one first slot in facing relation, an intermediate wall extending between the first wall and the second wall, the first wall and second wall being disposed at an angle with respect to the intermediate wall;
- and,
- a wire grid assembly having a border wire and a plurality of support wires, the support wires capable of being received in the at least one first slot and at least one second slot for attaching the wire grid assembly to the at least one slat.
A method of assembling a bedding foundation, the method comprising:
- providing a base frame comprising at least two side members and a least two end members;
- providing a plurality of slats comprising a first wall having at least one first slot defined therein, a second wall having at least one second slot defined therein, the second slot disposed opposite from the at least one first slot in facing relation, an intermediate wall extending between the first wall and the second wall, the first wall and second wall being disposed at an angle with respect to the intermediate wall;
- providing a wire grid assembly having a border wire and a plurality of support wires, the support wires having a proximal portion adjacent to the border wire and having a distal portion disposed in spaced apart relation to the border wire, the distal portion of the support wires capable of being received in the at least one first slot and at least one second slot for attaching the wire grid assembly to the at least one slat;
- placing the wire grid assembly on a flat horizontal surface such that the distal portion of the support wires is facing upward;
- placing the plurality of slats over the wire grid assembly such that the distal portion of the support wires aligns with at least one first slot and at least one second slot;
- attaching the slats to the wire grid assembly such that the distal portion of the support wires slides into the slots;
- and,
- attaching the slats to the frame to form a bedding foundation subassembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.