Clip assembly for use holding sinuous springs
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsLawrence J. Conway, Scott A. Bridges
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Abstract
A piece of furniture (10) includes a rectangular frame (12) for supporting a plurality of sinuous springs (20). A plurality of clip assemblies (18) are secured to opposed side walls (14) of frame (12). Each clip assembly (18) comprises a non-metallic piece (22) having openings (40) and a metallic piece having tacks (42) extending through the openings (40) for insertion into the frame (12). Flexible connectors (38) may be located in grooves (36) of the clip assembly (18) to collate multiple clip assemblies (18).
Claims27
A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a wooden rail, said clip assembly comprising:
- a plastic clip;
- and
- a metal fastener including at least two tacks extending downwardly from a portion of the fastener wherein each of the tacks passes through an opening in the plastic clip.
A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a wooden rail, said clip assembly comprising:
- a non-metallic clip having a U-shaped hook portion adapted to receive and retain a portion of a spring;
- and
- a metal fastener including at least two tacks extending outwardly from a planar portion of the fastener wherein each of the tacks passes through the non-metallic clip.
A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a wooden rail, said clip assembly comprising:
- a first non-metallic piece having openings therethrough;
- and
- a second metal piece having projections extending through the openings of the first piece, the projections being adapted to be secured into a wooden rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.