Support body for a spring bed slat in a slatted frame
OwnerThomas Lorenzinventor
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Abstract
A support body for fastening a spring bed slat to a frame rail of a slatted frame. The support body is a vertically elongated closed ring that has connector means at a lower portion for mounting the support body on the frame rail, at least one slat retainer on an upper portion for securing an end of the bed slat to the support body, and sidewalls that extend between the upper and lower portions and that form spring sections that allow the support body to deform under load and spring back when the load is removed. Each spring section includes two or more spring elements. The slat retainer supports the bed slat above the upper portion of the body, such that end of the slat remains free to move in a spring action under various load conditions.
Claims13
A support body for connecting a bed slat of a slatted frame to a frame rail of the slatted frame, the support body having an upper section and a lower section, and two sidewalls connecting the upper and lower section, the support body comprising:
- a connector means for fastening the support body to the frame rail;
- at least one slat retainer provided on the upper portion of the support body for securing the bed slat to the support body in a manner that allows the bed slat to move up and down in a spring action;
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- at least two spring elements in each of the two sidewalls, the at least two spring elements being placed one above the other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.