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US 4,535,494 AGranted
Slat type mattress foundation
AssigneeParamount Industrial Companies, Inc.
InventorArthur Diamonstein
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Abstract
A mattress foundation comprised substantially entirely of wood and having a rectangular configuration defined by a pair of longitudinal side assemblies, a pair of transverse end assemblies and a longitudinal center board, wherein the support surface of the foundation is formed from a plurality of spaced transverse slats, some of which being wider at the center one-third portion of the foundation for enhanced strength. A plurality of braces extend inwardly from corner portions of the foundation to the center board to provide additional support strength.
Claims7
A mattress foundation comprising:
- (a) A rectangular frame defined by a pair of longitudinal side assemblies, a pair of transverse end assemblies, and a longitudinal center board having its opposite ends secured to the end assemblies;
- (b) a support surface defined substantially by a plurality of primary and secondary slats extending transverely across the frame and spaced longitudinally therealong;
- (c) each primary slat being of a first width and each secondary slat being of a second width, with the first width being narrower than the second width;
- (d) the secondary slats being confined to substantially the longitudinal one-third portion of the frame;
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- (e) a pair of braces extending from the corresponding corners of each end assembly and converging to the center board at two points substantially adjacent the opposite sides of the longitudinal central one-third portion of the frame.
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