Sinuous spring module box spring assembly
AssigneeLeggett & Platt, Incorporated
InventorHenry Zapletal
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Abstract
A box spring assembly includes a base frame, a top wire grid and a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting the top wire grid and the base frame. The sinuous wire springs each comprise a sinuous wire strip formed into a U-shaped configuration with the bottom of each U-shaped spring attached to the base frame and the free ends at the top of the U-shaped spring attached to the wire grid.
Claims15
A bedding foundation box spring comprising,
- a bottom, substantially rectangular, base frame having side and end members and slats extending between said side members,
- a substantially planar rectangular top wire grid, said grid comprising a border wire and first and second sets of wires, said border wire being of rectangular configuration and surrounding said first and second sets of wires, said first set of wires comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending, spaced, parallel wires and said second set of wires comprising a plurality of transversely extending, spaced, parallel wires, said first and second sets of wires intersecting one another and being welded together at their intersections, said first and second sets of wires being fixedly connected to said border wire,
- a plurality of coil springs interconnecting said bottom frame and said top grid,
- a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting said base frame and said wire grid, said sinuous wire springs each comprising a sinuous spring strip made from wire bent back and forth to have oppositely facing edge loops interconnected by straight torsion bar sections, each of said strips being formed into a generally U-shaped configuration having substantially vertical legs interconnected by a substantially flat bottom section, said flat bottom section of each of said sinuous wire springs being fixedly secured to said base frame and the upper ends of said vertical legs of each of said sinuous springs being fixedly secured to said top wire grid,
- each of said vertical legs of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of three edge loops interconnected by a pair of straight torsion bars, the topmost one of the edge loops being connected to a third free end straight torsion bar, and said flat bottom section of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of a single edge loop and a pair of straight torsion bars connected to opposite ends of said single edge loop,
- a fabric pad overlying said top wire grid, and
- an upholstered covering surrounding said base frame, wire grid, border wire, sinuous wire springs, and said fabric pad.
A bedding foundation box spring assembly comprising,
- a bottom, substantially rectangular, base frame having side and end members,
- a substantially planar rectangular top wire grid, said grid comprising a border wire and first and second sets of wires, said first set of wires comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending, spaced, parallel wires, said second set of wires comprising a plurality of transversely extending, spaced, parallel wires, the ends of both said first and second sets of wires being fixedly connected to said border wire,
- a plurality of coil springs interconnecting said base frame and said top wire grid,
- a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting said base frame and said wire grid, said sinuous wire springs each comprising a sinuous spring strip made from wire bent back and forth to have oppositely facing edge loops interconnected by straight torsion bar sections, said strip being formed into a generally U-shaped configuration having substantially vertical legs interconnected by a flat bottom section, said flat bottom section of each of said sinuous wire springs being fixedly secured to said base frame and the upper ends of said vertical legs of each of said sinuous springs being fixedly secured to said top wire grid, and
- each of said vertical legs of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of three edge loops interconnected by a pair of straight torsion bars, the topmost one of the edge loops being connected to a third free end straight torsion bar, and said flat bottom section of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of a single edge loop and a pair of straight torsion bars connected to opposite ends of said single edge loop.
A bedding foundation box spring comprising,
- a bottom, substantially rectangular, base frame having side and end members and slats extending between said side members,
- a substantially planar rectangular top wire grid, said grid comprising a border wire and first and second sets of wires, said border wire being of rectangular configuration and surrounding said first and second sets of wires, said first set of wires comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending, spaced, parallel wires and said second set of wires comprising a plurality of transversely extending, spaced, parallel wires, said first and second sets of wires intersecting one another and being welded together at their intersections, said first and second sets of wires being fixedly connected to said border wires,
- a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting said base frame and said wire grid, said sinuous wire springs each comprising a sinuous spring strip made from wire bent back and forth to have oppositely facing edge loops interconnected by straight torsion bar sections, each of said strips being formed into a generally U-shaped configuration having substantially vertical legs interconnected by a substantially flat bottom section, said flat bottom section of each of said sinuous wire springs being fixedly secured to said base frame and the upper ends of said vertical legs of each of said sinuous springs being fixedly secured to said top wire grid, and
- each of said vertical legs of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of three edge loops interconnected by a pair of straight torsion bars, the topmost one of the edge loops being connected to a third free end straight torsion bar, and said flat bottom section of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of a single edge loop and a pair of straight torsion bars connected to opposite ends of said single edge loop.
A sinuous wire spring for use in a bedding foundation having a bottom, substantially rectangular, base frame and a substantially planar rectangular top wire grid, said sinuous wire spring comprising
- a sinuous spring strip made from wire bent back and forth to have oppositely facing edge loops interconnected by straight torsion bar sections, said strip being formed into a generally U-shaped configuration having substantially parallel vertical legs interconnected by a flat section extending substantially perpendicular to said vertical legs, said flat section of each of said sinuous wire springs being adapted to be fixedly secured to one of said base frame and wire grid, the ends of said vertical legs remote from said flat section being adapted to be fixedly secured to the other of said base frame and grid, and
- each of said vertical legs of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of three edge loops interconnected by a pair of straight torsion bars, the endmost one of the edge loops remote from said flat section being connected to a third free end straight torsion bar, and said flat bottom section of each of said U-shaped sinuous wire springs consisting of a single edge loop and a pair of straight torsion bars connected to opposite ends of said single edge loop.
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