# US 5,346,190 A · Box spring assembly support spring > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,346,190 A - Document ID: US5346190A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/020,745 - Filed: 1993-02-22 - Granted: 1994-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 1993-02-22 - Assignees: Hoover Group, Inc. - Inventors: Upton R. Dabney - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346190A ## CPC - A47C 23/02: using leaf springs, e.g. metal strips (wooden springs A47C23/06) - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract A box spring assembly which having a frame, a plurality of upwardly extending wire springs mounted on the frame and a wire deck supported by the springs so that the deck and springs cooperate to yieldably resists downwardly directed bedding loads. Each of the springs has a body comprised of a pair of side-by-side yieldable portions connected at their upper ends by a mounting bar. The yieldable portions include an upper column section and a lower column section connected by a middle section. The middle section is configured to bend in a substantially vertical plane in response to the downwardly directed load. Mounting feet extend from the lower ends of the yieldable portions and enable securement of the spring to the frame. The use of bending stresses in the springs to resist the bedding load produces a spring which stimulates a non-spring system in effective firmness while improving deformation resistance under normal abuse conditions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A box spring assembly comprising: a generally rectangular frame; a generally horizontal support deck disposed a predetermined distance above said frame, said support deck including a plurality of straight wires arranged in criss-cross fashion, said straight wires including long wires extending lengthwise of said frame and cross wires extending crosswise of said frame, said support deck also including a border wire being of a generally rectangular shape and supporting said long wires and said cross wires; and a plurality of support springs arranged between and secured to said support deck and said frame so as to yieldably support said deck on said frame, said support springs being unitarily formed and including a pair of side-by-side yieldable portions each being oriented in a substantially vertical plane, a mounting bar means extending between the upper ends of said yieldable portions, said mounting bar means coacting with at least one of said straight wires for securing said support spring to said support deck, mounting foot means extending from the lower ends of said yieldable portions for securing said support spring to said frame, said yieldable portions each including a substantially vertical upper column section and a substantially vertical lower column section connected together by a laterally extending middle section configured to bend within a substantially vertical plane in response to downwardly directed loads. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower column sections are oriented for loading in compression in response to downwardly directed loads. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower column sections are coaxial. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said middle section is substantially equidistantly positioned between said mounting bar means and said mounting foot means. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mounting foot means includes an anti-sway bar extending thereoff at an angle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said middle section is of generally arcuate shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said arcuate shape of said middle section of one of said yieldable portions is curved in one direction and said arcuate shape of said middle section of the other of said yieldable portions is curved in an opposite direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said middle section is C-shaped. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said arcuate section is semi-circular. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support springs are positioned generally adjacent to said border wire and substantially around the perimeter of said box spring assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A box spring assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support springs are generally spaced throughout said box spring assembly. ### Claim 12 In a box spring assembly having a frame and a support deck disposed a predetermined distance above the frame, a support spring comprising a unitarily formed body having a pair of side-by-side yieldable portions including upper and lower ends, a mounting bar means extending between said upper ends of said yieldable portions for securing said support spring to the support deck, said mounting bar means including an end section extending from each of said upper ends of said yieldable portions and a connecting section extending between said upper end sections, said connecting section having a zig-zag shape and including a middle portion substantially parallel with both of said end sections, mounting foot means extending from said lower ends of said yieldable portions for securing said support spring to the frame and orienting said yieldable portions in a substantially vertical plane, said yieldable portions each including a substantially vertical upper column section and a substantially vertical lower column section connected together by a laterally extending middle section configured to bend within said substantially vertical plane in response to downwardly directed loads, said middle section of one of said yieldable portions being configured in a direction opposite of said middle section of the other of said yieldable portions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A support spring as set forth in claim 12 wherein said middle sections are arcuate in shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A support spring as set forth in claim 12 wherein said middle sections are semi-circular in shape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A support spring as set forth in claim 12 wherein said middle sections are generally "C" shaped. ### Claim 16 In a box spring assembly having a frame and a support deck disposed a predetermined distance above the frame, a support spring comprising a unitarily formed body having a pair of side-by-side yieldable portions including upper and lower ends, a mounting bar means extending between said upper ends of said yieldable portions for securing said support spring to the support deck, said mounting bar means including an end section extending from each of said upper ends of said yieldable portions and a connecting section extending between said upper end sections, said connecting section being straight and extending between diagonally opposite portions of said end sections, mounting foot means extending from said lower ends of said yieldable portions for securing said support spring to the frame and orienting said yieldable portions in a substantially vertical plane, said yieldable portions each including a substantially vertical upper column section and a substantially vertical lower column section connected together by a laterally extending middle section configured to bend within said substantially vertical plane in response to downwardly directed loads, said middle section of one of said yieldable portions being configured in a direction opposite of said middle section of the other of said yieldable portions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A support spring as set forth in claim 16 wherein said middle sections are arcuate in shape. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) A support spring as set forth in claim 16 wherein said middle sections are semi-circular in shape. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) A support spring as set forth in claim 16 wherein said middle sections are generally "C" shaped.