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US 5,774,911 AGranted
Slatted base for a bed
AssigneeMatra
InventorsAndreas Stube, Wolfgang Leistner
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Abstract
A slatted base for a bed having elastically deformable supporting slats which connect longitudinal supports with mutually spaced spring slats running transverse to the longitudinal supports. The spring slats collectively form a supporting surface for a mattress. The middle area of the supporting slat is more elastically deformable than the end areas to provide more sleeping comfort.
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A slatted base for a bed, comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal supports, running essentially in a longitudinal direction of the bed, the longitudinal supports being spaced apart from each other;
- a plurality of spring slats with mutual spacing to one another, the spring slats running essentially in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal supports and collectively forming a supporting surface for a mattress;
- at least one elastically deformable supporting slat, situated lower than the spring slats, whereby the supporting slat connects the spring slats with the longitudinal supports, the longitudinal supports being positioned below the spring slats and the outer sides of the longitudinal supports facing ends of the spring slats, the outer sides being set back with respect to the spring slat ends, the supporting slats having an elastically deformable middle area situated between the longitudinal supports, the middle area being more elastic than two end areas;
- a plurality of lateral edge-area elements, whereby the edge-area elements combine with at least one spring slat and at least one supporting slat to form a bearing module;
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- a plurality of connecting elements, which hold the supporting slats on the longitudinal supports, by means of one pivot place of the supporting slats being formed at each holding place in a transverse direction to a corresponding longitudinal support, such that the two lateral edge areas of a bearing module, when loaded at any place, move from the support surface downward.
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A slatted base for a bed, comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal supports, running essentially in a longitudinal direction of the bed, the longitudinal supports being spaced apart from each other;
- a plurality of spring slats with mutual spacing to one another, the spring slats running essentially in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal supports and collectively forming a supporting surface for a mattress;
- at least one elastically deformable supporting slat, situated lower than the spring slats, and whereby the supporting slats connect the spring slats with the longitudinal supports, the longitudinal supports being positioned below the spring slats and the outer sides of the longitudinal supports facing ends of the spring slats, the outer sides being set back with respect to the spring slat ends, the supporting slats having an elastically deformable middle area situated between the longitudinal supports, the middle area being more elastic than two end areas;
- a plurality of lateral edge-area elements, whereby the edge-area elements combine with at least one spring slat and at least one supporting slat to form a bearing module;
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- pocket-shaped holding means of the edge-area elements each for one end of the at least one spring slat and for one end of the supporting slat of a bearing module, the holding means being positioned side by side in a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal supports and not overlapping in the longitudinal direction;
- a cover wall, designed as the bearing element and whereby the cover wall spans all holding means of an edge-area element and connects the holding means tensionally with one another;
- connecting elements, which hold the supporting slats on the two longitudinal supports, by means of one pivot place of the supporting slats being formed at each holding place in a transverse direction to a corresponding longitudinal support, such that the two lateral edge areas of a bearing module, when loaded at any place, move from the support surface downward;
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- a member in each end area of each supporting slat, whereby the member serves to limit the deflection of the supporting slat, the member being spaced with respect to one side of the more closely situated longitudinal support in an unloaded state of the slatted base, and with a certain loading of, in particular, one of the lateral areas of the slatted base, the one side of the longitudinal support serves as a limit stop for the member.
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