Bedding foundation and support module therefor
AssigneeHickory Springs Manufacturing Company
InventorKevin N. McCraw
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AssigneeHickory Springs Manufacturing Company
InventorKevin N. McCraw
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A support module for a bedding foundation comprises two wire-form elements each a single length of wire configured to have a central bridge portion, two spaced legs extending in a common direction therefrom, and feet at terminal ends of the legs. The bridge portion the feet lie in parallel planes with the legs extending therebetween. The feet of one wire-form element are affixed to the bridge portion of the other wire-form element with the respective legs of both elements extending in a common direction and with the bridge portion of the one element and the feet of the other element in a common plane. The bridge portion of the other wire-form element is secured to a base of a bedding foundation and the feet of the other wire-form element and the bridge portion of the one wire-form element are secured to a support surface of a bedding foundation.
A support module for use in a bedding foundation between a lower base and an upper support surface, the support module comprising two wire-form elements each comprised of a single length of wire formed into a configuration presenting a central bridge portion, two spaced-apart legs extending in a generally common direction from spaced locations on the central bridge portion, and two spaced-apart feet each at a terminal end of a respective one of the legs, the central bridge portion extending in a plane transverse relative to the legs and the feet lying in a common plane with each other spaced by the legs from and essentially parallel to the plane of the bridge portion, the feet of one wire-form element being affixed to the bridge portion of the other wire-form element with the respective legs of both wire-form elements extending in a generally common direction and with the bridge portion of the one wire-form element and the feet of the other wire-form element disposed in a common plane, whereby the bridge-portion of the other wire-form element is adapted for securement to the lower base of a bedding foundation and the feet of the other wire-form element and the bridge portion of the one wire-form element are adapted for securement to the upper support surface of a bedding foundation.
A bedding foundation comprising:
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