Supporting spring system for a mattress in particular

A supporting spring system for a mattress for an item of sleeping, sitting or reclining furniture, having:

• a plurality of pairs of female multipoint connectors (11) having female multipoint connectors (10) oriented parallel to one another;
• longitudinal members oriented transversely to the female multipoint connectors (10);
• support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) that cooperate with the longitudinal members oriented transversely to the female multipoint connectors (10) for the purpose of supporting the female multipoint connectors (10) or the pairs of female multipoint connectors (11), which support elements exhibit support plates (14, 81) for the mattress and spring arms (15, 72) for the resilient connection of the support plates (14, 81) to the female connectors (10) and/or the pairs of female multipoint connectors (11),
• wherein the spring arms (15, 72) are guided from beneath the female multipoint connectors (10) of at least a number of the pairs of female multipoint connectors (11) and upwards around the outside of the pairs of female multipoint connectors (11),
• wherein the support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) have a suspension (16, 61, 71), which extends between the female multipoint connectors (10) of a pair of female multipoint connectors (11),
• wherein at least one spring arm (15, 72) cooperates with the suspension (16, 61, 71),
• wherein the suspension (16, 61, 71) extends downwards between the female multipoint connectors (10) of the pair of female multipoint connectors (11),
• wherein the suspension (16, 61, 71) exhibits at least two supports (17, 63, 84), which act on the pair of female multipoint connectors (11) from above for the purpose of securing the support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) to the female multipoint connectors (10), and
• wherein the at least two supports (17, 63, 84) are connected to the female multipoint connectors (10) and the female multipoint connectors (10) exhibit different flexural strength in their cross section (33) in such a way that the female multipoint connectors (10) is twistable in order to vary the spring characteristics of the support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80).