Abstract: Supporting spring systems for sleeping, reclining or sitting furniture must have spring characteristics that provide good sleeping, reclining and/or sitting comfort. In known supporting spring systems, this is achieved only by relatively high design expenditure. The invention aims to create a simple and flexible supporting spring system which nevertheless ensures high sleeping, reclining or sitting comfort. Support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) for connecting two female connectors (10) of a pair of female connectors (11) are provided for this purpose. The support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) exhibit spring arms (15, 72) that are guided from beneath the female connectors (10) of the pairs of female connectors (11) up around the outside of the pair of female connectors (11).
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 13, 2012
Publication date:
January 1, 2015
Applicant:
Thomas Beteiligungs- Und Vermogens-GmbH & Co. KG
Abstract: A supporting spring system for furniture for sleeping, sitting or reclining, having a plurality of elongated, resilient carrier profiles that have a longitudinal axis and that run parallel to each other, form a common plane, and preferably are mounted on a frame or on longitudinal members. The carrier profiles have at least one reinforcement that is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, and the profiles can be rotated about the longitudinal axis or an axis parallel thereto in order to change their flexural stiffness against a force in the direction perpendicular to the common plane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 13, 2010
Date of Patent:
June 10, 2014
Assignee:
Thomas Beteiligungs- und Vermogens- GmbH & Co. KG
Abstract: A supporting spring system for furniture for sleeping, sitting or reclining, having a plurality of elongated, resilient carrier profiles that have a longitudinal axis and that run parallel to each other, form a common plane, and preferably are mounted on a frame or on longitudinal members. The carrier profiles have at least one reinforcement that is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, and the profiles can be rotated about the longitudinal axis or an axis parallel thereto in order to change their flexural stiffness against a force in the direction perpendicular to the common plane.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 13, 2010
Publication date:
July 5, 2012
Applicant:
Thomas Beteiligungs-und Vermogens-GmbH & Co. KG
Abstract: The spring bridge (2) includes a main, load-bearing bridge (6), which can be fitted in the frame of a mattress base, and one or more supporting elements (8) arranged thereon. The supporting elements (8) extend, preferably in the form of a sheet-like, wing-like lip, from the main, load-bearing bridge (6), in the lateral direction, transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main, load-bearing bridge and project beyond the top side of the main, load-bearing bridge (6). They are designed such that their flexibility in relation to the main, load-bearing bridge counter to a bearing force, usually the locally active weight of a mattress which has been positioned on top and of a person who is resting on said mattress, is more yielding than the flexibility of the main, load-bearing bridge itself.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2001
Assignee:
Thomas Beteiligungs-und Vermogens-GmbH & Co. KG
Abstract: The invention relates to a slatted base, in particular for a bed, having a frame and having a plurality of elements which are connected to one another in an articulated manner, at least one element being pivotable in relation to the or every other element. In order to ensure with minimum outlay that, when an element is pivoted, the relative position of a person resting on the slatted base, for example in relation to a bedside cabinet or the like, does not change, the elements are designed to be horizontally displaceable in relation to the frame. An element to be pivoted is furthermore connected to the frame via at least one coupling member. When the element is pivoted, a free end thereof can be moved upwards and downwards in the vertical direction and cannot be displaced in the horizontal direction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 1998
Date of Patent:
July 18, 2000
Assignee:
Thomas Beteiligungs-und Vermogens GmbH & Co. KG