Abstract: A coil spring bracket assembly that supports a cushion on a furniture frame is disclosed. A flat spring spans the furniture frame along a support plane to support the cushion. A cross member spanning the furniture frame is aligned with and spaced from the flat spring. A helical spring extends from the cross member to the flat spring to bias the flat spring toward the support plane. A bracket is disposed at opposite ends of the cross member to anchor the cross member to the furniture frame. The bracket includes a top portion that extends outwardly over the furniture frame along the support plane, a middle portion that extends from the top portion into the furniture frame, and a bottom portion that extends inwardly from the middle portion to abut a portion of the cross member in overlapping relationship.

Abstract: A box spring (9) having a rigid perimeter wall (16) to provide a firm foundation to support an edge of a mattress (1) where individuals normally sit. A layer of coil springs (20) rests on a center portion (2) of the box spring and extends above the rigid perimeter wall to provide active support to a center portion of the mattress where individuals normally lie.

Abstract: A supportive spring base for sleeping or reclining having connecting elements (13) for the connection of at least two spring slats (10), the connecting elements (13) having spring elements and/or suspension devices (16) which permit a relative movement of the connecting elements (13) with respect to the spring slats (10).

Abstract: A stackable wire core assembly for a bedding foundation which may be nestably stacked with numerous other such assemblies for transportation, thereby avoiding the need to compress and tie the assembly for shipping. The wire core assembly includes corrugated formed support wires having inverted U-shaped channels formed at the bottom of the corrugated formed support wires adapted to be wrapped over and secured to slats of a wooden base frame.

Abstract: A spring-support lath for supporting upholstery of furniture includes a lath body defining a longitudinal direction and having a pair of longitudinally extending U-profiles. Each U-profile is of U-shaped cross-section open in a downward direction and spaced apart in a lateral direction. The U-profiles are interconnected at their longitudinally spaced ends by end pieces and by fixed links situated intermediate the end pieces. The fixed links are spaced apart longitudinally, and at least some of the fixed links include a fastener structure such as a T-shaped member or an oblong hole for connecting to spring elements.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: Si substrate; multilevel interconnect layer formed on the Si substrate; and dielectric layer formed on the multilevel interconnect layer. External-component-connecting wire, ordinary wire, fuse wire, stepper alignment mark, and target mark are formed out of an identical copper film in the uppermost metal layer. External-component-connecting pad electrode, testing-processing alignment mark, and stepper alignment mark are formed out of an identical aluminum alloy film on the dielectric film. In laser-machining the fuse wire, alignment using the target mark formed in the metal layer including the fuse wire reduces alignment errors caused from the machining.

Abstract: A support rail for springs as might be used in a spring assembly such as a bedding or seat foundation. The support rails are metal and form part of a frame to which the springs are mounted. The support rails have a generally inverted U-shape and include a pair of spaced upright webs with a load carrying plate extending between and located below the upper ends. The plate is further defined by a base and side sections which curve outwardly and upwardly from the base before connecting to the upper ends of the webs. The curves of the side sections define inwardly facing receptacles located immediately below a necked area of reduced width. The support rails are utilized with springs that include at least one mounting portion shaped to snap mount into the receptacles upon downward insertion into the load carrying plate. Features are also provided to limit longitudinal movement of the springs relative to the support rails once mounted.

Abstract: A furniture seat spring assembly is presented which allows simplicity and economical seating for chairs, sofas or the like. The spring assembly comprises a U-shaped base having an eccentrically positioned coil spring which is covered with an elastic webbing. The eccentric position of the spring allows the user's weight to depress the webbing without "feeling" the coil spring which is positioned near the seat frame front rail. Multiple assemblies are positioned at selected intervals within conventional seat frames, depending on the particular frame size used.

Abstract: A box spring includes a border frame with an opening therethrough and spaced and parallel slats extending thereacross, a wire grid spaced from and parallel with the border frame and slats, and a plurality of springs extending between the wire grid and the border frame/slats, wherein the internally located springs have ends which are secured to plastic clips, and each of these clips is removably secured to one of the slats via a snap-on connection. Each of the clips also has a hook for removably retaining a spring portion. The snap-on connections of these spring holding clips, and additionally, the hooks for removable spring retention, facilitate interconnection of the wire grid to the border frame/slats. The snap-on clips of this invention reduce the costs associated with construction and assembly of a box spring, while providing secure interconnection of the internal springs.

Abstract: A bedding foundation frame for use in manufacturing a bedding foundation. The foundation frame includes side rails and end rails formed into a rectangular configuration and a plurality of slats extending between the side rails and parallel to the end rails. Selected ones or all of the slats are reinforced by sheet metal strips positioned in juxtaposition to the bottom of the reinforced slats with a longitudinally extending flange in the central portion of the strip extending upwardly into a longitudinally extending slot in the center of the bottom face of the reinforced slat. These sheet metal strips, because of the presence of the flange in the sheet metal strip, function to provide additional resistance to bending of the slats under normal loads while simultaneously preventing breakage of those slats under abnormal loads.

Abstract: A frame for a spring assembly has a plurality of parallel transverse cross rails with mounting slots that form openings through the top portion of the cross rail. Springs are firmly secured to the cross rails by inserting foot portions of the springs into the mounting slots by a simple press fit.

Abstract: An adjustable coil seat is provided which utilizes the combination of a plurality of parallel rows of sinuous springs which are connected at opposite ends of the frame, at least one row of tapered conical coil springs in transverse relation to the sinuous springs and positioned in supporting relationship under the sinuous springs at a location between the ends of the sinuous springs, and a rigid cross-support beam structure which supports the bottom end of the tapered coiled springs. The cross support structure may be of adjustable height to vary pretension of the spring mechanism.

Abstract: A bent wire spring module embodying a clamp element at the upper end interengageable with the cross wire of a grid frame without requiring the formation of deviations in the cross wire to which it is attached.

Abstract: An elastomeric hanger structure is designed to provide both force stabilization and vibration isolation while connecting a part such as a vehicle exhaust system with a supporting structure such as a vehicle chassis. The elastomeric hanger of the invention is also capable of being selectively tailored to control numerous static and dynamic conditions which may be encountered when the part is suspended.

Abstract: A foundation unit having a top bearing grid structure secured to a bottom substructure by intermediate support elements. The grid structure comprises a series of spaced longitudinal and transverse spring elements, each spring element being formed to permit elastic elongation thereof. Elastic elongation is accomplished by a series of V-shaped segments in each of the spring elements, the segments being located at the intersections of the spring elements and being joined by a clip. The support elements comprise wire elements which are L-shaped and which are composed of two planar portions connected at right angles to one another. The wire elements are located in transverse rows with the orientation of the wire elements in each row being opposite to the orientation of the wire elements in the adjacent row so that loads applied to the foundation unit are balanced.

Abstract: A box spring assembly which includes a frame having cross rails, a mattress supporting platform located above the frame and a plurality of spring members mounted on the cross rails in a supporting relation with the platform. Each of the rails has at least a portion of a generally inverted U-shape with a pair of spaced upright webs of predetermined thickness, the webs having pairs of aligned slots each of which has an elongated central section of predetermined width in a vertical direction and end bearing sections of substantially C-shape and reduced width relative to the predetermined width. The bearing sections are of increased thickness relative to the predetermined thickness of the webs, at least some of the springs having mounting foot portions shaped to extend through an aligned pair of slots in the rails so that they rotatably engage the bearing sections at opposite ends of the slots.

Abstract: A plurality of main springs and a plurality of intermediate support springs are arranged on a rectangular base plate. Each main spring is made of a single steel wire and consists of two coil portions and a straight rod portion connecting these two coil portions. The rod portions of the main springs are arranged at right angles, thus forming a lattice. One end of each coil portion is fastened to a frame. The other end of each coil portion is fastened to the base plate. Each coil portion is shaped like a cone, an inverted cone, a hourglass or a barrel.

Abstract: A plurality of main springs and a plurality of intermediate support springs are disposed and fixed on a rectangular base plate. Each main spring has a linear connecting rod portion and two coil spring portions such that one end of each of the two coil spring portions is coupled to a corresponding one of two ends of the first linear connecting rod portion. The main springs are disposed such that these connecting rod portions are perpendicular to each other in a matrix form. The other end of each of the coil springs is fastened to the base plate. Each intermediate support spring has a connecting rod portion and two coil spring portions. The connecting rod portion of each intermediate support spring is shorter than that of each main spring. One end of each of the coil spring portions of the intermediate support spring is coupled to a corresponding one of two ends of the connecting rod portion of the intermediate support spring.

Abstract: A core spring assembly combines the use of rows and/or columns of round coil springs with rows and/or columns of rectangular torsion bar coil springs, all interconnected in a top plane by a welded wire grid so as to create a spring core assembly for a bedding mattress or box spring. In one preferred form, the rectangular torsion bar coil springs are located about the periphery of the spring assembly while in another embodiment the rectangular torsion bar coil springs are all located in the center one-third of the spring assembly so as to increase the firmness of that center section of the unit.

Abstract: A spring unit comprises a rectangular base plate, a rectangular frame, first main springs, second main springs, third main springs and fourth main springs arranged on the base plate, and intermediate support springs also placed on the base plate. Each of the first and third main springs has one straight rod portion and two coil portions which are connected at one end to the ends of the straight portion. Each of the second and fourth main springs has one straight rod portion and two torsion bar spring portions which are connected at one end to the ends of the straight rod portion. The first and second main springs are parallel to each other and alternately arranged on said rectangular base plate. The third and fourth main springs are parallel to each other and alternately arranged on said rectangular base plate, with the straight rod portions arranged at right angles to those of the first and second main springs.

Abstract: A spring assembly of the kind comprising a rigid base frame, a wire grid frame, a plurality of helically-coiled springs attached at one end to the base frame and at their other ends to the wire of the grid frame, said wires and ends of the coils being so structured as to enable detachably attaching the ends of the coils to the wires of the grid frame in overlapping locking engagement with the wires of the grid frame without the aid of wire clips or the like.

Abstract: A coil seat spring assembly wherein spring coils are mounted on a plurality of sinuous spring bands extending between the front and back rails of a furniture seat frame. The axes of the coils are substantially vertical. The coils on each band are clamped to each other and to adjacent coils and adjacent bands at their uppermost coil turns and at their lowermost coil turns. The coils are approximately two-thirds the axial length of conventional coil springs.

Abstract: An improved single cone coil spring and an improved box spring assembly made from the improved single cone coil springs. The box spring assembly comprises a base frame, a series of the improved small diameter single cone coil springs and a welded wire grid, the coil springs being connected at their bottom ends to the base frame and connected at their top ends to the welded wire grid. The coil springs are established in a plurality of rows and columns throughout the box spring assembly, at least one transverse wire and at least one longitudinal wire of the wire grid span all coil springs within each row and column, respectively. Further, a supplemental transverse wire is positioned between adjacent coil spring rows, and is of a length equal to at least one of the coil springs' transverse wires adjacent thereto. All crossover points of all the grid's transverse and longitudinal wires are welded to establish the welded wire grid.

Abstract: A furniture assembly, such as a metal box spring assembly, including slats defining support members for a plurality of coil springs. An aperture is formed in the metal support slat with an upset portion disposed about the periphery of the aperture and out of the plane of the support member and the tail of the coiled spring is inserted into the aperture and thereafter the upset portion is flattened toward the plane of the support member to force the periphery of the aperture into gripping engagement with the tail of the coil spring to retain the coil spring to the support member. The upset portion has a groove therein for receiving a radially extending support portion of the coil spring for receiving and positioning the radially extending support portion of the coil spring thereby positioning the entire spring.

Abstract: A spring assembly in which use is made of a grid of crisscrossing wires which extend through a plastic button at their cross-over points to intertie the wires in a manner to prevent relative movements without metal to metal contact and in which the buttons embody grooves dimensioned to receive terminal portions of spring members for suspending the spring members therefrom in the assembled relation.