Patents Assigned to England, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9924800
    Abstract: A seat support assembly supports a cushion of a furniture member. The seat support assembly may include a frame, at least two seat springs, a support spring, and a coil spring. The support spring may be positioned between two seat springs, and the seat springs and the support spring may extend across the frame. A coil spring may be positioned on and attached to the support spring. The coil spring may extend to and bias against the two seat springs positioned on either side of the support spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventor: Monroe B. Slusher, II
  • Patent number: 9661941
    Abstract: A headboard display rack for displaying a plurality of headboards. The display rack includes a frame, a plurality of bracket assemblies pivotably attached to the frame, and a plurality of roller assemblies that correspond to each of the bracket assemblies, wherein each bracket assembly is configured to support a first end of the headboard, and each roller assembly is configured to support a second end of the headboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventors: Otis Sawyer, Gene Brock
  • Patent number: 9332854
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventor: Monroe B. Slusher, II
  • Publication number: 20100176643
    Abstract: An arm attachment system for a furniture member assembly includes a furniture member having a support frame. An attachment member is connected to the support frame. First and second connection members are individually fixed at opposing ends of the attachment member each extending vertically upward from the attachment member and individually positioned outward of a right hand side or a left hand side of the furniture member. Identically configured first and second arm assemblies each include first and second brackets. Each bracket includes a connection member receiving cavity opening downwardly. Each cavity is adapted to receive one of the first or second connection members upwardly into the cavity such that the first and second arm assemblies can be interchangeably connected at either a right hand side or a left hand side of the furniture member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: England, Inc.
    Inventors: Earle Raymond Keaton, III, Otis Sawyer
  • Patent number: 6918146
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable seat cushion for furniture that can be customized to an individual level of comfort by the user of the furniture. The adjustable seat cushion has an auxiliary support member that can be inserted into or removed from the support member of the cushion. The auxiliary support members come in a variety of firmnesses so that a desired level of comfort or firmness for the adjustable seat cushion can be achieved by selecting the appropriate auxiliary support member. The cushion can come with a piece of furniture as part of a kit that includes a group of auxiliary support members of varying firmnesses for each adjustable seat cushion on the piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney England
  • Patent number: 6842927
    Abstract: A crowned mattress having an inner spring unit with a plurality of spring members, a foam layer, and a cover. Peripheral edges of the inner spring unit are compressed together by compression members to provide a crowning or bowing of the inner spring unit that is translated into a crowning of the mattress. The foam layer can also be crowned to provide additional crowning. Spring members within inner spring unit can be reinforced by resilient members to increase an effective spring rate of a reinforced spring member. Reinforced spring members are dispersed throughout the inner spring unit in a desired pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney England
  • Patent number: D736536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: England, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Vanderwood, Jack R. Lewis