Abstract: A sofa bed mechanism for use on a foldable bed frame having a head section, an intermediate section, and a foot section, comprises a rear linkage assembly on a support member operable to control movement of the bed frame in between extended and folded sofa positions, a pivotal leg extending from each of the foot and intermediate sections, a front linkage assembly connected to the legs and to the rear linkage assembly for moving the legs into downwardly extending support positions in response to movement of the bed frame to the horizontal position and means extending between the front and rear linkages which maintains downwardly directed forces on the legs to prevent the folding of the bed frame from the horizontal position toward the folded sofa position in response to a downwardly directed load on the head section.

Abstract: A foldable sofa sleeper mechanism having pivotally interconnected head, body, intermediate, and foot sections movable between a folded position in which the mechanism is contained within a storage enclosure of a sofa frame, and an extended unfolded position in which the bed frame extends in a planar attitude away from the sofa frame, and tilt prevention means for preventing the head end of the unfolded sofa sleeper mechanism from tilting downwardly when an excessive weight is placed thereon, which tilt prevention means includes at least one flexible, non-stretchable cable fixedly connected to two locations on the mechanism.

Abstract: A bedding or seating spring product comprising a spring assembly having multiple rows of coil springs wherein each row of coil springs is made from a single continuous length of wire and wherein each row contains a plurality of coils interconnected by interconnecting segments, alternate ones of which are disposed in the top and bottom planes of the spring assembly. The interconnecting segments are generally planar and include U-shaped portions having parallel legs and a connecting web. Adjacent rows of coils are connected by securement of the web of a U-shaped portion of each interconnecting segment of one row of coils to a pair of spaced portions of interconnecting segments of an adjacent row.

Abstract: A collapsible bedding foundation comprises a rectangular base frame and a rectangular wire grid. The wire grid is hingedly supported upon the frame for movement between a collapsed position and an erect position. The hinged connection between the wire grid and the base frame is achieved by a plurality of transverse spaced, parallel planar support elements pivotally connected to the base frame and the wire grid. The foundation is supported in an erect position solely by a pair of longitudinally extending, parallel planar support elements pivotally connected to the longitudinal edge of the wire grid and, when the foundation is erect, fixedly secured to the base frame.

Abstract: A bedding mattress including a spring assembly, the length of which is divided into three zones, the center zone of which includes rows of springs, each row of which is formed from a single continuous length of wire and contains a plurality of coils interconnected alternately in the top and bottom planes of the spring assembly to springs of the same row. The end zones include rows of coils, each coil of which is independent of the adjacent coil and is formed of a single length of wire knotted at the ends to form a knotted end turn or revolution. The rows of coils in all zones are interconnected by helical lacing wires, and the rows of the center zone, which are located adjacent the rows of the end zones, are also interconnected by helical lacing wires. Three border wires surround and are connected to the edgemost springs of the assembly by helical lacing wires.

Abstract: A spring assembly for mattresses, innersprings, and the like. The assembly comprises rows of coils, each row comprising a continuous length of wire formed into a plurality of coils interconnected by Z-shaped wire segments alternately disposed at the top and bottom of the coils. Adjacent rows of coils are connected by helical wire wound through overlapping sections of the Z-shaped wire segments. The overlapping connected sections are straight, flat offset sections located on opposite sides of each coil with the center of each overlapped section being located in a common diametral plane of the coil so that complete compression of the coil does not result in the coil being pulled laterally, twisted and distorted.

Abstract: A box spring comprises a rectangular base frame, a wire grid, and a plurality of parallel rows of coil springs supporting the grid atop the base frame. Each row of coil springs is made from a single continuous length of wire in which adjacent coils are interconnected by an interconnecting segment of the wire. Each interconnecting segment is in the form of a generally diagonally extending bar having substantially parallel end portions interconnected at the center by an offset section, which offset section is formed by rotating the offset section relative to the parallel end portions while the end portions are restrained against rotation.

Abstract: A bedding mattress, including a spring assembly having top and bottom parallel surfaces, padding over the top and bottom surfaces, and an upholstered covering completely encasing said spring assembly and padding. The spring assembly comprises multiple parallel rows of coil springs, each row of which is formed from a single continuous length of wire with each row containing a plurality of coils interconnected by connector segments. The rows of coils are interconnected by helical springs extending parallel to the rows and alternately wound around endmost turns of coils in a pair of adjacent rows of coils. The connector segment which interconnects the coils of each row comprises a generally diagonally extending connector bar having parallel end portions connected at the center by an offset section, which offset section is formed by rotation of the offset section relative to the end portions of the connector bar while the end portions of the connector bar are restrained against rotation.

Abstract: A box spring assembly includes a base frame, a top wire grid and a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting the top wire grid and the base frame. The sinuous wire springs each comprise a sinuous wire strip formed into an inverted U-shaped configuration with the closed end of each U-shaped spring attached to the top wire grid and the free ends at the top of the U-shaped spring attached to the base frame.

Abstract: A beverage display case having a back panel, side panels and a bottom panel made from corrugated sheet plastic material. The case is rigidified by a U-shaped metal rod which rests atop the top edge of the back panel and the side panels and is secured thereto by extruded plastic caps which fit over the rod and the top edge of the back panel and side panels. A pair of rigid reinforcement rods also overlie the front edge of the side panels and are secured thereto by extruded plastic caps which fit over the rods and the front edges of the side panels. An adjustable snap-up shelf is secured to the front side of the back panel.

Abstract: A foldable sofa sleeper fixture comprises a rectangular metal frame having pivotally interconnected head, body and foot sections. That rectangular metal frame is characterized by side and end frame members and an all cloth deck supported by the frame members. The all cloth deck is made from woven polypropylene fabric material which is connected to the side frame members without any resilient connectors therebetween. This woven polypropylene fabric material is characterized by greater stretchability in the warp direction than prior art woven polypropylene fabric deck materials in order to facilitate this direct connection of the deck to the side rails of the frame without the presence of resilient connectors therebetween.

Abstract: A bed frame having slats which connect and disconnect from the side rails of the frame through a pair of mutually perpendicular motions to prevent inadvertent disconnection. The slats are provided with vertical tabs at their ends which fit into vertical holes in the upper surfaces of flanges on the rails. A lock is provided which slides horizontally in the slat to engage and disengage a horizontal hole in the inner edge of the rail flange. A spring applies force to resist unwanted movement of the lock on the slat.

Abstract: A box spring assembly includes a base frame, a top wire grid and a plurality of sinuous wire springs interconnecting the top wire grid and the base frame. The sinuous wire springs each comprise a sinuous wire strip formed into a U-shaped configuration with the bottom of each U-shaped spring attached to the base frame and the free ends at the top of the U-shaped spring attached to the wire grid.

Abstract: A bedding mattress support foundation comprises a base frame, a plurality of formed wire springs mounted upon the base frame, and a wire grid mounted atop the formed wire springs. Each formed wire spring comprises a generally S-shaped horizontal load supporting portion and a pair of vertically extending yieldable end portions extending downwardly from opposite ends of the load supporting portion. Two parallel wires of the wire grid are secured to curvilinear portions of the S-shaped horizontal load supporting portion of each spring and three other parallel wires extending perpendicular to the first two parallel wires and rest atop but are unsecured to the S-shaped horizontal load supporting portion of each spring.

Abstract: A single continuous length of wire is formed into a continuous length spiral or helix, which is subsequently placed onto a moving chain conveyor having pins upstanding therefrom. The helix then is folded into a wave configuration for establishing a row of parallel coils by folding the links so as to move further apart a pair of adjacent pins of adjacent links while simultaneously moving closer together other pins on the same adjacent links. Thereby, the individual spring coils are arranged in generally parallel alignment one with the other within the row. Each coil in the row is thereby connected at its opposite ends to adjacent coils by three-dimensional looped connector segments.

Abstract: A bedding foundation comprising a lower base frame, an upper wire grid and a plurality of novel spring elements interposed between the base frame and the wire grid. Each of the spring elements comprises two discrete lengths of spring wire, each of which has a center portion and two free end portions. The center portions of the discrete lengths of wire are twisted about one another to form an elongated, vertically oriented center portion of the spring element from which there extend a pair of upper spring arms and a pair of lower spring arms, the spring arms being formed by the free end portions of the two discrete lengths of spring wire.

Abstract: A box spring assembly having modular spring elements distributed in an array beneath rectangular pockets of a wire grid top. The elements include a single piece of wire formed into a head configured to support and be contained within selected pockets of the wire grid top, a base formed of the two ends of the wire to attach to a lower base frame, and a pair of compressible arms formed into a pattern of bars and bends which give firm elastic support with economy of wire.

Abstract: The coil spring assembly method comprises forming a series of coil spring rows, each row being formed from a single continuous length of spring wire. Each intermediate spring within a row has an adjacent coil spring on one side directly connected at one end of that intermediate spring, and an adjacent coil spring on the other side directly connected at the other end of that coil spring, through use of connector sections that are part of the single continuous length of spring wire used to form that row. The pre-formed rows thereafter are connected in matrix form. After the rows have been connected in matrix configuration, the connector sections are selectively cut between adjacent springs on both sides of each intermediate spring. This results in a coil spring product having individual or separate coil springs not directly connected one with the other in which each such coil spring's end loops terminate in free ends, i.e.

Abstract: A sofa sleeper includes a stationary sofa frame having a front, back and opposed sides, and a sofa bed mechanism having pivotally interconnected head, body, intermediate and foot frame sections which are extendable to form a bed and foldable within the sofa frame to form a seat. The sofa bed mechanism is removably mounted to the sofa frame through the open bottom of the frame, and connectable thereto by interconnecting plate and bracket pairs, the plates being linked to the mechanism and the brackets mounted to the frame on each side thereof and releasably connectable together. The connection between the plates and brackets are provided by tapered rivets which extend from the brackets through L-shaped slots in the plates. A releasable lock holds the plates and brackets in connected position.

Abstract: A coil-forming apparatus includes three pinch wheels spaced about the periphery of an idler roller rotatably mounted to a platen. Wire is fed through the platen between the pinch wheels and idler roller where the wire is held in place. Rotation of the platen relative to the idler roller imparts a longitudinal twist to the wire, and the pinch wheels drivingly engage the twisted wire with a controlled gripping force and form it into coils against a tapered, forward surface of the idler roller. The coiled wire is then advanced outwardly from the idler roller to a mandrel having an axially adjustable pitch setting roller which engages the coil at a predetermined location from the idler roller to set the wire with the desired pitch.