Abstract: A single continuous length of spring wire is formed into a continuous length spiral or helix which is subsequently folded into a wave configuration for establishing in row form, a plurality of individual spring coils disposed generally parallel one to another. Each coil in the row is connected at its opposite ends to adjacent coils by head or connector end sections. The head or connector end sections are then formed, preferably into a planar Z-shaped configuration such that the formed connector sections at the same ends of the coils are disposed in a common plane normal to the axes of the coils which they interconnect. During forming of the end sections or heads of the coils, each connector section is deformed from a looped three-dimensional attitude into the planar Z-shaped attitude by interengagement with novel forming pins and forming dies.

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 bed frame having a novel leg structure. The bed frame includes a right angle side rail, and a cross rail pivotally connected to that side rail for swinging movement between a storage position in which the cross rail is oriented parallel to the side rail, and a bed support or use position in which the cross rail is oriented normal to the side rail. The novel leg structure includes, in preferred form, a leg member having a U-shaped cross section at the top end thereof, the leg member being fixed to the cross rail adjacent the cross rail's pivotal connection with the side rail. A latch tab is connected with the leg member's center web by a neck having a width less than the width of the latch tab, the latch tab being spaced above the leg member's top edge. The latch tab, neck and leg member's top edge cooperate to define two slots which open away from one another in generally mirror relation.

Abstract: An improved control assembly for a reclining chair of the type having a body support, i.e., a seat and a backrest, adapted to move between an upright position and a reclining position. The body support is pivotally mounted on a body support frame, the body support frame being carried on a stationary chair base by roller and track means to permit forward/rearward motion of the body support frame relative to the chair base. The improved control assembly is in the nature of a control linkage positioned beneath the chair's seat, the control linkage being hidden from view in the upright and all reclining positions of the chair. The improved control linkage is connected between the chair base and the body support frame so as to control sliding movement of the body support frame in going between upright and reclined positions.

Abstract: A chair having a novel structure by which the seat cushion and backrest cushion are attached to the chair frame. The chair includes a novel first adjustment device by which the horizontal position of the backrest, and the rearward tilt pressure of the backrest, may be varied by manual operation of the same structural element. The chair also includes a novel second adjustment device located interiorly of the backrest by which the backrest can be vertically positioned relative to the seat.

Abstract: A display rack in which articles are disposed in rows parallel one to the other, each row on an upper shelf being disposed in the same vertical longitudinal plane as an underneath row on a lower shelf. In preferred form, the display rack's upper shelf is comprised of a plurality of separably operable floor frames, each floor frame being structured to serve only one row of articles. The floor frame for each of the upper shelf's rows is comprised of a right hand support section and a left hand support section, each support section being separably pivotable on a pivot axis disposed parallel to the row's vertical longitudinal plane, and the pivot axes being disposed on opposite sides of that longitudinal plane.

Abstract: A novel shelf structure for a display rack. The shelf structure is movable in its support plane between an extended position and a retracted position to vary the shelf area exposed for merchandise support. The shelf structure also is positionable in either a horizontal display position or a rearward tilt display position as selected by the user of the display rack. The shelf itself includes a front section and a rear section, the front section being telescopible into and out of the rear section to establish the desired merchandise support area. Both shelf sections are carried on a pair of arms pivotally connected to opposed side frames of the display rack, the pivot axis of the arms being adjacent the front face of the display rack, to permit positioning of the shelf in either the horizontal or rearward tilt attitudes for merchandise display.

Abstract: A box spring assembly for use as a supporting foundation for a bed mattress. The assembly comprises a wooden frame, slats, spiral springs, edge coil springs, a border wire and a welded wire top grid. The spiral springs extend transverse to the wooden slats and alternate revolutions of the spiral springs are secured to the slats. At the top, the spiral springs are supported by the welded wire grid. Side edge reinforcement and resiliency is provided by coil springs, each of which is secured at the bottom to the wooden frame and at the top to the border wire and grid.

Abstract: An improved spring assembly in which the springs are connected together by a novel thermoplastic connector strip structure. The connector strip structure is used to interconnect the spring rows one with another, and also functions as a border strip, to establish a connector grid for the springs in each of the top and bottom planes of the spring assembly.

Abstract: An improved rocker base of the pivot support type having a novel rocker plate structure. The novel rocker plate structure is used to provide a flat rocker base for a chair, or can be slightly modified to provide a pitched rocker base for a chair, thereby permitting the same rocker springs to be used for either the flat base or the pitched base. The novel rocker plate also includes mounting means that permits the chair's seat to be fixed selectively onto the rocker plate in either a `hard rock` or a `soft rock` position, as desired by the user, and whether the rocker base is a flat base or a pitched base.

Abstract: An adjustable display support for soft drink bottles adjustably constructed from thick, tapered foam plastic material which may be cut to size by a saw. The foam plastic is laminated with a cover of lightweight sheet metal, plastic or any other sheet material or coated with a suitable plastic. The front of the vertical back member and the top of the bottom shelf member are inclined with respect to the respective other side thereof. The support may be installed on the permanent island or base in the supermarket and cut to size and there are strategically located double-sided adhesive tapes to hold things in place.

Abstract: A back support for a chair having a seat and a back pad. The support includes an elongated support member attached at one end to the chair seat and at its other end to the back pad. The back pad attachment includes a flexible block attached to the back pad with a clip disposed in part between the block and the pad. The clip includes top and bottom portions disposed on either side of the block with one of the portions including a lip along one edge thereof. The block and the clip are forced into a pocket on the support member. The pocket includes a slot to receive the lip thereby securing the back pad to the support member. The flexing of the block permits the back pad to pivot thereby adjusting the back pad position to the contour of the back of a person seated on the chair.