Patents by Inventor Arval W. Barnes, Sr.

Arval W. Barnes, Sr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5370374
    Abstract: A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on said border wire. A plurality of upright spring modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on said frame, each of the modules being attached in a clipless manner at the upper end thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the unit in a manner such that up and down movement of the grid unit results in up and down compression and expansion of the spring modules. Each of the spring modules being a one-piece wire spring of tapered shape to enable spring modules to be arranged in nested stacks for shipping and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Hoover Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Rodgers, Arval W. Barnes, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5178372
    Abstract: A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on the border wire. A plurality of upright spring modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on the frame, each of the modules being attached in a clipless manner at the upper end thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the unit in a manner such that up and down movement of the grid unit results in up and down compression and expansion of the spring modules. Each of the spring modules being a one-piece wire spring of tapered shape to enable spring modules to be arranged in nested stacks for shipping and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Hoover Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Rodgers, Arval W. Barnes, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5176367
    Abstract: A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a rectangular support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on said border wire. A plurality of upright formed wire springs modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on said frame. Some of the modules constitute main springs which are attached in a clipless manner at the upper ends thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the grid unit in a manner such that loads on the grid unit are yieldably resisted by the main springs. Others of the spring modules are corner springs located at the corners of the frame. The corner springs are similar to the main springs but are secured by conventional clips to the corners of the border wire in the grid unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Hoover Group, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Rodgers, Arval W. Barnes, Sr.