Abstract: A wire connecting device for the connection of wire or spring element(s) to be aligned and attached to a base frame by the use of shaped cuts and/or catches of the device. The device has sufficient strength to eliminate all base frame pieces other than the single piece side and end slats. A plurality of devices are arranged in parallel, each with a plurality of cuts and/or catches, and are attached to a base frame at positions corresponding to the attachment points of the wire element(s). The wire element(s) is then aligned with the device and with the cuts and/or catches of the device. The wire element(s) is then attached by sliding it such that the attachment points of the element(s) slide into the tight fitting section of the cuts and/or into the catches.

Abstract: An integral air purifying unit disposed inside a bed frame between a pair of cross-members. The air purifying unit includes a fan, at least one filter and an ultraviolet germicidal lamp. The structural members are provided with louvered openings to provide an inlet and outlet for the air purifying unit. Air is drawn through the inlet by the fan and passes through at least one filter. The air also passes over a germicidal lamp before exiting through an outlet in the side member on the opposite side of the fan.