Abstract: Provided is a seat which offers increased ride comfort and less fatigue felt even on long-time sitting. The seat includes a cushion frame, a first support member supported by the cushion frame and configured to support a seated occupant, second support members disposed at left and right sides of the first support member and configured to be deformable, and a restraining portion by which each second support member is restrained in such a manner that its laterally outer side is less likely to sink down than its laterally center side. The seat is configured such that an upper-side support surface for supporting a seated occupant is so restrained by the restraining portion as to assume a first position when no occupant is seated, and to assume a second position when an occupant is seated, the support surface facing further inward in the second position than in the first position.

Abstract: A seating product is provided which includes a metal frame having four sides, at least two sides each including a plurality of frame holes. The seating product also includes an elastomeric sheet webbing having first and second end loops each including a plurality of end loop holes. The seating product further includes first and second stabilizer rods extending through the first and second end loops, respectively. The seating product also includes a plurality of fasteners having first and second ends, the first ends extending through corresponding end loop holes in one of the first end loop or the second end loop and the second ends extending through corresponding frame holes in the metal frame. At least one of the fasteners contacts the respective stabilizer rod.

Abstract: A fixing element (30), for fixing a cable (50) to a spring mat (12) of a vehicle seat (1), includes a retaining region (32) and at least one gripping arm (34, 36), which can be elastically preloaded such that a cable (50) located between the retaining region (32) and the at least one gripping arm (34, 36) is pressed against the retaining region (32) by the at least one gripping arm (34, 36). The spring mat (12), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a fixing element (30). A vehicle seat (1) includes the spring mat (12) and/or a fixing element (30).

Abstract: A shock absorber for vehicle seat is provided. The shock absorber is suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad. The shock absorber includes: a plurality of wires that are disposed in parallel to the seat frame, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; and a resinous member that connects the wires to each other, the resinous member having a bent portion, wherein the resinous member is elastically deformable in a direction in which the wires are opposed each other in accordance with a deformation of the bent portion.

Abstract: Device for preventing decubitus, consisting of a number of adjacent members (1) which are attached to a base and which members (1) are covered with a layer (2) of elastic material which defines a reclining surface for a patient. Each member comprises at least one elastic panel whose two opposite ends are connected to one another via a pulling element (6, 13) in order to pull the two ends towards one another, while bending the said panel, so that the vertical height of the member increases. The device also comprises a control device (3) for activating the pulling element for one or more of the said members as desired. The pulling element preferably consists of a wire, rod or strip of memory metal, which can assume its original contracted position by means of heating.

Abstract: A molded or non-molded elastomeric shock cell having a base with legs extending from each side of the base with each of the legs having a foot that extends laterally outward from the legs to provide a unitary elastomeric shock cell that can be individually mounted to support plates or a plurality of elastomeric shock cells can be ganged, or stacked together to produce a composite isolator with different shock isolation characteristics. The elastomeric shock cell if mountable in one axis provide tension resistance and if mounted in a bias axis or right angle axis provide tension and compression resistance to shocks to the system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spring core for mattresses and seat cushions with leaf springs. The spring core consists of a plurality of spring elements bent up out of passages punched in a plate, with each spring element having an upper and a lower spring clip, with the upper spring clip bent up out of a passage punched in the lower spring clip. The spring elements can also be coated with extruded foam.

Abstract: This invention relates to a spring core of leaf springs for mattresses and seat cushions. According to the invention, the spring core comprises at least two plates opposite each other, having a multiplicity of spring elements broken out of holes. Preferably, the spring elements of the opposite plates are mirror-images.

Abstract: An apparatus for fastening the ends of sinusoidal springs or of similar fiat spring elements to a part of a frame of upholstered furniture, includes a long, extended, one-piece plastic profiled strip with a fastening part, continuous over its length, for putting in place staples or similar fastening elements on the frame and in an accommodating part for the sinusoidal springs, which is to face the inner edge of the frame part, with clevis type eyelets for the spring ends, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strip.

Abstract: A seating frame is disclosed in which the ends of seat springs are coupled to two spaced opposing metal frame members by plastic clips which have been secured in a friction-fit-manner to flanges formed in each frame member. The flange of each frame member extending in a direction away from the opposing frame member to an open end. Each clip having a generally S-shaped profile and including a frame engaging hook portion which is separated from a spring engaging hook portion by a central portion of the clip. The frame engaging hook portion and central portion defining a slot opening in a first direction, and which is sized to receive therein in a friction-fit the open end of a flange. The spring retaining hook portion and central portion defining a second slot opening in a direction opposite to the first direction, and which is sized to receive and retain therein one end of the spring.

Abstract: An improved innerspring construction such as a mattress or box spring unit which includes improved edge support characteristics. A torsion edge support unit is disclosed which may be placed about the periphery of an innerspring construction with a minimum of interference with more interiorly-positioned coil springs.

Abstract: A furniture frame is disclosed in which the ends of furniture springs are coupled to two spaced opposing metal frame members by plastic clips which have been secured in a friction-fit-manner to flanges formed in each frame member. The flange of each frame member extending in a direction away from the opposing frame member to an open end. Each clip having a generally S-shaped profile and including a frame engaging hook portion which is separated from a spring engaging hook portion by a central portion of the clip. The frame engaging hook portion and central portion defining a slot opening in a first direction, and which is sized to receive therein in a friction-fit the open end of a flange. The spring retaining hook portion and central portion defining a second slot opening in a direction opposite to the first direction, and which is sized to receive and retain therein one end of the spring.

Abstract: A border support spring has a pair of complementary torsion wires for providing increased resilient border support to a mattress spring assembly. Each torsion wire of the present invention is bent to have an elongated center section having a pair of spaced ends from which extend divergently projecting transverse arms. Each transverse arm terminates in an end portion which is adapted to be secured to the top or bottom border wire of the mattress spring assembly. The end portions and center sections are each generally orthogonal to the orientation of the transverse arms. The center sections of the pair of torsion wires journal together to prevent relative translational movement, but permit pivotal relative movement between the transverse arms. A helical laced wire is used to journal the center sections of the torsion wires together and extends substantially the entire length of the center sections.

Abstract: A perimeter support spring for use in a mattress or furniture spring assembly having an array of coil springs connected with spaced parallel border wires along the perimeter of the spring array is connected between the border wires to provide supplementary support to the mattress perimeter. The support spring comprises a torsion spring member having an intermediate torsion coil, a pair of spring arms diverging from the torsion coil, and a pair of molded plastic mounting clips attached to the terminal ends of the spring arms.

Abstract: A spring and grid sub-assembly for use in furniture and box spring assemblies in which spring modules are attached to the wire grid through an attachment system in which the springs are in both an over-under relationship and a side-to-side interwoven relationship with the cross wires through plastic deformation of the cross wires whereby the springs can not be removed from the wire grid without plastic deformation of either the grid or spring modules. The resultant sub-assembly can be easily transported from a sub-assembler to a final assembler without risk of the springs being displaced or removed from the wire grid. Furthermore, spring clips are not needed for attaching the spring modules to the grid.

Abstract: A box spring assembly includes a base frame, a top wire grid and a plurality of modular wire springs interconnecting the top wire grid and the base frame. The modular wire springs each comprises a unitary wire formed into an inverted U-shaped configuration with the closed end of each U-shaped spring having two edge connector bars and a diagonally extending central connector bar interconnected at its opposite ends to the edge connector bars by attachment segments. The closed end of the modular spring is snap-fit to the top wire grid so each of the edge connector bars supports separate portions of the top wire grid at intersections within the wire grid. The vertical legs of the modular spring include at least three torsion bars and two edge loops of differing radii. The edge loops, because of their differing radii impart differing softness or deflection characteristics to the modular springs.

Abstract: An edge support system for a mattress foundation. The edge support system includes a pair of torsion elements, each including a central torsion segment, with the torsion segments being secured to one another, and with the torsion elements being formed as mirror images of one another, with legs being attached to the top and bottom border members of the mattress foundation. A secondary expansion spring is connected between the attached torsion segments and an intermediate rod located midway between the border members of the foundation. The gauge of the wire forming the torsion elements and the strength of the expansion spring determine the amount of support by the edge support system. A plurality of the system can be spaced about the periphery of the foundation to provide greater firmness in areas needing enhanced stiffness.

Abstract: An improved resilient torsion arrangement. The torsion arrangement is comprised of a wire-like body member having an upper portion formed in a first predetermined open geometrical configuration, a transverse portion extending across the first predetermined open geometrical configuration, and a lower portion having a second predetermined open geometrical configuration. The upper portion and the lower portion are resiliently movable toward, or away from, each other to put the transverse portion into torsion. The torsion in the transverse portion provides the resilient force resisting movement of the upper portion toward the lower portion. Proper selection of the relationships between the upper portion and the lower portion and configuration of the transverse portion can provide predetermined relationships between the force required to move the upper portion toward, and away from, the lower portion and the separation between the upper portion and the lower portion.

Abstract: A spring element for a foundation unit and a foundation unit employing the spring element. The foundation unit is of the type having a top wire grid structure and a wooden bottom structure, with a plurality of the spring elements being disposed in space relationship between the grid structure and the bottom substructure. The spring elements include spaced support legs extending from a top portion, with the legs converging toward one another. Each leg has a series of spaced support segments, with the support segments lying generally in a single plane and extending oppositely from one another in a zig-zag fashion between the top portion and an attachment segment. Torsion segments are located between adjacent support segments, with the torsion segments extending generally perpendicular to the plane of the support legs. Suitable links are used to interconnect each torsion segment with its adjacent support segments of each support leg.

Abstract: A limited deflection spring for use in a box spring assembly has a unitary wire body having a foot portion, an upright yieldable portion on the foot portion and a loading bearing portion at the upper end of the upright portion. The upright yieldable portion includes a pair of horizontally spaced upright columns which diverge relative to each other. Each of the upright columns is suspended between the load bearing portion and the foot portion by separate upper and lower torsion bar systems. Each of the torsion bar system includes a pair of generally horizontal torsion bars connected together by a central connecting bar. Suspension of the upright columns between separate torsion bar systems enhances lateral stability and impact load withstand capability of the spring elements. Spring elements having upwardly diverging upright columns may be mixed with elements having downwardly diverging upright columns in a box spring assembly so as to produce an optimum desired loading response in the assembly.

Abstract: A non-coil spring is disclosed for use in a box spring assembly. The spring is a limited deflection spring having a lower portion for mounting to the frame of the box spring assembly, an upper attaching platform portion for attaching to a wire mattress support deck and an intermediate portion for resiliently supporting the upper attaching platfor spaced from the lower mounting portion. The intermediate portion inclues a pair of collapsible column sections having middle torsion bars which are connected to upper torsion bars in the attaching platform and lower torsion bars in the mounting portion by connecting bars which each diverge away from an end of the middle torsion bars in the column sections. During loading, these middle torsion bars in the column sections move toward each other until they engage in a cross bucking fashion to limit further deflection of the spring. At full deflection the platform is a predetermined spaced distance above the engaged middle torsion bars.

Abstract: A box spring 10 for supporting a load includes a horizontally extending frame 12 which defines a load supporting area, a plurality of formed wire springs 14 mounted on the frame 12 for providing symmetrical resilient support under the load, and a grid 16 spaced above and in parallel relationship with the frame 12. Each spring 14 is defined by an integral wire having a horizontally extending section 32 with first and second ends 34, 36 and a fishmouth section 54, 56 associated with each end. Each fishmouth section 54, 56 includes a V-shaped portion with a torsion bar 58, 68. The V-shaped portion of the fishmouth section 54 adjacent the first end 34 of the horizontally extending section 32 faces oppositely from the V-shaped portion of the fishmouth section 56 adjacent the second end 36. Spacer segments 41, 47 are located on opposing sides of the horizontal section 32 to provide stability to the spring 14 under load.

Abstract: A spring module for use in a spring assembly embodying a base frame and a grid frame comprising upper and lower attaching elements for connecting the module to the base frame and grid frame and a plurality of lower and upper symmetrically-disposed, yieldable legs connecting the lower and upper attaching elements.

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 bent wire spring module wherein there are upper and lower attaching elements for attachment, respectively, to a grid frame and base frame and vertically-disposed, spaced, parallel legs connecting the upper and lower attaching elements, each leg comprising an arcuate length of wire embodying diverging legs and upper and lower straight lengths of wire integrally connected at one end to the ends of the legs of the arcuate length of wire and at their opposite ends to the upper and lower attaching elements.

Abstract: A resilient furniture seat support is provided with spring assemblies formed of base springs which have upper springs mounted thereon. Each base spring is formed of a length of wire with forward and rear mounting portions which are connectible to the front and rear rails of a seat frame. The upper springs have base portions connected to and supported by the base spring, resilient vertically collapsible midportions, and upper attachment portions adapted for attachment to transverse border wires or crosswires. Two upper springs have their attachment portions connected together. The base spring has a resilient vertically collapsible section, and an attachment portion is located at the upper end of this collapsible section. The upper attachment portion of the base spring is attached to the upper attachment portion of one of the upper springs.

Abstract: A bent wire spring unit for interposition between a grid frame and base frame comprising upper and lower attaching elements and intervening spaced, parallel, oppositely-facing supports yieldably connecting the top and bottom attaching elements, said supports comprising first legs inclined upwardly in opposite directions from the bottom attaching elements at a predetermined angle, second legs inclined downwardly in opposite directions from the top attaching element at a sharper angle than the angle of inclination of the first legs relative to the bottom attaching element and spaced, parallel third legs connected at their upper and lower ends to the distal ends of the downwardly and upwardly-facing first and second legs, said third legs being concavely bent intermediate their ends in directions toward each other.

Abstract: A furniture spring assembly (10,10',10") provides support for a torsion bar spring (16) between spaced frame members (12,14). An elongated support (44) of the spring assembly extends from a fishmouth torsion bar (22) at a frame mounted end (18) of the spring (16) to a foot (42) at the other spring end (38) and then for connection to the other frame member (14). Each of three preferred embodiments of the elongated support preferably includes a helical spring (71) that provides the connection thereof to the frame member (14). One embodiment of the support (44) includes an elongated metal strip (72) having a first end (74) hooked to the fishmouth torsion bar (22) and having a second end (76) including an attachment flange (80) and an attachment loop (82) that are secured to the foot (42) of the second spring end.

Abstract: An improved seat which is mounted on forward and rearward pairs of brackets in a vehicle. The seat includes a spring frame having an arrangement of seat springs supporting a seat cushion including a cushion spring extending between opposite ends of the spring frame. A pair of forward and rearward connecting members, which are spaced apart, interconnect the forward and rearward brackets. A pair of forward springs connect the front portion of the spring frame and a rear portion of the cushion springs to the forward connecting member. The forward springs are pivotably connected to the forward connecting member. A pair of rearward springs connect the rear portion of the spring frame and the rearward connecting member. The spring frame is divided into a forward arrangement of seat springs and a rearward arrangement of seat springs. The cushion springs extend along opposite sides of the upper portion of the seat springs and connect the front and rear portions of the spring frame.

Abstract: A box spring assembly which includes a generally rectangular frame, a plurality of upwardly extending wire springs mounted on the frame, and a wire grid supported on the upper ends of the springs so that the grid and springs cooperate to yieldably resist downwardly directed bedding loads. Each of the springs is formed at its upper end with an attaching portion that is structured so that it can be connected to the grid merely by moving it from an initial position to an interlocked position. This structure enables assembly of the grid and the springs without the requirement for the usual attaching clips.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat having a seat portion that is subdivided by slots to provide resilient individual supporting elements, and wherein the seat portion has a width which exceeds the span of the support for the seat portion.The seat thereby provides a maximum sitting comfort by the superior elasticity of its seat portion, the elasticity extending even into the support for the seat portion.

Abstract: A rail attachment assembly for attaching an end of a sinuous spring band to a steel rail. A vertical flange of the rail is provided with pairs of longitudinally spaced apertures to facilitate passage of anchor links or band elements. The steel rail section between the apertures in each pair is deformed inwardly of the flange to permit seating of the heavier gauge band segment or the lighter gauge link segment for rotation about a fixed axis. Where either a link or a spring is employed, noise, grinding and squeeking normally associated with uncontrolled vertical and/or lateral motion and travel of the link or springs; i.e., "wandering", is obviated.

Abstract: A furniture frame construction of the disclosure includes a framework of steel frame members that support a spring assembly for a seat cushion. Front and rear frame members of the framework are fabricated from relatively thin steel stock and have closed cross-sections with projecting flanges secured to each other. End frame members of the framework are also fabricated from relatively thin steel stock with channel cross-sections and interconnect the front and rear frame members with each other. The spring assembly includes a primary spring of the formed wire type extending between the front and rear frame members. The front end of the primary spring includes a fishmouth section that spaces a support section of this spring above the front frame member. The rear end of the primary spring includes a helical coil with a tail that supports the rear end of the support section on the rear frame member. An auxiliary spring of the spring assembly is secured to the lower side of the primary spring support section.

Abstract: A generally rectangular box spring assembly of the disclosure includes a wire grid supported on a lower frame by center coil springs and by formed wire springs at the edge of the assembly. The formed wire springs provide relatively firm edge support while the coil springs provide softer center support. Each of the formed wire springs includes at least one fishmouth section extending upwardly from an associated frame member for connection to the grid. The formed wire springs preferably include a pair of the fishmouth sections which are interconnected by a connecting portion. The grid may be secured to the connecting portion of the formed wire springs or to a border wire that is itself secured to the fishmouth sections of these springs. The center coil springs are preferably of a conical shape with their smaller ends secured to laterally extending frame slats and with their larger ends clipped to the wire grid.