Abstract: Furniture is assembled from elastic modules enabling rapid and convenient assembly and disassembly. The elastic module has a spring, an outer covering layer, and an end member attached to an end face of the outer covering layer. A mattress includes a plurality of individual spring assemblies (145), with each spring assembly including at least one spring (134) and a spring cap (144, 150, 161, 164, 171, 184, 194, 204). Each spring cap has at least one first attachment fitting (168, 178, 174, 186, 196) and at least one second attachment fitting (169, 180, 176, 187) with each first attachment fitting engageable into or onto and removable from a second attachment fitting of an adjoining spring cap. The spring assemblies are attached to each other via the first and second attachment fittings, forming the individual spring assemblies into a spring core. A top pad is positioned on top of the spring core.

Abstract: Furniture is assembled from elastic modules enabling rapid and convenient assembly and disassembly. The elastic module has a spring, an outer covering layer, and an end member attached to an end face of the outer covering layer. A mattress includes a plurality of individual spring assemblies (145), with each spring assembly including at least one spring (134) and a spring cap (144, 150, 161, 164, 171, 184, 194, 204). Each spring cap has at least one first attachment fitting (168, 178, 174, 186, 196) and at least one second attachment fitting (169, 180, 176, 187) with each first attachment fitting engageable into or onto and removable from a second attachment fitting of an adjoining spring cap. The spring assemblies are attached to each other via the first and second attachment fittings, forming the individual spring assemblies into a spring core. A top pad is positioned on top of the spring core.

Abstract: The present invention is a mattress comprising a layer of cushion pockets secured to a layer of coil pockets. The first layer of cushion pockets comprises first and second cushion pockets. Each of the first and second cushion pockets comprise a pocket and a cushion member disposed in the pocket. The layer of cushion pockets further comprises an attachment member comprising an upper surface and a lower surface. The first and second cushion pockets are engaged with the upper surface of the attachment member. The layer of coil pockets comprise first and second coil pockets. Each of the first and said coil pockets comprise a pocket and a coil spring disposed in the pocket. The lower surface of the attachment member is engaged with the layer of coil pockets such that the first and second cushion pockets act directly upon the first and second coil pockets, respectively.

Abstract: A tubular spring assembly and a series of tubular spring assemblies for use in beds, chairs, or other cushioned surfaces, the tubular spring assembly having a tubular base member, a tubular second member that partially nests and is slidable within the tubular base member, a spring connecting the two tubular members, a ball joint affixed to the exterior of the second member and a pad attached to the ball joint wherein a series of tubular spring assemblies can be arranged within the interior of a bed, chair, or other cushioned surface to provide widely dispersed pressure onto the user.

Abstract: The present invention is a spring unit for a mattress comprising first and second pocket springs. Each of the first and second pocket springs comprise a coil pocket comprising a pocket and a coil spring disposed in the pocket and a cushion pocket comprising a pocket and a first resilient member disposed in the pocket of the cushion pocket. Each cushion pocket is engaged with and acting only upon the corresponding coil pocket. Substantially the entire side of the pocket of the coil pocket of the first pocket spring is engaged with substantially the entire side of the pocket of the coil pocket of the second pocket spring. Each cushion pocket is free standing and not connected with each other thereby creating a pumping action upon depression of the first pocket spring and/or the second pocket spring that produces circulation of air within the mattress.

Abstract: The present invention is a mattress comprising a plurality of pocket springs. Each of the pocket springs comprise a coil pocket and a first cushion pocket. The coil pocket comprises a pocket and a coil spring disposed therein. The first cushion pocket comprises a pocket and a resilient member disposed therein. The first cushion pocket is disposed above and acts directly upon the coil pocket. The mattress may further comprise a second cushion pocket disposed below the coil pocket. The second cushion pocket comprises a pocket and a resilient member disposed therein. The second cushion pocket is engaged with and acts directly upon the coil pocket.

Abstract: A body support apparatus, for example, a bed, includes a support surface defined by support members. Each support member is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface. Support members are so arranged that movement of any one of the support members in a direction substantially normal to the support surface and beyond a threshold distance relative to an adjacent support member causes movement in substantially the same direction of said adjacent support member. No movement of a support member is caused by the movement of an adjacent support member when the distance of relative movement is below the threshold distance. The support members are resiliently urged towards an unloaded position, by tension springs.

Abstract: A coupled waveband (14, 21) suspension for bed underframes, seating, upholstery, and mattresses consists of several sinusoidal wavebands (14, 21) which run parallel and/or transversely to the longitudinal axis. Support elements (12, 35) are rigidly or moveably fixed to or ride on the crests or maxima of the wavebands (14, 21). The troughs or minima are supported by slide or roll bearing elements (17) affixed to the frame. A strong interactive coupling is achieved between the support elements (12, 35) causing a positive stroke of the less pressure-loaded segments and the appropriate support elements by the simultaneous lowering of the pressure-loaded waveband segments. The wavebands (14, 21) are manufactured out of higher quality, elastically flexible sold plastic or foam material, or of spring steel band or wire, duralumin, or out of formed laminated wood.

Abstract: An all mechanical support surface that tracks the flotation properties of a true fluid and utilizes a series of constant restoring force springs connecting reciprocating pistons which have supporting surfaces with multiple degrees of freedom to define a user supporting surface that assumes the shape of the user and minimizes the force differential on different areas of the user's skin.

Abstract: A support device having a plurality of support units, each comprising a plurality of flexible, substantially vertical support columns, with the bottoms of the support columns attached at equidistant intervals to a base member and the tops of the support columns attached at equidistant intervals to a substantially perpendicular support platform. The support columns provide directional flexibility to the columns, upon compression, to provide a substantially uniform counter-force through a range of flexion of the support columns and corresponding downward deflection of said support device. Such uniform counter-force during compression simulates a fluid-like support system. The support columns may be comprised of a solid, synthetic foam such as high density polyurethane or springs made of metal or other material. The support units preferably are arranged in a matrix to provide collective support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a generic mattress system which is easily adjustable to differing and space varying stresses with limiting spring paths. It has a top mattress and a bottom mattress with supporting elements connected to a frame and located in the plane of a frame. The elements are in U-shape and bear elastic support elements fastened to crosspieces. The upper mattress can also have spring elements between the upper and lower support, with each spring element having a section of elastic material.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a new cushion structure generally comprised of a plurality of spring plates each having respectively mounted thereon a pair of smooth spherical elements. Responsive to an individual sitting on the cushion, the spherical elements in the area where the individual is seated are displaced to cause the spring plates to further incline rearwardly one after another. Through this chain reaction, the spring plates in the area of the individual will all be displaced rearwardly to perfectly fit the curvature of the individual's body who sits thereon. In addition to providing a good ventilation effect, the spring plates which are made of a metal material, also serve to eliminate concentrations of heat in the area where the individual is sitting by virtue of their heat conduction.

Abstract: A modular box spring mattress includes two flexible plate units each of which consists of a plurality of plate subunits. The plate subunits of either of the plate units include a plurality of annular flanges which extend toward the adjoining plate unit. The annular flanges of one of the plate units respectively oppose the annular flanges of the adjoining plate unit so that the end turns of the compression springs are received within the annular flanges. Each of the annular flanges includes a plurality of flexible retaining arms extending obliquely and inwardly therefrom in a plane generally parallel to the plate subunits. The end portions of the retaining arms are spaced apart from the corresponding plate subunits so that the end turns of the compression springs can be respectively retained between the retaining arms and the plate subunits.

Abstract: The spring bridges of an undermattress are provided with lifting slats (9) which lift the unloaded mattress during the day for the purpose of better airing of the plywood springs (4, 5). During loading by a reclining person, the lifting slats (9) fall back below the upper edge of the plywood springs (4, 5) so that the mattress is then supported normally.

Abstract: An innerspring mattress comprising a plurality of wire or flat spiral springs which have securement ends secured to the mattress frame and support ends supporting an elastic material surface on which the springs are designed and positioned such that a respective work axis of spring force of the springs describe an angle relative to a perpendicular of the frame, said angle being greater than 0.degree..