Saddle spring

Claim 2

A saddle spring formed of a permanentlydeformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs, said bottom legs being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend to engage the bottom of the slat, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat.

Claim 3

A saddle spring as recited in claim 1, each of said spring clips having connected sections formed to engage the sides, top and bottom of a slat having a substantially rectangular cross-section.

Claim 4

A saddle spring as recited in claim 1, said bottom leg section including means to deform elastically the spring clip formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 5

A saddle spring as recited in claim 3, said means to deform elastically including loops formed integrally with the bottom leg section.

Claim 6

A furniture spring assembly comprising a planar bottom frame formed of connected transverse and longitudinal slats, and a plurality of saddle springs; each of said saddle springs being formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs; said bottom legs of each saddle spring being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips, and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend to engage the bottom of the slat, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat.

Claim 7

A furniture spring assembly comprising a planar bottom frame formed of connected transverse and longitudinal slats, and a plurality of saddle springs; each of said saddle springs being formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs; said bottom legs of each saddle spring being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips, and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend to engage the bottom of the slat, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat.

Claim 8

A furniture spring assembly as recited in claim 5, said top legs extending substantially in a common plane parallel to said bottom frame for supporting a top mesh.

Claim 9

A saddle spring as recited in claim 5, said bottom leg section including means to deform elastically the spring clip formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 10

A saddle spring as recited in claim 5, said means to deform elastically including loops formed integrally with the bottom leg section.

Claim 11

A saddle spring as recited in claim 5, said spring clips being of a uniform size, said bottom frame including slats of different widths, wider ones of said slats being formed with notches in the sides thereof for accommodating said spring clips.

Claim 12

A saddle spring as recited in claim 5, together with reinforcing slats attached to the bottoms of at least some of said transverse slats, said reinforcing slats being formed with grooves in upper surfaces thereof for receiving and securing saod terminal hook sections.

Claim 13

A saddle spring as recited in claim 1, wherein one of said upwardly-extending legs includes an inclined portion.

Claim 14

A furniture spring assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein one of said upwardly extending legs of at least one of said saddle springs includes an inclined portion.

Claim 15

A saddle spring formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs, said bottom legs being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat, and further including means to deform elastically the spring clip, said means formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 16

A saddle spring formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs, said bottom legs being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat, and further including means to deform elastically the spring clip, said means formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 17

A saddle spring as recited in claim 13, said means to deform elastically including loops formed integrally with the bottom leg section.

Claim 18

A saddle spring as recited in claim 13, wherein one of said upwardly-extending legs includes an inclined portion.

Claim 19

A furNiture spring assembly comprising a planar bottom frame formed of connected transverse and longitudinal slats, and a plurality of saddle springs; each of said saddle springs being formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs; said bottom legs of each saddle spring being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend to engage the bottom of the slat, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat, and further including means to deform elastically the spring clip, said means formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 20

A furNiture spring assembly comprising a planar bottom frame formed of connected transverse and longitudinal slats, and a plurality of saddle springs; each of said saddle springs being formed of a permanently-deformed length of resilient material and having, in a normal orientation thereof, a pair of bottom legs joining a pair of upwardly-extending legs, and a top leg joining said upwardly-extending legs; said bottom legs of each saddle spring being bent to form a pair of spaced-apart spring clips and each of said spring clips including in serial order from the juncture thereof with said upwardly-extending legs a reverse bend to engage the bottom of the slat, an upwardly-extending section for engaging one side of the slat, a bottom leg section for engaging the top of the slat, a downwardly-extending section for engaging a second side of the slat, and a terminal hook section for engaging the bottom of the slat, and further including means to deform elastically the spring clip, said means formed integrally with the bottom leg section whereby the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections may be extended outwardly, placed about the slat and then released, the reverse bend, terminal hook section, and upwardly and downwardly extending sections engaging the slat.

Claim 21

A saddle spring as recited in claim 16, said means to deform elastically including loops formed integrally with the bottom leg section.

Claim 22

A saddle spring as recited in claim 16, wherein one of said upwardly-extending legs includes an inclined portion.