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US4012801A
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Box spring assembly
Assignee: Leggett and Platt Inc
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Filing: 1975-10-10
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Granted: 1977-03-22
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Expires: 1995-10-10
Abstract
Abstract A box spring assembly for use as a foundation for a bed mattress. The assembly comprises a wooden frame, slats, spiral springs, corner coil springs, a border wire, and a welded wire top grid. The spiral springs extend parallel to the wooden slats and are secured at the bottom to the slats and at the top to the welded wire grid. Corner reinforcement and resiliency is provided by four corner coil springs, each of which is secured at the bottom to the wooden frame and at the top to the border wire and grid.
Inventors
- 👤 John Thomas King
- 👤 Blondie Butler
- 👤 Francis R. Struewing, deceased
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:23
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C23/00; A47C23/04; A47C23/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires welded together at their intersections and secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, and a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires welded together at their intersections and secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, and a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The box spring assembly of claim 1 which further includes coil springs located at the corners of said box spring assembly, said coil springs being secured at the bottom to said base frame and at the top to said border wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The box spring assembly of claim 1 in which at least some of said longitudinal and transverse wires of said grid have generally U-shaped hooks formed therein, said U-shaped hooks being wrapped around said spiral wires so as to secure said spiral spring wires to said grid of wires.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The box spring assembly of claim 1 in which each revolution of said spiral spring wires is connected at the top to said grid and at the bottom to one of said slats.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The box spring assembly of claim 1 in which each of said spiral spring wires extends parallel to one of said slats.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The box spring assembly of claim 1 in which adjacent spiral spring wires of said plurality of parallel spiral spring wires are of opposite twist so as to minimize lateral movement of the grid of wires upon vertical loading of said box spring assembly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
183 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires, each of said spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and coil springs located at the corners of said box spring assembly, said coil springs being secured at the bottom to said base frame and at the top to said border wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
183 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires, each of said spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and coil springs located at the corners of said box spring assembly, said coil springs being secured at the bottom to said base frame and at the top to said border wire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The box spring assembly of claim 7 in which at least some of said longitudinal and transverse wires of said grid have generally U-shaped hooks formed therein, said U-shaped hooks being wrapped around said spiral spring wires so as to secure said spiral spring wires to said grid of wires.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The box spring assembly of claim 7 in which each revolution of said spiral spring wires is connected at the top to said grid of wires.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The box spring assembly of claim 7 in which each of said spiral spring wires extends parallel to one of said slats.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The box spring assembly of claim 7 in which adjacent spiral spring wires of said plurality of parallel spiral spring wires are of opposite twist so as to minimize lateral movement of said grid of wires upon vertical loading of said box spring assembly.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
187 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires welded together at their intersections and secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, and a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and adjacent spiral spring wires of said plurality of parallel spiral spring wires being of opposite twist so as to minimize lateral movement of said grid of wires upon vertical loading of said box spring.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
187 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to the plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires welded together at their intersections and secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, and a plurality of parallel spiral spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said spiral spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and adjacent spiral spring wires of said plurality of parallel spiral spring wires being of opposite twist so as to minimize lateral movement of said grid of wires upon vertical loading of said box spring.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
171 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, a plurality of parallel helical spring wires, each of said helical spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said helical spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and each of said parallel helical spring wires having an axis extending parallel to said top plane of said box spring.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
171 words
A box spring assembly for use in supporting a bed mattress, said assembly comprising a rectangular base frame located in the bottom plane of said box spring assembly, a plurality of slats extending between two opposite sides of said base frame, a rectangular border wire generally overlying said base frame, said border wire being located in a plane spaced from but parallel to plane of said base frame, a grid of wires located in the plane of said border wire and defining the top plane of said box spring assembly, said grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal and transverse wires secured at their opposite ends to said border wire, a plurality of parallel helical spring wires, each of said helical spring wires extending between opposite sides of said base frame, said helical spring wires being secured at the bottom to said slats and at the top to said wire grid, and each of said parallel helical spring wires having an axis extending parallel to said top plane of said box spring.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-03-21 | 1980-09-20 | 1981-03-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-03-21 | 1984-09-20 | 1985-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-03-21 | 1988-09-20 | 1989-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |