Method for producing a mattress having embedded springs, the implements used and the mattress obtained

Claim 1

In a method for producing a mattress of the type wherein a synthetic material is foamed in a mold about a plurality of coil springs, the improvement which comprises: (a) disposing in a mold, without pre-compression, a plurality of bi-conical springs, each spring in the mold being supported on an associated mold support comprising a frusto-conical portion, no greater than one-half of each spring engaging its associated support about the frusto-conical portion thereof; (b) forming a foamable synthetic resinous material; (c) foaming the foamable synthetic resinous material in the mold and about the springs to embed the springs in the foam; (d) removing the support from the mold to provide a frusto-conical recess at the center of each spring; (e) stripping the foam from the mold, and wherein the springs are installed independently of one another and are solely retained by the cohesive forces of the solidified foam, the medial portion of each bi-conical spring being supported by the upper end of the associated support such that upon removal of the associated support the lower turnings of each spring is tangential to the hollow recess associated therewith.