Innerspring mattress

Claim 2

An innerspring mattress spring assembly, comprising: a plurality of springs which have securement ends attached at a frame and opposite support ends positioned to support an elastic material supporting surface upon which a user lies, said supporting surface forming a substantially planar surface prior to the user lying thereon; said springs being designed and positioned such that a respective work axis of a spring force of each spring describes an angle with respect to a perpendicular of the planar surface on which the user lies such that a horizontal longitudinal component of the force is exerted longitudinally of the user through the supporting surface and a vertical component of the force vertically supports the user through the supporting surface; said springs being secured in rows to parallel axel-like supports connected with the frame; and said axel-like supports comprise axles which are rotatably seated, and stop means are positioned relative to said springs such that said springs can be pre-stressed when in abutting contact with the stop means by means of rotating said axles.

Claim 3

An innerspring mattress spring assembly according to claim 1 wherein all axles are connected to one another by setting means such that all springs can be pre-stressed in common.

Claim 4

A mattress supporting assembly, comprising: a flexible material supportng surface upon which a user lies; a frame assembly comprising a plurality of pivotably linked frame parts in a row along a longitudinal direction of the frame assembly; each frame part having at least one row formed by a plurality of springs, said row being transverse to the longitudinal direction; a majority of said rows of springs each being formed by a rotatable spring securement member to which the plurality of springs in the row are attached; each spring attached to the securement member comprising a flat spiral spring having one securement end and an opposite support end aubutting against said supporting surface; means for rotating the securement member so as to change a spring tension of the flat spiral springs in a given row; and some of the rows having flat spiral springs aligned such that they exert a spring force on the supporting surface having one component of the force in a longitudinal direction toward a head of the user together with a vertical supporting component of the force and other rows have a component of the spring force directed toward lower body portions of the user and also a vertically directed component for supporting the user.

Claim 5

A mattress supporting assembly, comprising: a flexible material supportng surface upon which a user lies; a frame assembly comprising a plurality of pivotably linked frame parts in a row along a longitudinal direction of the frame assembly; each frame part having at least one row formed by a plurality of springs, said row being transverse to the longitudinal direction; a majority of said rows of springs each being formed by a rotatable spring securement member to which the plurality of springs in the row are attached; each spring attached to the securement member comprising a flat spiral spring having one securement end and an opposite support end aubutting against said supporting surface; means for rotating the securement member so as to change a spring tension of the flat spiral springs in a given row; and some of the rows having flat spiral springs aligned such that they exert a spring force on the supporting surface having one component of the force in a longitudinal direction toward a head of the user together with a vertical supporting component of the force and other rows have a component of the spring force directed toward lower body portions of the user and also a vertically directed component for supporting the user.