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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1991
William C Rodgers, Lexington, KY (US);
Arval W Barnes, Sr, Lexington, KY (US);
Hoover Group, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a rectangular support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on said border wire. A plurality of upright formed wire springs modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on said frame. Some of the modules constitute main springs which are attached in a clipless manner at the upper ends thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the grid unit in a manner such that loads on the grid unit are yieldably resisted by the main springs. Others of the spring modules are corner springs located at the corners of the frame. The corner springs are similar to the main springs but are secured by conventional clips to the corners of the border wire in the grid unit. Each of the spring modules is of one-piece wire construction and is of downwardly tapered shape to enable grid and spring module assemblies to be efficiently arranged in compact nested stacks for shipping and storage.