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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1999
Larry I. Bullard, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vernon L. Bigsby, Hickory, NC (US);
Richard A. Bozynski, Sebring, FL (US);
Allen R. Sigmon, High Point, NC (US);
L & P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Abstract
A coil seating assembly is provided for use in a piece of furniture. The assembly includes a plurality of spring coils and a casing within which the coils are received. The coils each define a central longitudinal axis and are deformable in the direction of the axis between an extended, unloaded condition and a compressed, loaded condition. The casing includes a plurality of pockets, each of which encases one of the spring coils and includes side, top and bottom walls that collectively define an interior space sized for receipt of the coil when the coil is deformed from the unloaded condition. The pockets are sized to restrict extension of the coils from the compressed, loaded condition such that the coils are maintained in the loaded condition within the pocket. The pocketed coils are arranged in rows, and a plurality of the rows of pocketed coils are secured together by one or more cover sheets to form the assembly.