Patent ID: 6832401
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: A47C,F16F

Abstract:
An improved spring support assembly comprising:(a) an outer frame including an open bottom and open top, a front and a back, the front and back having opposed top edges; (b) a lower spring support grid affixed to the frame and spanning the open bottom; (c) at least two rows of vertically oriented springs having top ends and bottom ends, the bottom ends of the springs being affixed to the lower spring support grid; and (d) a top sheet having opposed margins, the margins being affixed to the opposed top edges of the outer frame such that the sheet is stretched between the top edges and over the open top of the frame and top ends of the springs, the top sheet being formed of an elastically stretchable material, whereby each of the springs is at least partially vertically compressed between the lower spring support grid and the top sheet; (e) wherein the top ends of the springs are affixed to the top sheet.