Patent ID: 8720872
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An innerspring comprising: a plurality of interconnected coils, the coils arranged in an array of columns and rows, each of the coils having a generally cylindrical body formed by helical turns of wire, a first coil end at a first end of the coil body and a second coil end at a second end of the coil body; the first coil end having a plurality of segments of wire formed in a plane generally perpendicular to an axis of the coil body, and a first terminal end located lateral of the coil body; the second coil end having a plurality of segments of wire formed in a plane generally perpendicular to an axis of the coil body, and a second terminal end located lateral of the coil body; a first set of coils located in every other column of the innerspring, the first set of coils having a common orientation with the first terminal end at a first radial position with respect to the corresponding coil body, and a second set of coils located in columns adjacent to the first set of coils, the second set of coils having a common orientation with a terminal end at a second radial position with respect to the corresponding coil body, the second radial position being located on an opposite side of the coil body from the first radial position.