Patent ID: 8978183
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A bedding or seating product comprising: a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of parallel strings of springs, each said string joined to an adjacent said string, each said string comprising first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of said string by transverse seams joining said first and second plies, and at least one spring positioned in each said pocket, at least one said string having a single spring in one said pocket and a pair of nested springs in an adjacent said pocket in alternating fashion along the length of said string, said pair of nested springs having a taller spring and a shorter spring, wherein a portion of each said transverse seam forming said adjacent pockets of said at least one string is divided from an upper surface of said at least one string downwardly to at least an uppermost portion of said shorter spring so as to partially separate said adjacent pockets, said adjacent pockets nevertheless connected along a substantial portion of a height of said shorter spring, cushioning materials on said pocketed spring assembly, and an upholstered covering encasing said pocketed spring assembly and cushioning materials.