A canted coil spring ring comprising: a first plurality of coils each having a first coil major axis, a first coil minor axis and a coil center defined by the intersection of said first coil major and minor axes; and a second plurality of coils each having a second coil major axis, a second coil minor axis and a coil center defined by the intersection of said second coil major and minor axes; characterized in that: wherein each coil of said first plurality of coils is canted along a first centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said first plurality of coils; wherein each coil of said second plurality of coils is canted along a second centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said second plurality of coils; wherein the coils of said first plurality of coils alternate with the coils of said second plurality of coils according to an alternating pattern; wherein the spring ring comprises an inner perimeter defined by said first plurality of coils only; wherein said inner perimeter having a minimum reachable inner perimeter, which is defined as a minimum value that can be reached without the first plurality of coils having butted; said minimum reachable inner perimeter being smaller than a minimum reachable inner perimeter of a constant coil cross section canted coil spring having a similar total number of coils and coil major and minor axes similar to those of either said first or second pluralities of coils (124, 122); and wherein a portion of at least one coil of said second plurality of coils is moved through at least one coil of said first plurality of coils under a state of deflection of said coil spring ring. a first plurality of coils each having a first coil major axis, a first coil minor axis and a coil center defined by the intersection of said first coil major and minor axes; and a second plurality of coils each having a second coil major axis, a second coil minor axis and a coil center defined by the intersection of said second coil major and minor axes; characterized in that: wherein each coil of said first plurality of coils is canted along a first centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said first plurality of coils; wherein each coil of said second plurality of coils is canted along a second centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said second plurality of coils; wherein the coils of said first plurality of coils alternate with the coils of said second plurality of coils according to an alternating pattern; wherein the spring ring comprises an inner perimeter defined by said first plurality of coils only; wherein said inner perimeter having a minimum reachable inner perimeter, which is defined as a minimum value that can be reached without the first plurality of coils having butted; said minimum reachable inner perimeter being smaller than a minimum reachable inner perimeter of a constant coil cross section canted coil spring having a similar total number of coils and coil major and minor axes similar to those of either said first or second pluralities of coils (124, 122); and wherein a portion of at least one coil of said second plurality of coils is moved through at least one coil of said first plurality of coils under a state of deflection of said coil spring ring. wherein each coil of said first plurality of coils is canted along a first centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said first plurality of coils; wherein each coil of said second plurality of coils is canted along a second centerline defined by the plurality of coil centers resulting from said second plurality of coils; wherein the coils of said first plurality of coils alternate with the coils of said second plurality of coils according to an alternating pattern; wherein the spring ring comprises an inner perimeter defined by said first plurality of coils only; wherein said inner perimeter having a minimum reachable inner perimeter, which is defined as a minimum value that can be reached without the first plurality of coils having butted; said minimum reachable inner perimeter being smaller than a minimum reachable inner perimeter of a constant coil cross section canted coil spring having a similar total number of coils and coil major and minor axes similar to those of either said first or second pluralities of coils (124, 122); and wherein a portion of at least one coil of said second plurality of coils is moved through at least one coil of said first plurality of coils under a state of deflection of said coil spring ring.