Patent ID: 7406727

Claim:
A foldable bedding foundation movable between a collapsed position and an erected position, said foundation comprising: a first section having a first base comprising a pair of opposed end rails, a pair of opposed side rails and a plurality of cross rails, a first plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to said first base, a first upper wire grid pivotally secured to said first wire struts and braces extending between the first base and an outermost wire strut of the first plurality of wire struts; a second section having a second base; a lower hinge secured to and extending between the first and second bases; and a support assembly secured to one of said first and second bases and adapted to be secured to the other of said first and second bases and extend between the first and second bases when said bedding foundation is in an erected condition, wherein said braces are pivotally secured to one of the cross rails of said first base and have end portions which slide down the outermost wire strut of the first plurality of struts until they come to rest in a substantially horizontal orientation when the bedding foundation is collapsed from its erected position to its collapsed position.