Claims
- 1. A bedding product having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, said longitudinal dimension being greater than said transverse dimension, said bedding product comprising:
- a spring assembly collapsible in the transverse direction, said spring assembly comprising a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each of said spring modules being collapsible in the transverse direction,
- locking means for holding said spring assembly in an expanded position and preventing the collapse of said spring assembly,
- a pad covering a surface of said spring assembly,
- a fabric covering encasing said pad and spring assembly.
- 2. The bedding product of claim 1 further comprising a wire net covering at least one of said surfaces of said assembly.
- 3. A bedding product having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, said longitudinal dimension being greater than said transverse dimension, said bedding product comprising:
- a spring assembly collapsible in the transverse direction, said spring assembly comprising a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each of said spring modules being collapsible in the transverse direction,
- locking means for holding said assembly in an expanded position and preventing the collapse of said spring assembly.
- 4. The bedding product of claim 3 further comprising a wooden base secured beneath said spring assembly.
- 5. The bedding product of claim 3 wherein each spring module comprises a plurality of individual wires joined together at a center section of each of said plurality of wires.
- 6. The bedding product of claim 5 wherein each individual wire is covered with a covering.
- 7. The bedding product of claim 3 wherein each spring module comprises four individual wires, each individual wire having a horizontal center section, two diverging connecting sections extending away from opposite ends of said center section, and two end sections substantially parallel to said center section, said end sections extending outwardly from said connecting sections.
- 8. A collapsible spring assembly having an upper planar surface in a top plane and a lower planar surface in a bottom plane, said spring assembly comprising:
- a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each of said spring modules comprising multiple wires joined together between said planes, and
- means for holding said assembly in an expanded condition, preventing the collapse of said assembly wherein said spring assembly is held in an expanded condition by a plastic net located substantially in one of said planes, said plastic net being secured to opposed border rods in order to prevent the collapse of said assembly.
- 9. A collapsible spring assembly having an upper planar surface in a top plane and a lower planar surface in a bottom plane, said spring assembly comprising:
- a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each of said spring modules comprising four individual wires joined together between said planes, and means for holding said assembly in an expanded condition, preventing the collapse of said assembly.
- 10. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 9 wherein said individual wires of said spring modules are joined together with helical lacing wire.
- 11. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 9 wherein each of said individual wires has a horizontal center section, two diverging connecting sections extending away from opposite ends of said center section, and two end sections substantially parallel to said center section, said end sections extending outwardly from said connecting sections.
- 12. A collapsible spring assembly having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, said longitudinal dimension being greater than said transverse dimension, an upper planar surface in a top plane and a lower planar surface in a bottom plane, said spring assembly comprising:
- a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each spring module being collapsible about a longitudinally extending axis, said longitudinally extending axis being located between said top and bottom planes.
- means for holding said assembly in an expanded condition and preventing the collapse of said assembly.
- 13. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 12 wherein said assembly is held in an expanded condition by at least one locking rod.
- 14. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 12 wherein said means for holding said assembly in an expanded condition is a pair of generally rectangular border wires.
- 15. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 12 wherein each spring module comprises four individual wires joined together with helical lacing wire, the helical lacing wire of each module encircling a center section of each of said four wires and defining an axis about which said wires are capable of rotating.
- 16. The spring assembly of claim 15 wherein each of said wires of said modules has a center section, two diverging connecting sections extending away from opposite ends of said center section, two end sections substantially parallel to said center section, said end sections extending outwardly from said connecting sections.
- 17. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 12 wherein each spring module comprises at least one wire coated with plastic.
- 18. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 12 wherein said spring modules are connected to each other by means of helical lacing wires, said helical lacing wires encircling portions of said spring modules.
- 19. A collapsible spring assembly having an upper planar surface in a top plane and a lower planar surface in a bottom plane, said spring assembly comprising:
- a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each spring module comprising four individual wires secured together by helical lacing wire, each individual wire having a center section, two diverging connecting sections extending away from opposite ends of said center section, two end sections substantially parallel to said center section, said end sections extending outwardly from said connecting sections and a tail section extending inwardly from each end section, said helical lacing wire encircling said center sections of said four individual wires and defining an axis about which said wires are capable of rotating, and
- locking means for preventing the collapse of said assembly.
- 20. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 19 wherein said locking means comprises at least one generally rectangular border wire located in one of said planes.
- 21. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 19 wherein said end sections of said spring module wires are secured to each other by helical lacing wires which encircle said end sections of said module wires.
- 22. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 19 wherein said spring module wires are covered with plastic.
- 23. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 19 further comprising a wire net located in one of said planes on one of said surfaces of said assembly to prevent fabric from falling between said spring modules.
- 24. A collapsible spring assembly having an upper planar surface in a top plane and a lower planar surface in a bottom plane, said assembly comprising: a plurality of collapsible spring modules, each of said spring modules comprising more than one module wire, said module wires rotating about a center axis, said module wires being interlaced with helical lacing wires located in said top and bottom planes.
- 25. The collapsible spring assembly of claim 24 wherein the width of said assembly is narrowed upon the collapse of said modules.
- 26. A method of manufacturing a collapsible spring assembly, said assembly having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, said longitudinal dimension being greater than said transverse dimension, an upper planar surface in a top plane and a bottom planar surface in a bottom plane, a plurality of collapsible spring modules extending between said planes, said method comprising:
- expanding said spring assembly so as to increase the transverse dimension of said spring assembly, and
- securing locking means to opposed border rods to maintain said assembly in an expanded condition.
- 27. The method of claim 26 wherein expanding said spring assembly comprises pulling apart said border rods until said modules are the desired height.
- 28. A method of manufacturing a collapsible bedding assembly, said assembly when erected having an upper planar surface in a top plane and a parallel bottom planar surface in a bottom plane, said assembly when erected having a plurality of collapsible spring modules extending between said planes, said modules being secured to helical lacing wires, said helical lacing wires being in said top and bottom planes between two opposed border rods, said method comprising:
- pulling said border rods apart from one another, expanding said spring modules,
- securing locking means to opposed border rods in said top and bottom planes to maintain said assembly in an expanded condition.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of patent application Ser. No. 08/690,572 filed Jul. 31, 1996 entitled "Spring Bedding Product Collapsible in The Transverse Direction and Method of Making it," now U.S. Pat. No. 5,765,240 which is fully incorporated by reference herein.
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