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Bedding foundation having corner guards and multiple piece border

US8438678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2011
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C23/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A bedding foundation has a wire core which may be nestably stacked with numerous other such assemblies for transportation, thereby avoiding the need to compress and tie multiple assemblies for shipping. The wire core which includes an upper wire grid made of four distinct border wires and support wires extending between two opposing border wires. Each support wire has flattened valleys below the plane of the upper wire grid, each flattened valley being adapted to be secured to a wooden base frame. The wire cores, wooden bases and corner guards may be shipped separately.

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