公开(公告)号：US4639957A

公开(公告)日：1987-02-03

申请号：US769947

申请日：1985-08-27

申请人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

发明人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

IPC分类号： A47C23/043 ,  B21F3/04 ,  B21F3/12 ,  B21F33/04 ,  B21F35/00 ,  A47C23/04

CPC分类号： A47C23/0438 ,  B21F3/04 ,  B21F3/12 ,  B21F33/04 ,  B21F35/00 ,  B21F35/003

摘要： A bedding foundation box spring having novel double twist coil springs interconnecting a wooden base frame and a top wire grid. The coil springs each comprise a single length of wire having a middle section located in a diametral plane of one end convolution of the spring and a pair of spring arms coiled in the same rotational direction from opposite ends of the middle section. Each of the spring arms is formed into a helix of varying pitch which terminates in a free end of the spring arm. The free ends of the two spring arms of each coil are located on opposite sides of the end convolution of the coil and are secured to the wire grid. The novel coils are manufactured by inserting a straight length of wire through a stationary pair of forming dies and a mandrel located between the dies. With the middle of the straight length of wire located in the mandrel, the mandrel is then simultaneously rotated and moved axially while the ends of the length of wire are pulled through the stationary forming dies.

摘要翻译： 一种寝具基座弹簧，具有连接木制底座和顶部网格的新型双捻螺旋弹簧。 螺旋弹簧各自包括一段长度的线，其中间部分位于弹簧的一端卷绕的直径面和从中间部分的相对端部以相同的旋转方向卷绕的一对弹簧臂。 每个弹簧臂形成为以弹簧臂的自由端终止的不同节距的螺旋。 每个线圈的两个弹簧臂的自由端位于线圈的端部卷绕的相对侧并且固定到线栅。 通过将直线长度的线插入固定的一对成型模具和位于模具之间的心轴来制造新颖的线圈。 在芯线的直线长度的中间位于芯轴中心轴然后同时旋转并且轴向移动，而线长度的端部被拉动通过固定的成型模具。

公开(公告)号：US4862532A

公开(公告)日：1989-09-05

申请号：US144819

申请日：1988-01-15

申请人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini ,  Sidney A. Hiatt ,  Henry Zapletal

发明人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini ,  Sidney A. Hiatt ,  Henry Zapletal

IPC分类号： A47C23/00 ,  A47C23/043

CPC分类号： A47C27/065 ,  A47C23/02 ,  A47C23/0438

摘要： A box spring assembly includes a base frame, a top wire grid and a plurality of sinous wire springs interconnecting the top wire grid and the base frame. The sinuous wire springs each comprises a sinuous wire strip formed into an inverted U-shaped configuration with the closed end of each U-shaped spring attached to the top wire grid by a snap-fit connection and the free ends at the bottom of the U-shaped spring being attached to the base frame.

摘要翻译： 盒弹簧组件包括底架，顶线格栅和互连顶线格栅和基框架的多个线状弹簧。 每个弯曲的线弹簧包括形成为倒U形构造的带状线条，每个U形弹簧的封闭端通过卡扣连接连接到顶部线栅并且U形底部的自由端 形弹簧连接到基架上。

公开(公告)号：US4682394A

公开(公告)日：1987-07-28

申请号：US907675

申请日：1986-09-15

申请人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

发明人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

IPC分类号： A47C23/043 ,  B21F3/04 ,  B21F3/12 ,  B21F33/04 ,  B21F35/00 ,  B21F35/02

CPC分类号： A47C23/0438 ,  B21F3/04 ,  B21F3/12 ,  B21F33/04 ,  B21F35/00 ,  B21F35/003 ,  Y10T29/49613

摘要： A bedding foundation box spring having novel double twist coil springs interconnecting a wooden base frame and a top wire grid. The coil springs each comprise a single length of wire having a middle section located in a diametral plane of one end convolution of the spring and a pair of spring arms coiled in the same rotational direction from opposite ends of the middle section. Each of the spring arms is formed into a helix of varying pitch which terminates in a free end of the spring arm. The free ends of the two spring arms of each coil are located on opposite sides of the end convolution of the coil and are secured to the wire grid. The novel coils are manufactured by inserting a straight length of wire through a stationary pair of forming dies and a mandrel located between the dies. With the middle of the straight length of wire located in the mandrel, the mandrel is then simultaneously rotated and moved axially while the ends of the length of wire are pulled through the stationary forming dies.

公开(公告)号：US4771995A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-20

申请号：US38502

申请日：1987-04-15

申请人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

发明人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Angelo Serafini

IPC分类号： A47C23/00 ,  F16F3/00 ,  A47C23/02 ,  C21B7/00

CPC分类号： A47C23/0438 ,  A47C23/005 ,  A47C23/02

摘要： A collapsible bedding foundation comprises a rectangular base frame and a rectangular wire grid. The wire grid is hingedly supported upon the frame for movement between a collapsed position and an erect position. The hinged connection between the wire grid and the base frame is achieved by a plurality of transverse spaced, parallel planar support elements pivotally connected to the base frame and the wire grid. The foundation is supported in an erect position solely by a pair of longitudinally extending, parallel planar support elements pivotally connected to the longitudinal edge of the wire grid and, when the foundation is erect, fixedly secured to the base frame.

摘要翻译： 可折叠床上用品基座包括矩形底座和矩形线栅。 线栅铰接地支撑在框架上，用于在折叠位置和直立位置之间移动。 线栅和底座之间的铰接连接通过多个横向间隔开的平行平面的支撑元件来实现，该支撑元件枢转地连接到基架和线栅。 基座仅通过一对纵向延伸的平行的平面支撑元件支撑在直立位置，所述平行的平面支撑元件枢转地连接到线栅的纵向边缘，并且当基座直立时固定地固定到基架上。

公开(公告)号：US06834477B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-28

申请号：US10473474

申请日：2003-09-26

申请人： Ugo De Santis ,  Roland Graf ,  Thomas J. Wells ,  Niels S. Mossbeck

发明人： Ugo De Santis ,  Roland Graf ,  Thomas J. Wells ,  Niels S. Mossbeck

IPC分类号： B65B6302

CPC分类号： B68G9/00 ,  B65B9/073

摘要： A string (12) of pocketed coil springs (14) is formed by inserting compressed springs between upper and lower plies of a folded, preferably thermally weldable fabric (16). The springs are maintaned in a compressed configuration while a longitudinal seam (54) joins the free edges of the thermally welded fabric (16) together. Subsequently, the compressed springs (14) are allowed to relax into an expanded configuration after which a transverse seam (80) is formed in the fabric (16) between the adjacent springs (14) thereby encapsulating each spring (14) within a fabric pocket (86). The string (12) of pocketed coil springs (14) is advantageously formed without the need for reorienting the springs (14) after being inserted between the plies (24,26) of the fabric (16) and thereby avoiding the disadvantages and complications associated with turning or reorienting the pocketed coil spring (14).

摘要翻译： 通过在折叠的，优选可热焊接的织物（16）的上层和下层之间插入压缩弹簧来形成袋状螺旋弹簧（14）的绳（12）。 这些弹簧被压缩成压缩构型，而纵向接缝（54）将热焊接织物（16）的自由边缘连接在一起。 随后，允许压缩弹簧（14）松弛成扩张构型，之后在相邻弹簧（14）之间的织物（16）中形成横向接缝（80），从而将每个弹簧（14）封装在织物口袋 （86）。 口袋式螺旋弹簧（14）的线（12）有利地形成，而不需要在插入织物（16）的层（24,26）之后重新定向弹簧（14），从而避免相关的缺点和并发症 转动或重新定向袋装螺旋弹簧（14）。

公开(公告)号：US06591436B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-15

申请号：US09884535

申请日：2001-06-19

申请人： Ugo de Santis ,  Roland Graf ,  Niels S. Mossbeck ,  Thomas J. Wells

发明人： Ugo de Santis ,  Roland Graf ,  Niels S. Mossbeck ,  Thomas J. Wells

IPC分类号： A47C2700

CPC分类号： B68G9/00 ,  B65B9/073

摘要： A string (12) of pocketed coil springs (14) is formed by inserting compressed springs between upper and lower plies of a folded, preferably thermally weldable fabric (16). The springs are maintained in a compressed configuration while a longitudinal seam (54) joins the free edges of the thermally welded fabric (16) together. Subsequently, the compressed springs (14) are allowed to relax into an expanded configuration after which a transverse seam (80) is formed in the fabric (16) between the adjacent springs (14) thereby encapsulating each spring (14) within a fabric pocket (86). The string (12) of pocketed coil springs (14) is advantageously formed without the need for reorienting the springs (14) after being inserted between the plies (24, 26) of the fabric (16) and thereby avoiding the disadvantages and complications associated with turning or reorienting the pocketed coil spring (14).

公开(公告)号：US06256820B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09500896

申请日：2000-02-09

申请人： Terry Moser ,  Niels S. Mossbeck ,  Thomas J. Wells

发明人： Terry Moser ,  Niels S. Mossbeck ,  Thomas J. Wells

IPC分类号： A47C2706

CPC分类号： A47C27/064 ,  A47C27/062

摘要： A bedding or seating product comprising a spring core made up of a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of the strings of springs comprises a row of interconnected pocketed coil springs. The pocket of fabric surrounding each of these coil springs is divided into at least two subpockets by at least one line of attachment of opposite sides of the fabric to each other. Each of these subpockets contains one portion of the coil spring, thus resulting in a multilayered product.

摘要翻译： 一种床上用品或座椅产品，包括由彼此连接的多个平行的弹簧串构成的弹簧芯。 每个弹簧串包括一排相互连接的袋装螺旋弹簧。 围绕这些螺旋弹簧周围的织物的口袋通过织物的相对侧的至少一条连接线彼此分成至少两个子袋。 这些子袋中的每一个包含螺旋弹簧的一部分，从而导致多层产品。

公开(公告)号：US5803440A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-08

申请号：US612490

申请日：1996-03-15

申请人： Thomas J. Wells

发明人： Thomas J. Wells

IPC分类号： A47C23/043 ,  A47C27/07 ,  B21F35/04 ,  F16F3/00 ,  F16F3/04

CPC分类号： A47C27/07 ,  B21F35/003 ,  B21F35/04

摘要： An innerspring structure for a mattress comprises a plurality of outer coils extending generally parallel with each other to collectively form top and bottom face surfaces of the innerspring structure. One or more of the outer coils has an inner coil of preferably similar shape positioned generally coaxially with the respective outer coil. In one embodiment, a helical lacing wire wraps together adjacent end turns of the inner and outer coaxially aligned coils to form reinforced coil units in an area of the innerspring structure to increase the firmness of an area of the mattress utilizing the invention. Helical lacing wire connects the coils of the structure together and connects the end turns of peripheral coils to a border wire surrounding the periphery of the structures at the top and bottom face surfaces. In another embodiment of the invention, the structure comprises a row of inner coils and a row of outer coils, each formed from a single continuous piece of wire such that adjacent coils of the row are interconnected by interconnection segments. The rows of coils are positioned together so that the inner coils are coaxial with the outer coils to form reinforced coil unit.

摘要翻译： 用于床垫的内弹簧结构包括多个彼此平行延伸的外部线圈，以共同形成内弹簧结构的顶面和底面。 一个或多个外部线圈具有优选类似形状的内部线圈，其大体上与相应的外部线圈同轴。 在一个实施例中，螺旋系带线将内部和外部同轴对齐的线圈的相邻端匝包裹在一起，以在内弹簧结构的区域中形成加强的线圈单元，以增加使用本发明的床垫的区域的坚固度。 螺旋系带线将结构的线圈连接在一起，将外围线圈的端匝连接到在顶面和底面的周围的结构周边的边界线。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，该结构包括一排内部线圈和一排外部线圈，每排外部线圈由单个连续的导线形成，使得该行的相邻线圈由互连部分互连。 线圈排列在一起，使得内部线圈与外部线圈同轴以形成加强线圈单元。

公开(公告)号：US5713400A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-03

申请号：US535309

申请日：1995-09-27

申请人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Ronald E. Coffey

发明人： Thomas J. Wells ,  Ronald E. Coffey

IPC分类号： B21F33/04 ,  B21F27/00 ,  B21F33/00

CPC分类号： B21F33/04

摘要： A spring interior assembly method and apparatus produces spring interiors formed of a plurality of longitudinally connected columns of spring coils. Preferably, the spring interiors are formed as continuous wire bands each of alternating coils and bridging sections. Corresponding, coils of each column are laced together with transverse lacing wires as the columns are indexed longitudinally through a lacing station and are adjusted to correct lengths as the spring interiors are assembled. A measurement device or other form of sensor at a measurement station downstream of the lacing station in the assembly machine signals the length of a portion of the spring interior, preferably including a number of bridging sections. A processor in the assembly machine controller causes the last laced section to be longitudinally deformed to adjust its length in response to the measurement. Preferably, a plurality of measurements and the adjustments are stored and analyzed by the processor which adjusts the correction response based on the analysis. The adjustment may be made to only stretch the interconnected columns of coils, and do so by only a fixed amount, when the measured length is shorter than a predetermined minimum, with no adjustment being otherwise made.

摘要翻译： 弹簧内部组装方法和装置产生由多个纵向连接的弹簧圈的柱形成的弹簧内部。 优选地，弹簧内部形成为每个交替线圈和桥接部分的连续线带。 相应地，每列的线圈与横向花边线一起布置，因为柱通过系带工位纵向分度，并且随着弹簧内部组装而被调节以校正长度。 在装配机中的系带站下游的测量站处的测量装置或其他形式的传感器用信号通知弹簧内部的一部分的长度，优选地包括多个桥接部分。 组装机控制器中的处理器使得最后的带状部分被纵向变形以响应于测量来调整其长度。 优选地，由处理器存储和分析多个测量和调整，所述处理器基于分析调整校正响应。 可以进行这样的调整，即只有拉伸线圈的相互连接的列，并且当测量的长度短于预定的最小值时，仅通过固定的量进行调整，否则不进行调整。

公开(公告)号：US5697309A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-16

申请号：US571251

申请日：1995-12-12

申请人： Steven E. Ogle ,  Raymond D. Swaney ,  Michael L. Shelton ,  Thomas J. Wells ,  M. Burl White

发明人： Steven E. Ogle ,  Raymond D. Swaney ,  Michael L. Shelton ,  Thomas J. Wells ,  M. Burl White

IPC分类号： B65G47/28 ,  D05B11/00 ,  D05B23/00 ,  D05B35/06

CPC分类号： D05B11/005

摘要： Apparatus including a mattress support for supporting a mattress lying on a first major face or panel thereof and conveying the mattress as a sewing operation, such as an edge sewing and taping operation, is performed with respect to the first major face. A mattress flipping mechanism is provided and may include a pivoting support portion of the mattress support connected to a powered lift mechanism. Mattress elevating units are provided to create slack in the top panel of the mattress for easier grasping by the operator during a sewing operation. A mattress guide arm is provided for holding the mattress down during the sewing operation. A mattress inclining mechanism is provided for selectively moving the mattress from a generally horizontal orientation used for mattress conveying and flipping operations to an inclined orientation used during sewing to gravity feed the mattress into engagement with the sewing machine.

摘要翻译： 相对于第一主面进行包括用于支撑位于其第一主面或其面板上的床垫的床垫支撑件和作为缝合操作（例如边缘缝合和胶带操作）传送床垫的装置。 提供床垫翻动机构，并且可以包括连接到动力提升机构的床垫支撑件的枢转支撑部分。 提供床垫提升单元以在床垫的顶板中产生松弛，以便在缝纫操作期间更容易地由操作者抓握。 提供床垫导向臂用于在缝纫操作期间将床垫向下保持。 提供床垫倾斜机构，用于选择性地将床垫从用于床垫输送和翻转操作的大致水平的方向移动到在缝纫期间使用的倾斜取向，以使床垫与缝纫机接合。