EP3473137B8 - Device for adjusting the hardness of individual supporting elements of a supporting device - Google Patents

Device for adjusting the hardness of individual supporting elements of a supporting device Download PDF

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EP3473137B8
EP3473137B8 EP18196745.6A EP18196745A EP3473137B8 EP 3473137 B8 EP3473137 B8 EP 3473137B8 EP 18196745 A EP18196745 A EP 18196745A EP 3473137 B8 EP3473137 B8 EP 3473137B8
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Bodo F. Jaspert
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WENATEX FORSCHUNG - ENTWICKLUNG - PRODUKTION GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/002—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases with separate resilient support elements, e.g. elastomeric springs arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/04—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using springs in compression, e.g. coiled
    • A47C23/043—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using springs in compression, e.g. coiled using wound springs
    • A47C23/0435—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using springs in compression, e.g. coiled using wound springs of adjustable resilience
EP18196745.6A 2017-10-18 2018-09-26 Device for adjusting the hardness of individual supporting elements of a supporting device Active EP3473137B8 (en)

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DE202017106301.1U DE202017106301U1 (en) 2017-10-18 2017-10-18 Device for setting the hardness of individual support elements of a support device

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US2595072A (en) * 1948-03-22 1952-04-29 Victor H Gottschalk Adjustable resiliency bedspring
US2630585A (en) * 1950-07-03 1953-03-10 Clyde B Reese Adjustable bedspring
US3340548A (en) * 1965-10-01 1967-09-12 Wortso Corp Bedding prescription apparatus
AT268589B (en) * 1967-01-25 1969-02-10 Schuster Wilhelm Covering for lying, sitting or supporting surfaces of all kinds
US3656190A (en) * 1969-10-16 1972-04-18 John J Regan Body support
DE202005003749U1 (en) * 2005-03-09 2005-06-09 Schubert Gmbh Spring element as part of mattress support has two spring arms criss cross with plate at free ends and curved dish-like with two arm strands spaced from each other for different flexibility
AT11993U1 (en) * 2010-12-14 2011-09-15 Optimo Schlafsysteme Ges M B H SLATTED
CN203028688U (en) * 2012-09-24 2013-07-03 广东正美家具科技有限公司 Hardness-adjustable spring mattress

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