Reinforcement straps for bed assembly with encased coils

Abstract

An encased coil bed assembly includes a plurality of rows of coil springs enclosed within fabric pockets and sandwiched between felt mat layers. The felt mat layers are connected about their periphery to border rods by a plurality of hog rings. The fabric material is glued together and hog-ringed to the border rods. A plurality of reinforcement straps are provided across the bed between border rods to provide added support to prevent bowing of the bed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An encased coil bed assembly comprising: 
 a plurality of rows of coil springs enclosed within corresponding pockets of a fabric material;    upper and lower border rods defining the outer periphery of the bed assembly;    said fabric material being secured to the border rods; and    a plurality of reinforcement straps secured across the upper border rods and across the lower border rods to provide lateral support to prevent bowing of the bed assembly.    
     
     
         2 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement straps comprise a non-woven fabric material to provide high tensile strength.  
     
     
         3 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 2 , wherein said non-woven fabric comprises a flange cloth material.  
     
     
         4 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said upper and lower border rods are each formed in a substantially rectangular configuration.  
     
     
         5 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement straps a re attached to the respective upper and lower border rods by hog rings.  
     
     
         6 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising upper and lower felt mat layers secured about their peripheral edges to the respective upper and lower border rods.  
     
     
         7 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 3 , wherein each said flange cloth is approximately eight inches wide.  
     
     
         8 . An encased coil bed assembly comprising: 
 a plurality of rows of coil springs enclosed within corresponding fabric pockets;    upper and lower border rods each formed in a substantially rectangular configuration to define the outer periphery of the bed assembly; and    at least one upper reinforcement strap secured across the upper border rod and at least one lower reinforcement strap secured across the lower border rod, said upper and lower reinforcement straps comprising a soft, non-stretchable material.    
     
     
         9 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said soft, non-stretchable material comprises a non-woven fabric.  
     
     
         10 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said non-woven fabric comprises a flange cloth.  
     
     
         11 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 8 , wherein adjacent rows of said fabric pockets are glued together.  
     
     
         12 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said reinforcement straps are attached to the respective upper and lower border rods by hog rings.  
     
     
         13 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising upper and lower felt mat layers secured about their peripheral edges to the respective upper and lower border rods.  
     
     
         14 . The encased coil bed assembly of  claim 10 , wherein each said flange cloth is approximately eight inches wide.  
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing an encased coil bed assembly comprising: 
 providing a plurality of rows of coil springs enclosed within corresponding pockets of a fabric material which is secured to upper and lower border rods defining the outer periphery of the bed assembly; and    attaching a plurality of non-woven fabric straps across the upper border rods and across the lower border rods to provide lateral support to prevent bowing of the bed assembly.