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Granted Patent B2
US 8,991,016 · App. 13/648,611 · Granted Mar 31, 2015

Clip assembly for use holding sinuous springs

Inventors: Lawrence J. Conway (Des Plaines, IL); Scott A. Bridges (Lake Villa, IL)
Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
A47C31/06A47C23/057A47C7/30
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Patent No.
US 8,991,016
App. No.
13/648,611
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piece of furniture ( 10 ) includes a rectangular frame ( 12 ) for supporting a plurality of sinuous springs ( 20 ). A plurality of clip assemblies ( 18 ) are secured to opposed side walls ( 14 ) of frame ( 12 ). Each clip assembly ( 18 ) comprises a non-metallic piece ( 22 ) having openings ( 40 ) and a metallic piece having tacks ( 42 ) extending through the openings ( 40 ) for insertion into the frame ( 12 ). Flexible connectors ( 38 ) may be located in grooves ( 36 ) of the clip assembly ( 18 ) to collate multiple clip assemblies ( 18 ).

Claims (36)

1. A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a wooden rail, said clip assembly comprising:

a plastic clip having a generally planar body portion and a generally planar flange portion extending outwardly from one end of the body portion opposite a U-shaped hook portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the body portion, the flange portion having spaced grooves adapted to receive flexible connectors to join multiple clip assemblies together;

a metal fastener including at least two tacks extending downwardly from a generally planar generally U-shaped portion of the fastener, wherein each of the tacks passes through a preexisting opening in the flange portion of the plastic clip and the grooves are located adjacent the generally planar generally U-shaped portion of the metal fastener; and

portions of the flexible connectors being sandwiched between the spaced grooves of the plastic clip and the metal fastener of the clip assembly.

2. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein the metal fastener is a unitary member, the tacks of the metal fastener being formed from the material of the metal fastener and extending outwardly from the remainder of the metal fastener.

3. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the tacks of the metal fastener is serrated.

4. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein each of the tacks of the metal fastener is serrated.

5. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein the metal clip has two tacks.

6. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein the flexible connectors are made of plastic.

7. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the tacks of the metal fastener is creased.

8. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein each of the tacks of the metal fastener is creased.

9. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein the plastic body has a U-shaped hook portion adapted to receive and retain a portion of a spring.

10. The clip assembly of claim 1 wherein the spaced grooves comprises two spaced grooves.

11. The clip assembly of claim 10 wherein the flexible connectors are made of plastic.

12. A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a wooden rail, said clip assembly comprising:

a non-metallic clip having a U-shaped hook portion adapted to receive and retain a portion of a spring, said non-metallic clip having a generally planar body portion and a generally planar flange portion extending outwardly from one end of the body portion opposite the U-shaped hook portion;

a metal fastener including at least two tacks extending outwardly from opposite corners of a generally U-shaped planar portion of the fastener wherein each of the tacks passes through a preformed opening in the flange portion of the non-metallic clip; and

portions of flexible connectors for joining multiple clip assemblies together, the portions of flexible connectors being sandwiched between the flange portion of the non-metallic clip and the metal fastener of the clip assembly.

13. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein the flange portion of the non-metallic clip has spaced grooves therein adapted to receive said flexible connectors.

14. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein the metal fastener is a unitary member, the tacks of the metal fastener being formed from the material of the metal fastener and extending outwardly from the remainder of the metal fastener.

15. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein at least one of the tacks of the metal fastener is serrated.

16. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein each of the tacks of the metal fastener is serrated.

17. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein the metal clip has two tacks.

18. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein the flexible connectors are made of plastic.

19. The clip assembly of claim 12 wherein at least one of the tacks of the metal fastener is creased.

20. A clip assembly for securing an end portion of a sinuous spring to a rail, said clip assembly comprising:

a first non-metallic piece having a generally planar body portion and a generally planar flange portion extending outwardly from one end of the body portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the body portion, the flange portion having spaced grooves adapted to receive flexible connectors to join multiple clip assemblies together and formed openings therethrough;

a second metal piece having a generally planar U-shaped portion and projections extending from the generally planar U-shaped portion through the openings of the first piece, the projections being adapted to extend through the formed openings in the flange portion of the first non-metallic piece and be secured into a rail; and

portions of the flexible connectors being sandwiched between the grooves of the flange portion of the first piece and the second piece of the clip assembly.

21. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein the first non-metallic piece has a U-shaped hook portion adapted to receive and retain a portion of a spring.

22. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein the first non-metallic piece has two spaced grooves therein.

23. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein the second piece is a unitary member, the projections of the metal fastener being formed from the material of the second piece and extending outwardly from the remainder of the second piece.

24. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein at least one of the projections of the second piece is serrated.

25. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein the second piece has two projections.

26. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein the flexible connectors are made of plastic.

27. The clip assembly of claim 20 wherein at least one of the projections of the second piece is creased.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2012
From: CONWAY, LAWRENCE J.; BRIDGES, SCOTT A.
To: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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Continuity (1)
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