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2. Bunkie board - Wikipedia

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   A bunkie board is thin mattress support originally intended for a bunk bed. It was invented in the early 20th century to provide a thinner platform support than box-springs , and more uniform support than slats.

3. Box-spring - Wikipedia

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   A box-spring (or divan in some countries) is a type of bed base typically consisting of a sturdy wooden frame covered in cloth and containing springs. Usually, the box-spring is placed on top of a wooden or metal bedframe that sits on the floor and acts as a brace, except in the UK where the divan is more often fitted with small casters .

4. Mattress - Wikipedia

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   Two-sided, innerspring pillow-top mattress on box-spring foundation with a woven damask cover also called a mattress sheet. A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a person lying down, especially for sleeping. It is designed to be used as a bed, or on a bed frame as part of a bed.

5. Bed base - Wikipedia

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   The bed base can itself be held in place and framed by the bedstead . In the United States, box-spring bed bases are very common (to the point where 'bed base' and 'box spring' may be used synonymously, and the term "platform bed" is used for any other type of bed base). In Europe, sprung slats are much more common.

6. Mattress coil - Wikipedia

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   Mattress coils, also known as mattress springs, are coil springs used in a mattress. Coils are primarily used in the core (support layer) of innerspring mattresses , which is their original use. In recent years, small "micro-coils" are being used in the upholstery (comfort layer) of mattresses, primarily with a coil core ("coil-on-coil ...

7. Bed - Wikipedia

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   The frame is made up of head, foot, and side rails. For heavy duty or larger frames (such as for queen- and king-sized beds), the bed frame also includes a center support rail. The rails are assembled to create a box for the mattress or mattress/box spring to sit on. Types include: platform – typically used without a box spring.

8. Bed skirt - Wikipedia

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   A bed skirt, sometimes spelled bedskirt, a bed ruffle, a dust ruffle in North America, a valance, [1] or a valance sheet in the British Isles, is a piece of decorative fabric that is placed between the mattress and the box spring of a bed that extends to the floor around the sides.

9. Tyler Howe - Wikipedia

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   In 1853, Tyler Howe developed the first box-spring bed. [1] [5] [6] He established a factory in Cambridgeport to begin manufacture of his invention, [1] on which he received a patent in 1855. [5] With his second-eldest son, Otis, he formed a company, Tyler Howe & Co., that same year to manufacture and market the box-spring. [1]