In re Mattison

In this case the applicant appealed from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming that of the examiner denying patentability, in view of prior art cited, of the two claims in his application relating to mattresses for beds upon which people sleep. The claims read:

12. A mattress comprising a spring structure composed essentially of a multiplicity of upright spiral springs, means connecting the top coils of all of said springs both laterally and longitudinally into a firm but flexible surface net work which is relatively non-extensible laterally, said…