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In 1885, 2 years after inventing it, J.P. Leggett received the patent for "a device consisting of a single coil unit attached to a wood frame." His invention would become known as the box spring mattress.
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Xconomy: Invention Machine and the Case of the Boxed-Up Box Spring
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