When shopping for a new hybrid mattress (both innersprings
and foam) at 5th Avenue Furniture, you’ll see that our slightly more
expensive models boast something called “pocketed coils.” What are these and are
they worth the extra cost? In this blog post we’ll have a look at this unique
engineering and how it helps YOU get a better night’s sleep. While we offer
firm innerspring mattresses at every price point including traditional coils to
give you extra savings, we think pocketed coils are worth looking into for
their benefit to your long-term health and happiness.
The Origin of Pocketed Coils
First of all, pocketed-coil mattresses aren’t new. James Marshall,
an engineer in Canada, patented his first design for these springs back in 1899.
Unlike old-fashioned coils, which are narrow in the center so they become
distorted faster over years of use, these fabric-encased wonders are the same width
throughout. The compressed springs are tightly wrapped at the factory, offering
your tired body the support it desperately needs to really sleep. Some advanced
mattresses, such as from one leading American manufacturer, reinforce their
pocketed coils further by weaving three pieces of steel into one spring! The cost
of pocketed-coil hybrid mattresses, now augmented with viscoelastic foam and
gel to reduce motion disturbance, has gone down in recent years. However,
pocketed-coil mattresses are still categorized as “luxury.”
Benefits of Pocketed Coil Mattresses for You
Today’s pocketed coils seem fine-tuned to accommodate difficult
sleeping situations such as when you rest on one side. What might be too much strain
for a traditional mattress is no longer a problem here. Your body’s pressure
points are cradled, not aggravated. And when these steel wonders are buttressed
by memory foam with just the right amount of “spring,” you can’t lose on any of
our pocketed-coil sleep solutions! What matters most in an innerspring bed is
not so much the number of coils but their shape. While each spring works on its
own, together they offer you incomparable comfort.
Would YOU be better off with the slight price increase of
purchasing pocketed coils in your next mattress? Consult your health-care
professional and, when you’re in our Detroit, MI store, try out a few mattresses
to feel for yourself.
