In Praise of the Pocketed Coil in High-End Mattresses

When shopping for a new hybrid mattress (both innersprings and foam) at 5^th 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.