ASTM F1566-14 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Inner Springs, Box Springs, Mattresses, or Mattress Sets

The ASTM F1566-14 standard, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), describes test methods for testing mattress inner springs, box springs, and finished mattresses or mattress sets, or both, to ensure uniformity of results. These test methods include:

• Including but not limited to internal springs, air chambers, and foam cores
• Including but not limited to upholstery mattress core units, box spring, and stacked foundations
• Unslab foundations, finished foundations and mattress constructions

Durability testing, impact testing and hardness retention testing/surface deformation require tiled samples. Hardness testing can be performed on non-upholstered components, internal spring units and flexible box springs, or on finished mattresses or mattress sets. If a mattress core or an unfloored foundation is considered, a standard flooring package is specified. These test methods are designed for use in newly manufactured products.

For most mattresses, it is beneficial to have a material between the mattress and the floor. Whether this is a box spring, a platform bed if not a foundation depends on a number of factors. All mattresses should have a solid and strong foundation to stand on. Box springs are used to help absorb shock and reduce wear and tear on the mattress. However, mattresses generally have much thinner profiles, and box springs were common primarily before spring designs. Today, most modern mattresses do not necessarily require a box spring. Whether or not to use a box spring depends on several factors.

A box of springs was required when buying a new mattress until ten years ago. Today, it is no longer like that. Many new foam and latex mattresses today can be damaged when a conventional box spring is used, which does not provide the rigid support required for these mattress types.

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