Bed base
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A bed base is the part of a bed
that supports the mattress
. The bed base is itself held in place and framed by the bedstead. In the United States
, box spring
bed bases are very common (to the point where 'bed base' and 'box spring' may be used synonymously). In Europe
, sprung slats are much more common.
Bed
A bed is a large piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual relations.Most modern beds consist of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base...
that supports the mattress
Mattress
A mattress is a manufactured product to sleep or lie on, consisting of resilient materials and covered with an outer fabric or ticking. In the developed world it is typically part of a bed set and is placed upon a foundation....
. The bed base is itself held in place and framed by the bedstead. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, box spring
Box Spring
Box Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Box Spring is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of Box Spring...
bed bases are very common (to the point where 'bed base' and 'box spring' may be used synonymously). In Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, sprung slats are much more common.