What Is A Continuous Coil Mattress

Mattresses with continuous coils have been noted to be more durable.

What is a continuous coil mattress.

Continuous coils as the name suggests this system consists of rows of springs made with one long tempered steel wire shaped into springs which run the full length or width of the bed. Continuous coils also known as mira coils are made in an s shaped curve rather than being coiled and are made from one long wire. Mattress coils also known as mattress springs are coil springs used in a mattress coils are primarily used in the core support layer of innerspring mattresses which is their original use in recent years small micro coils are being used in the upholstery comfort layer of mattresses primarily with a coil core coil on coil construction but sometimes with other core types. Today this coil type is common mainly in very inexpensive mattresses.

Continuous coils are head to toe rows of s shaped springs formed from a single steel wire hinged in a manner similar to offset coils. A continuous coil system consists of one single piece of steel that s twisted into individual coils. Least durable 3 5 years of nightly use continuous coil. Often found in serta and kingsdown mattresses interlinked continuous coils provide a consistently stable and durable sleep support system.

Continuous coil designs also allow for significantly more coils per mattress making it difficult to compare coil counts with non continuous coil systems. Pocket coils which are also known as marshall coils are barrel shaped. You will often find this type in low or mid priced mattresses due to the reduced amount of motion isolation and body contouring.