Editing Box-spring (section)

{{About|the frame used to support a mattress|the spring in Yellowstone Park|Box Spring|other uses|Box Springs (disambiguation){{!}}Box Springs}}

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{{short description|Type of bed base}}
[[File:Boxspring-corner Shifman.JPG|thumb|Box-spring]]
[[file:Bassett queen size box-spring on metal bed frame.JPG|thumb|Queen size box-spring on metal bed frame]]
[[file:Eight-way-hand-tied-boxspring Shifman.jpg|thumb|8-way hand-tied box spring]]

A '''box-spring''' (or '''divan''' in some countries) is a type of [[bed base]] typically consisting of a sturdy wooden frame covered in [[cloth]] and containing [[spring (device)|springs]]. Usually, the box-spring is placed on top of a wooden or metal [[bedframe]] that sits on the floor and acts as a brace, except in the UK where the divan is more often fitted with small [[caster]]s. The box-spring is usually the same size as the much softer [[mattress]] placed on it. Working together, the box-spring and mattress (with an optional bed frame) make up a bed. It is common to find a box-spring and mattress being used together without the support of a frame underneath, the box spring being mounted directly on casters standing on the floor.