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The box spring provides flexible support for the mattress. Without it, your mattress would either fall through the frame, or would have to be supported by something solid, which would make the mattress itself feel very hard and it would also wear out a lot faster due to the pressure of being compressed between a person and a hard surface.

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Most frequently a bed frame is under the box spring. The bed frame can be a simple metal frame, others are much more elaborate storage configurations.

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A bed frame with wood slats or a metal frame with metal cross arms.

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