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Leggett & Platt Eliminates Bar Retention, Expands Features On New Adjustable Base

Furniture World News Desk on 5/10/2016





Leggett & Platt Adjustable Bed Group has announced the reinvention of their Prodigy base, adding its MicroHook mattress-retention system to eliminate retainer bars often seen across the end of a bed. “In rethinking our retention system, we wanted to make the hospital bar disappear and deliver a sleek design. We didn’t just raise the bar, Leggett & Platt made it disappear,” said Jay Thompson, President of Adjustable Bed Group.

MicroHook is Leggett & Platt’s proprietary gripping application designed to keep the mattress from sliding off the base. In addition to eliminating retention bars, the 2016 Prodigy is equipped with new features like an industry-first capacitive-touch remote, pillow tilt, under-bed light and adjustable-height legs.

“When Leggett & Platt launched Prodigy in 2009, it was the first adjustable base in the industry to offer smartphone app control, a snore button and a sleep timer,” said Thompson. “The new 2016 Prodigy comes with the best features from the original, along with thoughtful innovations we think consumers will be excited to explore and welcome into their homes.”

Responding to electrical properties in the human body, 2016 Prodigy’s backlit capacitive-touch remote requires a gentle touch to operate and includes a convenient tabletop cradle. The redesigned Bluetooth app for iOS and Android devices offers a choice of day or night mode and includes a sleep-timer, massage with wave and a gentle-wake alarm.

Additional 2016 Prodigy Features:

  • USB hub with four charging ports conveniently located on each side of the base 

  • Under-bed lighting makes getting up at night safe

  • Programmable positions on the remote and app

  • Heavy-duty height-adjustable legs allow for quick-and-easy elevation changes, moving from 6 inches to 10 inches in seconds 

  • Pillow-tilt positioning

  • Dual, full-body massage with app-controlled wave feature

  • Designed, engineered and assembled in the USA

The new 2016 Prodigy will be shown at Las Vegas Market, Leggett & Platt show space B1326.

More about Leggett & Platt® Adjustable Bed Group: Leggett & Platt® Adjustable Bed Group (ABG), a division of global diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt®, Incorporated, is a premier provider of adjustable bases. Based in Carthage, Missouri, Leggett & Platt® ABG creates adjustable bases that inspire relaxation and rejuvenation. Our adjustable bases are available in retail furniture, department and bedding stores nationwide as well as through online retailers. For additional information, please visit www.LPAdjustableBases.com.

More about Leggett & Platt: Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a diversified manufacturer (and member of the S&P 500) that conceives, designs, and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes, offices, and automobiles. The 132-year-old company (founded in 1883) is made of 18 business units, 20,000 employee-partners and 130 facilities located in 19 countries. Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S. producer of: a) components for residential furniture and bedding; b) carpet cushion; c) adjustable beds; d) work furniture and components; e) drawn steel wire; f) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; and g) bedding industry machinery.