Modular sleep solution
OwnerAudrey Dorfman, Michelle Muhmeinventors
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Abstract
A modular sleep apparatus that enables customization of a conventional mattress. The modular sleep apparatus includes a customizable mattress pad casing having pockets into which various inserts can be placed. The more the number of pockets, the greater customization the mattress pad allows. The inserts themselves can be of varying thickness, firmness, and material. The inserts can also be placed directly over a conventional mattress and held in place with a fitted sheet. The inserts can also be placed directly into pockets or envelopes in the top layer of a mattress. The mattress pad casing can be pre-assembled with inserts.
Claims18
A modular sleep apparatus, comprising:
- a mattress pad casing adapted to be placed over a mattress, the mattress pad casing comprising one or more pockets formed along an outer seam thereof,
- wherein the one or more pockets include at least two semi-elliptical slits formed along a long edge of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits are formed in a direction coincident with a direction normal to a top surface of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits enable insertion of a first insert and a second insert;
- the first insert having a first side formed into a first overlapping shape that is slanted,
- the first insert configured to be placed within at least one pocket of the mattress pad casing;
- and
- the second insert having a second side formed into a second overlapping shape that is slanted,
- wherein the first insert is configured to detachably couple to the second insert by abutting the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted,
- wherein the abutment of the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted prevents the first insert and the second insert from sliding.
A modular sleep apparatus, comprising:
- a mattress comprising at least one pocket formed on a top surface thereof and along an outer seam
- wherein the at least one pocket includes at least two semi-elliptical slits formed along a long edge of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits are formed in a direction coincident with a direction normal to a top surface of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits enable insertion of a first insert and a second insert;
- the first insert having a first side formed into a first overlapping shape that is slanted, the first insert configured to be placed within the at least one pocket of the mattress;
- and
- the second insert having a second side formed into a second overlapping shape that is slanted
- wherein the first insert is configured to detachably couple to the second insert by abutting the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted,
- wherein the abutment of the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted prevents the first insert and the second insert from sliding.
A method of customizing a mattress, comprising:
- placing a mattress pad having at least one pocket over the mattress,
- wherein the at least one pocket include at least two semi-elliptical slits formed along a long edge of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits are formed in a direction coincident with a direction normal to a top surface of the mattress,
- wherein the at least two semi-elliptical slits enable insertion of a first insert and a second insert;
- placing the first insert in the at least one pocket, the first insert having a first side formed into a first overlapping shape that is slanted;
- and
- placing the second insert having a second side formed into a second overlapping shape that is slanted,
- wherein the first insert is configured to detachably couple to the second insert by abutting the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted,
- wherein the abutment of the first overlapping shape that is slanted and the second overlapping shape that is slanted prevents the first insert and the second insert from sliding.
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