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US 11,896,135 B2Granted
Mattress assembly, subassembly, or components thereof, and method of making same
OwnerLoc Van Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
Described herein is a method of forming a mattress (and product thereof) including providing a cover-top panel compact that includes a top panel having one or more filler layers and a drape that is affixed to the top panel at a first margin. The method entails detaching the drape at a second margin and inverting the drape to engage a supporting core, thereby completing the mattress assembly.
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A mattress assembly comprising:
- a cover assembly including a top panel having a panel bottom, a panel top, and a drape fixed to the top panel by a tape edge, wherein the tape edge is fixed about a perimeter of the top panel at a fixed margin of the top panel;
- a support core having a topside, an underside, and sidewalls therebetween, wherein the panel bottom of the cover assembly is positioned on the topside of the support core;
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- wherein the drape comprises a movable tape edge, wherein the drape is pivotable about the fixed margin between a first position wherein the drape and the movable tape edge are engaged above the panel top and a second position wherein the drape extends along the sidewalls of the support core and the movable tape edge is positioned about a perimeter of said support core.
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A method of forming a mattress comprising the steps of:
- providing a cover assembly including a top panel having one or more filler layers and a drape fixed to the top panel by a tape edge that is affixed about a perimeter of the top panel at a fixed margin of the top panel, wherein the drape comprises a movable tape edge, including pivoting at least two free sections of the drape about the fixed margin of the top panel and engaging the free sections thereabove, thereby detachably fixing the drape about the top panel;
- juxtaposing the cover assembly with a supporting core having a topside, an underside, and sidewalls therebetween;
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- detaching the free sections and extending the drape to integrate the supporting core with the cover assembly to form a mattress, wherein the movable tape edge is located above said top panel prior to said extending, wherein said extending includes detaching said free sections from above said top panel and pivoting said drape about said fixed margin to uncover said tape edge and positioning said movable tape edge about a perimeter of said supporting core.
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A method of forming a mattress comprising the steps of:
- providing a cover assembly including a top panel and a drape fixed to the top panel by a tape edge, wherein the tape edge is fixed about a perimeter of the top panel at a fixed margin of the top panel, wherein the drape comprises a movable tape edge, including pivoting the drape about the fixed margin of the top panel and engaging the drape thereabove, thereby detachably fixing the drape about the top panel;
- juxtaposing the cover assembly with a supporting core having a topside, an underside, and sidewalls therebetween;
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- detaching and extending the drape to integrate the supporting core with the cover assembly to form a mattress, wherein the movable tape edge is located above said top panel prior to said extending, wherein said extending includes detaching said drape from above said top panel and pivoting said drape about said fixed margin to uncover said tape edge and positioning said movable tape edge about a perimeter of said supporting core.
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An unassembled mattress system comprising:
- a support core having a topside, an underside, and sidewalls therebetween;
- a cover assembly including a top panel having a panel bottom, a panel top, and a drape fixed to the top panel by a tape edge, wherein the tape edge is fixed about a perimeter of the top panel at a fixed margin of the top panel;
- wherein the panel bottom of the cover assembly is alignable with the topside of the support;
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- wherein the drape comprises a movable tape edge, wherein the drape is pivotable about the fixed margin between a first position wherein the drape and the movable tape edge are engaged above the panel top and a second position wherein the drape is extended to secure about the sidewalls of the support core and the movable tape edge is positionable to be secured about a perimeter of said support core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.