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US 12,402,729 B2Granted
Mattress assembly 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.
Claims22
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a support core mattress component including a core having a topside, underside, and all-around side construction therebetween;
- and
- a cushion assembly mattress component including a plurality of filler layers secured within a layered cushion top panel;
- wherein a first of the mattress components further includes a drape having a fixed margin secured to the top panel, and a free margin secured to the support core mattress component;
- wherein said drape is secured about a bottom perimeter of the top panel and pivotable thereabout;
- and
- wherein the top panel includes a vertical facing extending from the bottom perimeter to a top perimeter, the drape being pivotable about the bottom perimeter to cover and uncover said vertical facing.
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A mattress top panel subassembly for engagement with a support core to complete a finished mattress assembly, said top panel subassembly comprising:
- a top panel containing a plurality of filler layers, the top panel having a topside, an underside, and an all-around vertical cover facing extending between a perimeter of the topside and a perimeter of the underside;
- and
- a drape extending from the top panel proximate the perimeter of the top panel underside to a free margin pivoted toward the topside and detachably fastened thereabout and;
- wherein said drape is secured about a bottom perimeter of the top panel and pivotable thereabout;
- and
- wherein the drape is pivotable about the bottom perimeter to cover and uncover said vertical cover facing.
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A method of forming a finished mattress comprising the steps of:
- providing a mattress core and 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 and has movable bottom section;
- securing the drape such that the drape at least partially covers the cover-top panel, and sidewalls of the top panel including an all-around vertical cover facing extending from a top perimeter of the top panel compact to at least a bottom perimeter of the top panel;
- moving the movable bottom section of the drape from about the top panel to engage the movable bottom section about the core, thereby integrating the core with the cover-top panel compact to form the finished mattress and uncovering the sidewalls to expose the vertical facing of the top panel of the finished mattress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.