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US 12,551,024 B2Granted
Zipper mattress attachment
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsNatalie Negus, David Smith, Matthew Griffith, Hummy Truh
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Abstract
A system can include a zipper that connects a mattress to a bed foundation. For example, the zipper can extend from a head end to a foot end of an adjustable foundation. For another example, a zipper can connect to a mattress along a seam of the mattress and/or to a foundation along a seam of a foundation. For another example, a first zipper can connect the mattress core to a second zipper and the second zipper can connect a foundation to the first zipper. For another example, first and second zippers can be substantially vertically aligned.
Claims11
A bed system comprising:
- a foundation having a plurality of adjustable panels including a head panel, a middle panel, a leg panel, and a foot panel;
- a mattress positioned on the foundation, wherein the mattress has a head end, a foot end, a left side, and a right side;
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- a zipper that connects the mattress to the foundation, wherein the zipper extends along at least one of the left side and the right side across multiple of the plurality of adjustable panels so as to cross a joint between each of the adjustable panels, wherein the zipper comprises a first zipper tape attached to and along an underside of the mattress and a second zipper tape attached to and along a top surface of the foundation, wherein the zipper extends along an entire length of the middle panel and the leg panel and less than an entire length of each of the head panel and the foot panel, wherein the first and second zipper tapes include first and second teeth, respectively, and the second teeth are configured to engage the first teeth;
- wherein the mattress further comprises a mattress core and a mattress cover, and the zipper extends through the mattress cover to connect the mattress core to the foundation.
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