Bedding or seating product and method of disassembling product
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorJason V Jewett
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Abstract
A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly glued to a cushion assembly. The product may be quickly and easily separated into its component parts for recycling. The pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs and a lower sheet glued to lower surfaces of at least some of the strings. The cushion assembly comprises at least one cushion layer and a connector sheet sewn together without any glue. The connector sheet is glued to upper surfaces of the strings of the pocketed spring assembly.
Claims19
A bedding or seating product comprising:
- a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of strings of pocketed springs joined to a lower sheet, each of said strings of pocketed springs comprising metal springs inside fabric pockets, wherein each of said strings has a continuous loop of perforations at least partially around the string to facilitate tearing of the fabric pockets;
- a cushion assembly comprising at least one foam layer and a connector sheet, the at least one foam layer and the connector sheet being sewn together,
- wherein the connector sheet of the cushion assembly is joined to at least some of the fabric pockets of the pocketed spring assembly.
A bedding or seating product comprising:
- a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined together, each of said strings comprising a plurality of individually pocketed springs, each of said strings comprising a piece of fabric joined to itself along a longitudinal seam, first and second opposed plies of fabric being on opposite sides of the springs, a plurality of pockets being formed along a length of said string by transverse seams joining said first and second plies, at least one spring being positioned in each said pockets, a lower sheet attached to a lower surface of at least some of said strings, wherein each of said strings has a continuous loop of perforations fully around the string to facilitate tearing of the piece of fabric;
- a cushion assembly comprising multiple cushion layers including a connector sheet, the cushion layers being sewn together, wherein the connector sheet of the cushion assembly is attached to at least some of the strings of the pocketed spring assembly.
A bedding or seating product comprising:
- a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined together, each of said strings comprising a plurality of individually pocketed springs, each of said strings comprising a piece of fabric joined to itself along a longitudinal seam, first and second opposed plies of fabric being on opposite sides of the springs, a plurality of pockets being formed along a length of said string by transverse seams joining said first and second plies, at least one spring being positioned in each said pockets, a lower sheet attached to a lower surface of at least some of said strings, wherein each of said strings has a continuous loop of perforations fully around the string to facilitate tearing of the piece of fabric proximate the lower sheet in a lower third of the pocketed spring assembly;
- a cushion assembly comprising multiple cushion layers including a connector sheet, the cushion layers being sewn together, wherein the connector sheet of the cushion assembly is attached to at least some of the strings of the pocketed spring assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.