Institutional bedding with integral pillow and mattress
AssigneeDerby, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Karafa, Timothy W. Shelby
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Abstract
A bedding arrangement is provided having a compressible foam mattress pad and compressible foam pillow pad integrated as a single bedding unit within a fluid resistant or impermeable cover whose seams are heat sealed together. Air ventilation through the cover and about the interior foam is permitted by a vent that restricts insect, article and fluid passage through the vent. By using foam of different densities and/or composition, optimum performance characteristics in terms of comfort and support can be obtained separately for the mattress portion and the pillow portion. By mounting two pillow pads within the cover, the bedding arrangement can be made reversible.
Claims35
A reversible padded mattress comprising:
- an elongate mattress portion of a padding material having a first end and a second end, a pair of side ends, a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first pillow portion disposed at said first end and extending above said top surface;
- a second pillow portion also located at said first end and extending below said bottom surface, said first and said second pillow portions formed integrally with said elongate mattress portion and being slit therebetween so that said first and second pillow portions may be spaced apart;
- and a covering material substantially surrounding said elongate mattress portion and said pillow portions.
A method of manufacturing a padded mattress, comprising the steps of:
- providing a substantially rectangular mattress portion of a padding material, with said mattress portion having a first end, a second end, a pair of side ends, a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface;
- slitting said padding material towards said first end to form a first pillow portion and a second pillow portion of said padding material;
- and separating said first and second pillow portions so that said first pillow portion extends above said top planar surface and said second pillow portion extends below said bottom planar surface.
A padded mattress comprising:
- a mattress portion of a padding material having a first end, a second end, a pair of side ends, a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first pillow portion disposed at said first end;
- a second pillow portion also disposed at said first end, said first and said second pillow portions integrally formed with said mattress portion, said first and second pillow portions being at least partially spaced apart so that said pillow portions extend beyond at least one of said top surface or of said bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to said surfaces.
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