Mattress foundation and support

A foundation and support apparatus for a mattress of the type having a rectangular top and bottom and four sides, comprising:

• a support member having a enlarged rectangular shaped wall having a length and a width and an inner side and an outer side;
• two elongated side walls which extend from said inner side along said length of said enlarged wall;
• and two short side walls which extend from said inner side along said width of said enlarged wall;
• each of said elongated side walls and each of said short walls extends from said inner side of said enlarged wall to a free edge,
• said enlarged wall and said two elongated side walls, along a substantial portion of said length, comprising a plurality of separate layers of fibrous material extending continuously from the free edge of one of said elongated side walls to the free edge of the other of said elongated side walls, with adjacent layers of said separate layers of fibrous material being glued together,
• said free edges of said short side walls and said free edges of said elongated side walls being spaced from said enlarged wall forming a rectangular shaped opening large enough to receive and support a mattress on said inner side between said short and elongated side walls,
• each of said short side walls comprises a plurality of separate layers of fibrous material with adjacent layers of said separate layers of fibrous material being glued together,
• said enlarged rectangular shaped wall and said short and elongated side walls of said mattress foundation being a single solid unit strong enough to allow said mattress foundation to be supported by said free edges on a surface and to support a mattress with a person on the mattress on said outer side for sleeping purposes, thereby forming a foundation for the mattress.

A foundation and support apparatus for a mattress of the type having a rectangular top and bottom and four sides, comprising:

• a support member having an enlarged rectangular shaped wall having a length and a width and an inner side and an outer side;
• two elongated side walls which extend from said inner side along said length of said enlarged wall;
• and two short side walls which extend from said inner side along said width of said elongated wall,
• each of said elongated side walls and each of said short walls extends from said inner side of said enlarged wall to a free edge,
• said enlarged wall and said two elongated side walls, along a substantial portion of said length comprising a plurality of separate layers of fibrous material extending continuously from the free edge of one of said elongated side walls to the free edge of the other of said elongated side walls, with adjacent layers of said separate layers of fibrous material being glued together,
• each of said short side walls comprises a plurality of separate layers of fibrous material with adjacent layers of said separate layers of fibrous material being glued together,
• said enlarged rectangular shaped wall and said short and elongated side walls of said mattress foundation being a single solid unit strong enough to allow said mattress foundation to be supported by said free edges on a surface and to support a mattress with a person on the mattress on said outer side for sleeping purposes, thereby forming a foundation for the mattress.