Sleep enhancing posturized mattress and mattress cover
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsLarry Higgins, Earl W. Kennedy
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Abstract
A zoned posturized mattress which is longitudinally zoned to have at least three, and preferably four, zones of differing resistance to vertical deflection over the surface of the mattress comprises a resilient mattress core and a unique mattress cover. The mattress cover includes a covering topper pad so constructed as to permit the direct application of and distribution of pressure from atop the mattress through the covering topper pad and into the resilient core without significant distortion of that pressure or weight and particularly without distortion which is normally caused by hammocking of the fabric or covering pad.
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A mattress cover for covering a resilient mattress core, which mattress cover comprises a top pad, side panels, and end panels;
- said top pad comprising a non-stretchable top fabric ply, an intermediate ply of resilient cushioning material, and a bottom stretchable ply;
- said non-stretchable top fabric ply being connected to said side and end panels by side walls of substantially vertical height;
- said bottom stretchable ply being stretchable in at least two mutually perpendicular directions and connected at its outer edges to said side panels;
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- said side walls being of non-stretchable fabric material and being of sufficient height, and said bottom stretchable ply being sufficiently stretchable that a load on the top of said cover may substantially depress said cover without hammocking of said top ply and without transferring any appreciable load to said side panels of said cover.
A posturized mattress for enhancing sleep by minimizing pressure points on the body of a person sleeping atop the mattress, which mattress comprises:
- an elongated mattress core having at least three longitudinally spaced zones of differing firmness, said three zones comprising two end zones and a centermost zone;
- a mattress cover encasing said mattress core, said cover including a top pad, side panels, and end panels, said top pad having a non-stretchable top ply of fabric connected to said side and end panels by an accordion folded pleat, said pleat having an inner folded edge located beneath said top pad;
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- an intermediate ply of elastic woven fiber material stretchable in at least two mutually perpendicular directions connected at its outer edges to the inner edge of said accordion folded pleat.
A posturized mattress for enhancing sleep by minimizing pressure points on the body of a person sleeping atop the mattress, which mattress comprises:
- an elongated mattress core having at least three longitudinally spaced zones of differing firmness, said three zones comprising two end zones and a centermost zone;
- a mattress cover encasing said mattress core, said cover including a top pad, side panels, and end panels, said top pad having a top ply of fabric connected to said side and end panels by an accordion folded pleat having an inner folded edge located beneath said top pad;
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- an intermediate ply of elasticated stretchable material connected at its outer edges to the inner edge of said accordion folded pleat.
A mattress cover for covering a resilient mattress core, which mattress cover comprises:
- a top pad, side panels, and end panels, said top pad having a top fabric ply connected to said side and end panels by an accordion folded pleat, said pleat having an inner folded edge located beneath said top pad;
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- an intermediate ply of elastic woven fiber material stretchable in at least two mutually perpendicular directions connected at its outer edges to the inner edge of said accordion folded pleat.
A mattress cover for covering a resilient mattress core, which mattress cover comprises:
- a top pad, side panels, and end panels, said top pad having a top ply of fabric connected to said side and end panels by an accordion folded pleat, said pleat having an inner folded edge located beneath said top pad;
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- an intermediate ply of elasticated stretchable fabric connected at its outer edges to the inner edge of said accordion folded pleat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.