Side bolster system for a mattress
AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.
InventorsSuppawat Kosumsuppamala, Timothy G. Clark, Ronald B. Jalbert
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Abstract
A side bolster system is provided for use with a mattress having a first side and a second side. The side bolster system of the present invention includes a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of the mattress, a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and a transverse tether having a first end coupled to the first side bolster and a second end coupled to the second side bolster.
Claims46
A side bolster system for a mattress having a first side, a second side, a head end and a foot end, the side bolster system comprising:
- a shoulder bolster section located adjacent the head end of the mattress, the shoulder bolster section including an elongated first shoulder bolster positioned along the first side of the mattress and an elongated second shoulder bolster positioned along the second side of the mattress,
- a seat bolster section located toward the foot end of the mattress from the shoulder bolster section, the seat bolster section including an elongated first seat bolster positioned along the first side of the mattress and an elongated second seat bolster positioned along the second side of the mattress, and
- a plurality of tether links connecting the first shoulder bolster to the first seat bolster, the second shoulder bolster to the second seat bolster, the first shoulder bolster to the second shoulder bolster, and the first seat bolster to the second seat bolster.
A side bolster system adaptable to varying-sized mattresses having a first side and a second side, the side bolster system comprising:
- a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of a mattress,
- a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and
- at least one coupler having a first end coupled to the first side bolster, a second end coupled to the second side bolster, and a length dimension, the length dimension of the at least one coupler being adjustable to accommodate varying-sized mattresses.
The side bolster system for a mattress having a first side and a second side, the side bolster system comprising:
- a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of the mattress,
- a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and
- at least one coupler having a first end coupled to the first side bolster and a second end coupled to the second side bolster, the first side bolster including a first shoulder bolster located adjacent a head end of the mattress, a first seat bolster located toward a foot end of the mattress from the first shoulder bolster, and a first tether link connecting the first shoulder bolster to the first seat bolster, and the second side bolster including a second shoulder bolster located adjacent the head end of the mattress, a second seat bolster located toward the foot end of the mattress from the second shoulder bolster, and a second tether link connecting the second shoulder bolster to the second seat bolster.
A side bolster system for a mattress having a first side and a second side, the side bolster system comprising:
- a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of the mattress,
- a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and
- at least one coupler having a first end coupled to the first side bolster and a second end coupled to the second side bolster, the first and second side bolsters each including a concave interior side surface configured to receive first and second longitudinally extending side members of the mattress, respectively, the first end of the at least one coupler including a top portion coupled to the first side bolster above the concave surface and a bottom portion coupled to the first side bolster below the concave surface so that the first end of the at least one coupler surrounds the first side member of the mattress, and the second end of the at least one coupler including a top portion coupled to the second side bolster above the concave surface and a bottom portion coupled to the second side bolster below the concave surface so that the second end of the at least one coupler surrounds the second side member of the mattress.
A side bolster system for a mattress having a first side and a second side, the side bolster system comprising:
- a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of the mattress,
- a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and
- at least one coupler having a first end coupled to the first side bolster and a second end coupled to the second side bolster, the first and second side bolsters each including a primary support section having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a secondary support section extending vertically upwardly from the primary support section.
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a mattress having a first side, a second side, and a mattress length,
- a first side bolster positioned along the first side of the mattress, the first side bolster having a first side bolster length,
- a second side bolster positioned along the second side of the mattress, the second side bolster having a second side bolster length, the mattress length being longer than either of the first and second side bolster lengths, and
- at least one coupler coupled to the first and second side bolsters.
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a side member,
- a first side bolster having a concavity shaped to receive the side member,
- a second side bolster spaced apart from the first side bolster, and
- at least one coupler coupled to the first and second side bolsters.
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a side member,
- a first side bolster having a concavity shaped to receive the side member,
- a second side bolster spaced apart from the first side bolster, and
- at least one coupler coupled to the first and second side bolsters, wherein the side member defines a manifold.
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a mattress,
- a side member,
- a first side bolster shaped to receive the side member,
- a second side bolster spaced apart from the first side bolster, and
- at least one coupler coupled to the first and second side bolsters, wherein at least one of the at least one coupler has a coupler portion positioned between the side member and the mattress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.