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US 6,256,821 B1Granted
Mattress system
OwnerDennis Boydinventor
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Abstract
A mattress system includes a first section of foam material forming the head section of a mattress, a second section of foam material forming, the central section of the mattress, and a third section of foam material forming the foot section of the mattress. The second section of foam material has a load responsive characteristic different from the load responsive characteristic of the first and third sections. The central section may be replaced by an inflatable air chamber.
Claims18
A mattress system comprising:
- a foam material forming the head section of a mattress;
- an adjustable, inflatable fluid chamber forming the second section of the mattress;
- a second piece of foam material forming the foot section of the mattress;
- a cover in which in the sections are deposed, said cover being non-destructively and repeatably openable and removable from the sections to allow for removal and arrangement of the sections;
- said sections having load responsive characteristics;
- wherein all the sections are the same size and readily separable, movable and interchangeable by a user from one location in the mattress to another;
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- wherein the top and bottom surfaces of the sections are compatible for use as a sleeping surface, such that the sections can be individually flipped by the user to aid in turning of the mattress.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.