Mattress or cushion structure
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Romano, Sohrab Soltani, Michael V. Bolden
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon. The apparatus includes a cover having an interior region, a base located within the interior region, and a three dimensional engineered material located within the interior region above the base. The three dimensional engineered material and the base cooperate to provide support for the body.
Claims28
An apparatus configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon, the apparatus comprising
- a cover having an interior region,
- a base located within the interior region, the base including first and second layers, each of the first and second layers having a plurality of sections, at least two of the plurality of sections of the first layer having different ILD ratings, at least two of the plurality of sections of the second layer having different ILD ratings, the plurality of sections of the first layer extending substantially transverse to the plurality of sections of the second layer, and
- a fiber network located within the interior region, the fiber network including a plurality of spaced-apart resilient members that are movable between a compressed position and an uncompressed position, the resilient members being able to return to their uncompressed shape, the fiber network and the base cooperating to provide support for the body.
An apparatus configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon, the apparatus comprising
- a cover having an interior region,
- a base located within the interior region, the base including first and second layers, each of the first and second layers having a plurality of sections, at least two of the plurality of sections of the first layer having different ILD ratings, at least two of the plurality of sections of the second layer having different ILD ratings, the plurality of sections of the first layer extending substantially transverse to the plurality of sections of the second layer, and
- a fiber network located within the interior region, the fiber network including at least one of compressible projections and depressions, and the fiber network and the base cooperating to provide support for the body.
An apparatus configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon, the apparatus comprising
- a cover having an interior region,
- a base located within the interior region, the base including first and second layers, each of the first and second layers having a plurality of sections, at least two of the plurality of sections of the first layer having different ILD ratings, at least two of the plurality of sections of the second layer having different ILD ratings, the plurality of sections of the first layer extending substantially transverse to the plurality of sections of the second layer, and
- a fiber network located within the interior region, the fiber network including an upper surface, a lower surface, and resilient members positioned between the upper and lower surfaces, the resilient members being movable between a compressed position and an uncompressed position, the resilient members being able to return to the uncompressed shape, the fiber network and the base cooperating to provide support for the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.