Jacketed cushioning elements and assemblies thereof in mattresses and upholstery
AssigneeSidhil Technology, LLC
InventorWalter Stumpf
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Abstract
The subject matter is a cushion core construction in which individual elements of cushion material in plug-like form are connected together in a string by capturing them between two strips of flexible sheet material which are joined together between adjacent elements to hold the elements in place. The preferred structural unit is a two-row module formed by joining two such strings at intervals of at least two elements to enable them to stand alone, and to facilitate their handling in their assembly with like modules to form a more extensive core.
Claims19
A string of connected, individually jacketed resiliently compressible cushion elements comprising:
- two strips of sheet material having therebetween a series of elongated bodies of a resiliently omnidirectionally compressible material;
- said bodies being spaced apart along said strips with their lengths arrayed transversely of said strips;
- said strips being joined together between successive bodies so as to embrace said bodies in holding engagement to secure said bodies between said strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.