Mattress with internal vibrator
AssigneeKolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsEdward B. Bretschger, Peter J. Myers
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Abstract
A mattress has an internal support structure and an external cladding that surrounds and covers at least a portion of the support structure. The mattress also has a vibrating device that is coupled to a part of the support structure. The vibrating device has a motor that operates to transmit vibrations throughout the support structure when turned on. The mattress can be adapted to gradually slow at a controlled rate to a complete stop over a period of time when turned off. The mattress can also be adapted to include the vibrating device internally where the device is water resistant. The mattress can also be adapted such that the vibrating device can be easily removed and installed from a pocket provided in the mattress.
Claims18
A mattress comprising:
- an internal support structure;
- an external cladding that surrounds and covers at least a portion of the support structure;
- a mattress vibrating device coupled to a part of the support structure, the vibrating device having a motor that when operating vibrates the part of the support structure and that gradually slows at a controlled rate to a complete stop over a period of time when operation is complete;
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- a sleeve mounted within the mattress and coupled to the support structure, the motor being removably housed within the sleeve and its vibrations transmitted through the sleeve to the support structure.
A method of operating a vibrating mattress having a vibrating device with a motor, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting a sleeve within the mattress;
- coupling the sleeve to a mattress support structure;
- removably sliding the motor into the sleeve such that motor vibrations are transmitted through the sleeve to the support structure;
- operating the vibrating device to vibrate the mattress;
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- adapting a part of the vibrating device such that vibration of the vibrating device gradually slows to a stop at a controlled rate over a predetermined period of time when the step of operating is complete.
A vibrating mattress comprising:
- a support structure;
- a mattress cladding that surrounds and covers at least a portion of the support structure;
- and
- a vibrating device including a plurality of components, a motor housing substantially encompassing the plurality of components, and a sleeve mounted internal to part of the mattress and coupled with an element of the support structure, the motor housing removably received within the sleeve and arranged to transmit vibrations through the sleeve for vibrating the mattress, the sleeve being water resistant.
A mattress comprising:
- a support structure;
- a mattress cladding that surrounds and covers at least a portion of the support structure;
- a self contained vibrating device having an exterior housing and a part of the vibrating device coupled with part of the support structure for vibrating the mattress, the vibrating device when operating vibrates the part of the support structure and gradually slows at a controlled rate to a complete stop over a period of time when operation is complete;
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- a sleeve having a sleeve interior, the sleeve being mounted within a portion of the mattress and the self contained vibrating device being slidably received within and slidably removable from the sleeve interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.