Titanium mattress member
AssigneeDreamwell, Ltd.
InventorsRichard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Abstract
A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.
Claims22
A method of manufacturing a bedding product, comprising:
- furnishing a resilient core having at least one major surface;
- placing at least one support member across the core extending from a perimeter side of the core to an opposite perimeter side of the core, the support members comprising metallic matrices, wherein
- the metallic matrices are configured to extend continuously across the core from the perimeter side of the core to the opposite perimeter side of the core,
- the structure of each metallic matrix is substantially the same from the perimeter side of the core to the opposite perimeter side of the core, and
- the metallic matrices add firmness to the support members so as to enhance the resiliency of the core in selected areas of the bedding product.
A support member for adjusting a firmness of a sleeping surface of a bedding product, comprising:
- a metallic matrix disposed on a core of the bedding product, wherein the matrix is configured to extend continuously across a width of the sleeping surface from a first side surface of the bedding product to a second side surface of the bedding product, and wherein a width of the matrix is less than a length of the bedding product, and
- the structure of the matrix is substantially the same across the width of the sleeping surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.