Massaging bed
AssigneeInnovative Standards, Inc.
InventorDaniel W. Jones
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a sleep system is provided. More specifically, the invention provides a method and apparatus for an adjustable mattress that allows the user to increase or decrease the firmness of the mattress. Furthermore, the adjustable mattress has zones of adjustability thereby allowing two users to adjust the firmness of the mattress of each user's zone. The adjustable mattress is also multimodal. The motorized foundation contains adjustable massaging units that may be used for physical therapy and relaxation. Likewise, the motorized foundation may be used in relax mode to assist in obtaining sleep and awaken mode to gently awake the user by the stimulation of the adjustable mattress.
Claims36
A massaging bed comprising:
- a massaging apparatus;
- a sleep support comprising (a) a first deformable portion overlying the massaging apparatus having a person-supporting surface, and (b) a second deformable portion underlying the first portion and having an elongate opening in which a portion of the massaging apparatus is received;
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- wherein the portion of the massaging apparatus is received in the elongate opening in the second portion of the sleep support and underlies the first portion of the sleep support;
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- wherein the portion of the massaging apparatus received in the elongate opening in the second deformable portion travels along the elongate opening during operation of the massaging apparatus opening one part of the elongate opening where the portion of the massaging apparatus is traveling therealong and substantially closing another part of the elongate opening behind the portion of the massaging apparatus received in the elongate opening.
A massaging bed comprising:
- a massaging apparatus;
- a mattress comprising (a) a first resiliently deformable layer overlying the massaging apparatus having a person-supporting sleep surface, and (b) a second resiliently deformable layer underlying the first layer and having a slit in which a portion of the massaging apparatus is received;
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- wherein the portion of the massaging apparatus received in the slit underlies the first layer and travels along the slit in the second layer opening one part of the slit where the portion of the massaging apparatus received in the slit is traveling and substantially closing another part of the slit behind the portion of the massaging apparatus received in the slit.
A massaging bed comprising:
- a massaging apparatus comprised of a massager drive operatively connected to a massager;
- a mattress comprising (a) an uninterrupted first resiliently deformable layer comprised of memory foam overlying the massaging apparatus and having a surface upon which a person can lay, and (b) a second resiliently deformable layer comprised of memory foam underlying the first resiliently deformable layer and having a slit in which the massager is received;
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- wherein the massager underlies the first resiliently deformable layer and is urged by the massager drive along the slit in the second resiliently deformable layer opening one part of the slit and substantially closing another part of the slit behind the massager;
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- wherein the second resiliently deformable layer possesses compressive properties where the slit is substantially closed substantially that of a resiliently deformable layer not having any slit.
A massaging bed comprising:
- a massaging apparatus comprised of a massager drive in operable cooperation with a massager head;
- a mattress comprising (a) a memory foam topper, and (b) a memory foam submattress having a slit in which the massager head is received;
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- wherein the massager head underlies the mattress topper and is urged by the massager drive along the slit in the submattress opening one part of the slit in which the massager head is received and substantially closing another part of the slit behind the massager head;
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- wherein the compressive properties of the submattress where the slit is substantially closed is substantially the same as a memory foam submattress not having any slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.