Mattress package

A mattress package comprising:

• a substantially rectangular mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of and parallel to the top surface, and four side walls perpendicular to and extending between the top and bottom surface;
• a barrier layer comprising two sheets of material which are closed around a mattress on four sides;
• a first skid pad which comprise a u-shaped channel having a floor and two side walls, wherein a first side wall of the mattress is inserted into the u-shaped channel;
• a second skid pad which comprises a u-shaped channel having a floor and two side walls wherein a second side wall of the mattress, located opposite the first side, is inserted into the u-shaped channel;
• a first side tray which comprises a floor, two side walls and two end walls, wherein a third side wall of the mattress is inserted into the first side tray;
• a second side tray which comprises a floor, two side walls and two end walls, wherein a fourth side wall of the mattress is inserted into the second side tray;
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• at least two removable straps attached horizontally around the mattress over the first and second side trays.