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US 9,538,854 B1Granted
Notched mattress assembly
OwnerStephani M. Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A mattress assembly is described that permits the placement of a fitted sheet without lifting the mattress assembly. The mattress assembly includes a mattress substrate configured to rest on a surface or bed frame (i.e. box spring), and one or more notches configured to form recesses that accommodate a human hand and retain a fitted sheet. In some embodiments, the notches are located at the corners of the mattress substrate. In other embodiments, the notches can be continuous, forming a groove around the perimeter of the mattress substrate.
Claims20
A mattress assembly comprising:
- a mattress substrate comprising a contiguous layer, the contiguous layer including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface connected by sides and ends;
- a continuous notch defined by the mattress substrate, the continuous notch disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the notch extending into the sides and ends, and forming a groove around the perimeter of the mattress substrate, the continuous notch comprising at least one angled portion with an angle of between about 40 degrees and about 70 degrees and a height of at least 1.5 inches in order to accommodate the fingers of a human hand;
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- a decorative band, the decorative band configured to cover the space formed between the groove and at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the mattress.
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A mattress comprising:
- a mattress substrate comprising a contiguous layer, the contiguous layer including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface connected by sides and ends;
- one or more notches defined by the mattress substrate, the one or more notches configured to extend into the planes of the sides and ends with a height of at least 1.5 inches in order to accommodate the fingers of a human hand and forming fixed recesses disposed between the first surface and the second surface.
A mattress comprising:
- a mattress substrate comprising a contiguous layer, the contiguous layer including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface connected by sides and ends;
- a continuous notch defined by the mattress substrate, the continuous notch disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the notch extending into the sides and ends with a height of at least 1.5 inches in order to accommodate the fingers of a human hand and forming a groove around the perimeter of the mattress substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.