Support surface assembly and tensioning method for a sleeping person

A support surface for a sleeping person, said support surface comprising:

• an air-permeable layer having at least one pair of opposing layer-edge portions stretched at least in the direction between said layer-edge portions to form said support surface;
• at least one pair of substantially parallel opposing frame sections fixedly disposed at a distance therebetween and forming at least a portion of a frame supporting said support surface, at least a first frame section of said frame sections comprising a layer-edge engaging portion fixedly engaging a corresponding layer-edge portion;
• and
• at least one pair of opposing corner elements;
• wherein said first frame section is pivotally mounted between said corner elements for pivoting at least from a pre-tensioned position in which said layer-edge engaging portion and said corresponding layer-edge portion are spaced from the opposition frame section to a first distance, to a tensioned position in which said layer-edge engaging portion and said corresponding layer-edge portion are spaced from said opposition frame section to a second distance which is shorter than said first distance, so as to at least partially tension said air-permeable layer between said frame sections.

A method for constructing a support surface for a sleeping person from components of a kit comprising:

• an air-permeable layer having at least one pair of opposing layer-edge portions stretchable at least in the direction between said layer-edge portions to form said support surface;
• at least one pair of substantially parallel opposing frame sections fixedly disposable at a distance therebetween for forming at least a portion of a frame supporting said support surface, at least a first frame section of said frame sections comprising a layer-edge engaging portion;
• and at least one pair of opposing corner elements;
• said method comprising:
• fixedly engaging said layer-edge engaging portion with a corresponding layer-edge portion of said layer-edge portions;
• and
• pivoting said first frame section from a pre-tensioned position in which said layer-edge engaging portion and said corresponding layer-edge portion are spaced from the opposition frame section to a first distance, to a tensioned position in which said layer-edge engaging portion and said corresponding layer-edge portion are spaced from said opposition frame section to a second distance which is shorter than said first distance, thereby at least partially tensioning said air-permeable layer between said frame sections.