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Mattress cushion with securement feature
Assignee: Span America Medical Systems Inc
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Filing: 1985-10-28
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2005-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A mattress supplement comprised of resilient material is substantially covered with support projections except for at least one marginal edge thereof. The marginal edge is adapted to compressively receive a sheet fitted thereto. The compression of the marginal edge permits the sheet to be secured to a mattress on which the mattress supplement is placed, instead of being pushed off thereof by the support projections.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles B. Mitchell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:30
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C27/00; A47C27/14; A47C27/142; A47C27/146; A47C21/00; A47C21/02; A47C21/022; A47C27/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A polymeric supplemental support cushion for use between a mattress and a sheet for the mattress, comprising: a base having a first predetermined thickness, said base being of resilient material, a bottom surface of said base being flat for placement on a mattress, an upper support surface integral with said base and extending a predetermined distance thereabove, said upper support surface including a plurality of rows of sinusoidal curved resilient projections covering substantially the entire upper surface of said support cushion, a planar ledge provided on opposite longitudinal sides of said support cushion, each of said planar ledges extending from a respective outer periphery of said support cushion and terminating at the base of an outer row of said sinusoidal curved projections, said ledges being located about half-way between said bottom surface of said base and the peaks of said sinusoidal curved projection, so that when a sheet is placed on said support cushion, it extends from the peaks of said sinusoidal projections of said outer rows of said projections over said planar ledges then down along the side of said mattress whereby upward forces adjacent the edges of said support cushion are minimized enabling said sheet to be properly retained on said mattress.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A polymeric supplemental support cushion for use between a mattress and a sheet for the mattress, comprising: a base having a first predetermined thickness, said base being of resilient material, a bottom surface of said base being flat for placement on a mattress, an upper support surface integral with said base and extending a predetermined distance thereabove, said upper support surface including a plurality of rows of sinusoidal curved resilient projections covering substantially the entire upper surface of said support cushion, a planar ledge provided on opposite longitudinal sides of said support cushion, each of said planar ledges extending from a respective outer periphery of said support cushion and terminating at the base of an outer row of said sinusoidal curved projections, said ledges being located about half-way between said bottom surface of said base and the peaks of said sinusoidal curved projection, so that when a sheet is placed on said support cushion, it extends from the peaks of said sinusoidal projections of said outer rows of said projections over said planar ledges then down along the side of said mattress whereby upward forces adjacent the edges of said support cushion are minimized enabling said sheet to be properly retained on said mattress.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cushion as set forth in claim 1 wherein said planar ledges have a width of about one inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
117 words
A supplemental support apparatus for addition to the upperside of a mattress, and adapted for subsequent fitting of a sheet thereon, said apparatus comprising: a resilient pad; a plurality of support projections, integral with said pad and covering most of the surface thereof; and sheet securement means, located marginally on said surface of said pad, having a width of at least about one inch, and having a thickness generally about onehalf that of said pad and said support projections combined, for reducing upward pressure otherwise caused by said support projections on a sheet fitted on said mattress, whereby overall thickness for said supplemental support apparatus may be maximized while said sheet is still secured to said mattress.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
A supplemental support apparatus for addition to the upperside of a mattress, and adapted for subsequent fitting of a sheet thereon, said apparatus comprising: a resilient pad; a plurality of support projections, integral with said pad and covering most of the surface thereof; and sheet securement means, located marginally on said surface of said pad, having a width of at least about one inch, and having a thickness generally about onehalf that of said pad and said support projections combined, for reducing upward pressure otherwise caused by said support projections on a sheet fitted on said mattress, whereby overall thickness for said supplemental support apparatus may be maximized while said sheet is still secured to said mattress.
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