Therapeutic mattress and method of making

Claim 1

A therapeutic mattress of rectangular shape having spaced ends and sides comprising: a resilient bottom mattress section; a plurality of transverse interconnected top mattress sections arranged side by side superimposed over and along the length of the mattress bottom section; peripheral stitching interconnecting the top and bottom mattress sections; the top mattress sections including a top fabric cover and spaced therefrom an underlying intermediate bottom fabric cover with said covers peripherally interconnected; a plurality of laterally spaced rows of continuous stitching interconnecting the top and intermediate covers throughout their width; said rows of stitching defining with said peripheral stitching a plurality of transverse rectangular tubes of generally rectangular cross-section which extend uninterrupted substantially across the entire width of the mattress; compacted stuffing of resilient fibrous material confined and retained within said transverse tubes defining said top mattress sections; said bottom mattress section including a second bottom fabric cover spaced from and generally parallel to said intermediate bottom fabric cover and peripherally connected thereto defining an elongated rectangular chamber underlying said top mattress sections; and a loosely confined stuffing of a resilient fibrous material enclosed and retained within said chamber and yieldably underlying said top mattress sections.