IP Library Patent Application 13080701
Patent Application
App. No. 13/080,701

FOAM SPRING MATTRESS CONFIGURED WITH VARIABLE FIRMNESS

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App. No.
13/080,701
Abstract

A method includes selecting an arrangement of foam springs, the arrangement that matches user-selected firmness requirements; attaching foam springs to a foam panel in a removable, replaceable manner; and inserting the foam springs and the foam panel into a containment facility. A mattress includes foam springs; a foam panel to which an arrangement of the foam springs is attached in a removable, replaceable manner; a containment facility within which the foam springs and the foam panel are disposed; and a side rail with indentations within which sides of at least some of the foam springs are disposed. The mattress may also include a fabric webbing, attached to the containment facility, within which some of the foam springs are disposed in a removable, replaceable manner; and an attachment device attaching together at least two of the foam springs.

Claims (35)

1 . A method of foam spring configuration, comprising:

selecting an arrangement of foam springs, the arrangement matching user-selected firmness requirements;

attaching foam springs to a foam panel in a removable, replaceable manner; and

inserting the foam springs and the foam panel into a containment facility.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

inserting at least some of the foam springs into indentations of a side rail adapted to receive, hold, and release sides of the foam springs.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein inserting further includes zipping closed the containment facility after inserting the foam springs and the foam panel into the containment facility.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

selecting the arrangement includes outputting a schematic showing the foam springs placed within the containment facility.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein inserting the foam springs into the containment facility includes individually inserting the foam springs into an opening in a fabric webbing of the containment facility, the fabric webbing securing the foam springs, in a removable and replaceable manner, in predetermined locations within the containment facility.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising using an attachment device to attach together at least two of the foam springs.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the attachment device includes a snap, and wherein using the attachment device includes snapping together the at least two of the foam springs.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the attachment device includes a hook and loop fastener, and wherein using the attachment device includes pressing together the at least two of the foam springs.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the attachment device includes a glue, and wherein using the attachment device includes gluing together the at least two of the foam springs.

10 . A mattress, comprising:

foam springs;

a foam panel to which an arrangement of the foam springs is attached in a removable, replaceable manner;

a containment facility within which the foam springs and the foam panel are disposed; and

a side rail with indentations within which sides of at least some of the foam springs are disposed.

11 . The mattress of claim 10 , further comprising a schematic showing the arrangement.

12 . The mattress of claim 10 , further comprising a fabric webbing, attached to the containment facility, within which some of the foam springs are disposed in a removable, replaceable manner.

13 . The mattress of claim 10 , further comprising an attachment device attaching together at least two of the foam springs.

14 . The mattress of claim 13 , wherein the attachment device includes a snap.

15 . The mattress of claim 13 , wherein the attachment device includes a hook and loop fastener.

16 . The mattress of claim 13 , wherein the attachment device includes a glue.

17 . A mattress, comprising:

foam springs;

a foam panel to which an arrangement of the foam springs is attached in a removable, replaceable manner;

a containment facility within which the foam springs and the foam panel are disposed;

a side rail with indentations within which sides of at least some of the foam springs are disposed;

a fabric webbing, attached to the containment facility, within which some of the foam springs are disposed in a removable, replaceable manner; and

an attachment device attaching together at least two of the foam springs.

18 . The mattress of claim 17 , wherein the attachment device includes a snap.

19 . The mattress of claim 17 , wherein the attachment device includes a hook and loop fastener.

20 . The mattress of claim 17 , wherein the attachment device includes a glue.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2011
From: RAWLS-MEEHAN, MARTIN B.
To: LIAO, HSIU CHEN
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