IP Library Granted Patent US 12,538,984
Granted Patent B2
US 12,538,984 · App. 18/763,207 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Zipper mattress attachment

Inventors: Natalie Negus (Minneapolis, MN); David Smith (Minneapolis, MN); Matthew Griffith (Buffalo, MN)
Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
A47C20/048A47C20/04A47C21/026A47C27/001A47C27/002
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Patent No.
US 12,538,984
App. No.
18/763,207
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system can include a zipper that connects a mattress to a bed foundation. For example, the zipper can extend from a head end to a foot end of an adjustable foundation. For another example, a zipper can connect to a mattress along a seam of the mattress and/or to a foundation along a seam of a foundation. For another example, a first zipper can connect the mattress core to a second zipper and the second zipper can connect a foundation to the first zipper. For another example, first and second zippers can be substantially vertically aligned.

Claims (41)

1 . A system comprising: a foundation; a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover partially surrounding the mattress core; and first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper directly connects the mattress core to the second zipper and wherein the second zipper directly connects the foundation to the first zipper; wherein the first zipper extends substantially a full length of the mattress core.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first zipper is arranged adjacent to and substantially vertically aligned with the second zipper in a stack.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second zippers are positioned interior to a perimeter of at least one of the mattress and the foundation.

4 . A system comprising:

a foundation;

a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover covering the mattress core; and

first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper connects the mattress core to the second zipper and wherein the second zipper connects the foundation to the first zipper;

wherein the first zipper extends substantially a full length of the mattress core;

wherein the mattress further comprises an upside down foam tub configured to be positioned on top of the mattress core.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first zipper is adjacent to the second zipper.

6 . A system comprising:

a foundation;

a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover covering the mattress core; and

first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper connects the mattress core to the second zipper and wherein the second zipper connects the foundation to the first zipper;

wherein the first zipper extends substantially a full length of the mattress core;

wherein the first zipper is configured to connect an exterior underside of the mattress core to an interior portion of the mattress cover and wherein the second zipper is configured to connect an exterior portion of the mattress cover to the foundation.

7 . A system comprising:

a foundation;

a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover covering the mattress core; and

first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper connects the mattress core to the second zipper and wherein the second zipper connects the foundation to the first zipper;

wherein the first zipper extends substantially a full length of the mattress core;

wherein the first zipper comprises first and second zipper tapes, wherein the first zipper tape is sewn to a bottom portion of the mattress core to connect the first set of teeth to the mattress core and the second zipper tape is sewn along a seam of the mattress cover to connect the second set of teeth to the mattress cover.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second zippers extend along longitudinal sides of the mattress and the foundation from a head end to a foot end of the mattress.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first and second zippers terminate near the head end and near the foot end of the mattress.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the foundation is an adjustable foundation having one or more panels, wherein the adjustable foundation is configured to articulate the one or more panels into one or more raised or lowered positions, wherein the first and second zippers are configured to retain the mattress to the adjustable foundation when the adjustable foundation is articulated into the one or more raised or lowered positions.

11 . A system comprising,

a foundation;

a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover covering the mattress core; and

first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper connects the mattress core to the mattress cover and wherein the second zipper connects the foundation to the mattress cover.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second zippers are positioned interior to a perimeter of at least one of the mattress and the foundation.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the foundation is an adjustable foundation having one or more panels, wherein the adjustable foundation is configured to articulate the one or more panels into one or more raised or lowered positions, wherein the first and second zippers are configured to retain the mattress to the adjustable foundation when the adjustable foundation is articulated into the one or more raised or lowered positions.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second zippers are positioned interior to a perimeter of at least one of the mattress and the foundation.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first zipper is configured to connect an exterior underside of the mattress core to an interior portion of the mattress cover and wherein the second zipper is configured to connect an exterior portion of the mattress cover to the foundation.

16 . A system comprising,

a foundation;

a mattress having a mattress core and a mattress cover covering the mattress core, wherein the mattress cover defines first and second zipper holes; and

first and second zippers, wherein the first zipper has first and second sets of teeth and the second zipper has third and fourth sets of teeth, wherein the first zipper connects the mattress core to the foundation through the first zipper hole and wherein the second zipper connects the mattress core to the foundation through the second zipper hole.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first and second zippers are positioned interior to a perimeter of at least one of the mattress and the foundation.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first and second zippers extend along longitudinal sides of the mattress and the foundation from a head end to a foot end of the mattress; and the mattress core further comprises an upside-down foam tub configured to be positioned on top of the mattress core.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the foundation is an adjustable foundation having one or more panels, wherein the adjustable foundation is configured to articulate the one or more panels into one or more raised or lowered positions, wherein the first and second zippers are configured to retain the mattress to the adjustable foundation when the adjustable foundation is articulated into the one or more raised or lowered positions.

20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first zipper is connected to a left side of the mattress core and the second zipper is connected to a right side of the mattress core.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2026
From: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 074555/0856 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2025
From: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 073507/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2024
From: NEGUS, NATALIE; SMITH, DAVID; GRIFFITH, MATTHEW
To: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068029/0674 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17986324 · Nov 14, 2022
Continuation 17036541 · Sep 29, 2020
Provisional Application 62935762 · Nov 15, 2019
Related Publication 20240349902A1 · Oct 24, 2024
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