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Pressure reduction foam mattress support

US5083335A · kind A · utility

59Cited by
14References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 11, 1991
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 11, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C27/144
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A foam mattress support having a top, intermediate and bottom layer. The intermediate layer includes a plurality of ribs having a cross-sectional area increasing in the direction perpendicular to the pad, the height of the ribs being at least as great as one-third of the thickness of the pad, and the cross-sectional area of the ribs at the head and foot end being substantially equal but being less than the cross-sectional area of the ribs between the head and foot ends.

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