Beds – Mattress – Sectional with regard to firmness
Patent
1998-04-22
2000-09-12
Melius, Terry Lee
Beds
Mattress
Sectional with regard to firmness
5722, 5690, 5738, 5926, A47C 2714
Patent
active
061158615
ABSTRACT:
A support assembly for a mattress, the support assembly comprising compressible blocks having individual degrees of firmness, and a sleeve defining spaced-apart pockets holding the blocks therein, the sleeve positioning the blocks adjacent one another and the sleeve being composed of a material having a slippery outer surface permitting individual compression of the blocks so that each compressible block moves in a vertical direction independently of adjacent blocks to enable at least two-dimensions of firmness zoning.
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"Introducing a revolutionary way to improve your sleep.", Select Comfort Corporation, advertising literature, 1996.
"Select Comfort Adjustable Firmness Sleep Systems", Select Comfort Corporation, advertising literature, date unknown.
Dalton Roger D.
Reeder Ryan A.
Stolpmann James R.
Westerfeld Steven R.
Melius Terry Lee
PaTMark Company, Inc.
Santos Robert G.
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