| US 7,395,568 B2 | ||
| Self-contained articulated mattress | ||
| Kevin Damewood, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Dreamwell, Ltd., Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 12, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/660,915. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0055779 A1, Mar. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47C 27/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 5—722 | 29 Claims |
| 25. An adjustable mattress comprising:
a first section and a second section overlying a common rigid planar platform, with respective upper surfaces of the first
section and the second section moveable relative to each other and together forming a sleeping surface of the adjustable mattress;
a mechanical means within the adjustable mattress for moving the upper surface of the first section relative to the upper
surface of the second section; and
a flexible mid-sheet comprising a first sheet member coextensive with the first section and a second sheet member coextensive
with the second section and disposed between the mechanical means and the first and second sections, said flexible mid-sheet
being continuous in a longitudinal direction of the mattress at least across one of the first and second sections,
wherein the first sheet member is attached to the second sheet member by an articulated hinge and a force of the mechanical
means is distributed across a region of the first section by the first sheet member coextensive with that section.
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