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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1994
John B Johenning, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Strata Flotation, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
Waterbed mattress having an enclosure for holding a body of water for buoyantly supporting a person resting on the mattress, and a body of crumpled plastic netting within the enclosure for reducing wave action in the water and providing additional support for a person resting on the mattress. The crumpled plastic netting is enclosed within a casing of plastic netting. In one disclosed embodiment, hydraulic cells are positioned toward the head and foot ends of the mattress, and the crumpled netting is positioned between the cells to provide additional lumbar support for a person resting on the mattress. In another embodiment, the crumpled netting extends throughout the entire lateral extent of the mattress.