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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
William B. Limer, Hickory, NC (US);
Danny G. Maxwell, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 23/04 (2006.01); A47C 27/14 (2006.01); A47C 27/06 (2006.01); A47C 27/15 (2006.01); A47C 27/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/148 (2013.01); A47C 27/064 (2013.01); A47C 27/15 (2013.01); A47C 27/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foam mattress is provided having a body facing surface comprising a viscoelastic foam layer. The body facing surface further comprises a recess or cavity into which a layer including a core of springs may be provided. The foam mattress further having a layer of open cell foam beneath the viscoelastic foam layer. The open cell, or reticulated, foam layer provides increased breathability. Support for the mattress may further be provided by a bottom layer of conventional foam.