Claims
- 1. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a spring assembly; a topper located on one surface of the spring assembly, said topper comprising a plurality of individual generally parallel tubes, each of said tubes having filler material therein; and a fabric covering encasing said spring assembly and said topper.
- 2. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a spring assembly; and a topper located on one surface of the spring assembly, said topper comprising a plurality of individual tubes joined together, each of said tubes having filler materials therein.
- 3. The product of claim 2 wherein scrim sheets join said individual tubes together.
- 4. The product of claim 2 wherein fabric strips join said individual tubes together.
- 5. The product of claim 2 wherein said filler materials comprise shredded foam and shredded fibers.
- 6. The product of claim 2 wherein the filler materials in a first portion of the topper have a different density and/or firmness than the filler materials in a second portion of the topper to provide the topper with different firmness zones.
- 7. A mattress comprising:
a spring assembly; a foam layer positioned atop the spring assembly and having a plurality of generally parallel arcuate shaped cradles formed in a top surface of the foam layer; and a plurality of individual tubes each secured in one of said cradles, each of said tubes having filler materials therein.
- 8. The mattress of claim 7 wherein the filler materials in select tubes have a different firmness than the filler materials in other of said tubes to provide the mattress with different firmness zones.
- 9. The mattress of claim 7 further comprising a second foam layer positioned atop the tubes.
- 10. The mattress of claim 7 further comprising:
a second foam layer positioned atop the plurality of individual tubes, a bottom surface of the second foam layer having a plurality of generally parallel arcuate shaped cradles, one of the tubes being positioned in each of the second foam layer cradles.
- 11. The mattress of claim 7 wherein said filler materials include shredded foam.
- 12. The mattress of claim 7 where in said filler materials include shredded fibers.
- 13. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a spring assembly having a plurality of springs; a topper positioned atop the spring assembly, said topper comprising a plurality of individual tubes each of which has shredded materials therein; and upper and lower scrim sheets secured to said tubes.
- 14. The product of claim 13 wherein said tubes are adhesively secured to said scrim sheets.
- 15. The product of claim 13 wherein the shredded materials in a first portion of the tubes have a different density and/or firmness than the shredded materials in a second portion of the tubes to provide the mattress with different firmness zones.
- 16. The product of claim 13 further comprising a mesh member extending across a top surface of the spring assembly.
- 17. The product of claim 13 wherein said shredded materials include shredded foam.
- 18. The product of claim 13 wherein said shredded materials include shredded fibers.
- 19. A bedding or seating product comprising:
a spring assembly; and a topper positioned atop the spring assembly, said topper comprising a plurality of individual tubes each of which has shredded materials therein, said tubes being joined together with strips of fabric.
- 20. The product of claim 19 wherein said strips of fabric are adhesively secured to said tubes.
- 21. The product of claim 19 wherein said shredded materials include shredded foam.
- 22. The product of claim 19 wherein said shredded materials include shredded fibers.
- 23. A topper for use in a bedding product having a spring assembly, said topper comprising:
a foam layer positioned atop the spring assembly and having a plurality of generally parallel arcuate shaped cradles formed in a top surface of the foam layer; and a plurality of individual tubes each secured in one of said cradles, each of said tubes having filler materials therein.
- 24. The topper of claim 23 further comprising a second foam layer located atop the individual tubes, said second foam layer having a plurality of generally parallel arcuate shaped cradles formed in a lower surface of the foam layer.
- 25. The topper of claim 23 further comprising a second foam layer located atop said individual tubes.
- 26. The topper of claim 23 wherein the filler materials in a first portion of the topper have a different firmness than the filler materials in a second portion of the topper to provide the topper with different firmness zones.
- 27. A topper for use in a bedding product, said topper comprising:
a plurality of parallel individual tubes joined together with at least one scrim sheet, each of said tubes having shredded foam and shredded fiber materials therein.
- 28. The topper of claim 27 wherein the shredded foam and shredded fiber materials in a first portion of the topper have a different firmness than the shredded foam and shredded fiber materials in a second portion of the topper to provide the topper with different firmness zones.
- 29. A topper for use in a bedding product, said topper comprising:
a plurality of parallel individual tubes joined together with a plurality of fabric strips, each of said tubes having shredded materials therein.
- 30. The topper of claim 29 wherein the shredded materials in a first portion of the topper have a different firmness than the shredded materials in a second portion of the topper to provide the topper with different firmness zones.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/252,287 filed Nov. 21, 2000 entitled “Tube Bed System.” This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent No. 60/189,169 filed Mar. 14, 2000 entitled “Tube Bed System.”
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60252287 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
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60189169 |
Mar 2000 |
US |