Claims
- 1. 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.
- 2. The mattress of claim 1 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.
- 3. The mattress of claim 1 further comprising a second foam layer positioned atop the tubes.
- 4. The mattress of claim 1 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.
- 5. The mattress of claim 1 wherein said filler materials include shredded foam.
- 6. The mattress of claim 1 where in said filler materials include shredded fibers.
- 7. 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.
- 8. The topper of claim 7 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.
- 9. The topper of claim 7 further comprising a second foam layer located atop said individual tubes.
- 10. The topper of claim 7 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.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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.”
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Provisional Applications (2)
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60/252287 |
Nov 2000 |
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60/189169 |
Mar 2000 |
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