The disclosed subject matter relates to a ventilated mattress especially for use in bedding for babies, toddlers and small children.
The sleeping needs of babies and toddlers are of concern for parents. Frequently, parents place their baby or toddler in enclosed bedding (e.g., a crib) in order to prevent their baby or toddler from falling from the bed. Traditional mattresses are difficult to clean and can allow undesired buildup of heat in or near the child.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a new ventilated mattress for babies and toddlers.
The present disclosure includes a first embodiment including a support surface assembly comprising four corner elements; at least four elongated rigid frame sections; a first air permeable layer suspended between the at least four elongated rigid frame sections; and a second air permeable layer suspended between the at least four elongated rigid frame sections; wherein the four corner elements include at least one lock element, the lock element having a first position that engages at least one elongated frame section and prevents relative movement between the four elongated rigid frame sections; the lock element having a second position that permits relative movement between the four elongated rigid frame sections.
In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosure, ventilated mattresses for children are provided.
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Ventilated mattress 100 is configured to have an expanded position and a collapsed position. For example, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, ventilated mattress 100 can be configured to have any suitable dimensions when in an expanded position. For example, ventilated mattress 100 can be configured to have dimensions matching regulated standards for crib mattresses. As a more particular example, ventilated mattress 100 can have a sleeping surface that is 27.5 inches wide and 51.5 inches long, and have a depth that is less than or equal to 6 inches.
In some embodiments, cover 102 includes any suitable air permeable material or materials. For example, cover 102 illustratively includes one or more of a mesh material, a plastic, a fabric, and/or any other suitable air permeable material. As a more particular example, cover 102 includes a washable, air permeable mesh material, such as a plastic mesh, a fiber mesh, a composite mesh, any suitable washable, air permeable mesh material, and/or any combination thereof. As a still more particular example, cover 102 can be made from the Extinct-Spacer mesh material supplied by Cosmo Hong Kong Limited, Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China.
In some embodiments, cover 102 can include a hypoallergenic material. For example, cover 102 can include a polyester fiber material, silk, cotton, any other suitable hypoallergenic material, and/or any suitable combination thereof.
Enclosure mechanism 108 can be any suitable enclosure mechanism. For example, enclosure mechanism 108 can be a clasp locker, zip fastener, a button, a series of buttons, any other suitable enclosure mechanism, and/or any suitable combination thereof.
In some embodiments, enclosure mechanism 108 and cover 102 are configured such that cover 102 forms two suitable sleeping surfaces when attached to itself via enclosure mechanism 108 and positioned over frame bars 104 and folding arms 112.
In some embodiments, cover 102 is configured such that, when ventilated mattress 100 is in an expanded position, cover 102 has a relatively firm sleeping surface on one side of ventilated mattress 100 and a relatively soft sleeping surface on another side of ventilated mattress 100. For example, cover 102 can include different materials having different hardness and/or elastic properties. In such an example, a length of cover 102 can be made of a relatively soft and/or relatively elastic material while another length of cover 102 can be made of a relatively firm and/or relatively inelastic material. As a more particular example, a length of cover 102 can be made of a relatively elastic polyurethane while another length of cover 102 can be made of a relatively inelastic nylon. As another example, cover 102 can have a length that is configured to be relatively inelastic and a length that is configured to be relatively elastic by applying a different degree of tension to each length when ventilated mattress 100 is in an expanded position. As a more particular example, cover 102 can be configured such that, when in an expanded position, frame bars 104 apply relatively little tension to the relatively elastic length of cover 102 while frame bars 104 apply relatively more tension to the relatively inelastic length of cover 102.
In some embodiments, frame bar 104, hinge plate 106, and folding arm 112 can include any suitable structural material. For example, frame bar 104, hinge plate 106, and folding arm 112 can include a relatively rigid structural material such as plastic, aluminum, graphite, any other suitable relatively rigid structural material, and/or any combination thereof.
In some embodiments, frame bar 104 and folding arm 112 can have any suitable shape. In one example, frame bar 104 and/or folding arm 112 has a shape configured to minimize contact with the portion of cover 102 that is provides the sleeping support surface. As a more particular example, frame bars 104 and/or folding arms 112 can have an oval shape, an oblong shape, a semicircular shape, any other suitable shape, and/or any suitable combination thereof.
In some embodiments, a hinge plate 106 is attached to two frame bars 104 and to two folding arms 112 via a hinge 114 in any configuration suitable to create a collapsible mattress frame. For example, a hinge plate 106 can be attached at or near the ends of frame bars 104, and configured to hold frame bars 104 parallel or substantially parallel. To continue the example, hinge plates 106 can be attached to folding arms 112 via hinges 114 such that a user can cause folding arms 112 to collapse inward relative to the mattress frame.
In some embodiments, hinge plates 106 are attached to frame bars 104 via track 110. For example, hinge plate 106 can include a protrusion configured to fit within a cavity of track 110. In such an example, the protrusion can have any shape suitable for fitting within track 110. As a more particular example, hinge plate 106 can include a circular, semicircular, or ovular protrusion configured to fit inside a circular, semicircular, or ovular shape of the cavity of track 110. As another more particular example, hinge plate 106 can include a substantially triangular protrusion configured to fit inside a substantially triangular cavity of track 110.
In some embodiments, hinge plate 106 and track 110 can be configured to allow a user to slide hinge plate 106 along track 110 and to cause hinge plate 106 to snap and/or lock into place at or near the end of frame bars 104. For example, track 110 can include a snapping mechanism configured to protrude into a cavity of track 110 and snap into place when hinge plate 106 is moved to a position at or near the ends of frame bars 104. As another example, track 110 can be configured to include a protrusion into the cavity in order to prevent hinge plate 106 from sliding too far toward the center of frame bars 104. In such an example, cover 102, enclosure mechanism 108, track 110 and hinge plate 106 can be configured to allow a user to slide hinge plate 106 into track 110 and secure hinge plate 106 in place by using enclosure mechanism 108 to fasten cover 102 to itself, thereby applying a pressure appropriate to hold hinge plate 106 in place.
In some embodiments, hinge plate 106, track 110, and cover 102 can be configured to allow a user to slide hinge plate 106 along track 110 and to cause hinge plate 110 to snap and/or lock into place at or near the end of frame bars 104 while cover 102 is in place such that upon hinge plate 106 snapping and/or locking into place, ventilated mattress 100 is in a configuration appropriate for sleeping (i.e., an expanded position), as illustrated in
In some embodiments, hinge plate 106, track 110, and cover 102 are configured to allow a user to slide cover 102 in place along track 110. For example, cover 102 can include protrusions at its edges configured to slide within track 110 such that upon a user moving ventilated mattress 100 into an expanded position, track 110 creates tension in cover 102 via the protrusions in order to form an appropriate sleeping surface on cover 102.
In some embodiments, hinge plate 106, track 110, and cover 102 can be configured to allow a user to slide cover 102 in place along track 110 when hinge plates 106 are in a fixed position. For example, two or more of hinge plates 106 can be attached to frame bars 104 without the use of track 110 (e.g., via an immovable attachment method, as described above), and can have a size and a shape that allows the full length of track 110 to be open and/or exposed, thereby allowing a user to slide cover 102 in place along track 110 even when hinge plate 106 is in place. As a more particular example, as shown in
In some embodiments, cover 102 and folding arms 112 can be configured to attach in order to apply tension to cover 102 when ventilated mattress 100 is in an expanded position. For example, cover 102 can and folding arms 112 can include a fastening mechanism, such as a button, clip, snap, any other suitable fastening mechanism, and/or any combination thereof.
In some embodiments, folding arms 112 and hinges 116 can be configured to allow a user to collapse folding arms 112 completely such that each pair of folding arms that are attached by a hinge 114 can be folded far enough to make flush or substantially flush contact upon each other. For example, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, hinge 114 and hinge 116 can be configured to lock and/or unlock by including a button, switch, and/or any other suitable mechanism for locking and/or unlocking. For example, hinge 116 can include a button such that, if ventilated mattress 100 is locked into an expanded position, a user pressing the button can cause hinge 116 to unlock and allow movement of folding arms 112, such that ventilated mattress 100 can enter a collapsed position.
In some embodiments, cover 102, frame bars 104, and hinge plates 106 can be configured such that, when ventilated mattress 100 is in an expanded position, ventilated mattress 100 has a hollow area with ventilation openings formed by a space between frame bars 104 and cover plates 106, the openings appropriate for allowing air to flow through the mattress, as shown in
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In some embodiments, ventilated mattress 202 can be any suitable ventilated mattress, such as ventilated mattress 100, as described above in connection with
In some embodiments, ventilation opening 206 and crib structure 208 can be configured to allow air to flow through ventilation opening 206. For example, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, at least some of the above described parts of the ventilated mattress of
In some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the ventilated mattress described herein can include a collapsible frame and a cover. The cover can, for example, be made from a washable, hypoallergenic, and/or air permeable material or materials. The cover can be attached to the frame such that when the frame is in an expanded position the cover is drawn tight and forms a sleeping surface. This configuration can form a hollow area beneath the sleeping surface such that air can pass through the ventilated mattress, thereby preventing the buildup of gases within the ventilated mattress.
In some embodiments, the ventilated mattress described herein can be configured to be reversible such as to have a firm sleeping surface that is relatively firm and to have a soft sleeping surface that is relatively soft.
In some embodiments, the ventilated mattress described herein can include a frame that is configured to collapse and/or fold such as to facilitate transportation and/or storage. The frame can include joints configured to lock in place when the frame is in a collapsed position and/or in an expanded position.
In some embodiments, the ventilated mattress described herein can include a sleep computer module that is configured to monitor information about a child user and provide the information to a guardian of the child user. For example, a sleep computer module can be located within in the hollow area of the mattress and include a thermal night vision camera to detect the movement, position, and temperature of a child sleeping on the mattress. As another example, a sleep computer module can provide soothing noises to assist a child in falling asleep.
Frame 304,
Longitudinal bars 350 (and width bars 352) have rounded corners 358 and have tracks 310 defined along their length. Width bars 352 further include hinge holes 360 defined therein. Each side of frame 304 includes an upper and a lower bar (350, 352). Hinge holes 360 are located on the side of upper and lower width bars 352 that faces the other (upper or lower) width bar 352 on the same end of mattress 300. Bars 350, 352 are generally hollow and receive portions of hinges 354, 356 therein for coupling thereto. Longitudinal bars 350 are illustratively fixed to hinges 354, 356 via a rivet or other fastener that passes through bars 350 and through a portion of hinges 354, 356. Width bars are likewise coupled between hinges 354, 356 via a rivet or other fastener that passes through bars 350 and through a portion of hinges 354, 356.
Two first hinges 354 are located on a common lateral side of mattress 300. Two second hinge mechanisms 356 are located on a common lateral side of mattress 300 that is opposite the side having first hinges 356. First hinges 354 are free hinges that do not lock and have approximately 90 degrees of travel.
Second hinge mechanisms 356 include a fixed hinge member 362 and a pivoting lock member 364. Fixed hinge member 362 and pivoting lock member 364 are joined by a hinge rod to allow hinged movement therebetween. Fixed hinge member 362 is fixed to longitudinal bars 350.
Pivoting lock member 364 includes lock housing 366, lock 368, and detent receiver 370. Lock housing 366 is a generally rectangular element that is sized to fit between width bars 352 when frame 304 is in an expanded position. One end of lock housing 366 includes hinge detents 372. In assembly, hinge detents are received in hinge holes 360 defined in width bars 352 and provide for hinged movement of pivoting lock member 364 relative to width bars 352. Lock housing 366 also includes a lock aperture 374. Lock aperture 374 receives lock 368 therein.
Lock 368 includes release 376, mechanism 378, and detents 380. Lock 368, via mechanism 378 is biased to a locked position in which detents 380 extend out of lock housing 366. Detent receiver is illustratively a plastic piece that is mounted in an end of width bars 352.
A user can pull on release 376 which causes detents 380 to retract into lock housing 366. When frame 304 is in the expanded position, detents 380 that extend out of lock housing 366 engage detent receiver 370. Detents 380 are biased to the position that extends out of lock housing 366. When detents 380 are within detent receiver 370, the detents 380 along with detents 372 provide points of contact that fix the orientation of bars 350, 352 and hold frame 304 in the expanded position. When the release 376 is pulled such that detents 380 are retracted, detent receiver 370 is free to disengage from lock housing 366 to allow frame 304 to assume a collapsed position,
It should be appreciated that both first hinges 354 and second hinge mechanisms 356 include a continuation of tracks 310 of longitudinal bars 350 such that the tracks 310 extend to an end of the frame 304 and present an open end able to receive sleeves 330.
When frame 304 is in the expanded orientation,
When disassembly is desired, a reverse operation is performed. It should be appreciated that disassembly can be partial, where only the cover 302 is removed (such as to be laundered) or where cover 302 remains and frame 304 is collapsed. Cover removal is achieved by disengaging one or more enclosure mechanisms 308 and then sliding cover 302 off until sleeves 330 fully disengage tracks 310.
Collapse of frame 304 with the cover 302 still thereon is achieved in the same manner as when the cover 302 is off. Lock 368 is positioned in second hinge mechanisms 356 such that it accessible and operable by a user with the cover 302 thereon.
Although the invention has been described and illustrated in the foregoing illustrative embodiments, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of example, and that numerous changes in the details of implementation of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Features of the disclosed embodiments can be combined and rearranged in various ways.
This application is a non-provisional filing that claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/241,573, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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