Patent Application
20240252781
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The disclosure relates to mattress device and more particularly pertains to a new mattress device for enhancing sleep for a child includes a box spring and mattress which has an air chamber within the mattress. The device includes a plurality of vibrators for vibrating the mattress and a plurality of speakers for emitting soothing sounds for soothing a child to sleep. The device includes a pump for inflating or deflating the air chamber and a heating element for warming the mattress. The device includes motions sensors and a carbon dioxide sensor for sensing the health of the child.
The prior art relates to mattress devices including a baby crib that includes an enclosed and elevated bed and a plurality of sensors for sensing the health of a baby sleeping in the enclosed and elevated bed. The prior art discloses a perforated crib bumper for facilitating a crib to be ventilated thereby reducing risk of sudden infant death syndrome. The prior art discloses a crib with an adjustable frame for lifting or lowering a mattress in the crib. The prior art discloses an infant monitoring device that includes motion sensors for sensing the motion of an infant. The prior art discloses a variety of enclosed bassinette devices that each at least includes biometric sensors for sensing the condition of a sleeping infant.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a box spring that is positionable on a bed frame for supporting the box spring above a floor. A mattress is attached to the box spring and an air chamber is integrated within the mattress. A plurality of vibration units is each attached to the mattress thereby facilitating the plurality of vibration units to vibrate air within the air chamber to soothe the child sleeping on the mattress. A heating element is integrated into the mattress for heating the mattress when the heating element is turned on to warm the child. A control unit is integrated into the box spring and the control unit is in remote communication with a personal electronic device thereby facilitating the personal electronic device to remotely control the vibration and the heating element.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of vibration units 30 is each attached between the box spring 12 and the mattress 18 such that each of the plurality of vibration units 30 intrudes into the air chamber 22 in the mattress 18. In this way each of the plurality of vibration units 30 is in communication with an interior of the air chamber 22 thereby facilitating the plurality of vibration units 30 to vibrate air within the air chamber 22 when the plurality of vibration units 30 is turned on. Thus, the plurality of vibration units 30 can soothe the child 20 that is sleeping on the mattress 18. The plurality of vibration units 30 is actuated according to a pre-determined operation sequence thereby facilitating the plurality of vibration units 30 to generate a pulse within the air chamber 22. In this way the plurality of vibration units 30 simulate a mother's heartbeat for the child 20 thereby improving the child's 20 sleep.
Each of the vibration units 30 extends through the top wall 16 of the box spring 12 and the lower wall 24 of the mattress 18. Each of the plurality of vibration units 30 has a vibrating surface 32 that is positioned within the air chamber 22 in the mattress 18. Furthermore, the vibration surface 32 of each of the plurality of vibration units 30 produces a vibration when the plurality of vibration units 30 is turned on. In this way the vibration produced by the vibration surface 32 can be communicated to the air in the air chamber 22 thereby vibrating the mattress 18. The plurality of vibration units 30 is spaced apart from each other and is arranged into a pre-determined pattern for maximizing distribution of the vibration in the mattress 18. Additionally, each of the plurality of vibration units 30 may comprise a subsonic vibrator, a pneumatic vibrator or any other type of vibration source that can impart vibration into air.
A pump 34 is integrated into the box spring 12 and the pump 34 is in fluid communication with the air chamber 22 in the mattress 18. The pump 34 urges air into the air chamber 22 when the pump 34 is actuated into an inflating condition thereby inflating the air chamber 22 for increasing the firmness of the mattress 18. Conversely, the pump 34 urges air outwardly from the air chamber 22 when the pump 34 is actuated into a deflating condition thereby deflating the air chamber 22 for decreasing the firmness of the mattress 18. Additionally, the pump 34 facilitates warmed air within the mattress 18 to be replaced with cooler ambient air thereby cooling the mattress 18 to enhance comfort for the child 20. The pump 34 is attached between the top wall 16 of the box spring 12 and the lower wall 24 of the mattress 18. Additionally, the pump 34 has a pair of output ports 36 that is each in fluid communication with the air chamber 22. The pump 34 may comprise an electric air pump or other similar device.
A heating element 38 is integrated into the mattress 18 and the heating element 38 is in thermal communication with the mattress 18 for heating the mattress 18 when the heating element 38 is turned on to warm the child 20. The heating element 38 is integrated into the upper wall 26 of the mattress 18 and the heating element 38 may comprise an electric heating element 38 with an operational temperature ranging between approximately 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and 80.0 Fahrenheit. A control unit 40 is integrated into the box spring 12 and the control unit 40 is in communication with each of the plurality of vibration units 30, the pump 34 and the heating element 38. Furthermore, the control unit 40 is in remote communication with a personal electronic device 42 thereby facilitating the personal electronic device 42 to remotely control the vibration units 30 and the pump 34 and the heating element 38.
The control unit 40 comprises a control circuit 44 that is integrated into the box spring 12. The control circuit 44 is electrically coupled to each of the vibration units 30, the pump 34 and the heating element 38. Additionally, the control circuit 44 includes an electronic memory 46 which stores a database comprising a variety of audible sounds. The control unit 40 includes a transceiver 48 that is integrated into the box spring 12. The transceiver 48 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 44 and the transceiver 48 is in wireless communication with the personal electronic device 42. The transceiver 48 may comprise a radio frequency transceiver or the like and the transceiver 48 may employ Bluetooth communication protocols. Furthermore, the personal electronic device 42 may comprise a smart phone or other type of Bluetooth equipped device. The transceiver 48 may be in wireless communication with an existing baby monitor device of any conventional design that is typically employed by a parent to monitor a baby sleeping in an adjacent bedroom.
A power cord 50 is coupled to and extends away from the box spring 12, the power cord 50 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 44 and the power cord 50 has a distal end 52 with respect to the box spring 12. A male plug 54 is electrically coupled to the distal end 52 thereby facilitating the male plug 54 to be plugged into a power source 55 comprising a female electrical outlet. A plurality of speakers 56 is each integrated into the mattress 18 for emitting audible sound outwardly from the mattress 18. Each of the plurality of speakers 56 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 44 thereby facilitating the plurality of speakers 56 to receive the audible sounds from the electronic memory 46. The audible sounds may include the sounds of a womb, a heartbeat or other sounds that a developing infant would hear in their mother's womb. In this way the plurality of speakers 56 can soothe the child 20 to help the child 20 sleep peacefully.
A plurality of motion sensors 58 is provided and each of the plurality of motion sensors 58 is integrated into the upper wall 26 of the mattress 18 to sense motion of the child 20 lying on the mattress 18. Each of the plurality of motion sensors 58 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 44. Additionally, the control circuit 44 is turned on when any of the plurality of motion sensors 58 senses motion. Each of plurality of motion sensors 58 may comprise an electronic motion sensor of any conventional design that has an operational range of less than 1.0 meter.
A carbon dioxide sensor 60 is disposed proximate the mattress 18 to sense carbon dioxide levels in the immediate area surrounding the mattress 18. In this way the carbon dioxide sensor 60 can track the child's 20 respiration. The carbon dioxide sensor 60 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 44 thereby facilitating the transceiver 48 to broadcast the child's 20 respiration to the personal electronic device 42. In this way the carbon dioxide sensor 60 facilitates a caregiver to remotely monitor the child's 20 respiration thereby facilitating the caregiver to immediately respond to a medical emergency involving the child's 20 respiration. The carbon dioxide sensor 60 may comprise an electronic carbon dioxide sensor of any conventional design and the carbon dioxide sensor 60 may be mounted on a headboard that is attached to the box spring 12 or other structural element commonly associated with beds.
In use, the speakers 56, the pump 34 and the vibration units 30 can be remotely controlled with the personal electronic device 42 while the child 20 is sleeping on the mattress 18. In this way the vibration units 30 can vibrate the mattress 18 and the speakers 56 can emit the soothing sounds to soothe the child 20 to sleep. Furthermore, the carbon dioxide sensor 60 monitors the child's 20 respiration and the plurality of motion sensors 58 monitors the child's 20 motion. In this way the parents can monitor the health of the child 20 while the child 20 is sleeping. Furthermore, the speakers 56 and the vibration units 30 improve the quality of sleep for the child 20.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
