Mattress with breast support panels

US20060096034A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-11TUCCI MARSIA IRENE
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
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Publication Date
2006-05-11
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The mattress or mattress topper is a new and improved breast support device that supports breasts with two breast support panels with multifunctional uses. The mattress or mattress topper is horizontally oriented, made in standard mattress sizes and may be modified to include in various sizes and shapes. This device will assist in the support of breasts while simultaneously providing a premium sleeping surface for the spouse or partner who sleeps next to the primary user. The design embodies two rectangular insert panels. Each panel has a soft supple material on the top surface and a firm sturdy material on the bottom surface. The panels will penetrate downwardly and fill the transverse breast cavity that stretches across the respective common breast area. The reversible panels provide options for the user or users based on their support needs; to sleep on designated sides of the bed; and also give an option to transform the entire bed back to full support for guests. The soft breast support area accommodates breast implants, large breasts, or sore breasts during nursing or a post surgery condition, thus allowing primary user to lie comfortably in prone position without undo pressure to the breasts. The embodiment also allows primary user to roll over and still have back support or support while sleeping on side. The device allows the primary user's spouse or partner to concurrently rest on the same surface without any obstruction between them in the flat mattress plane as typically seen from raised pillow apparatuses or breast cushions in the prior arts.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The invention relates to a mattress or mattress topper, more specifically, one that is designed to gently support the breasts when lying in prone position with the soft supple side of a reversible panel within the preferred embodiment.

[0003] After a breast augmentation, sleeping in prone position has been painful, uncomfortable, and impossible to get a proper night's rest. Finding a comfortable position to rest in face down position has been ineffectual, notwithstanding tucking arms at sides and fisting hands on the chest area above the implants to counter the pressure from the breasts to the sternum. Years of this position engendered carpal tunnel so severe, surgery on one hand was required. In a decade of seeking for a device to alleviate the pain of breasts, hands and lower back, the fruitless search led to the design of the present invention.

[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0005] Female support cushions...

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[0035] With reference to the accompanying drawings in particular FIGS. 1 and 2 show one embodiment of the same mattress or mattress topper 1 of the present invention. The mattress or mattress topper 1 is a horizontal sleeping device, rectangular and three-dimensional in essence. The preferred embodiment 1 is an apparatus that has an upper surface 4 and bottom surface 18; both parallel to the floor plane. The present invention may rest alone or on an already preexisting surface. The embodiment has four vertical sides. Two vertical sides are elongated 8 and 10, and define the respective common sides of a mattress and the two vertical shorter sides 6 and 16, define the common top and bottom sides of a mattress also know as the head and foot. The mattress or mattress topper 1 is comprised of suitable materials determined by those skilled in the art to provide premium body support using comparable materials used in typical mattresses of superior quality. The mattress or mattress topper 1...