Infant mattress

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Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-27
DATEX OHMEDA
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[0006] Now, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided an infant mattress that is comprised of a material that is inherently designed to

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At present, many of the existing infant mattresses develop pressure points in certain areas of the body of the infant in contact with the mattress because the

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[0021] Taking, therefore, FIG. 1, there is shown a side, exploded view of the various components that make up the present mattress. As can therefore be seen, there is an inner foam layer 10 and a pair of outer foam layers 12 that basically sandwich the inner foam layer 10 therebetween when the mattress is assembled.

[0022] The materials of the inner and outer foam layers 10, 12 are specially selected to achieve the overall benefit of the mattress of this invention. Accordingly, the inner foam layer 10 is an open or closed cell, elastomeric foam, such as urethane, that is relatively stiffer or less resilient than the outer foam layers 12 and can be comprised of a foam such as North Carolina Foam Ultra Cell UC-17, having a density of about 1.7 pounds per cubic foot, a resilience (% rebound) of 59-66 and a total thickness of about 0.75 inches. The range of thicknesses for the inner foam layer 10 can be from about 0.25 inches to about 1.0 inch for suitability as an infant mattress, howe...

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An infant mattress for underlying an infant. The infant mattress is made of three layers of a foam material; an inner layer comprised of an open or closed cell foam material, preferably urethane, and two outer layers that sandwich the inner layer therebetween, comprised of a visco-elastic foam material, preferably urethane. An outer cover surrounds all three layers and is cleanable and anti-microbial. The inner layer is of a less resilient, or stiffer material than the outer layers that are comprised of a visco-elastic material and are slow to spring back upon being indented by the weight of the infant to evenly distribute the weight of the infant. The outer and inner foam layers are preferably secured together by a mechanical retaining means, one of which is a stripe of adhesive located only around the perimeter of the foam layers.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a mattress, and, more particularly, to a comfortable mattress for underlying an infant. [0002] In general, with an infant being treated in an infant apparatus or, for that matter, simply resting on a piece of furniture, such as a crib or the like, it is intended that such infant be maintained in a safe, comfortable environment. To that end, there is normally used an infant mattress that underlies the infant for support and comfort of that infant. [0003] There are, of course, a number of requirements for an infant mattress, that is, it must not only be comfortable and support the infant, but it also needs to be relatively easy to manufacture in order to be commercially viable and also preferably should be anti-microbial. The mattress should have a support surface that is developmentally friendly and have as few as possible pressure points. At present, many of the existing infant mattresses develop pressure points in ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C27/15
CPCA47C27/148A47C27/15
Inventor DALY, PAUL C.
Owner DATEX OHMEDA
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