Packages for bedding products including mattresses and mattress toppers

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-10
COMFORT REVOLUTION
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[0025]In one embodiment, a container has a cylindrical shape with a round cross section when observed from a top plan view. In other embodiments, the containers may have different shapes when observed from top plan views

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Mattresses are bulky items that are difficult to

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[0047]Referring to FIGS. 1-3, in one embodiment, a package 20 for storing bedding products, such as a compressed memory foam mattress, preferably includes an elongated container 22 having a closed bottom end 24, an open top end 26, and a lid 28 or cap that covers the opening at the top end 26 of the elongated container 22. In one embodiment, the lid 28 may be opened and removed for providing access to the container opening so that one or more bedding products may be placed into and / or removed from the elongated container 22. In one embodiment, the elongated container is an elongated tube having a cylindrical shape and a circular cross-section when observed from a top plan view. In one embodiment, the elongated tube may have other cross-sectional shapes including but not limited to square, rectangle, triangle, polygon, hexagon and octagon.

[0048]In one embodiment, the lid 28 preferably has a recess formed therein that serves as a grip for the container 20.

[0049]In one embodiment, the ...

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A package for bedding products, such as mattresses and mattress toppers, includes an elongated container having a closed bottom end and an open upper end, a removeable cap covering the open upper end of the container, and a flexible bag containing a compressed bedding product disposed inside the elongated container. The bedding product contained within the flexible bag is folded in half so that a head of the bedding product is aligned with a foot of the bedding product, and rolled from one lateral edge of the bedding product to an opposite lateral edge of the bedding product. The flexible bag containing the bedding product has an air-tight seal. One or more wheels are coupled with the bottom end of the elongated container so that the package can be rolled over a surface. The elongated container may have recesses formed in an outer surface for gripping the package.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present patent application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 949,979, filed Mar. 7, 2014, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present application is generally directed to mattresses and mattress toppers, and is more particularly related to packages for mattresses and mattress toppers.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Mattresses are bulky items that are difficult to transport and move from a retail store to a home. Traditionally, mattresses have been packaged and sold in a flat configuration, whereby the mattresses have the same size and dimension in a store as they do when placed atop a box spring or mattress support to make a bed. Recently, there have been efforts directed to compressing mattresses before placing the mattresses in a box, and there is now an entire industry dedicated to compressing foam and...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D85/16B65D19/00B65D25/20B65D43/02B65D1/16B65D25/02B65D85/07
CPCB65D85/16B65D1/16B65D19/0004B65D25/205B65D43/02B65D25/02B65D15/06B65D15/08B65D71/0096B65D25/2897B65D77/06B65D3/28B65D5/029B65D43/0204B65D43/0235B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00277B65D2543/00296B65D2543/00425B65D2543/00509B65D2543/00537B65D2543/00555B65D2543/00851B62B5/0083B65D85/07
Inventor FUX, MICHAEL
Owner COMFORT REVOLUTION
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