EP0923897A2 - Holder for a water mattress - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
- A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
- A47C27/085—Fluid mattresses or cushions of liquid type, e.g. filled with water or gel
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- The present invention relates to a holder for a water mattress comprising at least a number of edge elements of a flexible material with a height substantially corresponding with the height of a water mattress to be accommodated and a width which is such that the edge elements can stand independently which are positioned on a base board such that they enclose a space within which a water mattress can be placed.
- Such a holder is known and is applied with water beds which can be used in freestanding manner and therefore do not have to be placed per se in a surround. The holder herein comprises a number of flexible edge elements, for instance two edge elements with a length of two metres twenty and two edge elements with a length of one metre sixty, which are placed in a rectangular form on a base board. When the width of the top part of the edge elements is ten centimetres, a peripheral edge with inner dimensions of one metre sixty by two metres can in that case be constructed. The edge elements, also referred to as beams, comprise a flexible and resilient material which also has some firmness, such as for instance polyether, and are normally enclosed by a sleeve. The edge elements are preferably formed such that a person can sit on the edge. In order to fix the edge elements onto the base board in the desired configuration at least one - protruding - part of the sleeve is fastened to the base board using at wooden fixing slat. A fixing slat is normally placed on a part of the sleeve protruding toward the inside of the space enclosed by the edge elements, which slat is then screwed fixedly to the base board. In the space enclosed by the edge elements a safety lining is then placed which serves to prevent water possibly leaking out of the water mattress from remaining inside the space enclosed by the edge elements and the safety lining.
- A drawback to the above holder however is that the fixing between the edge elements and the base part is not watertight. In the case that water from the water mattress leaks over the edge of the safety lining, the water will run onto the base board and can escape through the space between the edge elements and the base board. It will be apparent that such water leakage can cause great damage.
- The present invention has for its, object to avoid the above stated drawback. The present invention moreover has the object of providing a holder which is watertight as such, even when no safety lining is applied. The present invention provides for this purpose a holder as according to the preamble which is characterized in that the edge elements are mutually coupled by means of a base part of a water-impermeable material.
- By coupling all edge elements of the holder to a base part of water-impermeable material and placing the thus formed holder as such onto a base board, any water possibly leaking from the water mattress is contained by the water-impermeable material, thus preventing the water running into the space between the edge elements and the base board. With the mutual coupling of the edge elements and the base part a container is as it were created which is substantially bounded on the underside by the water-impermeable material and at the sides by the edge elements. This container can be placed as such on a base board or any other suitable base and is intended to accommodate a water mattress.
- In preference the edge elements are at least partially enclosed by a jacket of water-impermeable material.
- In addition to contributing towards increased watertightness of the holder, this also prevents water which runs in any way whatever onto the edge element from soaking into the material of the edge element. The jacket can herein be formed such that it is arranged releasably round the edge element. In order to enhance the appearance of the holder the jacket of water-impermeable material will preferably be covered with an upholstery material suitable for this purpose.
- In an advantageous embodiment at least a part of the edge elements is enclosed by the base part.
- The water-impermeable material of the base part herein advantageously extends along the vertical inner sides of the edge elements so that the watertightness of the holder is increased still further.
- Although in principle any water-impermeable material known to the skilled person can be applied for both the base part and the covering of the edge elements, it is recommended that the material is chosen from the group consisting of vinyl, polyvinyl chloride and rubber.
- In an advantageous embodiment the edge elements widen in cross-section towards the underside.
- Thus is achieved that the edge elements can stand alone in more stable manner.
- The base part is preferably coupled to the jacket of the edge elements.
- The jacket can herein be formed such that the edge elements can be removed therefrom so that the jacket with the base part and the edge elements can be transported separately.
- Preferably however, the base part is coupled to the jacket by means of a welded connection.
- The present further relates to a covering intended for use in a holder according to the present invention, at least comprising a number of jackets which are intended to receive edge elements and which are mutually coupled by means of a base part of a water-impermeable material.
- The present invention will be further elucidated hereinbelow with reference to the annexed drawing, in which:
- figure 1
- shows a schematic top view of a holder for a water mattress according to the present invention;
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- shows a schematic cross-section of the holder alone the line 2-2 in figure 1;
- figure 3
- is a schematic cross-section as shown in figure 2 of another embodiment of a holder according to the present invention: and
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- is a schematic view of the underside of the holder according to the invention.
- The figures are purely schematic and not drawn to scale. Some dimensions in particular are highly exaggerated for the sake of clarity. Corresponding reference numerals are used as far as possible for corresponding components in the different figures.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic top view of a holder 1 for a water mattress according to the present invention. In the shown embodiment this holder 1 comprises four
edge elements Edge elements 3 preferably have a height corresponding with the height of the water mattress to be accommodated and a width which is such that the edge elements can stand independently. In the shown embodiment the edge elements widen towards the underside. This latter will be further elucidated in figure 2.Edge elements 3 are positioned in a rectangle and mutually coupled by means of abase part 5 of a water-impermeable material. This latter comprises in the shown embodiment a vinyl product; other water-impermeable materials can of course also be used. In the shown embodiment thebase part 5 extends over a part of the edge elements. Although the mutual coupling ofedge elements 3 usingbase part 5 can take place in many ways, such as for instance by applying a glue connection between edge element and base part, thebase part 5 is preferably coupled by means of a welded connection to a jacket arranged round an edge element. Such a jacket is not shown in figure 1 but is further elucidated in figure 2. The mutual coupling ofedge elements 3 by means ofbase part 5 results as it were in a container with aspace 7 in which a water mattress can be received. In preference however, the container will first be placed on a base board - not shown in figure 1 - beforespace 7 is filled with a water mattress. - Water possibly leaking out of the water mattress is contained by the
base part 5 of water-impermeable material, thus preventing a leakage outside holder 1. If desired, a safety lining (not shown) can be arranged in thespace 7 enclosed byedge elements 3 before the water mattress is placed inspace 7; this is however not essential to use of holder 1 according to the present invention. - Figure 2 shows a schematic cross-section of a part of the holder of figure 1 along the line 2-2, wherein however the holder is placed in this case on a
base board 8 and wherein awater mattress 10 is placed inspace 7 of the holder. As according to the shown embodiment,edge element 3 is enclosed by ajacket 9 of a water-impermeable material, in this case in a rubber material.Jacket 9 is arranged detachablyround edge element 3 and provided for this purpose with anopening 14 which can be closed using for instance a zip-fastener. Such a manner of closing enables simple removal of anedge element 3 fromjacket 9, so that the jackets with the base part, together known as the covering. and the edge elements can be stored and transported separately.Base part 5 of water-impermeable material extends in vertical direction along a part ofedge element 3.Base part 5 is advantageously fixed tojacket 9 ofedge element 3 by means of awelded connection 11. In the shown embodiment asafety lining 12 is arranged prior to placing ofwater mattress 10 inspace 7. Such alining 12 is manufactured from a water-impermeable material such as for instance polyvinyl chloride. - Figure 3 shows a schematic cross-section as shown in figure 2 of another embodiment of a holder according to the present invention. In this
embodiment edge element 3 is first enclosed by acover sheet 13 of a non-woven material. Such a cover sheet can of course also be applied in the embodiment shown in figure 2.Edge element 3 is subsequently enclosed by thejacket 9 of water-impermeable material. In the shown embodiment a fixingslat 16 is placed on a protrudingportion 15 ofsleeve 13, which slat is fixed through theunderlying jacket 9 to the base board 8 (not shown in the figure). This fixing can take place for instance by fixedly screwingslat 16 tobase board 8. Other methods of fixing known to the skilled person are of course also possible. In the embodiment of the holder shown in figure 3 thebase part 5 is coupled, preferably welded, at twopoints 11 tojacket 9. In this embodiment also theedge element 3 can simply be removed fromjacket 9 by opening the zip fastener - or any other applied closure - so that opening 14 is placed in the opened situation and the jacket can be folded away from the edge element so thatedge clement 3 can be removed. The embodiment of figure 3 is finally provided withcoupling members 18 which can for instance comprise velcro tape and which are intended to couple an outer sleeve (not shown) tojacket 9 in order to embellish the appearance of the holder according to the present invention. - Finally. figure 4 shows a schematic view of the underside of the holder according to the invention. Clearly shown here is that sides of holder 1 are formed by
edge elements 3 covered with ajacket 9, whileedge elements 3 are mutually coupled by abase part 5 of water-impermeable material. - It will be apparent that the present invention is in no way limited to the above explained embodiments. Although in these embodiments the holder for a water mattress has for instance a rectangular form, any desired form of a holder can in principle be applied according to the present invention. This is also the case for the covering used in the holder according to the present invention and arranged round the edge elements.
Claims (8)
- Holder (1) for a water mattress comprising at least a number of edge elements (3A,3B,3C,3D) of a flexible material with a height substantially corresponding with the height of a water mattress to be accommodated and a width which is such that the edge elements (3) call stand independently which are positioned on a base board (8) such that they enclose a space (7) within which a water mattress (10) can be placed, characterized in that the edge elements (3) are mutually coupled by means of a base part (5) of a water-impermeable material.
- Holder (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the edge elements (3) are at least partially enclosed by a jacket (9) of a water-impermeable material.
- Holder as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least a part of the edge elements (3) is covered by the base part (5).
- Holder as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, characterized in that the water-impermeable material is chosen from the group consisting of vinyl, polyvinyl chloride and rubber.
- Holder as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, characterized in that the edge elements (3) widen in cross-section towards the underside.
- Holder as claimed in one or more of the claims 2-5, characterized in that the base part (5) is coupled to the jacket (9) of the edge elements (3).
- Holder as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the base part (5) is coupled to the jacket (9) by means of a welded connection.
- Covering intended for use in a holder as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, at least comprising a number of jackets (9) which are intended to receive edge elements (3) and which are mutually coupled by means of a base part (5) of a water-impermeable material.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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NL1007833 | 1997-12-18 | ||
NL1007833A NL1007833C1 (en) | 1997-12-18 | 1997-12-18 | Holder for a water mattress. |
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EP0923897A2 true EP0923897A2 (en) | 1999-06-23 |
EP0923897A3 EP0923897A3 (en) | 2000-06-07 |
EP0923897B1 EP0923897B1 (en) | 2003-07-02 |
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EP98204278A Expired - Lifetime EP0923897B1 (en) | 1997-12-18 | 1998-12-17 | Holder for a water mattress |
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AT (1) | ATE243965T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69816008T2 (en) |
NL (1) | NL1007833C1 (en) |
Cited By (2)
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DE10322097B3 (en) * | 2003-05-15 | 2004-08-19 | Kallisto Gmbh | Water bed has water filled core surrounded by peripheral plastic foam edging on insulating base |
EP1437071B1 (en) * | 2003-01-13 | 2008-01-02 | Rosenauer Holding GmbH | Waterbed with water collecting device |
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US9265352B2 (en) | 2014-04-11 | 2016-02-23 | Mattress Firm, Inc. | Heating and cooling sleeping system |
Citations (4)
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EP0190084A1 (en) * | 1985-01-10 | 1986-08-06 | Michel Cariotis | Water mattress |
WO1987003183A1 (en) * | 1985-11-21 | 1987-06-04 | Akvaleje Vandsenge Aps | Bed frame for a water bed |
DE4404823A1 (en) * | 1994-02-16 | 1994-08-25 | Schumann Maria | Ready-made soft side tub (water-bed base) |
US5515560A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1996-05-14 | Strobel; Mark J. | Waterbed with integral frame and safety liner |
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EP0190084A1 (en) * | 1985-01-10 | 1986-08-06 | Michel Cariotis | Water mattress |
WO1987003183A1 (en) * | 1985-11-21 | 1987-06-04 | Akvaleje Vandsenge Aps | Bed frame for a water bed |
DE4404823A1 (en) * | 1994-02-16 | 1994-08-25 | Schumann Maria | Ready-made soft side tub (water-bed base) |
US5515560A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1996-05-14 | Strobel; Mark J. | Waterbed with integral frame and safety liner |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1437071B1 (en) * | 2003-01-13 | 2008-01-02 | Rosenauer Holding GmbH | Waterbed with water collecting device |
DE10322097B3 (en) * | 2003-05-15 | 2004-08-19 | Kallisto Gmbh | Water bed has water filled core surrounded by peripheral plastic foam edging on insulating base |
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EP0923897B1 (en) | 2003-07-02 |
DE69816008D1 (en) | 2003-08-07 |
ATE243965T1 (en) | 2003-07-15 |
EP0923897A3 (en) | 2000-06-07 |
DE69816008T2 (en) | 2004-05-13 |
NL1007833C1 (en) | 1999-06-21 |
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