EP0923897A2 - Support pour le matelas d'un lit à eau - Google Patents

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EP0923897A2
EP0923897A2 EP98204278A EP98204278A EP0923897A2 EP 0923897 A2 EP0923897 A2 EP 0923897A2 EP 98204278 A EP98204278 A EP 98204278A EP 98204278 A EP98204278 A EP 98204278A EP 0923897 A2 EP0923897 A2 EP 0923897A2
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Douglas Brian Damude
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • edge elements are at least partially enclosed by a jacket of water-impermeable material.
  • the jacket can herein be formed such that it is arranged releasably round the edge element.
  • the jacket of water-impermeable material will preferably be covered with an upholstery material suitable for this purpose.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • edge elements widen in cross-section towards the underside.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a holder 1 for a water mattress according to the present invention.
  • this holder 1 comprises four edge elements 3A,3B,3C,3D of flexible material, such as for instance polyether.
  • 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 a base 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.
  • the base part 5 extends over a part of the edge elements.
  • the base part 5 is preferably coupled by means of a welded connection to a jacket arranged round an edge element.
  • a jacket is not shown in figure 1 but is further elucidated in figure 2.
  • the mutual coupling of edge elements 3 by means of base part 5 results as it were in a container with a space 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 - before space 7 is filled with a water mattress.
  • a safety lining (not shown) can be arranged in the space 7 enclosed by edge elements 3 before the water mattress is placed in space 7; this is however not essential to use of holder 1 according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 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 a water mattress 10 is placed in space 7 of the holder.
  • edge element 3 is enclosed by a jacket 9 of a water-impermeable material, in this case in a rubber material.
  • Jacket 9 is arranged detachably round edge element 3 and provided for this purpose with an opening 14 which can be closed using for instance a zip-fastener.
  • Such a manner of closing enables simple removal of an edge element 3 from jacket 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 of edge element 3.
  • Base part 5 is advantageously fixed to jacket 9 of edge element 3 by means of a welded connection 11.
  • a safety lining 12 is arranged prior to placing of water mattress 10 in space 7.
  • Such a lining 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.
  • edge element 3 is first enclosed by a cover sheet 13 of a non-woven material.
  • a cover sheet can of course also be applied in the embodiment shown in figure 2.
  • Edge element 3 is subsequently enclosed by the jacket 9 of water-impermeable material.
  • a fixing slat 16 is placed on a protruding portion 15 of sleeve 13, which slat is fixed through the underlying jacket 9 to the base board 8 (not shown in the figure). This fixing can take place for instance by fixedly screwing slat 16 to base board 8.
  • Other methods of fixing known to the skilled person are of course also possible.
  • the base part 5 is coupled, preferably welded, at two points 11 to jacket 9.
  • the edge element 3 can simply be removed from jacket 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 that edge clement 3 can be removed.
  • the embodiment of figure 3 is finally provided with coupling members 18 which can for instance comprise velcro tape and which are intended to couple an outer sleeve (not shown) to jacket 9 in order to embellish the appearance of the holder according to the present invention.
  • 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 a jacket 9, while edge elements 3 are mutually coupled by a base part 5 of water-impermeable material.
  • the present invention is in no way limited to the above explained 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.

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EP98204278A 1997-12-18 1998-12-17 Support pour le matelas d'un lit à eau Expired - Lifetime EP0923897B1 (fr)

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NL1007833 1997-12-18
NL1007833A NL1007833C1 (nl) 1997-12-18 1997-12-18 Houder voor een watermatras.

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DE10322097B3 (de) * 2003-05-15 2004-08-19 Kallisto Gmbh Wasserbett mit Schaumstoffumrandung
EP1437071B1 (fr) * 2003-01-13 2008-01-02 Rosenauer Holding GmbH Matelas à eau avec dispositif de collection d'eau

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WO2015157766A1 (fr) * 2014-04-11 2015-10-15 Mattress Firm, Inc. Système de couchage chauffant et refroidissant

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EP0190084A1 (fr) * 1985-01-10 1986-08-06 Michel Cariotis Matelas à eau
WO1987003183A1 (fr) * 1985-11-21 1987-06-04 Akvaleje Vandsenge Aps Encadrement pour lit a metelas d'eau
DE4404823A1 (de) * 1994-02-16 1994-08-25 Schumann Maria Konfektionierte Softside-Wanne (Wasserbettbasis)
US5515560A (en) * 1994-12-20 1996-05-14 Strobel; Mark J. Waterbed with integral frame and safety liner

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EP0190084A1 (fr) * 1985-01-10 1986-08-06 Michel Cariotis Matelas à eau
WO1987003183A1 (fr) * 1985-11-21 1987-06-04 Akvaleje Vandsenge Aps Encadrement pour lit a metelas d'eau
DE4404823A1 (de) * 1994-02-16 1994-08-25 Schumann Maria Konfektionierte Softside-Wanne (Wasserbettbasis)
US5515560A (en) * 1994-12-20 1996-05-14 Strobel; Mark J. Waterbed with integral frame and safety liner

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EP1437071B1 (fr) * 2003-01-13 2008-01-02 Rosenauer Holding GmbH Matelas à eau avec dispositif de collection d'eau
DE10322097B3 (de) * 2003-05-15 2004-08-19 Kallisto Gmbh Wasserbett mit Schaumstoffumrandung

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ATE243965T1 (de) 2003-07-15
NL1007833C1 (nl) 1999-06-21
DE69816008T2 (de) 2004-05-13

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