EP1093739B1 - Foamtray for an inflatable mattress - Google Patents

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EP1093739B1
EP1093739B1 EP99810951A EP99810951A EP1093739B1 EP 1093739 B1 EP1093739 B1 EP 1093739B1 EP 99810951 A EP99810951 A EP 99810951A EP 99810951 A EP99810951 A EP 99810951A EP 1093739 B1 EP1093739 B1 EP 1093739B1
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air chambers
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Thomas Bosshard
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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
    • A47C27/081—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type
    • 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
    • A47C27/001—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with several cushions, mattresses or the like, to be put together in one cover
    • 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
    • A47C27/14—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays
    • A47C27/18—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays in combination with inflatable bodies

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  • the invention relates to a Foam surround for an airbed.
  • the foam surround holds the inner Air chambers together and allows by their seat edge a comfortable Getting in and out of the bed.
  • the foam enclosure in the manner of a shell consists of a Cover plate made of foam with glued frame elements the one form outer frame.
  • the foam surround comes with the cover plate above, slipped over the air chamber (s) and holds the air chamber (s) one.
  • the underside remains open, or is from the (the) Air chamber (s) completed.
  • the foam surround can be in the Cover plate and provided in the frame sides with ventilation holes be.
  • Fig. 1 shows the view of several (in this case 3) separate inner air chambers of an air bed (1,2,3). All air chambers are outside of a foam surround and possibly a mattress cover (4) held together.
  • Fig. 2 shows the view and the cross section of the foam skirt (5) the one or more inner air chambers of an air bed surrounds.
  • the shell is made of foam from a foam frame consisting of 2 longitudinal (7) and crossbeams (8) is composed. On these four frame parts is a cover plate, also glued from foam. These Shell is placed over one or more air chambers, the Fill in the empty space of the bowl (9). This unit will if necessary bordered by a mattress cover on all sides.
  • the foam skirt (Fig. 2) holds the Air chambers together, forms a seat edge, thereby enabling a simple entry and exit to the bed.

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  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
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Abstract

The container (5) for the air cushions of an inflatable mattress is made from foam material. It comprises an open frame (7, 8) with a top cover panel (6) below which the air cushions are fitted. An Independent claim is included for a textile cover for air cushions which prevents them from sticking when they slide over each other.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Schaumeinfassung für ein Luftbett. Die Schaumeinfassung hält die inneren Luftkammern zusammen und ermöglicht durch ihre Sitzkante ein bequemes Ein- und Aussteigen in das Bett.The invention relates to a Foam surround for an airbed. The foam surround holds the inner Air chambers together and allows by their seat edge a comfortable Getting in and out of the bed.

Die Schaumeinfassung in der Art einer Schale besteht aus einer Deckplatte aus Schaumstoff mit angeleimten Rahmenelementen die einen äusseren Rahmen bilden. Die Schaumeinfassung wird mit der Deckplatte oben, über die Luftkammer(n) gestülpt und fasst die Luftkammer(n) ein. Die Unterseite bleibt offen, bzw. wird von der (den) Luftkammer(n) abgeschlossen. Die Schaumeinfassung kann in der Deckplatte und in den Rahmenseiten mit Lüftungslöchern versehen sein.The foam enclosure in the manner of a shell consists of a Cover plate made of foam with glued frame elements the one form outer frame. The foam surround comes with the cover plate above, slipped over the air chamber (s) and holds the air chamber (s) one. The underside remains open, or is from the (the) Air chamber (s) completed. The foam surround can be in the Cover plate and provided in the frame sides with ventilation holes be.

Fig. 1 zeigt die Ansicht von mehreren (in diesem Falle 3) separaten inneren Luftkammern eines Luftbettes (1,2,3). Alle Luftkammern werden aussen von einer Schaumeinfassung und ggf. einem Matratzenbezug (4) zusammengehalten.Fig. 1 shows the view of several (in this case 3) separate inner air chambers of an air bed (1,2,3). All air chambers are outside of a foam surround and possibly a mattress cover (4) held together.

Fig. 2 zeigt die Ansicht und den Querschnitt der Schaumeinfassung (5) die eine oder mehrere innere Luftkammern eines Luftbettes einfasst. Die Schale aus Schaumstoff besteht aus einem Schaumrahmen der aus je 2 Längs- (7) und Querbalken (8) zusammengesetzt ist. Auf diese vier Rahmenteile ist eine Deckplatte, ebenfalls aus Schaumstoff aufgeleimt. Diese Schale wird über eine oder mehrere Luftkammern gestülpt, die den freien Raum der Schale (9) ausfüllen. Diese Einheit wird gegebenenfalls durch einen Matratzenbezug auf allen Seiten eingefasst.Fig. 2 shows the view and the cross section of the foam skirt (5) the one or more inner air chambers of an air bed surrounds. The shell is made of foam from a foam frame consisting of 2 longitudinal (7) and crossbeams (8) is composed. On these four frame parts is a cover plate, also glued from foam. These Shell is placed over one or more air chambers, the Fill in the empty space of the bowl (9). This unit will if necessary bordered by a mattress cover on all sides.

Die Schaumeinfassung (Fig. 2) hält die Luftkammern zusammen, bildet eine Sitzkante und ermöglicht dadurch ein einfaches Ein- und Aussteigen in das Bett.The foam skirt (Fig. 2) holds the Air chambers together, forms a seat edge, thereby enabling a simple entry and exit to the bed.

Claims (3)

  1. Foam frame construction for an airbed in the kind of a bowl made of a covering sheet (6) of foam with glued on frame elements (7,8) which build an outer frame. The foam frame construction ist turned, with the covering sheet on top, over the air chambers (1-3) and encases the air chambers, where as the air chambers fill up the empty space (9) of the bowl, where as the lower side stays open, respectively is closed by the air chambers.
  2. Frame construction according to claim 1, thereby characterized, that the surface of the covering sheet (6) contains continuous vertical holes.
  3. Frame construction according to claim 1 or 2, thereby characterized, that the glued on frame elements (7,8) contain continuous horizontal holes.
EP99810951A 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Foamtray for an inflatable mattress Expired - Lifetime EP1093739B1 (en)

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AT99810951T ATE300211T1 (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 FOAM TRAY FOR AN AIR BED
DE59912338T DE59912338D1 (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Foam bowl for an air bed
EP99810951A EP1093739B1 (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Foamtray for an inflatable mattress

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EP99810951A EP1093739B1 (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Foamtray for an inflatable mattress

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AT413014B (en) * 2003-07-25 2005-10-15 Amx Automation Technologies Gm SLEEP MATTRESS

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US2069422A (en) * 1933-11-23 1937-02-02 Charles J Hardy Pneumatic mattress and the like
US2542781A (en) * 1947-02-14 1951-02-20 John H Sawyer Inflatable mattress unit
DE2221725A1 (en) * 1972-05-04 1973-11-15 Kahl Rokado MATTRESS WITH SPRING ELEMENTS
FR2231187A5 (en) * 1973-05-23 1974-12-20 Garnier Marcel Inflatable-cell mattress - has elastically deformable polyester frame and natural or synthetic rubber cells
DE4231216C2 (en) * 1992-09-18 1995-12-07 Albru Handelsgesellschaft Mbh Mattress and upholstery arrangement

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