EP1387631B1 - Matelas a cavites destine a recevoir des parties saillantes du corps - Google Patents

Matelas a cavites destine a recevoir des parties saillantes du corps Download PDF

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EP1387631B1
EP1387631B1 EP02720318A EP02720318A EP1387631B1 EP 1387631 B1 EP1387631 B1 EP 1387631B1 EP 02720318 A EP02720318 A EP 02720318A EP 02720318 A EP02720318 A EP 02720318A EP 1387631 B1 EP1387631 B1 EP 1387631B1
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Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos
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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
    • A47C27/14—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays
    • A47C27/142—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays with projections, depressions or cavities
    • A47C27/144—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays with projections, depressions or cavities inside the mattress or cushion
    • 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
    • A47C27/12—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton
    • A47C27/125—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton with projections, depressions or cavities

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  • This invention refers to a new type of mattress, which has cavities or protrusions at locations where body parts protrude or are concave respectively or need to extend, like shoulders, arms, legs, etc.
  • the body parts that enter the cavities or are supported by the protrusions form a uniform, plastic contact surface between body and mattress, so that the weight of the body is distributed uniformly over the whole surface of the mattress, thus creating the highest possible comfort during sleep. This is the result of not overly pressing only certain parts of the body.
  • All mattresses have a flat surface.
  • the stiffness of the different materials, especially that of the springs, has a constant, which dictates that the resistance of all springs doubles for every centimeter of compression.
  • the invention of the mattress evidently was not made on the basis of the anatomic needs of the human body. This way, all of man-kind, but especially the elderly and the ones suffering from body and joint aches suffer during sleep from the non-uniform weight distribution over the parts of the body that contact the mattress.
  • the aim of the invention presented here is to solve all of the above problems and produce a pleasant and comfortable sleep. Moreover, it intends to highlight the new possibilities that rise from the fact that the mattress adapts to the protrusions and cavities of the human body.
  • a new mattress has been constructed with cavities of the right depth, width and length at points of highest pressure to the human body. This way, the mattress assumes a form, which is a copy of the human body contours before even the mattress starts to deform under the pressure of the body.
  • the most important cavity is situated at shoulder height. This is because the shoulder and arms are the two body parts protruding the most from the trunk. This cavity may span the whole width of the mattress.
  • the depth of the cavity is adjustable to the length of the upper arm. This depth may reach 35 cm.
  • the width of the cavity is also adjustable to the user's arm size and may reach 15 cm.
  • the cavity ends up splitting the mattress in two. This way, we still have the same length as the usual mattresses, which is 190 cm, divided in two parts. The one part is approximately 160 cm long for supporting the body. The other part is approximately 30 cm long for supporting the head.
  • the person lying on his/her side inserts his/her elbow in the cavity and rests it on the bottom of the cavity.
  • the body from the feet to the arm pit, rests comfortably on the mattress without the pressure of the protruding shoulder and arm.
  • the smaller of the two parts of the mattress, which supports the head, has the freedom to move back and forth along the longitudinal axis of the bed. This results in increases and decreases of cavity width. This way, the cavity can even disappear to aid sleeping on one's back.
  • This movement of the smaller mattress part can be aided by a spring.
  • the spring will not act if the person's head rests on the bed. As soon as the head is lifted during turning, the spring is released, thus pulling the smaller part towards the main part of the mattress and closing the cavity.
  • the smaller mattress part can also be adjusted in height.
  • the depth of the cavity can be adjusted by a number of ways, two of which are the following: according to the one of them, a flat surface located on the bottom of the cavity can move up and down, thus altering the depth of the cavity.
  • the second method calls for a piece of cloth, fastened to the edges of the two pieces of the mattress that form the cavity lips. This way, a pouch for supporting the arm is formed with adjustable depth.
  • More cavities can be formed in the mattress at locations where body parts need to be relieved from pressure.
  • the respective member of the human body enters the cavity and is comfortably supported without being pressured.
  • a mattress can, also, have bumps.
  • the bumps work in the opposite way of the cavities. Instead of providing space for protruding body parts, they now protrude in order to fill and support cavities of the human body. They can, also, be adjusted in height.

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  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Matelas de couchage présentant des cavités destinées à accueillir toute partie saillante du corps des personnes couchées, une cavité étant transversale et verticale par rapport à la longueur du matelas, située à la hauteur des épaules, réglable en profondeur, largeur et longueur, occupant une partie de la largeur du matelas ou toute la largeur du matelas; dans lequel cas, elle divise le matelas en deux segments, le matelas principal soutenant le corps et la partie soutenant la tête, réglable en hauteur et que l'on peut déplacer également sur la longueur de sorte à rétrécir ou à élargir la cavité pour pouvoir accueillir toute l'épaule avec le bras et le coude tandis que l'autre cavité dont on peut également modifier profondeur et largeur commence à la hauteur de la hanche et prend la conformation de la jambe qui est soit repliée ou droite, cavité dans laquelle peut s'enfoncer la jambe. Les autres cavités sont prévues pour s'adapter, de manière analogue, à d'autres parties du corps.
  2. Matelas de couchage tel que mentionné à l'énoncé 1 caractérisé par le fait que la cavité des épaules peut également s'étendre plus bas que la surface du grand segment ou du petit segment du matelas et ce, pour donner la possibilité au bras de choisir, au moment où il pénètre dans la cavité, les positions qui lui conviennent le mieux.
  3. Matelas de couchage présentant les cavités mentionnées à l'énoncé 1 caractérisé par le fait que de ces cavités peuvent dépasser des protubérances dont la forme, la largeur et la hauteur conviennent pour remplir les creux présents sur le corps des personnes couchées.
  4. Matelas de couchage tel que mentionné à l'énoncé 1 caractérisé par le fait que les cavités prévues sont réglables en hauteur, largeur et longueur avec des mécanismes connus dans le but de créer l'espace voulu pour accueillir les parties du corps.
EP02720318A 2001-04-24 2002-04-23 Matelas a cavites destine a recevoir des parties saillantes du corps Expired - Lifetime EP1387631B1 (fr)

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GR2001100215 2001-04-24
GR20010100215A GR1004198B (el) 2001-04-24 2001-04-24 Στρωμα κρεβατιων που φερει εγκοπες μεσα στις οποιες εισερχονται προεξεχοντα μελη του σωματος κατακλινομενων
PCT/GR2002/000026 WO2002085165A1 (fr) 2001-04-24 2002-04-23 Matelas a cavites destine a recevoir des parties saillantes du corps

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US2207095A (en) * 1939-09-26 1940-07-09 Francis M Hutchinson Mattress
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NL8502179A (nl) * 1985-08-02 1987-03-02 Avek B V Bedbodem.
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