Patent ID: 11906881
Assignee: DIRECT SUPPLY, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A kit for detecting a mattress overload comprising:
a mattress body having a top supporting surface sized and adapted to receive and support a supine individual when the surface is upwardly facing, and an opposing bottom surface, the mattress body comprising one or more polymer foam layers;
a sensor configured to be disposed at the bottom surface of the mattress body comprising a flexible board having an array of conductive inserts each affixed to a bottom surface of a flexible retaining membrane defining switches, wherein the conductive inserts are configured to be received at the bottom surface of the mattress body, and a discrete contact pad configured to be disposed at the bottom surface of the mattress body, and
wherein the sensor is configured to generate a signal output when the one or more polymer foam layers has exceeded a compression threshold defined by one or more of the conductive inserts traveling into electrical communication with the contact pad to active the corresponding switch.