Patent ID: 11939141
Assignee: PURPLE INNOVATION, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of packaging a mattress, comprising:
placing a sheet only on an upper surface of the mattress;
compressing the mattress while rolling the mattress and the sheet into a cylindrical shape to provide a compressed mattress with the sheet wrapped about an exterior surface of the compressed mattress;
introducing the compressed mattress into a retention sleeve, the sheet facilitating introduction of the compressed mattress into the retention sleeve; and
enclosing the compressed mattress and the retention sleeve in a cylindrical bag by:
inserting the retention sleeve and the compressed mattress into the cylindrical bag through a first longitudinal end of the cylindrical bag until a tubular sleeve of the cylindrical bag surrounds an entirety of the compressed mattress, with at least one reinforcing strap located at an intermediate location along a length of the cylindrical bag encircling a circumference of the compressed mattress; and
closing a first end piece of the cylindrical bag over a first longitudinal end of the compressed mattress,
the cylindrical bag including at least one handle attached to the tubular sleeve proximate to each of the first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end enabling transport of the cylindrical bag and the compressed mattress therein.