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

Claim 0:
1. A mattress overload detection system 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 disposed at the bottom surface of the mattress body comprising an array of conductive inserts each affixed to a bottom surface of a flexible retaining membrane and a contact pad disposed at the bottom surface of the mattress body, each conductive insert defining an electrical switch, 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 activate the corresponding switch.