Patent ID: 9241578
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. An under mattress support for positioning between a box spring support and a sagging area of an overlying mattress, the box spring support and overlying mattress having corresponding sides extending longitudinally between upper and lower ends of the respective box spring and mattress ends, the under mattress support comprising: a series of parallel spaced-apart laterally extending elongated resilient unitary heavy duty polyurethane foam slats, each slat having a predetermined width and height, and a predetermined slat length adequate to extend laterally from a portion of one of the sides of the mattress to be supported to a portion of the opposite side of the mattress to be supported; a unitary bottom pliable fabric cover disposed beneath the slats such that the bottom pliable fabric cover extends completely beneath all of said slats; and a top pliable fabric cover disposed above the slats such that the top pliable fabric cover extends completely above all of said slats, the top pliable fabric cover selectively fixedly attached to said bottom pliable fabric cover in a manner resulting in the permanent encasement of each of said foam slats within a corresponding unique slat enclosure such that each individual encased slat has a contiguous exterior surface completely surrounded by, and directly adjacent to, a corresponding contiguous interior surface of the corresponding unique slat enclosure, thereby completely permanently encasing each unitary polyurethane foam slat within a corresponding unique enclosure rendering the slat inaccessible, said selective attachment further comprising first and second laterally-extending linear cover attachment portions each permanently affixing the top and bottom fabric covers to one another along the length of the respective attachment portion, the cover attachment portions disposed in a predetermined desired spaced-apart relationship to one another within an area between adjacently positioned first and second enclosed slats having opposing corresponding first and second slat lateral sides, a first one of the attachment portions running adjacent to the first slat lateral side, and a second one of the attachment portions running adjacent to the second slat lateral side, forming a pliable fabric strip having a strip width of at least approximately one inch and having a fabric strip length greater than a corresponding length of each slat enclosure as measured from the opposite edges of adjoined top and bottom pliable fabric covers enclosing opposite ends of each polyurethane slat, such that opposite ends of each pliable fabric strip extend laterally outward beyond the corresponding opposite edges of the adjoined top and bottom pliable fabric covers enclosing the slat ends, wherein said formed pliable fabric strips enable and facilitate lateral compression of said under mattress support when the under mattress support is in use supporting said mattress, each said formed pliable fabric strip having adequate resiliency to enable selective folding of said under mattress support longitudinally along the respective lengths of said pliable fabric strips to enable the under mattress support to be easily folded or rolled up into a compact configuration, thereby facilitating compact packaging of said under mattress support prior to initial use, and subsequent compact storage of said under mattress support when not in use.