Patent ID: 9370253
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A01K,A47C,F16F,G06Q,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A mattress assembly, comprising: a mattress having a plurality of foam springs arranged into a plurality of zones, each foam spring of the plurality of foam springs mounted in an individually removable and replaceable manner on an interior portion of the mattress such that a longitudinal axis of each foam spring of the plurality of foam springs is perpendicular to a top surface of the mattress, wherein each zone of the plurality of zones is of a different integrated firmness; and a layer of foam configured for contacting the plurality of foam springs; wherein the plurality of foam springs are mounted in a horizontal plane relative to the top surface of the mattress; wherein the layer of foam is positioned above or below the horizontal plane of foam springs; wherein the plurality of foam springs includes at least one a first foam spring characterized by a first firmness and at least a second foam spring characterized by a second firmness, wherein the first firmness is different from the second firmness; wherein each zone of the plurality of zones includes two or more foam springs of the plurality of foam springs, each zone defining a firmness pattern embodied in at least a face of each of two or more foam springs of each respective zone, at least two of the zones having different firmness patterns; and wherein a first firmness pattern correlates to the first firmness and a second firmness pattern correlates to the second firmness.