Patent ID: 8607391
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A pillow or mattress, comprising: a core including a plurality of springs, each of the springs having a top side and a bottom side; a jacket enclosing the core, the jacket comprising a comfort layer comprised of an elastic material having a plurality of apertures extending from an outer surface of the jacket to an inner surface of the jacket, the apertures being of variable width depending on an amount of stretching of the elastic material; and the apertures being formed by a plurality of incisions extending along generally parallel lines in the elastic material, wherein the length of the incisions amounts to about the double of the distance between the incisions in a given parallel line; and wherein the distance between the parallel lines along which the incisions are provided is smaller than the distance between the incisions that are in line; and wherein the comfort layer further includes at least a first region and a second region, at least one of the springs positioned within the jacket between opposing inner surfaces of the first region and the second region, the top side of the spring opposing the first region and the bottom side of the spring opposing the second region.