Patent Publication Number: US-2017350155-A1

Title: Tent mattress assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to mattress devices and more particularly pertains to a new mattress device for supporting a floor of a tent. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of panels. Each of the panels may be positioned on a support surface. Each of the panels removably engages one another such that the plurality of panels forms a mattress. Thus, the mattress may support a floor of a tent thereby facilitating a user to sleep on the mattress. A bag is provided and each of the panels is selectively stored in the bag. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a tent mattress assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of bag of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new mattress device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the tent mattress assembly  10  generally comprises a plurality of panels  12 . Each of the panels  12  may be positioned on a support surface  14  and the support surface  14  may be ground. Each of the panels  12  removably engages one another such that the plurality of panels  12  forms a mattress  16 . Thus, the mattress  16  may support a floor  18  for a tent  20  thereby spacing the tent  20  from the support surface  14 . Each of the panels  12  may be comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby enhancing comfort of the panels  12 . Each of the panels  12  may be comprised of a fluid impermeable material thereby inhibiting water from passing through said panels  12 . 
     Each of the panels  12  has a first surface  24 , a second surface  26  and a peripheral edge  28  extending therebetween. The peripheral edge  28  has a first side  21 , a second side  23  and a third side  25 . The first surface  24  may be positioned on the support surface  14  and the user  22  may lie on the second surface  26 . The tent  20  may be a camping tent or the like. The tent  20  may be positioned on the second surface  26 . Thus, the tent  20  is spaced from the support surface  14  thereby inhibiting water from entering the floor  18  of the tent  20 . The user  22  lies on the floor  18  of the tent  20  when the tent  20  is positioned on the mattress  16 . 
     Each of the panels  12  includes a plurality of tabs  30  and each of the tabs  30  extends outwardly from the peripheral edge  28 . The tabs  30  are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the peripheral edge  28 . Each of the tabs  30  has a stem  32  and a head  34 , and the stem  32  is coupled to the peripheral edge  28 . The head  34  is oriented transverse with respect to the stem  32  such that each of the tabs  30  has a T-shape. 
     Each of the panels  12  includes a plurality of slots  36  and each of the slots  36  extends inwardly into the peripheral edge  28 . The slots  36  are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the peripheral edge  28 . Each of the slots  36  has a first channel  38  and a second channel  40 . The first channel  38  extends inwardly from the peripheral edge  28 . The second channel  40  is oriented transverse with respect to the first channel  38  such that each of the slots  36  has a T-shape. Each of the tabs  30  is positioned in a corresponding one of the slots  36  of an associated panel  12 . Thus, the panels  12  are removably coupled together to form the mattress  16 . 
     The plurality of panels  12  includes a set of first panels  42 , a set of second panels  44  and a set of third panels  46 . The second side  23  corresponding to each of the first panels  42  has at least two tabs  30  positioned thereon. The third side  25  corresponding to each of the first panels  42  has a tab  30  positioned thereon. The first side  21  corresponding to each of the second panels  44  has a slot  36  extending therein. The second side  23  corresponding to each of the second panels  44  has at least two tabs  30  positioned thereon. The third side  25  corresponding to each of the second panels  44  has a tab  30  positioned thereon. 
     The first side  21  corresponding to each of the third panels  46  has a slot  36  extending therein. The second side  23  corresponding to each of the third panels  46  has at least two tabs  30  positioned thereon. The tabs  30  corresponding to the first panels  42  engage corresponding slots  36  of an associated second panel  44  and an associated first panel  42 . The tabs  30  corresponding to the second panels  44  engage corresponding slots  36  of an associated third panel  46  and an associated second panel  44 . The tabs  30  corresponding to the third panels  46  engage the slots  36  of an associated third panel  46 . An outer perimeter  47  of the mattress  16  has no tabs  30  and no slots  36 . 
     A bag  48  is provided. The bag  48  has a cut  50  to access and interior of the bag  48  and each of the panels  12  is selectively stored in the bag  48 . A fastener  52  is coupled to the bag  48  and the fastener  52  may be manipulated. The fastener  52  is coextensive with the cut  50  and the fastener  52  opens and closes the bag  48 . The fastener  52  may comprise a zipper or the like. A strap  54  is coupled to the bag  48 . The strap  54  may be worn thereby facilitating the bag  48  to be carried. 
     In use, each of the first panels  42 , the second panels  44  and the third panels  46  are coupled together to form the mattress  16 . The mattress  16  is positioned on the support surface  14  and the tent  20  is positioned on the mattress  16 . Thus, the mattress  16  inhibits water from entering the floor  18  of the tent  20 . Additionally, the mattress  16  enhances comfort when the user  22  sleeps in the tent  20 . The first panels  42 , the second panels  44  and the third panels  46  are disassembled and stored in the bag  48 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.