Patent ID: 6954956

Claim:
A flame retardant mattress to be disposed on a foundation, the mattress having at least one pillow top formed thereon, the mattress comprising: a base having sides and at least one pillow top, a fire barrier material, a ticking disposed externally of the fire barrier material, a fire retardant sewing thread, a treated flame retardant tape, a flammable foam attached internally adjacent to the fire barrier material, wherein the sides of the base are substantially covered with the ticking and fire barrier material, the fire barrier material extending circumferentially around the base between peripheral edges, the pillow top having a cover formed from the ticking and the fire barrier material, wherein the cover has an outer end circumferentially around the pillow top, at least one gusset formed between the side of the base and the at least one pillow top, the at least one gusset being disposed circumferentially around the mattress, the at least one gusset having a first wall and a second wall, the gusset walls each having a cover formed from the ticking and the fire barrier material externally of the foam, the gusset walls being opposed to and angularly disposed with respect to one another, the gusset wall covers forming an apex within the at least one gusset, the fire retardant sewing thread securing the gusset wall covers at the apex, each gusset wall cover having an end distal from the apex of the at least one gusset, the end of the first gusset wall cover forming a first joint with the outer end of the cover of the pillow top, the treated flame retardant tape covering the first joint and the foam compressed therein, the fire retardant sewing thread securing the tape, the compressed foam and the first joint, the end of the second gusset wall cover forming a second joint with the peripheral edge of the fire barrier material covering the sides of the base, the treated flame retardant tape covering the second joint and the foam compressed therein, the fire retardant sewing thread securing the tape, the compressed foam and the second joint, wherein the mattress with the pillow top is capable of withstanding exposure to flame without igniting.