Patent ID: 7181794

Claim:
A system for a fire retardant mattress comprising a foam base, a fire barrier material substantially covering the foam base, a ticking covering the fire barrier material, a fire retardant tape forming an edge binding for the mattress around the perimeter thereof, the fire barrier material being sandwiched between the edge binding, thereby forming a laterally-projecting flange, and the flange being held together by a stitched flame retardant sewing thread; the thread and the tape of the edge binding being capable of withstanding very high temperatures without rendering the foam vulnerable to the flames, and yet retaining the structural integrity of the mattress as a whole, wherein the foam base is attached to the fire barrier material and is sandwiched between the edge binding together with the fire barrier material and forming the laterally-projecting flange; the foam base, the fire barrier material and the ticking each having an outer perimeter edge, the outer perimeter edges of the foam base, the fire barrier material and the ticking respectively being bound together by a serge stitching, the serge stitching being formed from a flame retardant sewing thread, wherein the foam base, which is flammable, is protected from exposure to an open flame by the system of the fire barrier material, the fire retardant tape, the flame retardant sewing thread and the serge stitching formed from the flame retardant sewing thread.