Patent ID: 6874185

Claim:
A cushioning mattress comprising: a cushioning base, a body cushion attached thereto in partial registry therewith, so that the body cushion comprises the majority of the top of the mattress, said body cushion is in registry with the top edge and side edges of said base, a foot cushion insert attached to both said base and said body cushion, said foot cushion insert being in registry with the bottom of said base and the side edges thereof, said cushioning base, said body cushion and said foot cushion insert being secured to one another in an assembly so as to maintain relative registry; and said cushioning base, said body cushion and said foot cushion insert being secured within an enveloping cushion, wherein a plurality of slots in at least a portion of an upper surface of said body cushion create a plurality of pressure relieving partially independent pillars, a quantity of said pillars having generally square top surfaces.