Patent ID: 8739974

Claim:
A mattress package comprising: a substantially rectangular mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of and parallel to the top surface, and four side walls perpendicular to and extending between the top and bottom surface; a barrier layer comprising two sheets of material which are closed around a mattress on four sides; a first skid pad which comprise a u-shaped channel having a floor and two side walls, wherein a first side wall of the mattress is inserted into the u-shaped channel; a second skid pad which comprises a u-shaped channel having a floor and two side walls wherein a second side wall of the mattress, located opposite the first side, is inserted into the u-shaped channel; a first side tray which comprises a floor, two side walls and two end walls, wherein a third side wall of the mattress is inserted into the first side tray; a second side tray which comprises a floor, two side walls and two end walls, wherein a fourth side wall of the mattress is inserted into the second side tray; and at least two removable straps attached horizontally around the mattress over the first and second side trays.