Patent ID: 8621694

Claim:
A layered mattress, comprising: a first layer having a generally planar first support surface and a generally planar second support surface opposite the first support surface; a second layer having a generally planar third support surface and a generally planar fourth support surface opposite the third support surface; a specialized layer disposed between the first and second layers, the specialized layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, said specialized layer defining a plurality of channels that fully extend through the specialized layer from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein each of said channels is defined by at least one sidewall of material forming the specialized layer where the at least one sidewall surrounds an entire periphery of said channel, the plurality of channels being distributed substantially in a head supporting area, a neck supporting area, a shoulder supporting area, a hip supporting area, an upper thigh supporting area, and a leg supporting area along the top and bottom surfaces of the specialized layer such that the specialized layer is configured to support a full length of a reclining body, and wherein the head supporting area, the neck supporting area, the shoulder supporting area, the hip supporting area, the upper thigh supporting area, and the leg supporting area are contained within a perimeter area adjacent to the perimeter of the specialized layer; and a gluing area between three and five inches wide, the gluing area located adjacent the perimeter area, being devoid of channels, and surrounding the perimeter area of the specialized layer wherein the gluing area is configured to enhance lateral creep of the specialized layer, thereby increasing fluid like performance of the specialized layer.