Abstract: An improved method of forming a bed is provided. The method can include providing a bed mattress having at least a first area corresponding with a waist or lumbar of a user, a second area corresponding with hips of the user, and a third area corresponding with shoulders of a user. The method can also include providing a plurality of insertable structures having compression factors that are predetermined to provide a resiliency to each of the first, second, and third areas of the bed mattress, thereby allowing for a neutral sleeping position of the user.

Abstract: A bed mattress including an outer casing adapted to house one or a plurality of different supportive materials within said casing (1) in distinct transverse regions wherein fixed supportive materials (7, 9, 11) are provided at the top and bottom regions of said mattress corresponding to the head and foot regions of a user; and an intermediate region so formed between is provided with a transverse assay of fixed supportive materials (11) having vacant regions between adjacent materials, wherein said outer casing has a plurality of ports (4) corresponding to said vacant regions which are adapted to facilitate the ready insertion, removal and/or replacement of one or more auxiliary supportive materials (10) so as to allow the user to vary the supportive quality of said intermediate region of said mattress.

Abstract: A support base for a bed mattress having at least two planar portions with at least one rotatable planar portion able to rotate relative an adjacent planar portion with a planar flexible continuous mattress able to extend over both the rotatable planar portion and the adjacent planar portion, and the support base further including an adjustable support means at least partially mounted on the rotatable planar portion and selectively able to adjust a portion of the mattress resting on the rotatable planar portion out of the plane of extension of the adjacent remainder of the mattress wherein the support base allows for adjustment from a continuous linear formation to a backrest formation with the adjustable support means providing localised support.

Abstract: A bed system having support means with at least one part formed with an elongated resilient means, the support means including at least two longitudinally related sections able to be affected by a selection of voids, solid shapes or resilient inserts to locally alter the resilience of the at least two longitudinally related sections for selectively adjusting the support means along its length.

Abstract: A support base for a bed mattress (3) including a housing (1) having a plurality of transverse slats (2) for supporting said mattress wherein one or more of said slats are individually adjustable relative to said base to provide calibrated positive or negative height adjustment for each slat, characterized in that said height adjustment is provided by a means which is operable external to said housing.

Abstract: A support base for a bed mattress (3) including a housing (1) having a plurality of transverse slats (2) for supporting said mattress wherein one or more of said slats are individually adjustable relative to said base to provide calibrated positive or negative height adjustment for each slat, characterized in that said height adjustment is provided by a means which is operable external to said housing.

Abstract: A bed mattress including an outer casing adapted to house one or a plurality of different supportive materials within said casing (1) in distinct transverse regions wherein fixed supportive materials (7, 9, 11) are provided at the top and bottom regions of said mattress corresponding to the head and foot regions of a user; and an intermediate region so formed between is provided with a transverse assay of fixed supportive materials (11) having vacant regions between adjacent materials, wherein said outer casing has a plurality of ports (4) corresponding to said vacant regions which are adapted to facilitate the ready insertion, removal and/or replacement of one or more auxiliary supportive materials (10) so as to allow the user to vary the supportive quality of said intermediate region of said mattress.

Abstract: A hybrid mattress has two or more individual support structures such as springs and a unitary comfort casing. The comfort casing is formed with two or more internal pouches each adapted to snugly receive one of the individual support structures and to hold the support structures in a planar, contiguous manner. The individual support means can be selected to have different load bearing characteristics from each other, thereby providing a continuous mattress with different support and comfort capabilities for different occupants.