Foam mattress core

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a foam mattress core showing my new design, with the area between the outline around the repeated shapes and the shapes being recessed from the rest of the top with the pattern repeating continuously;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of FIG. 2.

The characteristic features of my design are the differences between the repeated shapes in the embossed pattern shown in FIG. 1: (1) at the courses, (2) along the shorter side, (3) along the longer sides, and (4) inside the outer rows of repeated shapes.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D122819 October 1940 Brant
D226201 January 1973 Ward et al.
3913154 October 1975 Sweeney
Foreign Patent Documents
443559 February 1968 CHX
Other references
  • Handbook of Designs & Devices, C. P. Hornung, .COPYRGT.'46, Dover, N.Y., p. 171, design #1537. Montgomery Ward Spring '76 cat., Chicago ed., p. 891, item #4. House Beautiful, 3-77, p. 9, Foam Mattress, Layer with Hexagons "Imprinted" on top.
Patent History
Patent number: D263104
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 1977
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 1982
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Robert J. Stalter, Sr. (Bowling Green, OH)
Primary Examiner: Jane E. Corrigan
Attorney: J. D. Wolfe
Application Number: 5/835,552
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6201
International Classification: D0609;