Modular maternity mattress system
First Claim
1. A maternity mattress suitable for use by a pregnant woman, said mattress comprising:
- a foam mattress supplement having upper and lower surfaces, a defined thickness and a central opening therethrough;
a plurality of inserts for said central opening each having upper and lower surfaces, wherein said plurality of inserts together equal said defined thickness of said mattress supplement; and
whereby said pregnant woman may selectively remove or add individual ones of said plurality of inserts to increase or decrease the depth of said central opening to more comfortably accommodate their abdomen.
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Abstract
A mattress system constructed of synthetic foam is described especially for use as a maternity mattress. The mattress system has a main mattress portion with a specifically shaped central opening through the center thereof. At least two modular plugs have both a top and bottom that is generally flat but are in some embodiments textured and the curved peripheries thereof are smooth with a curvature to mate with the central opening of the main mattress portion. The modular plugs may be of different thicknesses and can be selectively removed and positioned to increase the depth of the opening for receipt of a woman'"'"'s growing abdomen during pregnancy.
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1. A maternity mattress suitable for use by a pregnant woman, said mattress comprising:
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a foam mattress supplement having upper and lower surfaces, a defined thickness and a central opening therethrough;
a plurality of inserts for said central opening each having upper and lower surfaces, wherein said plurality of inserts together equal said defined thickness of said mattress supplement; and
whereby said pregnant woman may selectively remove or add individual ones of said plurality of inserts to increase or decrease the depth of said central opening to more comfortably accommodate their abdomen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A maternity mattress suitable for use by a pregnant woman, said mattress comprising:
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a mattress supplement having upper and lower surfaces, a defined thickness and a generally tear-drop shaped central opening therethrough;
at least two inserts for said central opening each having upper and lower surfaces; and
whereby said pregnant woman may selectively remove or add individual ones of said at least two inserts to increase or decrease the depth of said central opening to more comfortably accommodate their abdomen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A maternity mattress suitable for use by a plurality of pregnant women, said mattress comprising:
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a foam mattress supplement having upper and lower surfaces, a defined thickness and a plurality of generally tear-drop shaped openings therethrough;
a set of a plurality of inserts for each of said openings each of said inserts having upper and lower surfaces; and
whereby each of said plurality of pregnant women may selectively remove or add individual ones of said plurality of inserts to increase or decrease the depth of a respective one of said openings to more comfortably accommodate their abdomen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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