Mattress with a concavity for the breasts

• US 6,052,847 A
• Filed: 04/28/1998
• Issued: 04/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dgf Outdoors, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dgf Outdoors, LLC
• Inventors: Allyn, Timothy James, Sarantes, Nicholas George
• Primary Examiner(s): Melius, Terry Lee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hewitt, James M
• Application Number:
  US09/069,460
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• Field of Search: 5/632, 5/633, 5/634, 5/731, 5/733, 5/735, 5/DIG. 900.5
• US Class Current: 5/632
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/026 Supports for lying in a prone position A47C20/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/027 Back supports, e.g. for sitting in bed

Abstract

A mattress having a wedge-shaped mattress body with an inclined upper surface, the upper surface divided by a transverse breast concavity into a head-supporting portion and a body-supporting portion. The mattress has a flat position in which the concavity is open to receive breasts as well as an upright position in which the concavity functions as a hinging mechanism and the mattress is held in the upright position by adjustable mechanisms. In the flat position the mattress may be used in the prone position, laying on the back, or in a yoga position. In the upright position, the mattress may be used laying on the back and partially sitting upright, or, by adjusting the position of the mattress, sitting upright.

Claims

1. A mattress comprising:

(a) a wedge-shaped mattress body having an inclined upper surface and a lower surface;

(b) said upper surface divided by a transverse breast concavity into a head-supporting portion and a body-supporting portion;

(c) said lower surface having supporting reinforcement bars thereon;

(d) said mattress having a natural flat position in which said breast concavity is open to receive breasts;

(e) at least one support mechanism for independently supporting said mattress in an upright position in which said breast concavity is a hinging mechanism, said head-supporting portion being pulled toward said body-supporting portion in said upright position; and

(f) said mattress being selectively positionable in said natural flat position and said upright position.

2. The mattress of claim 1 further comprising:

(a) said upper surface having a lower edge and an upper edge;

(b) said body-supporting portion extending between said lower edge and the breast concavity;

(c) said head-supporting portion extending between the breast concavity and said upper edge.

3. The mattress of claim 1 wherein said at least one support mechanism is adjustable.

4. The mattress of claim 1 further comprising:

(a) a first set of straps on a first side and a second set of straps on a second side;

(b) said first set of straps including a head-supporting strap attached to said head-supporting portion and a body-supporting strap attached to said body-supporting portion; and

(c) said second set of straps including a head-supporting strap attached to said head-supporting portion and a body-supporting strap attached to said body-supporting portion.

5. The mattress of claim 4 wherein said head-supporting strap and body-supporting strap of said first set of straps are attached by a first adjustable mechanism and said head-supporting strap and body-supporting strap of said second set of straps are attached by a second adjustable mechanism.

6. The mattress of claim 5 wherein said first and second adjustable mechanisms are buckles.

7. The mattress of claim 1 wherein said mattress body is open cell high density polyurethane.

8. The mattress of claim 1 wherein said mattress body is covered with a durable form fitting fabric cover.

9. The mattress of claim 1 wherein said body-supporting portion has an abdomen cavity defined therein.

10. A mattress having a head-supporting portion and a body-supporting portion separated by a concavity, said mattress comprising:

(a) said mattress having a natural flat position in which said concavity is open to receive breasts;

(b) said mattress having an upright position in which said concavity is a hinging mechanism, said head-supporting portion being raised when said mattress is in said upright position, said mattress being independently held in said upright position by at least one adjustable mechanism; and

(c) said mattress having a lower surface with supporting reinforcement bars thereon.

11. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said adjustable mechanisms are straps and buckles.

12. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said mattress in said flat position may be used in the prone position or laying on the back.

13. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said mattress in said upright position may be used laying on the back and partially sitting upright.

14. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said mattress in said flat position may be used laying on the back in a yoga position.

15. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said mattress in said upright position may be used in a seated position.

16. The mattress of claim 10 wherein said body-supporting portion has an abdomen cavity defined therein.

17. The mattress of claim 10, said mattress having a lower surface, a first part of said at least one adjustable mechanism being attached to said lower surface of said head-supporting portion and a second part of said at least one adjustable mechanism being attached to said lower surface of said body-supporting portion.