Methods and apparatuses for comfort/support analysis of a sleep support member
First Claim
1. A method of testing a sleep support member, the method comprising:
- identifying the sleep support member;
determining a tested comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member while the identified sleep support member is in a manufacturing line; and
determining whether a range of values along the tested comfort/support analysis curve deviates from a goal comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member by more than a predetermined tolerance level.
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Abstract
A method of testing a sleep support member, the method including: identifying the sleep support member; determining a tested comfort/support value for the identified sleep support member before the identified sleep support member is provided to a customer; and determining whether the tested comfort/support value is within a predetermined tolerance level of a goal comfort/support value for the identified sleep support member. An apparatus for testing a sleep support member, the apparatus including: an identification unit configured to identify the sleep support member; a comfort/support testing unit configured to determine a tested comfort/support value for the identified sleep support member before the identified sleep support member is provided to a customer; and an analysis unit configured to determine whether the tested comfort/support value is within a predetermined tolerance level of a goal comfort/support value for the identified sleep support member.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of testing a sleep support member, the method comprising:
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identifying the sleep support member; determining a tested comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member while the identified sleep support member is in a manufacturing line; and determining whether a range of values along the tested comfort/support analysis curve deviates from a goal comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member by more than a predetermined tolerance level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for testing a sleep support member, the apparatus comprising:
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an identification unit configured to identify the sleep support member; a comfort/support testing unit configured to determine a tested comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member while the identified sleep support member is in the manufacturing line; and an analysis unit configured to determine whether a range of values along the tested comfort/support analysis curve deviates from a goal comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member by more than a predetermined tolerance level. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of testing a sleep support member, the method comprising:
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identifying the sleep support member; determining a tested comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member while the identified sleep support member is in the manufacturing line; and determining whether a range of values along the tested comfort/support analysis curve deviates from a goal comfort/support analysis curve for the identified sleep support member by more than a predetermined tolerance level; wherein the goal comfort/support analysis curve comprises a goal Indention/Load/Deflection (“
ILD”
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