Mattress repair apparatus

Abstract

A new apparatus and process for repairing any mattress using inflatable cells that can be folded under each other in order to be able to effectively repair one or more sagging areas of any size mattress. The preferred embodiment has a built in manifold created by joining the top and bottom of two sheets of flexible but air tight material together so as to form a plurality of individual air cells, each with a separate manifold connected to a separate valve means, with all of the valve means being located at a common area at one end of the apparatus.

1 . An apparatus for repairing a sagging mattress comprising: 
 (a) a plurality of separately inflatable cells made out of a flexible material forming an airtight external skin that encloses an internal volume;    (b) each cell being connected on one or more sides to one or more other separately inflatable cells;    (c) one or more of each separately inflatable cells being oriented along a straight linear axis allowing one or more of the cells to be folded underneath the others if it is not inflated;    (d) each cell having a separate manifold to deliver air to it;    (e) a separate valve means connected to each cell manifold allowing the air pressure in each cell to be adjusted as required to fix any sagging areas of the mattress.    
     
     
         2 . An apparatus for repairing a sagging mattress comprising: 
 (a) a plurality of separately inflatable cells made out of a flexible material forming an airtight external skin that encloses an internal volume;    (b) each cell being attached to a flexible backing;    (c) one or more of each separately inflatable air filled cells attached to the flexible backing being oriented along a straight linear axis allowing one or more of the cells on the flexible backing to be folded underneath the others if it is not inflated;    (d) each cell having a separate manifold to deliver air to it;    (e) a separate valve means connected to each cell's manifold allowing the air pressure in each cell to be adjusted as required to fix any sagging areas of the mattress.    
     
     
         3 . An apparatus for repairing a sagging mattress comprising: 
 (a) two identically shaped sheets of flexible air impervious material placed on top of each other forming a periphery;    (b) the two identically shaped sheets being joined at the periphery so as to be airtight;    (c) the interior portions of the top and bottom two identically shaped sheets being joined together to form a plurality of separately inflatable cells that enclose an internal volume;    (d) one or more of each of these separately inflatable cells being oriented along a straight linear axis allowing one or more of the cells to be folded underneath the others if it is not inflated;    (e) each separately inflatable cell being connected to its own separate manifold to deliver air to it formed by joining interior portions of the top and bottom sheets;    (f) a separate valve means connected to each cell's manifold allowing the air pressure in each cell to be adjusted as required to fix any sagging areas of the mattress.    
     
     
         4 . A process for repairing a sagging mattress which comprises the steps of: 
 (a) inserting a plurality of separately inflatable cells made out of a flexible material forming an airtight external skin that encloses an internal volume underneath the sagging areas of the mattress;    (b) positioning the cells in such a way that any cells that will not need to be inflated to raise up sagging portions of the mattress may be folded underneath the cells that will be needed to raise up sagging portions of the mattress;    (b) folding the cells that will not need to be inflated along a straight linear axis underneath the cells which will be used to lift up the sagging portions of the mattress;    (c) inflating each separately inflatable air cell under each sagging area of the mattress with air using an inflation means through a separate manifold for each cell to a sufficient air pressure necessary to raise the sagging area of the mattress up to a comfortable level;    (d) sealing off each air cell with a valve means on each separate manifold connected to the cell which was inflated so that the air pressure in each air cell being used remains stable.    
     
     
         5 . An apparatus for repairing a mattress as recited in  claim 1 ,  2 , or  3  in which the manifold for each separate air cell is connected to a valve means which is placed at the same end of the apparatus as all of the other valve means.  
     
     
         6 . An apparatus for repairing a mattress as recited in  claim 1 ,  2  or  3 , in which the valve means are located directly on each inflatable air cell itself without using a manifold.  
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for repairing a mattress as recited in  claim 1 ,  2  or  3  in which the inflatable cells are inflated with an inert gas rather than air.  
     
     
         8 . An apparatus for repairing a mattress as recited in  claim 1 ,  2  or  3  in which the inflatable cells are inflated with a non-reactive fluid rather than air.  
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for repairing a mattress as recited in  claim 1 ,  2  or  3  in which the non-reactive fluid is heated by a fluid heater means once the separate cells have been inflated.  
     
     
         10 . A process to repair a mattress as recited in  claim 4  in which the manifold for each separate air cell is connected to a valve means which is placed at the same end of the apparatus as all of the other valve means.  
     
     
         11 . A process to repair a mattress as recited in  claim 4  in which the inflatable cells are inflated with an inert gas rather than air.  
     
     
         12 . A process to repair a mattress as recited in  claim 4  in which the inflatable cells are inflated with a non-reactive fluid rather than air.  
     
     
         13 . A process to repair a mattress as recited in  claim 4  in which the non-reactive fluid is heated by a fluid heater means once the separate cells have been inflated.