Mattress

Abstract

A description is given of a mattress with at least one elastic basic body. The basic body has at least one channel in which at least one resilient rake can be arranged. The resilient rake includes an elongate, elastic crosspiece which is capable of torsion. A multiplicity of resilient arms are fastened on the crosspiece, each being arranged essentially transversely to the crosspiece.

1 . A mattress comprising at least one resilient basic body, wherein
 the basic body comprises at least one channel in which at least one resilient rake may be arranged, which comprises an elongate, resilient crosspiece which is capable of torsion and by which a plurality of resilient arms is carried, which are respectively arranged with transverse extension components on the crosspiece.   
   
   
       2 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient arms have the shape of bent leaf springs. 
   
   
       3 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient arms are inclined along the crosspiece, alternately firstly towards an upper face and secondly towards a lower face of the mattress. 
   
   
       4 . The mattress of  claim 3 , wherein the resilient arms inclined towards the upper face/towards the lower face of the mattress are bent in the region of their free ends in a convex manner. 
   
   
       5 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient arms are arranged in pairs mirror symmetrically to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the crosspiece or to the longitudinal axis of the crosspiece. 
   
   
       6 . The mattress of  claim 1 , further comprising a plate element being aligned substantially parallel to the upper face and/or to the lower face of the mattress and is fastened to the free ends of the resilient arms. 
   
   
       7 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the projection is an elongate plate which is oriented parallel to the upper face and/or to the lower face of the mattress. 
   
   
       8 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the crosspiece has a cross-shaped cross section. 
   
   
       9 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the crosspiece has a round or oval cross section. 
   
   
       10 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the cross section and/or the cross-sectional surface of the crosspiece varies in the longitudinal direction. 
   
   
       11 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the cross sections and/or the cross-sectional surfaces of the resilient arms and/or the material of which the resilient arms consist, vary along the crosspiece. 
   
   
       12 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the crosspiece and/or the resilient arms are made of plastic, which is penetrated by natural fibres reinforcements. 
   
   
       13 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the basic body is made of foamed material and/or latex. 
   
   
       14 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the channel is open or openable at least on one side of the mattress. 
   
   
       15 . The mattress of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of resilient rakes with different spring effects being distributed throughout the basic body. 
   
   
       16 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of resilient rakes is arranged within the basic body at various distances from an upper face of the mattress. 
   
   
       17 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of resilient rakes are connected by flexible connecting means to form a flexible mat. 
   
   
       18 . The mattress of  claim 17 , wherein the connecting means is formed by wires, flexible strips, or fabrics, that are respectively at least partially made from plastics, rubber, or a different elastomer, metal, or compounds thereof. 
   
   
       19 . The mattress of  claim 18 , wherein the wires, strips, or fabrics are releasably or permanently connected to the resilient rakes. 
   
   
       20 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the first ends of the at least one resilient rakes are formed by at least one crosspiece portion bearing an arm and the other ends of the at least one resilient rake formed by a crosspiece portion not bearing an arm. 
   
   
       21 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein at least several adjacent resilient rakes are connected by flexible connecting means. 
   
   
       22 . The mattress of  claim 21 , wherein the connecting means and the several adjacent resilient rakes are provided with correspondingly designed latching means. 
   
   
       23 . The mattress of  claim 21 , wherein flexible connecting means is configured for a flexible connection of the crosspieces of adjacent resilient rakes. 
   
   
       24 . The mattress of  claim 21 , wherein at least several of the connecting means are configured for an inclinable connection of the crosspieces of adjacent resilient rakes. 
   
   
       25 . The mattress of  claim 23 , wherein connecting means are formed integrally on the crosspiece of the resilient rake. 
   
   
       26 . The mattress of  claim 21 , wherein the connecting means is are designed as separate components. 
   
   
       27 . The mattress of  claim 17 , wherein the resilient rakes comprise receiver means for securing the connecting means. 
   
   
       28 . The mattress of  claim 27 , wherein the receiver means is mushroom-shaped and configured for positively securing the connecting means. 
   
   
       29 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one resilient rake is formed from a plurality of separately designed resilient rake portions connected to one another. 
   
   
       30 . The mattress of  claim 29 , wherein the at least one resilient rake portion is configured as a crosspiece portion with at least one resilient arm formed integrally thereon. 
   
   
       31 . The mattress of  claim 30 , wherein the adjacent crosspiece portions respectively comprise correspondingly configured plug-in means or latching means for coupling to a resilient rake. 
   
   
       32 . The mattress of  claim 29 , wherein a resilient rake portion comprises a resilient arm or a resilient arm sub-assembly, which is carried by the crosspiece. 
   
   
       33 . The mattress of  claim 30 , wherein a resilient rake is formed by a plurality of resilient rake portions which have variable lengths and/or variable numbers of resilient arms and/or variable resilient arm geometries and/or variable rigidity. 
   
   
       34 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient rakes or the resilient rake portions are at least partially enclosed by a fibre material or a film material. 
   
   
       35 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient rakes or the resilient rake portions are produced at least partially from fibre-reinforced plastics material that, comprises natural fibres. 
   
   
       36 . The mattress of  claim 1 , wherein a resilient rake core comprises a plurality of superimposed resilient rake mats which in turn are formed by a plurality of resilient rakes. 
   
   
       37 . The mattress of  claim 36 , wherein a separating layer is located at least between two of the resilient rake mats. 
   
   
       38 . The mattress of  claim 37 , wherein the separating layer has less friction with the resilient rake mats and/or acts in a load-distributing manner between the resilient rake mats.