Modular component mattress

Abstract

A modular component mattress can be easily assembled by customer with selectable and interchangeable main mattress components, such as air bladders, springs, water bladders, foam or heater is inserted into a pillow top/tight top etc cover, as well as foam rails that are inserted into a zipper fabric sleeve inside the perimeter of a mattress cover.

1  A mattress comprising: a mattress cover, a core, and one or more rail, at least one fabric inner web, and an opening to insert said rail between said mattress cover and said fabric inner web, wherein a rail sleeve is formed from said fabric inner web sewn to said mattress cover to secure said rail to outer perimeter of said mattress cover and wherein said rail can be inserted between said mattress cover and said fabric inner web through said opening. 
   
   
       2 . The said mattress of  claim 1  further including a means for closing wherein said opening in said rail sleeve is secured in a closed configuration by said means for closing. 
   
   
       3 . The said means for closing of  claim 2  further including a zipper, button or hook and loop wherein said opening in said rail sleeve is closed by said zipper, said button and/or said hook and loop to secure said rail to outer perimeter of said mattress cover. 
   
   
       4 . The said rail of  claim 1  further including a rail made of foam, an inflatable vinyl air enclosure or spring rail assembly wherein said foam rail, said vinyl air rail, or said spring rail is secured by said means for closing in said rail sleeve. 
   
   
       5 . The said fabric inner web of  claim 1  further including a cover upper fabric and mattress cover side fabric of said mattress cover wherein said fabric inner web is sewn along the adjoining edge of said cover upper fabric and it's adjoining said cover side fabric of the said mattress cover. 
   
   
       6 . The said mattress of  claim 1  further including a cover base zipper wherein perimeter of said base zipper is located on or inward from lower inner longitudinal edge of said rail whereby fire safety is improved. 
   
   
       7 . The mattress of  claim 1  further including an inflatable air rail wherein said inflatable air rail is placed in said rail sleeve in the production factory and inflated by the user during assembly. 
   
   
       8 . The mattress of  claim 1  further including an inner cover wherein inner cover is sewn about upper perimeter of said mattress cover and said fabric inner web is sewn to said inner cover whereby stitching does not affect the outer said mattress cover appearance. 
   
   
       9 . The foam rail of  claim 4  further including a v-cut and straight cut in said foam rail at points of articulation wherein rigidity of said foam rail is reduced. 
   
   
       10 . A component mattress system comprising; tight top, euro top and, pillow top mattress covers of varying colors, quilt pattern, firmness, and foam type; foam, spring, and air rails; foam, spring, and air cores of varying firmness and structure; foam sheets with varying material composition and firmness, wherein mattresses can be assembled at factory, warehouse, distributor, retail stores or customer homes from independent interchangeable components. 
   
   
       11 . The said spring or said foam core of  claim 10  further including at least one partition of said core and a means to secure between partitions wherein said partitions can be transported in a more compact shape for transportation than the assembled mattress. 
   
   
       12 . A mattress comprising: a mattress cover, at least one air bladder and a heater wherein said heater is placed either in thermal contact with underside of said air bladder inside of said mattress cover or under said mattress cover. 
   
   
       13 . The mattress of  claim 12  further including a spring core wherein said spring core is used instead of said air bladder and said heater is placed under said spring core inside of said mattress cover and on top of bottom of said mattress cover, or under said mattress cover. 
   
   
       14 . The heater of  claim 12  further including a heater comprising more than one independent electrical circuits made from heater element and a switch wherein two or more circuits are electrically activated individually or activated connected in series or parallel with each other by means of said switch. 
   
   
       15 . The mattress of  claim 13  further including a flexible partition and a second spring core wherein said flexible partition is placed between first said spring core and second said spring core and wherein said heater is positioned between two said cores to adjust desired heat distribution to either side of said mattress. 
   
   
       16 . The mattress of  claim 12  further including a bottom mattress cover zipper wherein access opening is made for the placement, positional adjustment and removal of said heater.