Foam filling elements

Abstract

A foam piece for filling a comfort item, includes a body part and several foam arms having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to the body part, and the second end protrudes away from the body part, and a plurality of contour recesses between the foam arms. The invention further relates to a plurality of foam pieces to be used as filling for a comfort item, and it relates to a comfort item with such filling. Thereby, foam pieces are supplied which are better at retaining elastic expansion and elastic deformation characteristics than the foam solutions of the art by retaining at least some air between pieces in the uncompressed state. A filling is thereby obtained having good filling properties and adding air to the comfort item.

1 . A foam piece ( 100 ) for filling a comfort item, the foam piece ( 100 ) comprising:
 a body part ( 101 );   a plurality of foam arms ( 102 ) having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to the body part ( 101 ) and the second end protrudes away from the body part ( 101 ); and   a plurality of contour recesses ( 103 ) between the foam arms ( 102 ).   
     
     
         2 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the body part ( 101 ) and at least a part of the contour recesses ( 103 ) is smaller than the distance between the body part ( 101 ) and the second end of the foam arms ( 101 ). 
     
     
         3 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , where the foam piece ( 100 ) is planar. 
     
     
         4 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , where the foam arms ( 102 ) extend in three dimensions from the body part ( 101 ). 
     
     
         5 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam piece may comprise at least one through-going hole or blind cavity. 
     
     
         6 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , wherein the contour recesses between the foam arms have a depth being longer than the length of the foam arms. 
     
     
         7 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , wherein the contour recesses between the foam arms have a width being smaller than the width of the foam arms. 
     
     
         8 . A foam piece according to  claim 1 , wherein the contour recesses between the foam arms have a width being wider than the width of the foam arms. 
     
     
         9 . A plurality of foam pieces to be used as filling for a comfort item, wherein the plurality of foam pieces comprises a plurality of foam pieces according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . A comfort item ( 200 ) comprising:
 a first volume ( 202 ) delimited by an outer boundary, where the first volume ( 202 ) comprise   a plurality of foam pieces ( 100 ); the foam pieces comprising
 a body part ( 101 ); 
 a plurality of foam arms ( 102 ) having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to the body part ( 101 ), and the second end protrudes away from the body part ( 101 ); and 
 a plurality of contour recesses ( 103 ) between the foam arms ( 102 ). 
   
     
     
         11 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 5 , wherein the outer boundary further delimits at least one second volume ( 203 ), where the first volume ( 202 ) and the second volume ( 203 ) are separated by a divider sheet ( 204 ), wherein the second volume comprises a comfort filling. 
     
     
         12 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 5 , wherein the outer boundary delimits at least two second volumes ( 203 ) comprising a comfort filling, where the first volume ( 202 ) is placed between at least two second volumes ( 203 ). 
     
     
         13 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 6 , wherein the comfort filling is chosen from a list of down, feather, buckwheat, latex, foam, memory foam, micro beads, polyester fibre or water.