Mattress assemblies having nested, zipperless mattress ticking assemblies

Abstract

Mattress assemblies include a mattress core assembly and a nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly for covering the mattress core assembly and a nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly for covering the mattress core assembly. The nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly includes an upper mattress ticking assembly having a top side extending over a top side of the mattress core assembly and a peripheral portion extending over a portion of the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly, and a lower mattress ticking assembly having a bottom side extending over the bottom side of the mattress core assembly and a peripheral portion extending over a portion of the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. The peripheral portions of the upper and lower mattress ticking assemblies overlap each other along the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. The mattress assembly meets the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633.

1 . A mattress assembly comprising:
 a mattress core assembly having a top side, a bottom side, and a peripherally-extending side disposed between said top side and said bottom side; and   a nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly for covering said mattress core assembly, said nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly comprising:
 an upper mattress ticking assembly comprising a top side extending over said top side of said mattress core assembly and a peripheral portion extending over a portion of said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly; 
 a lower mattress ticking assembly comprising a bottom side extending over said bottom side of said mattress core assembly and a peripheral portion extending over a portion of said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly; 
 said peripheral portions of said upper and lower mattress ticking assemblies overlap each other along said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly; and 
   wherein said mattress assembly meets the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633.   
     
     
         2 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly alone provides flame resistant properties necessary for the mattress assembly to meet the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633. 
     
     
         3 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises one or more fire barrier interliners covering said mattress core assembly provides flame resistant properties necessary for the mattress assembly to meet the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633. 
     
     
         4 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises one or more fire barrier interliners covering said mattress core assembly and said nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly in combination together are operable to provide flame resistant properties necessary for the mattress assembly to meet the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633. 
     
     
         5 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said top side of said upper mattress ticking assembly comprises a plurality of textile materials that are quilted or joined together to form a unitary fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said top side of said upper mattress ticking assembly comprises a plurality of fabric layers. 
     
     
         7 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper mattress ticking assembly is thicker than said lower mattress ticking assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises a single foam element. 
     
     
         9 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises a plurality of foam elements. 
     
     
         10 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises a first upper mattress core assembly disposed on a second lower mattress core assembly, said first mattress core assembly having a first top side, a first bottom side, and a first peripherally-extending side disposed between said first top side and said first bottom side, and a second mattress core assembly having a second top side, a second bottom side, and a second peripherally-extending side disposed between said second top side and said second bottom side, and wherein said upper mattress ticking assembly covers said first top side, said peripherally-extending sides of said first and second core, and a portion of the bottom side of said second core adjacent to the peripherally-extending edge. 
     
     
         11 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises three or more mattress core elements comprising flexible foams arranged so that the IFD values of the flexible foams are sequenced so that the values on the outer surfaces are lower than the IFD values of the inner foam elements. 
     
     
         12 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises springs. 
     
     
         13 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises fibrous filling materials. 
     
     
         14 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises air-filled bladders or containers. 
     
     
         15 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said mattress core assembly comprises fluid-filled bladders or containers. 
     
     
         16 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said top side of said upper mattress ticking assembly covers said upper side of the mattress core assembly, and said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly covers said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly and only a portion of said bottom side of the mattress core assembly adjacent to the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         17 . The mattress assembly of  claim 16  wherein an edge of said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly define an opening for receiving said mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The mattress assembly of  claim 17  wherein said upper mattress ticking assembly and said lower mattress ticking assembly are physically attached together. 
     
     
         19 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper and said lower mattress tickings assemblies cover at least fifty-percent of the surface area of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         20 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper and said lower mattress tickings assemblies cover the entire surface area of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         21 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly and said peripheral portion of said lower mattress ticking assembly extend along the entire length of said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         22 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly comprises elastomeric properties. 
     
     
         23 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of said nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly comprises a knitted fabric. 
     
     
         24 . The mattress assembly of  claim 23  wherein said knitted fabric comprises an elastic polyurethane material. 
     
     
         25 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         26 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said peripheral portion of said lower mattress ticking assembly comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         27 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper and said lower mattress ticking assemblies are not connectable to one another. 
     
     
         28 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper and said lower mattress ticking assemblies are releasably attachable to one another. 
     
     
         29 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said upper and said lower mattress ticking assemblies are fixedly attached to one another. 
     
     
         30 . The mattress assembly of  claim 29  wherein said upper and said lower mattress ticking assemblies are at least partially attached to one another with sewn seams, snaps and/or buttons. 
     
     
         31 . The mattress assembly of  claim 1  wherein said lower mattress ticking assembly covers said bottom side of said mattress core assembly, said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly, and only a portion of the upper side adjacent to the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         32 . The mattress assembly of  claim 10  wherein said bottom ticking covers said bottom side and said peripherally-extending side of said second mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         33 . The mattress assembly of  claim 32  wherein said bottom ticking covers a portion of said first top side of said second mattress core assembly adjacent to the peripherally-extending side of said second mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         34 . A mattress assembly comprising:
 a mattress core assembly having a top side, a bottom side, and a peripherally-extending side disposed between said top side and said bottom side;   an upper mattress ticking assembly comprising a top side extending over said top side of said mattress core assembly, a peripheral portion extending over said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly, and a bottom side disposed under a portion of the bottom side of the mattress core; and   wherein said mattress assembly meets the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633.   
     
     
         35 . The mattress assembly of  claim 34  wherein said top side of said upper mattress ticking assembly covers said upper side of the mattress core assembly, and said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly covers said peripherally-extending side of said mattress core assembly and only a portion of said bottom side of the mattress core assembly adjacent to the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         36 . The mattress assembly of  claim 35  wherein an edge of said peripheral portion of said upper mattress ticking assembly define an opening for receiving said mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         37 . A method for forming a mattress assembly, the method comprising:
 providing a mattress core assembly having a top side, a bottom side, and a peripherally-extending side disposed between the top side and the bottom side;   positioning a nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly comprising an upper mattress ticking assembly and a lower mattress ticking assembly over the mattress core assembly, and portions of the upper mattress ticking assembly and the lower mattress ticking assembly overlapping each other; and   wherein the mattress assembly meets the flammability standards of the 16 CFR 1633.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the positioning the nested, zipperless mattress ticking assembly comprises first positioning the upper mattress ticking assembly over the top side of the mattress core assembly and over a portion of the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly, and second positioning the lower mattress ticking assembly over the bottom side of the mattress core assembly and over a portion of the peripherally-extending side of the mattress core assembly. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37  wherein a portion or portions of the upper mattress ticking assembly overlap the lower mattress ticking assembly.