Comfort item comprising foam filling elements

Abstract

A comfort item (200) has a first volume (202) delimited by an outer boundary, where the first volume (202) includes several foam pieces (100). The foam pieces have a body part (101); several 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 several contour recesses (103) between the foam arms (102), wherein the width of the foam arms is greater that the length of the foam arms. Several foam filling elements for such a comfort item are also described. As a result, a comfort item is obtained with a filling providing good filling properties and adding air to the comfort item.

1 . A comfort item ( 200 ) comprising:
 a first volume ( 202 ) delimited by an outer boundary, where the first volume ( 202 ) comprises   a plurality of foam pieces ( 100 );   
       wherein the foam pieces comprise
 a body part ( 101 ); 
 a plurality of foam arms ( 102 ) comprising at least three arms extending away from the body part in different directions, the foam arms ( 102 ) having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to said 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 ), 
 wherein the width of the foam arms is wider that the length of the foam arms and wherein the foam arms have a stump shape and are one of: rectangular tongue-shaped, trapezoid-shaped or lobe shaped. 
 
     
     
         2 . A comfort item according to  claims 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 comfort item according to  claim 1 , where the foam piece ( 100 ) is planar. 
     
     
         4 . A comfort item according to  claim 1 , where the foam arms ( 102 ) extend in three dimensions from the body part ( 101 ). 
     
     
         5 . A comfort item according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam piece comprises at least one through-going hole or blind cavity. 
     
     
         6 . A comfort item 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 comfort item 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 comfort item according to  claim 1 , wherein the contour recesses between the foam arms have a width that is greater than the width of the foam arms. 
     
     
         9 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 1 , 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. 
     
     
         10 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer boundary delimits at least two second volumes ( 203 ) comprising a comfort filling, where the first volume ( 202 ) is placed between the at least two second volumes ( 203 ). 
     
     
         11 . A comfort item ( 200 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein the comfort filling is one or more of: down, feather, buckwheat, latex, foam, memory foam, micro beads, polyester fiber or water. 
     
     
         12 . A plurality of foam pieces to be used as filling for a comfort item wherein the foam pieces comprise
 a body part ( 101 );   a plurality of foam arms ( 102 ) comprising at least three arms extending away from the body part in different directions, the 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 ),   wherein the width of the foam arms is greater that the length of the foam arms and wherein the foam arms have a stump shape and are one of: rectangular tongue-shaped, trapezoid-shaped or lobe shaped.