Compressible mattress package including humidifying agent

Abstract

Compressible mattress assembly packages and processes for packaging a compressible mattress assembly for a bed in a box application generally include the addition of a humidifying agent within the package. The humidifying agent provides moisture within the package, which allows the compressed mattress to effectively recover to its uncompressed state when unpackaged with minimal or no defects.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compressed mattress assembly package for a bed in a box application, comprises:
 a compressed mattress assembly;   a humidifying agent; and   a hermetically sealed protective wrap about the compressed mattress assembly and the humidifying agent, wherein the compressed mattress assembly has a first height when compressed and a second height when decompressed, wherein the second height is greater than the first height.   
     
     
         2 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the compressed mattress assembly comprises one or more compressible foam layers. 
     
     
         3 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising a compressible side rail assembly about at least a portion of a perimeter of the compressed mattress assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the compressed mattress assembly comprises a microcoil layer. 
     
     
         5 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the compressed mattress assembly within the hermetically sealed protective wrap is folded in half and rolled and adapted to be inserted into a box. 
     
     
         6 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the humidifying agent comprises water. 
     
     
         8 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising a substrate, wherein the water is infused within the substrate. 
     
     
         9 . The compressible mattress assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the humidifying agent is infused within a substrate or inserted within a container. 
     
     
         10 . A process for packaging a compressible mattress assembly for a bed in a box application, comprising:
 inserting an uncompressed compressible mattress assembly into an opening of a protective plastic wrap;   compressing the compressible mattress assembly and evacuating excess air within the plastic protective wrap;   introducing a humidifying agent with the compressible mattress assembly prior to inserting the uncompressed compressible mattress assembly or prior to compressing the compressible mattress assembly;   hermtically sealing the opening in the protective plastic wrap to provide a compressed mattress assembly package.   
     
     
         11 . The process of  claim 10  further comprising:
 folding the compressed mattress assembly package in half; 
 rolling the folded compressed mattress assembly package to form a rolled compressed mattress assembly package; and 
 inserting the rolled compressed mattress assembly package into a box. 
 
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 11 , further comprising shipping the box including the rolled compressed mattress assembly to a consumer. 
     
     
         13 . The process of  claim 10 , wherein the humidifying agent comprises water. 
     
     
         14 . The process of  claim 13 , further comprising a substrate, wherein the water is infused within the substrate. 
     
     
         15 . The process of  claim 13 , wherein the humidifying agent is infused within a substrate or inserted within a container.