WO2002058513A2 - Mattress comprising areas of variable firmness - Google Patents

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WO2002058513A2
WO2002058513A2 PCT/AT2002/000029 AT0200029W WO02058513A2 WO 2002058513 A2 WO2002058513 A2 WO 2002058513A2 AT 0200029 W AT0200029 W AT 0200029W WO 02058513 A2 WO02058513 A2 WO 02058513A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the invention relates to a mattress made of latex, foam or other elastic material, the lying property of which is tailored to the physical conditions of its user.
  • the mattress is divided into zones that are assigned to individual body areas. Each zone has a different compressive strength, as is required for the respective body part, in order to provide the patient with a physiologically balanced and pressure-relieved position of his body. In this way, valuable health effects can be achieved, such as extensive relaxation of the muscles, reduction of the contact pressure and avoidance of deformations on the musculoskeletal system.
  • Latex or foam mattresses are already known which have a shape or structure geared towards the human anatomy. So there are z. B. zone mattresses that have different strengths at different points due to certain technical measures on the mattress core. However, this structuring is of a general nature, that is, it is not tailored to the individual physical needs of the individual user. Such mattresses are already provided with such zones during production, which can then no longer be changed - neither in terms of the intensity of the pressure behavior nor in terms of their positioning. Since every person is different, such zone mattresses only imprecisely cover their users' ergonomic lying requirements and therefore in many cases do not adequately cover them.
  • the mattress is divided into zones that have two important criteria.
  • the mattress has a certain variability in use, which makes it possible to adapt the mattress to the physical conditions of its user, but also to change it if something changes on the body of the user.
  • the mattress can also be tailored to another user at any time.
  • chambers are worked out from its top or bottom at any number of locations and at any distance in the transverse direction of the mattress (FIG. 1).
  • the cross-sectional shape of these chambers is arbitrary, also their size (Fig. 3).
  • the chambers are either located directly on the surface so that they can be operated from the outside, or they are located inside the mattress.
  • vertical incisions lead from the surface to the individual chambers. This allows the mattress to be pushed apart, which means that the respective chamber can be operated.
  • the individual chambers can be filled with segment strips of any material quality and strength (Fig. 5, FigJ). They can also remain empty (Fig. 8).
  • the compressive strength of the mattress changes at the respective point.
  • the mattress can be divided into zones, the compressive strength of which corresponds to the physical requirements of the user. Since the design of the zones can also be changed after the production of the mattress, it is possible to adapt the mattress at any time to the changed physiological conditions of the user.
  • the cutting lines leading to the internal chambers can run vertically (5) or obliquely (6) (Fig. 3). In the latter case, the friction along the cutting lines that occurs when the mattress is loaded is reduced.
  • the chambers can also be filled only partially, that is to say the segment strips can be interrupted, so that the intermediate space remains empty (FIG. 6).
  • the filling can also be different. In this way, different segment strips of different materials or strength can be strung together. In this way, the lying behavior of the mattress can also be varied in the transverse direction.
  • the body-appropriate variability of previous mattresses was low and not sufficient to be able to raise the therapeutic demands on bed equipment that must be made today in view of increasing back and sleep complaints.
  • the patent DE 3412366 AI allows only the relief of certain parts of the body, in particular the coccyx, by cutting out segments on the top of the mattress.
  • the patents EP 0465 810 AI, DE 4029947 AI, CH 600838 and EP 0614636 AI only allow various cutouts to create more sensitive zones at different points on the mattress, which help individual body zones to be stored more cheaply. However, this only enables a rough adaptation to the individual requirements of the bed user.
  • the patent EP 0445539 A2 is already more precise. Here you go into very specific parts of the body.
  • the present invention fulfills all requirements for a mattress, the lying and firmness behavior can be varied at any time.
  • the individual segment strips either lie loosely in the chambers or are adhesively connected to the rest of the mattress body. Such adhesion can either be caused by the segments (7) not being completely cut out, so that a small connection of the material remains which is torn off when the strips are removed. Liability can also be caused by gluing.
  • the invention provides for variable areas in the manufacture of the mattress to be provided at any point on the mattress. For example, the mattress can be made variable over the entire length (FIG. 1). However, only one or some areas of the mattress can be varied by incorporating the chambers according to the invention only at these points (FIG. 2).
  • the invention provides that the transverse chambers incorporated into the mattress are created either by cutting, by casting or by the fact that prefabricated individual parts are brought together.
  • Fig. 1 Mattress with transverse chambers that are accessible from the outside through incisions (1).
  • the chambers are either hollow (2) or filled with segment strips of any content (3).
  • Fig. 2 Mattress with transverse chambers that are located only at individual points on the mattress.
  • the chambers have different cross-sectional sizes and are located at different distances from the edge of the mattress.
  • Fig. 3 You can see chambers with different cross-sectional shape and size. You can see chambers that adjoin the top or bottom of the mattress (4). One sees chambers inside the mattress, which are accessible from the outside through an incision, the split line running vertically (5) or obliquely (6). You can also see a chamber, the filling of which is firmly connected to the rest of the mattress material ((7). It can also be seen that the cutting line leading to a chamber is either on the side (8) or at another location (9) on the single chamber meets.
  • Fig. 4-8 show different chambers in the longitudinal direction.
  • the first example shows the chamber filled (Fig.4).
  • the second example shows a chamber, the content of which consists of different strip material (Fig. 5).
  • the third example shows a chamber that is only filled laterally, but is hollow in the middle (Fig. 6).
  • the fourth example shows a chamber, the contents of which differ in several places (FigJ).
  • the fifth example shows a chamber that is hollow (Fig. 8).
  • Fig. 5 Shows a mattress on which the incorporated, transverse chambers are accessible from the bottom.

Abstract

The invention relates to a mattress consisting of latex or foam. The support capacity of said mattress can be adapted to the shape of the body, to support requirements of the body and to the sleeping positions of the user, by means of firmness areas which can vary in terms of resistance and positioning. To this end, transversally extending chambers are incorporated into the centre of the mattress and can be accessed and handled from the outside. The content of said chambers can be selected, which enables the resistance to crushing of the mattress to be influenced at a certain point. Said transversal chambers are situated either on the upper side or the lower side of the mattress, or inside the mattress. In the latter case, the chambers can be accessed by cuts starting in the surface and extending vertically to the respective chamber. The chambers are either empty or filled with segmented strips. The crushing capacity of the mattress varies at given points according to the filling. The material firmness of the mattress at certain points can thus be defined in such a way that the mattress has a high variability in its support capacity.

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Gegenstand der Erfindung ist eine Matratze aus Latex, Schaumstoff oder sonstigem elastischen Material, deren Liegeeigenschaft auf die körpergerechten Gegebenheiten ihres Benutzers abgestimmt ist. Dazu wird die Matratze in Zonen unterteilt, die einzelnen Körperbereichen zugeordnet sind. Jede Zone weist eine andere Druckfestigkeit auf, so wie sie für den jeweiligen Körperteil erforderlich ist, um den Liegenden einer physiologisch ausgewogenen und druckentlasteten Lagerung seines Körpers zuzufiihren. Dadurch können gesundheitlich wertvolle Effekte erzielt werden, wie zum Beispiel eine weitreichende Entspannung der Muskulatur, die Reduzierung des Aufliegedrucks und die Vermeidung von Deformationen am Bewegungsapparat.The invention relates to a mattress made of latex, foam or other elastic material, the lying property of which is tailored to the physical conditions of its user. For this purpose, the mattress is divided into zones that are assigned to individual body areas. Each zone has a different compressive strength, as is required for the respective body part, in order to provide the patient with a physiologically balanced and pressure-relieved position of his body. In this way, valuable health effects can be achieved, such as extensive relaxation of the muscles, reduction of the contact pressure and avoidance of deformations on the musculoskeletal system.
Es sind bereits Latex- bzw. Schaumstoff-Matratzen bekannt, die eine auf die Anatomie des Menschen ausgerichtete Form oder Strukturierung aufweisen. So gibt es z. B. Zonenmatratzen, die durch bestimmte technische Maßnahmen am Matratzenkern unterschiedliche Festigkeiten an verschiedenen Stellen aufweisen. Allerdings ist diese Strukturierung allgemeiner Art, also nicht auf die individuellen körpergerechten Eigenheiten des einzelnen Benutzers zugeschnitten. Derartige Matratzen werden bereits bei der Produktion mit solchen Zonen versehen, die dann nicht mehr veränderbar sind - weder was die Intensität des Druckverhaltens betrifft noch was deren Positionierung betrifft. Da jeder Mensch anders ist, decken derarige Zonenmatratzen die körpergerechten Liegeanforderungen ihrer Benutzer nur ungenau und deshalb in vielen Fällen nicht ausreichend ab.Latex or foam mattresses are already known which have a shape or structure geared towards the human anatomy. So there are z. B. zone mattresses that have different strengths at different points due to certain technical measures on the mattress core. However, this structuring is of a general nature, that is, it is not tailored to the individual physical needs of the individual user. Such mattresses are already provided with such zones during production, which can then no longer be changed - neither in terms of the intensity of the pressure behavior nor in terms of their positioning. Since every person is different, such zone mattresses only imprecisely cover their users' ergonomic lying requirements and therefore in many cases do not adequately cover them.
Bei solchen herkömmlichen Zonenmatratzen wird die Unterschiedlichkeit des Stauchverhaltens der einzelnen Zonen in der Regel dadurch erreicht, dass Hohlräume in der Matratze eingearbeitet sind. Diese sind entweder herausgeschnitten oder werden bereits beim Gießen eines Matratzenkerns durch die Beschaffenheit der Gussform zustandegebracht. Derartige Hohlräume verlaufen entweder in Form von horizontal verlaufenden Kanälen in Querrichtung der Matratze oder vertikal in Form von vielen stiftartigen Löchern, wie sie bei Stiftlatexmatratzen ohnedies produktionstechnisch erforderlich sind. Diese Löcher sind dann an verschiedenen Stellen unterschiedlich dick, sodass die der jeweiligen Zone zugeordneten Staucheigenschaft entsteht.In the case of such conventional zone mattresses, the difference in the compression behavior of the individual zones is generally achieved in that cavities are incorporated in the mattress. These are either cut out or are already created when casting a mattress core due to the nature of the mold. Such cavities run either in the form of horizontally extending channels in the transverse direction of the mattress or vertically in the form of many pin-like holes, as are required for production technology in the case of pin latex mattresses. These holes are then of different thickness at different points, so that the compression property assigned to the respective zone is created.
Mit gegenständlicher Erfindung wird erreicht, dass die Matratze in Zonen gegliedert wird, die zwei wichtige Kriterien aufweisen. Erstens: Die Intensität des Stauchverhaltens jeder einzelnen Zone kann beliebig varriert werden. Zweitens: Die Positionierung jeder gewünschten Zone kann beliebig gewählt werden. Wichtig ist dabei, dass beide angeführten Kriterien nicht schon beim Produktionsprozess vorgesehen werden müssen, sondern nach der Produktion der Matratze jederzeit in Anwendung gebracht werden können. Dadurch verfügt die Matratze gewissermaßen über eine Gebrauchsvariabilität, die es ermöglicht, die Matratze auf die physilogischen Gegebenheiten ihres Benutzers anzupassen, diese aber auch zu ändern, wenn sich am Körper der benützenden Person etwas ändert. Zusätzlich kann die Matratze auch jederzeit auf einen anderen Benutzer zugeschnitten werden.With the present invention it is achieved that the mattress is divided into zones that have two important criteria. First: The intensity of the compression behavior of each individual zone can be varied as desired. Second: The positioning of each desired zone can be chosen arbitrarily. It is important that both of the criteria listed do not have to be included in the production process, but can be applied at any time after the mattress has been produced. As a result, the mattress has a certain variability in use, which makes it possible to adapt the mattress to the physical conditions of its user, but also to change it if something changes on the body of the user. In addition, the mattress can also be tailored to another user at any time.
Um diese oben beschriebene Variabilität in der Zonengestaltung der Matratze zu ermöglichen, werden von ihrer Ober- oder Unterseite aus an beliebig vielen Stellen und in beliebigem Abstand in Querrichtung der Matratze Kammern herausgearbeitet (Fig. 1). Die Querschnittform dieser Kammern ist beliebig, ebenfalls ihre Größe (Fig. 3). Die Kammern befinden sich entweder direkt an der Oberfläche, sodass sie von außen bedienbar sind, oder sie befinden sich im Matratzeninneren. Um auch im Matratzeninneren befindliche Kammern von außen bedienen zu können, führen von der Oberfläche ausgehend vertikal verlaufende Einschnitte zu den einzelnen Kammern. Dadurch kann die Matratze auseinandergedrückt werden, wodurch die jeweilige Kammer bedient werden kann. Die einzelnen Kammern können mit Segmentstreifen beliebiger Materialbeschaffenheit und Festigkeit gefüllt werden (Fig. 5, FigJ). Sie können auch leer bleiben (Fig. 8). Je nachdem, ob diese Kammern leer bleiben oder mit Segmentstreifen gefüllt werden, ändert sich die Stauchfestigkeit der Matratze an der jeweiligen Stelle. Auf diese Weise kann die Matratze in Zonen gegliedert werden, deren Stauchfestigkeit den körpergerechten Anforderungen ihres Benutzers entsprechen. Da die Gestaltung der Zonen auch noch nach der Produktion der Matratze verändert werden kann, ist eine jederzeitige Angleichung der Matratze auf geänderte physiologische Gegebenheiten des Benutzers möglich.In order to enable this variability in the zone design of the mattress described above, chambers are worked out from its top or bottom at any number of locations and at any distance in the transverse direction of the mattress (FIG. 1). The cross-sectional shape of these chambers is arbitrary, also their size (Fig. 3). The chambers are either located directly on the surface so that they can be operated from the outside, or they are located inside the mattress. In order to be able to operate the chambers inside the mattress from the outside, vertical incisions lead from the surface to the individual chambers. This allows the mattress to be pushed apart, which means that the respective chamber can be operated. The individual chambers can be filled with segment strips of any material quality and strength (Fig. 5, FigJ). They can also remain empty (Fig. 8). Depending on whether these chambers remain empty or are filled with segment strips, the compressive strength of the mattress changes at the respective point. In this way, the mattress can be divided into zones, the compressive strength of which corresponds to the physical requirements of the user. Since the design of the zones can also be changed after the production of the mattress, it is possible to adapt the mattress at any time to the changed physiological conditions of the user.
Die zu den innenliegenden Kammern führenden Schnittlinien können senkrecht (5) oder schräg (6) verlaufen (Fig. 3). Im letzteren Fall wird die Reibung entlang der Schnittlinien, die bei der Belastung der Matratze entsteht, reduziert.The cutting lines leading to the internal chambers can run vertically (5) or obliquely (6) (Fig. 3). In the latter case, the friction along the cutting lines that occurs when the mattress is loaded is reduced.
Die Füllung der Kammern kann auch nur teilweise erfolgen, das heißt die Segmentstreifen können unterbrochen sein, sodass der Zwischenraum leer bleibt (Fig. 6). Auch kann die Füllung unterschiedlich sein. So können verschiedene Segmentstreifen unterschiedlichen Materials oder Festigkeit aneinandergereiht werden. Auf diese Weise kanndas Liegeverhalten der Matratze auch in Querrichtung variiert werden.The chambers can also be filled only partially, that is to say the segment strips can be interrupted, so that the intermediate space remains empty (FIG. 6). The filling can also be different. In this way, different segment strips of different materials or strength can be strung together. In this way, the lying behavior of the mattress can also be varied in the transverse direction.
Die körpergerechte Variabilität bisheriger Matratzen war gering und nicht ausreichend, um jenen therapeutischen Anspruch an eine Bett- Ausstattung erheben zu können, der heute angesichts zunehmender Rücken- und Schlafbeschwerden gestellt werden,muss. Das Patent DE 3412366 AI ermögllich durch Aussparung von Segmenten an der Matratzenoberseite lediglich die Entlastung ganz bestimmter Körperteile, insbesondere des Steißbeins. Die Patente EP 0465 810 AI, DE 4029947 AI, CH 600838 und EP 0614636 AI ermöglichen durch diverse Aussparungen lediglich, dass an verschiedenen Stellen der Matratze sensiblere Zonen entstehen, die einzelne Kόrperzonen zu einer günstigeren Lagerung verhelfen. Es wird damit jedoch nur eine grobe Anpassung auf individuelle Anforderungen des Bettbenützers ermöglicht. Das Patent EP 0445539 A2 ist hingegen bereits präziser. Hier geht man auf ganz bestimmte Körperteile ein. Eine exakte, auf die individuellen körpergerechten Gegebenheiten des Bettbenützers zugeschnitte Abstimmung ist jedoch damit auch nicht erreichbar, da die Anpassungen zwar in Längsrichtung des Bettes erfolgen, jedoch nicht in Querrichtung. Beim Liegen ergeben sich jedoch auch in Querrichtung des Bettes unterschiedliche körpergerechte Anforderungen an das Bett, da der Schulterbereicht in Rückenlage anders abgestützt werden muss als in der Seitenlage.The body-appropriate variability of previous mattresses was low and not sufficient to be able to raise the therapeutic demands on bed equipment that must be made today in view of increasing back and sleep complaints. The patent DE 3412366 AI allows only the relief of certain parts of the body, in particular the coccyx, by cutting out segments on the top of the mattress. The patents EP 0465 810 AI, DE 4029947 AI, CH 600838 and EP 0614636 AI only allow various cutouts to create more sensitive zones at different points on the mattress, which help individual body zones to be stored more cheaply. However, this only enables a rough adaptation to the individual requirements of the bed user. The patent EP 0445539 A2, however, is already more precise. Here you go into very specific parts of the body. However, an exact adjustment tailored to the individual physical conditions of the bed user cannot be achieved because the adjustments are made in the longitudinal direction of the bed, but not in the transverse direction. When lying down, however, there are also different physical requirements for the bed in the transverse direction of the bed, since the shoulder area must be supported differently in the supine position than in the lateral position.
Die gegenständliche Erfindung erfüllt alle Anforderungen an eine Matratze, deren Liege- und Festigkeitsverhalte jederzeit variiert werden kann.The present invention fulfills all requirements for a mattress, the lying and firmness behavior can be varied at any time.
Noch einige zusätzlichen erfindungsgemäßen Details: Die einzelnen Segmentstreifen liegen entweder lose in den Kammern oder sind mit dem übrigen Matratzenkörper haftend verbunden. Eine solche Haftung kann entweder daduch bewirkt werden, dass die Segmente (7) nicht zur Gänze herausgeschnitten sind, sodass eine kleine Verbindung des Materials bestehen bleibt, die beim Herausnehmen der Streifen abgerissen wird. Die Haftung kann aber auch durch Verklebung hervorgerufen werden. Die Erfindung sieht vor, variierbare Bereiche bei der Fertigung der Matratze an jeder beliebigen Stelle der Matratze vorzusehen. So kann beispielsweise die Matratze über die gesamte Länge variierbar gemacht werden (Fig. 1). Es kann aber auch nur ein oder einige Bereiche der Matratze variierbar sein, indem nur an diesen Stellen die erfindungsgemäßen Kammern eingearbeitet sind (Fig. 2).Some additional details according to the invention: The individual segment strips either lie loosely in the chambers or are adhesively connected to the rest of the mattress body. Such adhesion can either be caused by the segments (7) not being completely cut out, so that a small connection of the material remains which is torn off when the strips are removed. Liability can also be caused by gluing. The invention provides for variable areas in the manufacture of the mattress to be provided at any point on the mattress. For example, the mattress can be made variable over the entire length (FIG. 1). However, only one or some areas of the mattress can be varied by incorporating the chambers according to the invention only at these points (FIG. 2).
Die Erfindung sieht vor, dass die in die Matratze eingearbeiteten querlaufenden Kammern entweder durch Schneiden, durch Gießen oder dadurch entstehen, dass bereits vorgefertigte Einzelteile aneinandergereicht werden.The invention provides that the transverse chambers incorporated into the mattress are created either by cutting, by casting or by the fact that prefabricated individual parts are brought together.
Es ist auch noch anzumerken, dass es bereits Matratzen gibt, in die im Matratzeninneren Kammern durch Schneiden so eingearbeitet sind, wie dies die Erfindung vorsieht. Derartige Matratzen sind jedoch so ausgeführt, dass auf den mit Einschnitten versehenen Matratzenteil eine weitere Matratzenschicht aufgeklebt ist, sodass die Einschnitte und die daran anschließenden Kammern nicht zugänglich sind deshalb von außen nicht bedienbar sind.It should also be noted that there are already mattresses into which chambers inside the mattress are cut by cutting, as provided by the invention. However, such mattresses are designed so that a further mattress layer is glued to the mattress part provided with incisions, so that the incisions and the adjoining chambers are not accessible and therefore cannot be operated from the outside.
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Fig. 1: Matratze mit in Querrichtung verlaufenden Kammern, die durch Einschnitte (1) von außen zugänglich sind. Die Kammern sind entweder hohl (2) oder mit Segmentstreifen beliebigen Inhalts (3) gefüllt.Fig. 1: Mattress with transverse chambers that are accessible from the outside through incisions (1). The chambers are either hollow (2) or filled with segment strips of any content (3).
Fig. 2: Matratze mit in Querrichtung verlaufenden Kammern, die sich nur an einzelnen Stellen der Matratze befinden. Die Kammern haben unterschiedliche Querschnittsgrößen und befinden sich in unterschiedlichem Abstand zum Rand der Matratze.Fig. 2: Mattress with transverse chambers that are located only at individual points on the mattress. The chambers have different cross-sectional sizes and are located at different distances from the edge of the mattress.
Fig. 3: Zu sehen sind Kammern mit unterschiedlicher Querschnittsform und Größe. Man sieht Kammern, die an der Ober- oder Unterseite der Matratze angrenzen (4). Man sieht Kammern im Inneren der Matratze, die durch einem Einschnitt von außen zugänglich sind, wobei die Scl ittlinie senkrecht (5) oder schräg (6) verläuft. Zu sehen ist auch eine Kammer, deren Füllung mit dem übrigen Matratzenmaterial fest verbunden ist ((7). Man sieht auch, dass die Schnittllinie, die zu einer Kammer führt, entweder seitlich (8) oder an einer anderen Stelle (9) auf die einzelne Kammer trifft.Fig. 3: You can see chambers with different cross-sectional shape and size. You can see chambers that adjoin the top or bottom of the mattress (4). One sees chambers inside the mattress, which are accessible from the outside through an incision, the split line running vertically (5) or obliquely (6). You can also see a chamber, the filling of which is firmly connected to the rest of the mattress material ((7). It can also be seen that the cutting line leading to a chamber is either on the side (8) or at another location (9) on the single chamber meets.
Fig. 4-8 zeigen verschiedene Kammern in Längsrichtung. Das erste Beispiel zeigt die Kammer in gefülltem Zustand (Fig.4). Das zweite Beispiel zeigt eine Kammer, deren Inhalt aus unterschiedlichem Streifenmaterial besteht (Fig.5). Das dritte Beispiel zeigt eine Kammer, die nur seitlich gefüllt, in der Mitte jedoch hohl ist (Fig.6). Das vierte Beispiel zeigt eine Kammer, deren Inhalt an mehreren Stellen unterschiedlich ist (FigJ). Das fünfte Beispiel zeigt eine Kammer, die hohl ist (Fig.8).Fig. 4-8 show different chambers in the longitudinal direction. The first example shows the chamber filled (Fig.4). The second example shows a chamber, the content of which consists of different strip material (Fig. 5). The third example shows a chamber that is only filled laterally, but is hollow in the middle (Fig. 6). The fourth example shows a chamber, the contents of which differ in several places (FigJ). The fifth example shows a chamber that is hollow (Fig. 8).
Fig. 5: Zeigt eine Matratze, an der die eingearbeiteten, quer laufenden Kammern, von der Unterseite aus zugänglich sind. Fig. 5: Shows a mattress on which the incorporated, transverse chambers are accessible from the bottom.

Claims

Patentansprüche: claims:
1.1.
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze, die zum Zwecke einer körpergerechten Anpassung an ihren Benutzer in ihrer Festigkeit beliebig individuell gestaltbare Festigkeits-Zonen in Form von in Querrichtung verlaufenden Kammern aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammern (2,3) an beliebigen Stellen in der Matratze eingearbeitet sind und von der Oberfläche aus zugänglich sind. (Fig. 3)A variable zone mattress which, for the purpose of a body-appropriate adaptation to its user, has strength zones which can be individually designed in the form of chambers running in the transverse direction, characterized in that the chambers (2, 3) are incorporated at arbitrary locations in the mattress are and are accessible from the surface. (Fig. 3)
2.Second
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dieVariable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the
Kammern beliebige Querschnittformen und Querschnittgrößen aufweisen. (Fig. 3)Chambers have any cross-sectional shapes and cross-sectional sizes. (Fig. 3)
3.Third
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich dieVariable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the
Kammern im Matratzeninneren oder an der Matratzenoberfläche befinden. (Fig. 1)Chambers are located inside the mattress or on the surface of the mattress. (Fig. 1)
4.4th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass von der Oberfläche zur jeweiligen Kammer ein Einschnitt (1) führt und die Kammer durch diese Trennlinie von außen zugänglich macht. (Fig. 1)Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that an incision (1) leads from the surface to the respective chamber and makes the chamber accessible from the outside through this dividing line. (Fig. 1)
5.5th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trennlinie senkrecht (5) oder schräg(6) oder in beliebig anderer Form verläuft. (Fig. 3)Variable zone mattress according to claim 4, characterized in that the dividing line runs vertically (5) or obliquely (6) or in any other shape. (Fig. 3)
6.6th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trennlinie an beliebigen Stellen (9), (8)auf die Kammer stößt. (Fig. 3)Variable zone mattress according to claim 5, characterized in that the dividing line meets the chamber at any point (9), (8). (Fig. 3)
7.7th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammern leer sind oder mit beliebigen Material in beliebiger Festigkeit gefüllt sind.Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers are empty or filled with any material in any strength.
8.8th.
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammern nur teilweise gefüllt sind. (Fig. 6)Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers are only partially filled. (Fig. 6)
9.9th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Kammer in mehrere Einzelabschnitte unterteilt ist und diese Einzelabschnitte mit unterschiedlichem Material gefüllt sind. (Fig. 5, Fig. 7) Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that a chamber is divided into several individual sections and these individual sections are filled with different material. (Fig. 5, Fig. 7)
10.10th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammern mit Matratzenmaterial gefüllt sind und der Kammerinhalt mit dem übrigen Matratzen- Material an einer Stelle fest verbunden ist, sodass die Schnittlinie nicht die ganze Kammer umfasst, sondern an jener Stelle (7) unterbrochen ist. (Fig. 3)Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers are filled with mattress material and the chamber content is firmly connected to the rest of the mattress material at one point, so that the cutting line does not encompass the entire chamber but at that point (7) is interrupted. (Fig. 3)
11.11th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammern bzw. die Trennlinien durch Schneiden, Gießen oder in der Weise eingearbeitet sind, dass einzelne vorgefertigte Teile aneinandergereiht sind.Variable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers or the dividing lines are incorporated by cutting, casting or in such a way that individual prefabricated parts are strung together.
12.12th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich dieVariable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that the
Kammern an beliebigen Stellen der Matratzen und in beliebigem Abstand zueinander befinden.Chambers at any point on the mattresses and at any distance from each other.
13.13th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mit derVariable zone mattress according to claim 1, characterized in that with the
Oberfläche sowohl die Oberseite (Fig.l) als auch die Unterseite (Fig. 9) gemeint ist.Surface both the top (Fig.l) and the bottom (Fig. 9) is meant.
14.14th
Variierbare Zonen-Matratze nach Anspruch 1-13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Matratze durch Auflegen oder Unterlegen einer zusätzlichen Lage in einer mit dieser Lage kombinierten Ausführung vorliegt. Variable zone mattress according to claims 1-13, characterized in that the mattress is available by placing or placing an additional layer in a combination with this layer.
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