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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7228675 | Filling device and method for making a mattress A filling device for making a mattress includes a main frame, a feed vessel, a feeding platen, a capping structure, and a power mechanism. The feed vessel includes an open top and a bottom having supplying openings. The feeding platen includes filling containers. Ea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7003930 | Blended thermoformable RF sealable plastic A thermoformable, RF-sealable material for use in packaging. The material is produced from a blend including between approximately 5% and 50% by weight of PETG, and between approximately 50% and 95% by weight of PET. A small amount of color concentrate may be added ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6804940 | Apparatus for inserting tuft assemblies in a mattress An apparatus for inserting tuft assemblies through a mattress, with retention disks, comprising a mattress locking structure composed of: two walls, flat and parallel with a space for accommodating the mattress for compression; a first carriage, supported by one of ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6698166 | Pocket spring assembly and methods An exemplary pocket spring assembly comprises a plurality of elongate fabric tubes disposed adjacent each other. Each fabric tube has a plurality of pockets, with at least some of the pockets of adjacent fabric tubes being welded together at midpoints on ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684608 | Spring units for mattresses and the like A spring unit comprises a continuous coil spring (5) contained within a sleeve (26) of strong, yet flexible, material. The unit is produced by providing a folding attachment device (2) having oppositely inclined spaced walls (13, 14) which converge from a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 5622030 | Method of packaging resiliently compressible articles A method of packaging a resiliently compressible article comprises the steps of inserting the article into a tube of deformable material such that excess material is provided at the ends of the tube. A first end of the tube is then sealed closed. Air is t... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5459894 | Down futon mattress A futon mattress is disclosed comprising an outer ticking encasing a foam core disposed between an upper layer and a lower layer of filling. The filling comprises a mixture of down and feathers.... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5088425 | Comforter assembly apparatus A comforter assembly apparatus includes a frame with first and second rolls of fabric associated therewith for supplying an upper sheet and a lower sheet to the apparatus. A pair of sewing machines are mounted on the frame so as to attach the side edges o... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4845925 | Cushion cover stuffing machine and method A method and apparatus for applying a cover to a cushion of larger size than the cover by forcing the cushion into a confining chamber which reduces the size of the cushion. The cover is then slid over the cushion. The cushion is then expelled from the ch... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4664160 | Fiber filling system A fiber filling system features a picking device for separating clumped fiber, that feeds to an air and fiber circulation chamber. The circulation chamber aerates and fluffs the separated fiber into a fibrous billow, which is then discharged to a stuffing... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4426945 | Method for manufacture of feather quilt A feather quilt comprising upper and lower cloth layers, a multiplicity of rectangular spaces arrayed in regular rows and files in the interspace between the upper and the lower layer, and down placed to fill up the rectangular spaces is manufactured by s... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4272874 | Apparatus for stuffing compressible products into flexible covers A method of stuffing an aerated expanded flexible filler into a snug fitting cover, wherein air is evacuated from the filler while resting upon a support so as to shrink the filler and permit rapid application of the cover thereto. The apparatus includes ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4251975 | Method and apparatus for stuffing cushions, mattresses, and the like An apparatus for stuffing cushions, mattresses, and the like. The apparatus includes a cantilevered hollow support with multiple perforations in its upper wall and selectively operable means for evacuating air from the hollow support. Cushion stuffing mat... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4240193 | Method of stuffing compressible products into flexible covers A method of stuffing an aerated expanded flexible filler into a snug fitting cover, wherein air is evacuated from the filler while resting upon a support so as to shrink the filler and permit rapid application of the cover thereto. The apparatus includes ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4223510 | Filling machine for sleeping bags, comforters and the like A machine for filling a cloth bag with cloth filling material having a series of elongated fingers and a hollow spout mounted on a rectangular frame in registry with one another for movement relative to one another along the frame such that the fingers ad... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4110881 | Resilient article and method of manufacture Resilient articles, such as, mattresses and cushions of varying yield resistance to accommodate the weight variation of the body and/or to provide edge support are produced by tailoring tensile forces within the article. Tensile force variation may be acc... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4051644 | Apparatus for producing mattresses Mattress constructions and apparatus for producing the constructions wherein a resilient filler is located in a hopper and a flexible mattress cover is positioned for communication with the open end of the hopper. Means are provided for driving the filler... | 10/04/1977 |
