An active mattress may include a top panel, a bottom panel and multiple side panels. One or more of the side panels are zippered together, The un-zippered side panels fixedly connect the top and bottom portions of the side panels. In another embodiment, an inflatable volume is integrated into the bo
An active mattress may include a top panel, a bottom panel and multiple side panels. One or more of the side panels are zippered together, The un-zippered side panels fixedly connect the top and bottom portions of the side panels. In another embodiment, an inflatable volume is integrated into the bottom panel. Alternatively, the inflatable volume may be integrated with a separate detachable cover and attached to the bottom panel by conventional means. The various configurations of the encasement allows a mattress to be easily rotated, installed, or removed. Optional straps may be provided, fixedly attached to the encasement, to allow the encasement to be snugged against the mattress. This enables the encasement to be used with a relatively wide range of mattress sizes and still provide a snug fit.
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1. An active encasement for a mattress or foundation comprising: a top panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface;a bottom panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface of said bottom panel formed at least in part with a slick surface to facilitate
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An active encasement for a mattress or foundation comprising: a top panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface;a bottom panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface of said bottom panel formed at least in part with a slick surface to facilitate rotation of said mattress with respect to said bottom panel as well as installation and removal of said mattress or foundation with respect to said encasement;an inflatable volume formed at least in from at least a portion of said bottom panel, said inflatable volume configured to be in communication with an external air supply;a plurality of separable side panels configured to form said encasement with said top panel and said bottom panel, said plurality of side panels including contiguous separable side panel portions on two or more side panels, each separable side panel defining a separable upper portion and a separable lower portion, said separable upper portions attached to said top panel and said separable lower portions attached to said bottom panel, said separable upper portions and said separable lower portions attachable or detachable with respect to each other; anda zipper for attaching or alternatively detaching said separable upper side panel portions to said separable lower side panel portions said two or more separable side panels in a normal mode of operation and alternatively at least partially detaching said separable upper side panel portions from said separable lower side panel portions of said two or more separable side panel portions in an alternate rotating or sliding mode of operation to enable at least a portion of said top panel to be at least partially removed from said mattress or foundation to enable movement of said mattress or foundation with respect to said slick surface on said interior surface of said bottom panel. 2. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said top panel and said plurality of separable side panels are made from a launderable material. 3. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said top panel, bottom panel and said plurality of side panels are made from a bedding material. 4. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said exterior surface of said top panel is made from a launderable material and said interior surface of said top panel includes a waterproof material. 5. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said upper portions and said lower portions of said separable side panels are formed as continuous strips. 6. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said exterior surface of said inflatable volume includes a non-slick surface. 7. The active encasement as recited in claim 1, further including a cover having a slick surface on one side and a non-slick surface on an opposing side, said cover configured to be selectively secured to said mattress over said inflatable volume with said slick surface in contact with said inflatable volume and said non-slick surface facing outwardly or alternatively secured to said foundation with said non-slick surface in contact with said inflatable volume. 8. The cover as recited in claim 7, wherein said cover includes a horizontal panel and vertical side panels that are attached to said horizontal panel and wherein a portion of said side panels is secured over said horizontal panel defining overlapping portions. 9. The encasement as recited in claim 8, wherein said horizontal panel of said cover is formed with a slick surface. 10. The encasement as recited in claim 9, wherein an opposing side of said horizontal panel of said cover is formed with a slick surface. 11. The encasement as recited in claim 8, wherein an opposing side of said horizontal panel of said cover is formed with a non-slick surface. 12. The encasement as recited in claim 8, wherein said overlapping portions of said side panels are formed with non-slick surfaces. 13. The encasement as recited in claim 1 further including one or more straps coupled to one or more of said side panels in order to tighten the encasement with respect to said mattress or foundation. 14. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 15. The encasement as recited in claim 14, further including a HEPA filter. 16. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume includes an at least one air discharge hole. 17. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 18. The encasement as recited in claim 7, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 19. The encasement as recited in claim 7, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 20. An encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said top panel or said bottom panel integrally forms at least a portion of at least one side panel. 21. A cover as recited in claim 7, wherein at least one of said top panel or said bottom panel integrally forms at least a portion of at least one side panel. 22. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 23. The active encasement as recited in claim 6, further including a cover having a slick surface on one side and a non-slick surface on an opposing side, said cover configured to be secured to said mattress over said inflatable volume with the slick surface in contact with said inflatable volume and said non-slick surface facing outwardly. 24. The active encasement as recited in claim 22, further including a cover having a slick surface on one side and a non-slick surface on an opposing side, said cover configured to be secured to said mattress over said inflatable volume with the slick surface in contact with said inflatable volume and said non-slick surface facing outwardly. 25. The encasement as recited in claim 7, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 26. The encasement as recited in claim 25, further including a HEPA filter. 27. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 28. The encasement as recited in claim 7, wherein said inflatable volume includes at east one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 29. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 30. The encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 31. The cover as recited in claim 6, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 32. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 33. The encasement as recited in claim 32, further including a HEPA filter. 34. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said interior surface of said top panel includes a waterproof material. 35. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 36. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 37. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 38. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 39. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 40. The encasement as recited in claim 6, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 41. The encasement as recited in claim 23 wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 42. The encasement as recited in claim 23, further including a HEPA filter. 43. The encasement as recited in claim 23 wherein said exterior surface of said top panel is made from a waterproof material. 44. The encasement as recited in claim 23, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 45. The encasement as recited in claim 23, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 46. The encasement as recited in claim 23, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 47. The encasement as recited in claim 23 wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 48. The encasement as recited in claim 23, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 49. The encasement as recited in claim 23, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 50. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 51. The encasement as recited in claim 50, further including a HEPA filter. 52. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said interior surface of said top panel includes a waterproof material. 53. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 54. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 55. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 56. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 57. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 58. The encasement as recited in claim 24, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 59. The active encasement as recited in claim 1, wherein said air supply is external and connectable to said inflatable volume by way of a conduit. 60. An encasement for a mattress or a foundation, said mattress and said foundation having side panels, the encasement comprising: a top panel;a bottom panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, said bottom panel formed with a slick surface on at least a portion of its interior surface, wherein said top panel and said bottom panel also form side panels that are formed to cover the sides of said mattress or said foundation, said top panel and said bottom panel are configured to be secured together to form said encasement;an inflatable volume formed at least in part from at least a portion of said bottom panel, said inflatable volume configured to be in communication with an external source of air, anda zipper for selectively connecting or alternatively disconnecting said top panel with respect to said bottom panel on contiguous separable portions of one or more side panels in a normal mode of operation and alternatively at least partially disconnecting said top panel from said bottom panel on at least one or more contiguous separable side panel portions in an alternate rotating or sliding mode of operation to enable at least a portion of said top panel to be at least partially removed from said mattress or foundation to enable movement of said mattress or foundation with respect to said slick surface on said interior surface of said bottom panel. 61. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said encasement is configured so that the top panel can be unzipped from said bottom panel on all four sides. 62. The encasement as recited in claim 61, wherein said top panel and said bottom panel include integrally formed side panels, wherein said top panel includes an upper portion of said side panels and said bottom panel includes a bottom portion of said side panels. 63. The encasement as recited in claim 62, wherein the width of said upper portion and said lower portion of at least one side panel are the same. 64. The encasement as recited in claim 62, wherein the width of said upper portion and said lower portion of at least one side panel are not the same. 65. The encasement as recited in claim 60 further including one or more straps coupled to one or more of said side panels in order to tighten the encasement with respect to said mattress or foundation. 66. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 67. The encasement as recited in claim 66, further including a HEPA filter. 68. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 69. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 70. An encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein at least one of said top panel or said bottom panel integrally forms at least a portion of at least one side panel. 71. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 72. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 73. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 74. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein said interior surface of said top panel includes a waterproof material. 75. The encasement as recited in claim 60, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 76. An active encasement for a mattress or foundation comprising: a top panel;a bottom panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface formed with a slick surface on at least a portion of said interior surface;an inflatable volume formed at least in part from at least a portion of said bottom panel, said bottom panel configured to be in communication with an external air supply;a plurality of side panels connecting said top panel to said bottom panel to form said encasement;a removable side panel secured to one or the other of said upper panel and said bottom panel and selectively secured to the other of said upper panel and said bottom panel, said removable side panel also selectively secured to contiguous side panels;a zipper for selectively connecting said removable side panel to one or the other of said upper panel and said bottom panel and said contiguous side panels in a normal mode of operation and alternatively disconnecting said removable side panel from one or the other of said upper panel and said bottom panel and said contiguous side panels in an alternate rotating or sliding mode of operation to facilitate insertion and removal of a mattress or foundation through said removable side panel. 77. The encasement as recited in claim 76 further including one or more straps coupled to one or more of said side panels in order to tighten the encasement with respect to said mattress or foundation. 78. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume includes an air valve. 79. The encasement as recited in claim 78, further including a HEPA filter. 80. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one air discharge hole. 81. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 82. An encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein at least one of said top panel or said bottom panel integrally forms at least a portion of at least one side panel. 83. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume includes at least one attachment point within the perimeter of said inflatable volume. 84. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 85. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 86. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein said interior surface of said top panel includes a waterproof material. 87. The encasement as recited in claim 76, wherein at least a portion of said inflatable volume includes a slick surface. 88. An active encasement for a mattress or foundation comprising: a top panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface;a bottom panel defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface of said bottom panel formed at least in part with a slick surface;an inflatable volume formed at least in part from at least a portion of said bottom panel, said inflatable volume configured to be in communication with an external air supply;a plurality of side panels configured to form said encasement with said top panel and said bottom panel, said plurality of side panels including contiguous separable side panel portions on one or more side panels, each said separable side panel portion defining a separable upper portion and a separable lower portion, said separable upper portions attached to said top panel and said separable lower portions attached to said bottom panel, said separable upper portions and said separable lower portions attachable or detachable with respect to each other;a zipper for attaching said separable upper side panel portions to said separable lower side panel portions of said one or more separable side panel portions in a normal mode of operation forming an encasement and alternatively at least partially disconnecting said one or more separable upper side panel portions from said separable lower side panel portions in an alternate rotating or sliding mode of operation to enable at least a portion of said top panel to be at least partially removed from said mattress or foundation to enable movement of said mattress or foundation with respect to said slick surface on said interior surface of said bottom panel. 89. The encasement as recited in claim 88, wherein said inflatable volume includes an at least one air discharge hole. 90. The encasement as recited in claim 88, wherein said inflatable volume includes an at least one adjustable air discharge valve. 91. The encasement as recited in claim 88 wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are the same size. 92. The encasement as recited in claim 88, wherein said inflatable volume is formed from two sheets of material wherein both sheets are not the same size. 93. The encasement as recited in claim 88, wherein said interior surface of said top panel includes a water proof material.
Smith Mary E. (180 Arlington Ave. Hawthorne NJ 07506), Fabric device in combination with a bed, resting surface or examining table for facilitating user turning and patient ex.
Washburn Robyn P. ; Reeder Ryan A. ; Luff Larry E. ; Marasligiller Ares ; Stolpmann James R. ; Dalton Roger D. ; Westerfeld Steven R. ; Weigold Steven E., Mattress structure.
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