Global Patent Index - EP 1500353 B1

EP 1500353 B1 20070307 - Waterbed mattress

Title (en)

Waterbed mattress

Title (de)

Wasserbettmatratze

Title (fr)

Matelas pour lit à eau

Publication

EP 1500353 B1 20070307 (EN)

Application

EP 03447195 A 20030723

Priority

EP 03447195 A 20030723

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1500353A1] This invention relates to a waterbed mattress (1) comprising a top wall (10) providing a laying surface, a bottom wall (11) providing a support surface and a plurality of side walls (12, 13, 14, 15), which together enclose a central storage volume (2) for receiving water, the top wall (10) being made of an elastic material, the top wall (10) in width direction thereof being divided in a plurality of parts having a different elasticity. The top wall of the mattress is divided (10) in at least three parts (16, 17, 18) in cross direction of the mattress, a first part (16) corresponding to a surface part having an elasticity of between 5-40 %, preferably 15-30 %, for receiving the head and shoulder portion of a person occupying the mattress, the second part (17) being provided for receiving the back and hip zone, the third part (18) corresponding to a surface part for receiving the leg zone having an elasticity of between 5-25 %, preferably 10-20 %, the elasticity being given as a difference between the width of the mattress in the stretched and the non-stretched condition divided by the width of the mattress in the non-stretched condition. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

A47C 27/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 27/085 (2013.01); A47C 27/088 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1500353 A1 20050126; EP 1500353 B1 20070307; AT E355779 T1 20070315; DE 60312314 D1 20070419

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03447195 A 20030723; AT 03447195 T 20030723; DE 60312314 T 20030723