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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23 (21) Application number: 15826689.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.07.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47C 27/00(2006.01) A47C 31/10(2006.01) A47C 31/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/041655 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/018703 (04.02.2016 Gazette 2016/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 28.07.2014 US 201462029871 P (71) Applicant: Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC Lexington, KY 40511 (US)

(72) Inventors: JENSEN, Ida T. 5000 Odense C (DK) OBERWELZ, Elger San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) OVERTHUN, Thomas D. C. San Francisco, CA 94117 (US) SCHNITZER, Martin San Francisco, CA 94112 (US) JOHNSON, Kara W. Mill Valley, CA 94941 (US) PFISTER, Brent P. Lexington, KY 40513 (US) DIAS DE MELLO SA, Isabela San Francisco, CA 94114 (US) BRISEBRAS, Thomas San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) LOPEZ, Eric San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) (74) Representative: Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Pilgersheimer Straße 20 81543 München 81543 München (DE)