.~.~> With separable fastener for connection to each other or to base
DEFINITION
Classification: 5/722
With distinct movable sections:
(under subclass 690) Mattress having discrete portions that can be repositioned relative to each other as by bending, folding, sliding, replacing, or temporarily removing the portion, to thereby change the shape, size, or thickness configuration or support characteristics of the pad.
(1) Note. Mattresses that have removable inserts such as slats, plates, or plugs, used to change the firmness of the
mattress are classified elsewhere.
(2) Note. This subclass includes large, multiple user accommodating mattresses that are formed from two smaller mattresses connected with a connector element or housed within a large, enveloping or framing structure.
(3) Note. This subclass includes mattresses that have removable or repositionable portions or sections that provide a cavity over which a portion of a user's body may be supported without being contacted by supporting materials to thereby prevent or alleviate bed sores.
(4) Note. This subclass includes mattresses with means to facilitate folding or rolling up.
(5) Note. This subclass includes mattresses with a malleable bar, or the like embedded within the mattress and adapted to be bent to thereby change the shape of the mattress.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS: 661, for a removably connectable bed attachment that is adapted to extend the head or foot portion of a bed.
691, for a separate and distinct mattress that may be supported on or removably attached to another mattress.
694+, for mattresses that contain or accommodate disparate articles (such as a bedpan) often by providing a removable mattress section.
697, for mattresses having uniform firmness across their supporting surface, that have means to adjust their firmness.
706+, for inflatable gas containing mattresses that may have distinct movable sections.
729+, for mattresses that have removable slats, plates, plugs, slits, grooves cutouts or cavities provided to alter the firmness of a portion of the mattress.
738, for mattresses having easily openable covers or tickings that permit the addition or removal of filling materials.
922, for devices that use hook-and-loop-type (e.g., Velcro<
