BEDDING PRODUCTS HAVING FLEXIBLE GEL PANELS

摘要

A bedding product, such as a mattress, mattress topper, or pillow case, includes a flexible gel panel having a cured gel layer with a top surface and a bottom surface, a flexible top layer overlying the top surface of the cured gel layer, and a fabric bottom layer overlying the bottom surface of the cured gel layer. The bedding product has a major surface and the flexible gel panel is integrated into the bedding product so that the flexible top layer of the flexible gel panel is juxtaposed with the major surface of the bedding product. The flexible gel panel is removable from the bedding product for laundering the bedding product.

主权项

1. A bedding product comprising:
a flexible gel panel including a gel layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a flexible top layer overlying said top surface of said gel layer, and a fabric bottom layer overlying said bottom surface of said gel layer, wherein said gel layer has a wave configuration including thicker gel sections that are connected to one another by thinner gel filled valleys, wherein said thicker gel sections and said thinner gel filled valleys cooperate to form a continuous gel layer that extends across the width of said flexible gel panel; said bedding product having a major surface, wherein said flexible gel panel is integrated into said bedding product so that said flexible top layer of said flexible gel panel is juxtaposed with said major surface of said bedding product.