摘要 |
A mattress (5) has a quilted internal pillow (10) wherein one or more intern al layers (28, 30) of material are quilt-stitched prior to encapsulation in mattress upholstery (12). The quilted internal pillow (10) is positioned relative to a support surface of an innerspring or spring core (20) of a mattress to provide support characteristics determined by the quilt stitch pattern (18). In a related method of manufacture of a mattress (5) with an internal quilt stitched pillow (10), the layer or layers (28, 30) of the pillow are processed through a quilter stitching machine and then assembled in combination with a mattress spring core (20) and upholstery (12). The quilte d internal pillow (10) may be located adjacent to the spring core (20), spaced from the spring core by other internal layers of material, or located adjace nt to or within a mattress pillotop (36), and in each embodiment on one or both sides of the mattress (5).
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