US 12,075,918 B2
Mattress with flame barrier cap and related method
Martin Wildeman, Spartanburg, SC (US); Nicholas James Brownless, Spartanburg, SC (US); and Robert Wade Wallace, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Assigned to TIETEX INTERNATIONAL LTD, Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed by Tietex International Ltd., Spartanburg, SC (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,761.
Application 18/487,761 is a continuation of application No. 18/092,383, filed on Jan. 2, 2023, granted, now 11,786,053.
Application 18/092,383 is a continuation of application No. 17/194,244, filed on Mar. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,540,643, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032706 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 27/14 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 27/14 (2013.01) [A47C 31/001 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mattress comprising:
a resilient foam core; and a flame barrier cap disposed over the core, wherein the flame barrier cap comprises a top panel of flame resistant fabric disposed in overlying relation to a substantially planar upper surface of the core, the flame barrier cap further comprising a stitch-bonded flame resistant skirting disposed in overlying relation to sides of the core perpendicular to the upper surface, wherein the skirting comprises at least one length of stitch-bonded fabric including a first plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns disposed in stitched relation through a flame retardant fleece substrate in a plurality of substantially parallel adjacent stitch lines running in a machine direction of the stitch-bonded fabric, and wherein the skirting further comprises a gripping power zone extending inboard from a distal free edge of the skirting adapted to grip the underside of the core, and an attachment zone disposed along a proximal edge of the skirting fabric adjacent the top panel, at least one of the gripping power zone and the attachment zone comprising the first plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns in combination with at least a second plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns and wherein the second plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns are stitched along common stitch lines with the first plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns, the second plurality of elastomeric stitching yarns being stitched in a pattern with elongated float segments skipping one or more needle perforations between stitches within the stitch lines.