Shane Marie Hirst

US Patent:

20040237199, Dec 2, 2004

Filed:

May 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/857401

Inventors:

Shane Hirst - New Castle IN, US

International Classification:

A47C020/00

US Classification:

005/631000, 005/930000

Abstract:

A maternity mattress is disclosed which provides a cavity for accommodating the protruding abdomen of a pregnant woman as she lies in a frontally downward position upon the mattress surface. The maternity comfort mattress is essentially comprised of a foam core; of a cavity in the foam core for the enlarged abdomen of a pregnant woman; of a plurality of straps and a means to attach the straps to the foam core; and, of a removable cover to encase the entire device. Attachment and adjustment features are built in to the invention. These features include, but are not limited to, strips of material that have a loop and hook fastening means along two longitudinal sides of the mattress core and at each end of each of the straps.