US 11,812,861 B2
Comfort layer with liquid pods and method of making same
Heidi Stojanovic, Fort Smith, AR (US); and Bruce W. Peterson, West Lake Hills, TX (US)
Assigned to L&P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US)
Filed by L&P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,562.
Prior Publication US 2023/0092044 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A47C 27/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 27/10 (2013.01) [A47C 27/085 (2013.01); A47C 27/086 (2013.01); A47C 27/088 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A comfort layer configured to overlay a core of a bedding or seating cushion product, said comfort layer comprising:
a matrix of liquid pods, each liquid pod of which is contained within a pocket of fabric between first and second plies of fabric, each of said plies of fabric comprising at least one layer, each pocket having segmented seams joining the first and second plies of fabric with gaps between adjacent segments configured to allow air to pass through the gaps;
wherein each of said liquid pods comprises a pouch made of a hydrophobic membrane, the pouch surrounding a volume of liquid and surrounding a plurality of hydrogel beads, wherein the plurality of hydrogel beads are contained within the pouch, such that upon compression of the liquid pods air exits the pockets in which the liquid pods reside to affect the feel of the comfort layer.