Application US20210038453

CLIMATE-CONTROLLED TOPPER MEMBER FOR BEDS
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US20210038453

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11. A conditioner mat for use with a bed assembly, comprising: (6) (7)

an upper layer;

a lower layer that is partially connected to the upper layer;

stitching that connects the upper layer to the lower layer and defines one or more boundaries;

a plurality of interior spaces that are defined between the upper layer and the lower layer and between the boundaries such that the boundaries separate the interior spaces, wherein the interior spaces provide predetermined routes to at least partially guide fluid flow within the conditioner mat;

a fluid delivery module configured to cool a fluid and deliver the fluid to the conditioner mat;

a plurality of conduits having respective first ends that are fluidly connected to an outlet of the fluid delivery module and provide passages for flow of fluid to and through the interior spaces of the conditioner mat; and

a fitting that is fluidly connected to second ends of the plurality of conduits.

12. The conditioner mat of claim 11, wherein the conditioner mat has a flexible configuration and wherein the upper layer and the lower layer include a fabric. (0)

13. The conditioner mat of claim 11, wherein each of the one or more boundaries comprise a plurality of continuous boundary lines that each extends along a specific portion of the conditioner mat to define elongate passages between the continuous boundary lines, wherein the predetermined routes extend along the elongate passages between the continuous boundary lines. (0)

14. The conditioner mat of claim 11, wherein the fluid delivery module includes: (1) (4)

a housing defining a housing interior, wherein the housing further defines a waste air inlet vent and a waste air outlet vent;

a thermoelectric device positioned in the housing interior, wherein the thermoelectric device is configured to cool the fluid that is delivered to the conditioner mat;

a blower or fan positioned in the housing interior,

wherein the fluid delivery module is configured to draw air through the waste air inlet vent into the housing, across the thermoelectric device, and out the waste air outlet vent so as to cool the fluid that is delivered to the conditioner mat and heat the air that is vented out of the waste air outlet vent.

15. The conditioner mat of claim 14, wherein the waste air inlet vent and the waste air outlet vent are positioned on outer surfaces of the housing such that no portion of the housing is positioned exterior of the waste air inlet vent and the waste air outlet vent to restrict flow through the waste air inlet vent and the waste air outlet vent. (1) (0)

17. The conditioner mat of claim 11, wherein the fluid delivery module includes a temperature detecting sensor and a moisture detecting sensor, and wherein the fluid delivery module operates based on feedback from the temperature detecting sensor and the moisture detecting sensor. (0)

18. The conditioner mat of claim 11, further comprising: (0) (1)

19. The conditioner mat of claim 11, wherein the boundaries are defined between the upper layer and the lower layer that are made of fabric and partially attached to each other as a flexible unitary layer, and (0) (3)

20. A bed system comprising: (10) (5)

at least one support layers;

a conditioner mat disposed on the at least one support layers and comprising: an upper layer;

a lower layer that is partially connected to the upper layer;

stitching that connects the upper layer to the lower layer and defines one or more boundaries; and

a fluid delivery module configured to cool a fluid and deliver the fluid to the conditioner mat;

a fitting that is fluidly connected to second ends of the plurality of conduits.

21. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the upper layer and the lower layer include a fabric. (0)

22. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the conditioner mat has a flexible configuration. (0)

23. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the fluid delivery module includes a heating device configured to heat the fluid that is delivered to the conditioner mat. (0)

24. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the fluid delivery module includes a thermoelectric device configured to cool the fluid that is delivered to the conditioner mat. (0)

25. The bed system of claim 20, further comprising at least one sensor. (1) (0)

27. The bed system of claim 20, further comprising: (0) (1)

28. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the boundaries are defined between the upper layer and the lower layer that are made of fabric and partially attached to each other as a flexible unitary layer, and (0) (3)

29. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the fluid delivery module comprises a controller having a timer configured to regulate the fluid delivery module based on a time schedule. (0)

30. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the fluid delivery module comprises a controller having a red button and a blue button, wherein the fluid delivery module is configured to heat in response to actuation of the red button and is configured to cool in response to actuation of the blue button, and wherein the bed system further includes a separate controller that includes a touchscreen. (0)

31. The bed system of claim 20, wherein the boundaries defined by the stitching are substantially straight, elongate, and parallel along portions of the predetermined routes. (0)

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Application US20210038453

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