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Reflex Foam Mattress

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

 

Additional information about our ‘Reflex Foam Mattresses’ For Adjustable Beds.

 

adjustable bed mattress

reflex foam mattress for adjustable beds

 

What is reflex foam, and why is so practical when used with an adjustable bed? Let’s start by discussing which mattresses are not particularly suitable.

Conventional mattresses are not designed to flex. Reflex foam will profile with the movement of the adjustable mechanism. Another reason a conventional mattress is not suitable on an adjustable bed is because the mechanism has four separate moving parts and a static section. When the head and foot ends are raised putting the occupant into a sitting position, more pressure will be exerted in this static area. Our electric profiling mechanism is designed to have adjustable tension in this area to cope with the extra loading. But what about the mattress?
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