Inflatable bed

• US 8,656,541 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2008
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gianna Muollo
• Original Assignee: Gianna Muollo
• Inventors: Muollo, Gianna
• Primary Examiner(s): KELLEHER, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US12/596,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20110107522A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,163 Days
• Field of Search: 561/5, 563/1, 571/3, 573/5, 565/53
• US Class Current: 5/735
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/021 Foot or leg supports
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/025 Supports specially adapted for pregnant women
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/026 Supports for lying in a prone position A47C20/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/027 Back supports, e.g. for sitting in bed
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/048 by fluid means
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/082 with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/10 with two or more independently-fillable chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05723 with cut-outs or depressions in order to relieve the pressure on a part of the body mattresses with cavities A47C27/142

Abstract

An inflatable bed system (1) includes a primary inflatable section (2) having a centrally located abdomen cavity shaped to allow a user'"'"'s abdomen to be positioned therein. The system further includes a secondary inflatable section (3), which is independently inflatable and positioned inside the cavity. At least one tertiary inflatable section (15,22) is provided to allow further configuration of the bed. The bed may be inflated by a pump that is operatively connected with a valve which directs the movement of air into each of the inflatable sections under user selection.

Claims

1. An inflatable bed system, comprising:

a primary inflatable mattress section, having an upper surface and a centrally located abdomen cavity extending downwardly from the upper surface, the cavity being shaped to allow a user'"'"'s abdomen to be positioned therein;

a secondary inflatable section, the secondary section being structurally integral with and independently inflatable from the primary inflatable mattress section and positioned inside the cavity, the secondary inflatable section being movable between an inflated configuration in which it substantially fills the abdomen cavity and a deflated configuration in which the cavity extends downwardly to an upper face of the secondary inflatable section; and

a tertiary inflatable section positioned within the cavity about a periphery of the second inflatable section and being movable between an inflated configuration and a deflated configuration so as to vary a diameter of the cavity to be filled by the secondary inflatable section, the tertiary inflatable section configured to support the user'"'"'s abdomen in at least the inflated configuration.

2. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 1, wherein the cavity is oval and the tertiary inflatable section comprises an oval loop.

3. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one wedge-shaped tertiary inflatable section positioned at the foot of the primary inflatable mattress section.

4. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 1, having a surface layer positioned above the primary inflatable mattress section.

5. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 4, wherein the surface layer extends over the primary inflatable mattress section and includes a surface cavity adapted to align with the abdomen cavity.

6. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 4, wherein the surface layer is composed of flocking.

7. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a valve which directs the movement of air into each of the inflatable sections, and a pump operatively connected to the valve.

8. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 7, wherein the valve is adapted to direct air flow from the pump into a selected inflatable section upon selection of the inflatable section by a user.

9. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 7, wherein the valve is controlled manually.

10. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 7, wherein the pump is activated by a remote control.

11. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 1, wherein the primary, secondary, and tertiary sections are controlled by a single pump.

12. An inflatable bed system, comprising:

a primary inflatable mattress section, having an upper surface and a centrally located abdomen cavity extending downwardly from the upper surface, the cavity being shaped to allow a user'"'"'s abdomen to be positioned therein; and

a secondary inflatable section, the secondary section being structurally integral with and independently inflatable from the primary inflatable mattress section and positioned inside the cavity, the secondary inflatable section being movable between an inflated configuration in which it substantially fills the abdomen cavity and a deflated configuration in which the cavity extends downwardly to an upper face of the secondary inflatable section,

wherein the primary inflatable mattress section forms a base of the inflatable bed system, and the secondary inflatable section is positioned inside the cavity so as to be arranged over the primary inflatable mattress section.

13. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 12, further comprising a tertiary inflatable section which is positioned around at least a portion of a periphery of the cavity.

14. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 13, wherein the cavity is oval and the tertiary inflatable section comprises an oval loop.

15. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 12, further comprising at least one wedge-shaped tertiary inflatable section positioned at the foot of the primary inflatable mattress section.

16. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 12, having a surface layer positioned above the primary inflatable mattress section.

17. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 16, wherein the surface layer extends over the primary inflatable mattress section and includes a surface cavity adapted to align with the abdomen cavity.

18. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 16, wherein the surface layer is composed of flocking.

19. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 12, further comprising a valve which directs the movement of air into each of the inflatable sections, and a pump operatively connected to the valve.

20. An inflatable bed system as defined in claim 19, wherein the valve is adapted to direct air flow from the pump into a selected inflatable section upon selection of the inflatable section by a user.