Patent ID: 11937705
Assignee: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An air bed system comprising:
a manifold defining a manifold interior, the manifold comprising:
an inlet conduit fluidly coupled to the manifold interior, the inlet conduit configured to receive and conduct a flow of air from an air pump;
an unvalved vent conduit extending from the manifold interior to an atmosphere;
an outlet conduit fluidly coupled to the manifold interior, the outlet conduit configured to control a flow of air from the manifold interior to an inflatable air chamber of a mattress; and

a valve coupled to the manifold and configured to control the flow of air from the manifold interior through the outlet conduit to the inflatable air chamber,
wherein air can flow from the outlet conduit through the unvalved vent conduit to the atmosphere regardless of a position of the valve.