Patent ID: 6253401
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A47C,Y10S

Abstract:
An air mattress system comprising:a plurality of contiguous inflatable air chambers operatively connected to form an air mattress having a length and a width, wherein each chamber transversely extends across the entire width of the air mattress and includes a standard valve for permitting separate inflation and deflation of each chamber;at least one inflatable chamber disposed below at least one of said plurality of air chambers to form a foundation for said air mattress and including a standard valve for permitting separate inflation and deflation from said plurality of air chambers;a reversible air pump operatively connected to the air chamber through each standard valve; anda manually operable control operatively connected to the air pump for controlling the operating of the air pump, said manually operable control having at least a first setting for operating the air pump in a first direction for inflating the air chambers and at least a second setting for operating the air pump in a second direction for deflating the air chambers.