Patent ID: 6035470
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A waterbed system comprising:(a) a water fillable mattress extending in a longitudinal direction and having an inlet, said water fillable mattress having an internal compartment defined by an inner wall;(b) at least one transverse partition set disposed within said internal compartment of said water fillable mattress, said transverse partition set including a plurality of spaced transverse partitions each extending substantially in a direction transverse to said longitudinal direction, each said transverse partition having an outer surface joined respectively at upper and lower ends thereof to opposing portions of said inner wall of said water fillable mattress, each said transverse partition defining a transverse inner chamber communicating with said internal compartment through a plurality of water openings formed in said outer surface thereof;(c) at least one air bag unit disposed within said internal compartment and having an air inlet, said air bag unit including an air bag cavity portion, a plurality of air bag tubes extending from said air bag cavity portion, said air bag tubes each engaging a plurality of said transverse partitions of said transverse partition set, said air bag unit including at least one positioning piece joined to at least one said air bag tube adjacent a terminal end thereof for securing said engagement with said transverse partitions; and,(d) a bed protecting cover disposed about said water fillable mattress, said bed protecting cover having formed therein a plurality of access holes to said water fillable mattress.