Patent ID: 8234728
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A47C,B60P

Abstract:
1. A multi-purpose air mattress apparatus for at least a bed of a vehicle, the bed defining an opposing pair of inwardly protruding wheel well compartments, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable air mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposing sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a lateral recess formed therein and extending between the top surface and bottom surface, the lateral recesses sized for accepting at least a portion of the wheel well compartments therewithin and further defining recess ledges that selectively sit atop the wheel well compartments; and an upper perimeter chamber integral along an upper perimeter edge of the air mattress and extending distally therefrom in a relatively horizontal direction, the upper perimeter chamber further defining a perimeter ledge that is in the same plane and integral with the recess ledges and is positioned at least partially over each of the lateral recesses; whereby, with the apparatus positioned within the bed of the vehicle and the wheel well compartments positioned at least partially within the lateral recesses, the recess ledges in combination with the perimeter ledge cover substantially any exposed portions of the wheel well compartments, while the upper perimeter chamber further maintains a stable structure of the apparatus during use.