Patent ID: 8656539

Claim:
An air mattress system comprising: first and second contiguous inflatable air chambers operatively connected to form an air mattress having a length and a width, wherein a long axis of each contiguous air chamber is parallel to a long axis of said air mattress, said first and second contiguous inflatable air chambers together having a perimeter and each air chamber comprising a standard valve for permitting separate inflation and deflation of each air chamber; a peripheral air chamber operatively connected to and arranged around said perimeter of said first and second contiguous inflatable air chambers and having a standard valve to permit inflation and deflation of said peripheral air chamber; an air pump operatively connected with each said air chamber through each standard valve; a control operatively connected to said air pump for controlling operation of said air pump; and wherein said first and second contiguous inflatable air chambers and said peripheral air chamber are formed by laminating an outer layer of nylon to an inner layer of vinyl.