Patent ID: 8684030

Claim:
A fluid controller configured to supply fluid to a bladder including a first chamber, the fluid controller comprising: a housing; a pump located at least partly within an interior of the housing and configured to provide fluid to the first chamber; and a plurality of self sealing valves fluidly coupling an interior of the housing to the first chamber; wherein at least two of the plurality of self sealing valves are biased open to provide a fluid path between the interior of the housing and the first chamber during inflation of the first chamber; wherein the housing includes a wall separating the interior of the housing from the first chamber, wherein the wall includes a plurality of orifices each configured to be sealed by one of the plurality of self sealing valves, respectively, wherein a first plurality of orifices and respective self-sealing valves are employed during inflation, and wherein a single self-sealing valve and orifice is employed for fluid release.