Patent ID: 8001638

Claim:
A mattress, comprising: a central mattress section defining a top surface and having first and second ends and left and right sides; a first end wall hingedly connected to said central mattress section at or near said first end, said first end wall pivotably moveable from an upright position to an open position; a second end wall hingedly connected to said central mattress section at or near said second end, said second end wall pivotably moveable from an upright position to an open position; a first side wall hingedly connected to said central mattress section at or near said left side, said first side wall pivotably moveable from an upright position to an open position; a second side wall hingedly connected to said central mattress section at or near said right side, said second side wall pivotably moveable from an upright position to an open position; a first sidewall extension having a length and defining a lengthwise axis, said first sidewall extension being hingedly connected to an end of the first side wall and pivotably moveable from a first position to a second position in which the lengthwise axis is generally aligned with a lengthwise axis of the first side wall; and a second sidewall extension having a length and defining a lengthwise axis, said second sidewall extension being hingedly connected to an end of the second side wall and pivotably moveable from a first position to a second position in which the lengthwise axis is generally aligned with a lengthwise axis of the second side wall; wherein the first end wall is not hingedly connected to the first side wall, the first sidewall extension, the second side wall or the second sidewall extension, and wherein the second end wall is not hingedly connected to the first side wall, the first sidewall extension, the second side wall or the second sidewall extension.