Patent ID: 7266852

Claim:
A transfer mattress adapted to support substantially the whole body of a user comprising: an inflated torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a portion of said inflatable torso support pad and a second leg spaced from said first leg and extending out from said portion of said inflatable torso support pad, said torso support pad and legs formed by a top panel having a head portion, a first appendage portion, a second appendage portion, and a peripheral edge wherein said inflatable torso support pad includes a first air inlet valve and at least one of said first leg and said second leg including a second air inlet valve and further wherein said first leg and said second leg change from a substantially fully inflated state to a substantially deflated state while said inflatable torso support pad remains fully inflatable; a bottom panel having a head portion, a first appendage portion, a second appendage portion, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of perforations; and a perimeter band having a top edge and a bottom edge so that said peripheral edges of said top panel is sealingly fastened to said top edge of said perimeter band and said peripheral edge of said bottom panel is sealingly fastened to said bottom edge of said perimeter band wherein said first leg portion of said top and bottom panels and said second leg portion of said top and bottom panels define a longitudinally oriented gap between them, wherein said first leg and said second leg define a gap between them.