Patent ID: 7406723

Claim:
A mattress adapted to support the body of a user comprising a top panel having a head portion, a first appendage portion, a second appendage portion, and a peripheral edge; a bottom panel having a head portion, a first appendage portion, a second appendage portion, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of perforations, said perforations providing a weight-bearing cushion of air that facilitates sliding when said mattress is being inflated; and a perimeter band having a top edge and a bottom edge so that said peripheral edge 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 thereby forming a torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a portion of said torso support pad, and a second leg spaced from said first leg and extending out from said portion of said torso support pad, wherein said first leg and said second leg define a gap between them so as to be movable between (i) a first adjacent position, and (ii) a second spaced-apart position, and are simultaneously inflatable with said torso support pad, and further including an air inlet port positioned in a portion of said perimeter band.