Patent ID: 8756736

Claim:
An inflatable mattress having a sleep surface having a uniform gradient comprising: a top mattress panel, a bottom mattress panel, a longitudinally-extending right side panel and a longitudinally-extending left side panel, connected together with airtight seams to form an air bladder adapted to inflate upon insertion of a gaseous fluid; a sealable air port adapted to selectively facilitate insertion and removal of said gaseous fluids into and out of said air bladder, said air bladder being arranged to form a bed mattress sized to substantially cover a standard size bed and, when said air bladder is properly inflated, said bottom mattress panel forms a generally planar surface suitable for placement on top an existing bed and said top panel mattress forms an inclined sleeping surface, said inclined sleeping surface having a relatively uniform gradient; at least two longitudinally-extending air baffles connected between said top mattress panel and said bottom mattress panel by airtight seams, each of said longitudinally-extending air baffles being spaced apart from said right and left side panels and having a length shorter than a length of said right and left side panels; and a plurality of horizontally-extending air baffles connected between said top mattress panel and said bottom mattress panel by airtight seams, each of said plurality of horizontally-extending air baffles extending between said at least two longitudinally-extending air baffles leaving approximately one-half of an inch between each distal end of each of said plurality of horizontally-extending air baffles and said at least two longitudinally-extending air baffles, each of said plurality of horizontally-extending air baffles having a unique height from said bottom mattress panel to said top mattress panel to support an inclined sleep surface having a uniform gradient; wherein, placement of said at least two longitudinally-extending air baffles and said plurality of horizontally-extending air baffles supports said uniform gradient of said inclined sleep surface by resisting movement of air within said mattress.