Deck for supporting a floatation sleep system bladder

Claim 2

A deck of a size and strength sufficient to support a fluid-filled bladder of a floatation sleep system, said deck adapted to be supported on a pedestal, said deck comprising: a plurality of rigid members; and means for separately encasing said rigid members as a unit hingeable, between such members, said encasing means including a decorative, flexible material having a plurality of sealable pockets for receiving said plurality of rigid members respectively, whereby such unit is readily foldable to a compact configuration for handling and transport, and unfoldable to provide support for a fluid-filled bladder.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 wherein said rigid members are of substantially equal size.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 2 wherein a plurality of member-encased units are secured in a planar relationship and describe a surface area substantially equal to the surface area of a particular size fluid-filled bladder.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 1 wherein said rigid members are honeycombed material, the orientations of the corrugations forming the honeycombed structure lying in a direction to provide sufficient strength against compression when bearing the load of a fluid-filled bladder.

Claim 6

In a floatation sleep system including a fluid-filled bladder and a pedestal and deck for supporting said bladder, an improved deck construction comprising: a plurality of rigid members which, when individually laid out in planar form on such pedestal, describe an overall dimensional area substantially equal to the planar surface area of such fluid-filled bladder; a plurality of encasing means for respectively encasing at least two of said rigid members as a unit, hingeable between said members, said encasing means including a decorative, flexible material having a plurality of sealable pockets for receiving said at least two rigid members respectively; and means for securing adjacent encasing means in such planar relationship, thereby preventing relative movement therebetween.

Claim 7

In a floatation sleep system including a fluid-filled bladder and a pedestal and deck for supporting said bladder, an improved deck construction comprising: a plurality of rigid members which, when individually laid out in planar form on such pedestal, describe an overall dimensional area substantially equal to the planar surface area of such fluid-filled bladder; a plurality of encasing means for respectively encasing at least two of said rigid members as a unit, hingeable between said members, said encasing means including a decorative, flexible material having a plurality of sealable pockets for receiving said at least two rigid members respectively; and means for securing adjacent encasing means in such planar relationship, thereby preventing relative movement therebetween.

Claim 8

The invention of claim 5 wherein said rigid members are honeycombed material, the orientation of the corrugations forming the honeycombed structure lying in a direction to provide sufficient strength against compression when bearing the load of a fluid-filled bladder.