Inflatable leg and foot supporting cushion with removable padding

Claim 1

An inflatable cushion apparatus for supporting and maintaining a person's lower leg, ankle and foot, in an elevated and substantially horizontal position relative to said person's head and upper body and for supporting said person's upper leg in an inclined position, said inflatable cushion apparatus being formed as an envelope portion, fabricated from substantially fluid-impermeable material, said envelope portion including a plurality of walls, operable assembled so as to be able to enclose and maintain a volume of fluid therewithin, such that said envelope portion, when so filled with fluid, is capable of supporting loads placed thereon, said inflatable cushion apparatus comprising: a substantially rectangular bottom wall, having a leading edge and a rear edge; a top wall, operable disposed to extend substantially parallel to said bottom wall when said envelope portion is inflated, and having a leading edge and a rear edge; a back wall, operably disposed to extend from said rear edge of said bottom wall to said rear edge of said top wall; a front wall, operably disposed to extend from said leading edge of said bottom wall upwardly, at an incline, to said leading edge of said top wall, said front and bottom walls thereby defining an acute included angle therebetween; first and second side walls, operably disposed to connect said top, bottom, rear and front walls; valve means, operably disposed in one of said walls, said valve means being operably openable and closable so as to enable said envelope portion to be filled when said valve is opened, and to retain its contents when said valve is closed; horizontal partition means operably disposed within said envelope portion so as to divide said envelope portion into at least an upper and lower chamber, said valve means comprising separate fluid filling means for each of said upper and lower chambers; at least one padding member operably attachable to and removable from at least said top wall for providing further cushioning of said person's leg; and cooperating fastener means on each of said envelope portion and said at least one padding member, for removably attaching said at least one padding member to said top wall of said envelope portion,