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Air flotation insert for wooden waterbed frame
Assignee: Price Manufacturing Inc
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Filing: 1994-09-19
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2014-09-19
Abstract
Abstract An airbed mattress assembly comprised of an air core disposed within a mattress cover, a layer of impact absorbing material with a thickness of from 0.5 to 1.5 inches contiguous with the bottom surface of the air core, an air blower having an intake to atmospheric air and having an exhaust to atmospheric air and having a pressurized air outlet, an air line connected to the pressurized air outlet and connected to the air core, an air valve, means for actuating the first air valve for opening air flow through said first air line and for simultaneously energizing the air blower, and means for actuating the air valve for opening air flow through the air line without simultaneously energizing the air blower. The air core has a depth from about 8 to about 12 inches, a length of from about 80 to about 84 inches and is formed from vulcanizing a multiplicity of sections of calendared material which comprises elastomeric material bonded to a fabric material.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald H. Price
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:05
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C27/00; A47C27/08; A47C27/081; A47C27/082; A47C27/085; A47C27/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
313 words
An airbed mattress assembly comprised of an air core disposed within a mattress cover, wherein said air core is comprised of a top surface and a bottom surface, a layer of impact absorbing material contiguous with said bottom surface of said air core with a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 inches, means for inflating said air core having an intake to atmospheric air and having an exhaust to atmospheric air and having a pressurized air outlet, an air line connected to said pressurized air outlet and connected to said air core, an air valve, means for actuating said air valve for opening air flow through said air line and for simultaneously energizing said means for inflating said air core, and means for actuating said air valve for opening air flow through said air line without simultaneously energizing said means for inflating said air core, wherein: (a) said mattress cover encloses said air core and is contiguous with said top surface of said air core and said layer of impact absorbing material; (b) said air core, when inflated to a pressure of one pound per square inch above ambient pressure, has a depth of from about 8 to about 12 inches and a length of from about 80 to about 84 inches; (c) said air core consists essentially of a calendered fabric material comprised of elastomeric material bonded to fabric material, wherein said elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said air core is formed by vulcanizing a multiplicity of sections of said fabric material; and (e) said air core, when inflated to an air pressure of one pound above ambient pressure and when subjected to a weight of 600 pounds for 120 hours, loses less than about ten percent of the air pressure initially present in said air core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
313 words
An airbed mattress assembly comprised of an air core disposed within a mattress cover, wherein said air core is comprised of a top surface and a bottom surface, a layer of impact absorbing material contiguous with said bottom surface of said air core with a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 inches, means for inflating said air core having an intake to atmospheric air and having an exhaust to atmospheric air and having a pressurized air outlet, an air line connected to said pressurized air outlet and connected to said air core, an air valve, means for actuating said air valve for opening air flow through said air line and for simultaneously energizing said means for inflating said air core, and means for actuating said air valve for opening air flow through said air line without simultaneously energizing said means for inflating said air core, wherein: (a) said mattress cover encloses said air core and is contiguous with said top surface of said air core and said layer of impact absorbing material; (b) said air core, when inflated to a pressure of one pound per square inch above ambient pressure, has a depth of from about 8 to about 12 inches and a length of from about 80 to about 84 inches; (c) said air core consists essentially of a calendered fabric material comprised of elastomeric material bonded to fabric material, wherein said elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said air core is formed by vulcanizing a multiplicity of sections of said fabric material; and (e) said air core, when inflated to an air pressure of one pound above ambient pressure and when subjected to a weight of 600 pounds for 120 hours, loses less than about ten percent of the air pressure initially present in said air core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The airbed mattress assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said layer of impact absorbing material consists essentially of foam material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The airbed mattress assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein a layer of foam material is disposed between said top surface of said air core and said mattress cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The airbed mattress assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said layer of impact absorbing material consists essentially of cardboard material.
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