# US 10,308,148 B2 · Integrated second row load floor auto rollup air mattress with pump

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- Number: US 10,308,148 B2
- Document ID: US10308148B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/631,680
- Filed: 2017-06-23
- Published: 2018-12-27
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-23
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Kevin Mozurkewich; Marcos Silva Kondrad; Kevin Wayne Preuss; Alan George Dry; Johnathan Andrew Line
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308148B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/345: {by adding parts}
- B60N 2/3097: {Dismountable seats storable in a non-use position (B60N2/015, B60N2/28 take precedence)}
- B60N 2/5628: {coming from the vehicle ventilation system, e.g. air-conditioning system}
- B60P 3/38: Sleeping arrangements {, e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)

## Abstract

A seating assembly includes a seat operable between a lateral use position and a vertical storage position. A mattress is disposed below the seat when the seat is in the lateral use position and held in place by securing features. The mattress is operable between an inflated condition and a deflated condition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A seating assembly comprising:
a seat operable between a lateral use position and a vertical storage position;
a mattress disposed below the seat when the seat is in the lateral use position and held in place by securing features, wherein the mattress is operable between an inflated condition and a deflated condition; and
recesses configured to accommodate rail slides of an adjacent forward seat.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a valve disposed on an outer wall of the mattress.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
an adapter hose that provides fluid communication between the mattress and a fluid pump.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the mattress includes biasing members configured to bias the mattress to a rolled position when the mattress is in the deflated condition.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, wherein a foam matrix is disposed within the mattress.

### Claim 6

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat operable between a lateral use position and a vertical storage position;
a mattress disposed below the seat when the seat is in the lateral use position and held in place by securing features, wherein the mattress is operable between an inflated condition and a deflated condition;
a fluid pump in fluid communication with the mattress and configured to move air within the mattress to affect the inflated condition and the deflated condition; and
recesses configured to accommodate rail slides of an adjacent forward seat.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, further comprising:
a valve disposed on an outer wall of the mattress.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, further comprising:
an adapter hose that provides fluid communication between the mattress and the fluid pump.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, wherein the mattress includes biasing members configured to bias the mattress to a rolled position when the mattress is in the deflated condition.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, wherein a foam matrix is disposed within the mattress.

### Claim 11

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat operable between a lateral use position and a vertical storage position;
a mattress disposed below the seat when the seat is in the lateral use position and held in place by securing features, wherein the mattress is operable between an inflated condition and a deflated condition, and wherein the mattress includes biasing members configured to bias the mattress to a rolled position when the mattress is in the deflated condition; and
a foam material disposed within the mattress and configured to draw air through an opening in an outer wall of the mattress, thereby moving the mattress to the inflated condition.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, further comprising:
a valve disposed at the opening of the outer wall of the mattress.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, further comprising:
an adapter hose that provides fluid communication between the mattress and a fluid pump.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, further comprising:
recesses configured to accommodate rail slides of an adjacent forward seat.