US 11,324,335 B2Granted

Inflatable product with breathable user interface

AssigneeIntex Marketing Ltd.

InventorsZhiXiong Huang, Huaitian Wang, Yaw Yuan Hsu

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Abstract

An inflatable furniture design has a user-interfacing surface, such as the sleeping surface of an air mattress, which includes a breathable multilayer mesh which separates the user from the underlying air-impermeable sheet. The breathable mesh is made from a material such as 3D fabric, which is resiliently deformable while also allowing for airflow through and around the volume of the mesh material of the breathable interface material. When a person contacts the inflatable furniture, her or his body comes into direct contacts with the breathable mesh. The mesh then resiliently deforms such that airflow through and around the mesh is still permitted. This airflow allows heat and moisture from the user to dissipate through mesh of the breathable interface material. This, in turn, enhances the comfort of the breathable mesh, while also reducing the potential for the proliferation of bacteria and mites on the user-contacting surface.

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Dependent claims

An air mattress comprising:

a first sheet defining a first exterior surface of the air mattress;
a second sheet defining a second exterior surface of the air mattress;
a sidewall having a first portion sealingly connected to a periphery of the first sheet and a second portion sealingly connected to a periphery of the second sheet,
the first sheet, the second sheet and the sidewall all being substantially air impermeable and cooperating to define a substantially sealed inflatable chamber;
a frame having an outer periphery which attaches to the periphery of the first sheet and an internal aperture with an internal periphery;
and
a breathable interface material occupying the internal aperture and attached to the internal periphery of the frame, the breathable interface material comprising:
an upper sheet having an upper plurality of apertures formed therethrough;
a lower sheet spaced from the upper sheet;
and
a resiliently deformable intermediate layer disposed between the upper sheet and the lower sheet and cooperating with the upper and lower sheets to define a volume of the breathable interface material, whereby the breathable interface material is operable to facilitate air flow from the upper sheet through and around the volume, wherein:
an inner peripheral portion of the frame is welded to a retainer portion of sidewall which sits proud of a welded connection between the sidewall and the first sheet, and
an outer peripheral portion of the frame is welded to an interior surface of the sidewall at a lower junction, such that the frame and the sidewall cooperate to form a corner pocket extending around the periphery of the air mattress.

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An air mattress comprising:

an upper sheet defining an upper exterior surface of the air mattress;
a lower sheet defining a lower exterior surface of the air mattress;
a sidewall having an upper portion sealingly connected to a periphery of the upper sheet and a lower portion sealingly connected to a periphery of the lower sheet,
the upper sheet, the lower sheet and the sidewall all being substantially air impermeable and cooperating to define a substantially sealed inflatable chamber;
an upper breathable interface material that is resiliently deformable and allows a flow of air and/or moisture through its volume;
an upper frame having an outer periphery which attaches to a periphery of the upper sheet and an internal aperture with an internal periphery attached to the upper breathable interface material, such that the upper breathable interface material is connected to the upper sheet via the frame;
a lower breathable interface material that is resiliently deformable and allows a flow of air and/or moisture through its volume;
and
a lower frame having an outer periphery which attaches to a periphery of the lower sheet and an internal aperture with an internal periphery attached to the lower breathable interface material, such that the lower breathable interface material is connected to the lower sheet via the frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.