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US 12,178,327 B2Granted
Hybrid pad
AssigneeArgon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Maxfield, Cory Tholl, Tyler Westbroek
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a padded sleeping system that includes an inflatable frame formed by a first sheet of material that is joined to a second sheet of material along a periphery and at a number of bond lines in order to form an inflatable support member. The padded sleeping system may also include at least one valve that is fixed to the inflatable frame, the valve being in fluid connection with the inflatable support member for inflation and deflation of the inflatable frame. The system may also include a cushion portion, which may be fixed to the inflatable frame. The cushion portion may provide support and additional comfort for a user.
Claims20
A padded sleeping system comprising:
- an inflatable frame comprising a first sheet of material joined to a second sheet of material at a plurality of bond lines to form an air inflatable support member, the first sheet of material forming a top side of the inflatable frame and the second sheet of material forming a bottom side of the inflatable frame, the first sheet of material forming an appendage extending across the top side and from a first side of the first sheet of material to a second side of the first sheet of material opposite the first side, the appendage for non-removably connecting a cushion fabric sleeve;
- at least one valve coupled to the inflatable frame and being in fluid connection with the air inflatable support member for inflation and deflation thereof;
- a sleeping surface formed on the top side of the inflatable frame, the sleeping surface having a cushion portion and a non-cushioned portion, the cushion portion fixed to a portion of the first sheet of material of the inflatable frame;
- the cushion portion including the cushion fabric sleeve with a cushioning material therein for supporting a user, the cushion fabric sleeve non-removably fixed to the inflatable frame on a first side, a second side, a first end, and to the appendage of the first sheet of material of the inflatable frame, the appendage allowing the cushioned fabric sleeve to be directly coupled to the first sheet of material from the first side of the first sheet of material to the second side of the first sheet of material;
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- wherein the cushion fabric sleeve is fixed on a left side to a left side of the first sheet of material, is fixed on a first end to a first end of the first sheet of material, is fixed on a right side to a right side of the first sheet of material, and is fixed on a bottom side to the appendage of the first sheet of material, and wherein the appendage is formed by a pleat of the first sheet of material, the pleat of the first sheet of material being a fold in the first sheet that is folded onto itself.
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A hybrid pad comprising:
- an inflatable frame comprising a first sheet of material joined to a second sheet of material along a perimeter at a bond line comprising:
- a length and a width that define a pad area for supporting a user lying thereon, the length extending between a superior end and an inferior end and the width extending between a first side and second side;
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- a plurality of additional bond lines between the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material that form a plurality of fluidly coupled cells, the fluidly coupled cells being inflatable;
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- at least one valve coupled to the inflatable frame being in fluid connection with the fluidly coupled cells for inflation and deflation thereof;
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- a sleeping surface formed on a top side of the inflatable frame, the sleeping surface having a cushion portion and a non-cushioned portion, the cushion portion non-removably fixed to the top side of the inflatable frame such that the cushion portion forms a separate, but connected layer of the hybrid pad, the cushion portion non-removably fixed to an appendage of the first sheet of material, the appendage being a pleat of the first sheet of material,
- the cushion portion extending from the superior end of the inflatable from to the appendage and from the first side to the second side of the inflatable frame, and
- the non-cushioned portion extending from the appendage to the inferior end and from the first side to the second side of the inflatable frame.
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A method of using a padded sleeping system comprising:
- inflating a sleeping pad, the sleeping pad comprising:
- an inflatable frame comprising a first sheet of material joined to a second sheet of material along a perimeter and at a bond line comprising:
- a length and a width that define a pad area, the length extending between a superior end and an inferior end and the width extending between a first side and a second side, and an appendage formed as a pleat of the first sheet of material and extending between the first side and the second side across a top side of the first sheet of material;
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- a valve coupled to the inflatable frame, the valve being in fluid connection with the inflatable frame and for inflation and deflation thereof;
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- a cushion portion non-removably fixed to a portion of the inflatable frame and not in fluid connection with the inflatable frame;
- laying the sleeping pad on an approximately level surface with the cushion portion facing up;
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- laying upon the sleeping pad.
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A hybrid pad comprising:
- an inflatable frame comprising a first sheet of material joined to a second sheet of material along a perimeter at a bond line, the inflatable frame comprising:
- a length and a width that define a pad area for supporting a user lying thereon, the length extending between a superior end and an inferior end and the width extending between a first side and second side;
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- at least one valve coupled to the inflatable frame for inflation and deflation thereof;
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- a non-removable cushion portion fixed to a top side of the inflatable frame such that the non-removable cushion portion forms a separate, but connected layer of the hybrid pad, the non- removable cushion portion coupled to the top side of the inflatable frame through an appendage, the appendage being a pleat of the first sheet of material formed along the width extending between the first side and the second side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.