Internal support system for an inflatable air mattress
AssigneeBelgravia Wood Limited
InventorsVictor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga, Chaolong Lan, Minglian Ma
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The disclosed technology includes an internal support structure for providing structural stability to an inflated air mattress. The internal support structure can include a loop of material and attachment strips to attach the loop to the top and bottom panels. The internal support structure can also include attachment strips to attach the ends of the loop of material together to complete the loop. The air mattress can include a plurality of internal support structures.
Claims20
An inflatable structure comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel;
- one or more side panels attached to the top panel and the bottom panel to form a substantially airtight enclosure;
- and
- an internal support assembly including:
- a length of material having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the second end to cause the length of material to form a loop having an internal surface and an external surface;
- a first attachment strip positioned within the loop and attached to the top panel such that the external surface of the loop abuts an internal surface of the top panel;
- and
- a second attachment strip positioned within the loop and attached to the bottom panel such that the external surface of the loop abuts an internal surface of the bottom panel.
A method for manufacturing an inflatable structure, the method comprising:
- providing a first panel;
- providing a second panel;
- forming an internal support assembly between the first and second panels by:
- forming a loop with a length of material by causing a first end of the length of material to overlap a second end of the length of material, the loop having an internal surface and an external surface;
- positioning a first attachment strip and a second attachment strip inside the loop;
- attaching the first attachment strip to an internal surface of the first panel such that the external surface of the loop abuts the internal surface of the first panel;
- and
- attaching the second attachment strip to an internal surface of the second panel such that the external surface of the loop abuts the internal surface of the second panel;
- and
- attaching one or more side panels to the first panel and the second panel to form a substantially airtight enclosure.
An inflatable structure comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel;
- one or more side panels attached to the top panel and the bottom panel to form a substantially airtight enclosure;
- and
- an internal support assembly including:
- a length of material having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the second end to cause the length of material to form a loop having an internal surface and an external surface;
- a first attachment strip positioned within the loop and attached to the top panel;
- and
- a second attachment strip positioned within the loop and attached to the bottom panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.