US 5,345,630 AGranted

Quick inflatable air mattress

OwnerJack Healyinventor

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Abstract

A self-inflatable air mattress having a built-in bellows. A portion of the air mattress support is manually moved up and down actuating the bellows to introduce air into the mattress. The air inlet is of large area and a substantial amount of air is introduced upon each manual actuation of the support. A valve may be associated with the bellows and air inlet to selectively reverse the air flow so that the air mattress can be quickly deflated, if desired.

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Dependent claims

An air mattress assembly comprising:

a first generally planar base portion movably connected to a second generally planar base portion;
an inflatable air mattress having an opening therein communicating with the interior thereof;
said first base portion having panel means with a flange plate mounted therein dividing said first base portion into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said flange plate having at least a pair of spaced openings therethrough, one of said last-mentioned openings being aligned with the in said air mattress, said opening in said air mattress being in communication therewith;
a pair of spaced plates movably mounted with respect to said flange plate and disposed in said lower compartment, each of said spaced plates having a first imperforate portion with a plurality of spaced openings therethrough and a second portion with a large opening therethrough, said spaced openings in one spaced plate being vertically aligned with the large opening through the other of said spaced plates and the large opening in said one spaced plate being vertically aligned with the spaced openings in the other of said spaced plates, said spaced openings in said one spaced plate and said vertically aligned large opening in said second spaced plate also being vertically aligned with one of said openings in said flange plate and said large opening in said one spaced plate and said vertically aligned spaced openings in said second spaced plate also being vertically aligned with the other of said openings in said flange plate;
a resilient disk disposed between said spaced plates;
plate moving means associated with said pair of spaced plates for selectively aligning, in a first position, said spaced openings in said one spaced plate with said large opening in said second spaced plate, and, in a second position, aligning said large opening in said one spaced plate with said spaced openings in said second spaced plate;
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a bellows assembly mounted in said first base portion having an exhaust in fluid communication with both said opening leading into said air mattress and with the side of said second spaced plate coaxially aligned with the opening leading into said air mattress, said bellows assembly also having an air intake in fluid communication with the atmosphere whereby, moving said second base portion selectively away from and toward said first base portion draws air from the atmosphere through said air intake, into said bellows assembly and out said exhaust into said air mattress.

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Abstract

An air mattress assembly comprising:

a first generally planar base portion movably connected to a second generally planar base portion;
an inflatable air mattress having an opening therein communicating with the interior thereof;
said first base portion having panel means with a flange plate mounted therein dividing said first base portion into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said flange plate having at least a pair of spaced openings therethrough, one of said last-mentioned openings being aligned with the in said air mattress, said opening in said air mattress being in communication therewith;
a pair of spaced plates movably mounted with respect to said flange plate and disposed in said lower compartment, each of said spaced plates having a first imperforate portion with a plurality of spaced openings therethrough and a second portion with a large opening therethrough, said spaced openings in one spaced plate being vertically aligned with the large opening through the other of said spaced plates and the large opening in said one spaced plate being vertically aligned with the spaced openings in the other of said spaced plates, said spaced openings in said one spaced plate and said vertically aligned large opening in said second spaced plate also being vertically aligned with one of said openings in said flange plate and said large opening in said one spaced plate and said vertically aligned spaced openings in said second spaced plate also being vertically aligned with the other of said openings in said flange plate;
a resilient disk disposed between said spaced plates;
plate moving means associated with said pair of spaced plates for selectively aligning, in a first position, said spaced openings in said one spaced plate with said large opening in said second spaced plate, and, in a second position, aligning said large opening in said one spaced plate with said spaced openings in said second spaced plate;
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a bellows assembly mounted in said first base portion having an exhaust in fluid communication with both said opening leading into said air mattress and with the side of said second spaced plate coaxially aligned with the opening leading into said air mattress, said bellows assembly also having an air intake in fluid communication with the atmosphere whereby, moving said second base portion selectively away from and toward said first base portion draws air from the atmosphere through said air intake, into said bellows assembly and out said exhaust into said air mattress.

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