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US 5,471,687 AGranted
Air mattress sleeping bag
OwnerMichael J. Vierrainventor
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Abstract
A sleeping bag for insulating and comfortably supporting an individual relative to a ground surface. The inventive device includes a sleeping bag assembly for receiving and insulating an individual. A pneumatic support assembly is coupled to a bottom of the sleeping bag assembly for supporting the sleeping bag assembly and an associated individual in a spaced relationship relative to a rough or uneven terrain.
Claims7
A air mattress sleeping bag comprising:
- a sleeping bag means for receiving and insulating an individual positionable therewithin;
- a pneumatic support means coupled to a lower portion of the sleeping bag means for supporting the sleeping bag means and an associated individual positionable therewithin in a spaced relationship relative to a ground surface therebeneath, the sleeping bag means comprising an upper insulated web being coupled along a portion of a periphery thereof to a portion of a periphery of a lower insulated web, and a zipper extending between the upper insulated web and the lower insulated web to permit selective coupling of a desired portion of the peripheries of the webs together, the pneumatic support means comprising a lower envelope removably coupled to a bottom surface of the lower insulated web of the sleeping bag means;
- and an air mattress removably positioned between the bottom surface of the lower insulated web of the sleeping bag means and the lower envelope so as to be captured within the lower envelope, a first portion of a fabric fastener strip extending along a portion of the bottom surface of the lower insulated web and cooperating with the a second portion of a fabric fastener strip secured to the lower envelope to secure the lower envelope to the lower insulated web, and a plurality of fabric fastener patches coupled to an upper surface of the air mattress and to the bottom surface of the lower insulated web to secure the air mattress relative to the lower insulated web of the sleeping bag means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.