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US 5,966,755 AGranted
Air/water mattress for a truck bed
OwnerJames J. Pittmaninventor
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Abstract
A custom fit, inflatable air mattress, having a unitary, or one piece structure, that can be used in a variety situations such as in the flatbed of a pickup truck, station wagon, van or the like, and is designed to accurately and snugly conform around the protruding wheel well compartments.
Claims2
A custom fit, tightly fitting, unitary one-piece, inflatable air mattress in combination with a motor vehicle, the combination comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a substantially rectangular flatbed having a plurality of protruding wheel well compartments and a tailgate;
- a one-piece inflatable air mattress having a substantially rectangular unitary base containing a front, a rear, an upper surface, a lower surface, and two side portions wherein said mattress is tightly located within the flatbed of said motor vehicle and covers the entire flatbed;
- the side portions of said mattress contain lateral recesses that precisely conform to the protruding wheel well compartments located in the flatbed of said vehicle and
- an air nozzle located near said rear and on said upper surface of said mattress;
- wherein the rear of said mattress is located adjacent to the tailgate of said vehicle when said mattress is placed in a bed of vehicle.
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A custom fit, tightly fitting, unitary one-piece, fluid fillable mattress in combination with a motor vehicle, the combination comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a substantially rectangular flatbed having a plurality of protruding wheel well compartments;
- a one-piece fluid fillable mattress having a substantially rectangular unitary base containing a front, a rear and two side portions wherein said mattress is tightly located within the flatbed of said motor vehicle and covers the entire flatbed;
- the side portions of said mattress contain lateral recesses that precisely conform to the protruding wheel well compartments located in the flatbed of said vehicle;
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- filler means selected from the group consisting of an air filler fitting and a water filler fitting, wherein said filler means is located on and through a predetermined location on said mattress for the introduction of fluid into said mattress.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.