Air bed with elevated and self-expanding support structure

A collapsible bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• a support frame, including a plurality of frame members, each frame
• member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends of said frame members being pivotally attached to upper connector assemblies, and said lower ends being pivotally attached to feet, such that the support frame as a whole expands outwardly from a central area;
• and
• comer uprights to support comers of said support frame, said comer uprights including comer members which extend vertically when said support frame is collapsed toward said central area.

A self-expanding bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• an articulated support frame, including a plurality of frame members, said frame members being joined at their lower ends to feet by pivot assemblies, such that said feet move laterally within a common horizontal plane as the support frame as a whole expands outwardly from a central area;
• and
• said air mattress is attached to said support frame at a plurality of points, so that when said air mattress is inflated and expands, said support frame also expands.

A self-expanding bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• an articulated support frame, including a plurality of frame members, each frame member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends of said frame members being pivotally attached to upper connector assemblies, and said lower ends being pivotally attached to feet, such that said feet move laterally within a common horizontal plane as the support frame as a whole expands outwardly from a central area;
• a fabric covering, which encloses a portion of said air mattress, said fabric covering being attached to said support frame at a plurality of points, so that when said air mattress is inflated and expands, said fabric covering expands, causing said support frame to also expand;
• support webbing positioned between said air mattress and said support frame:
• and
• said frame members include said feet at their lower ends, and further comprising low friction devices attached to the lower ends of said frame members to allow the frame to expand easily and with minimal frictional opposition.

A collapsible bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• and
• a support frame, including a plurality of frame members, each frame
• member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends of said frame members being pivotally attached to upper connector assemblies, and said lower ends being pivotally attached to feet, such that the support frame forms an extended scissor frame assembly which as a whole expands outwardly from a central area.

A collapsible bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• and
• a support frame, including a plurality of frame members, each frame
• member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends of said frame members being pivotally attached to upper connector assemblies, and said lower ends being pivotally attached to feet, such that the support frame as a whole expands radially outwardly from a central area.

A collapsible bed comprising:

• an air mattress;
• and
• a support frame, including a plurality of frame members, each frame
• member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends of said frame members being pivotally attached to upper connector assemblies, and said lower ends being pivotally attached to feet, such that said feet remain in contact with a contact surface as the support frame as a whole moves from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration.