Body transport apparatus

A body transport apparatus comprising:

• an inflatable air mattress including a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion including a plurality of air exit holes configured to provide an air cushion under the mattress when the mattress is inflated;
• a cover portion connected to the mattress adjacent to an entire perimeter of the top portion to cooperatively define with the top portion an enclosed volume above the top portion and below the cover portion, the cover portion including a selectively closeable passageway that extends between the enclosed volume and an exterior of the cover portion;
• a flap defined in the cover portion and including a fold line disposed adjacent the perimeter of the top portion, wherein the flap is movable about the fold line between a first position defining an open configuration to provide access through a defined opening to the enclosed volume and a second position defining a closed configuration to prevent access to the enclosed volume, wherein a closure assembly is connected to a perimeter of the flap and the defined opening that is selectively engagable in a first orientation wherein a first portion of the closure assembly connected to the flap is disconnected from a second portion of the closure assembly connected to the defined opening and a second orientation wherein the first portion is connected to the second portion.