Dual layer mattress for truck bed
View Patent ↗An inflatable mattress for use on a truck bed is disclosed and claimed. The inflatable mattress includes a lower mattress layer with left and right recessions dimensioned to substantially surround the wheel well sides. The inflatable mattress includes an upper mattress layer dimensioned to substantially cover the lower mattress layer and the wheel well tops.
1. An inflatable mattress for use on a truck bed, the truck bed having left and right raised wheel wells, each wheel well having wheel well sides and a wheel well top, the inflatable mattress comprising:
an inflatable lower mattress layer that includes left and right recessions dimensioned to substantially surround the wheel well sides; and
an inflatable upper mattress layer dimensioned to substantially cover the lower mattress layer and the wheel well tops.
2. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the upper mattress layer is partitioned lengthwise into at least two sealed longitudinal chambers, each chamber separately inflatable via its own fluid-fill opening.
3. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer is partitioned lengthwise into at least two sealed longitudinal chambers, each chamber separately inflatable via its own fluid-fill opening.
4. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the upper mattress layer comprises a filler material selected from the group consisting of a foam filler material or a fiber filler material.
5. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer further comprises an aft end and an opposing forward end, and wherein the aft end includes at least one fluid-fill opening.
6. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the upper mattress layer further comprises an aft end and an opposing forward end, and wherein the aft end includes at least one fluid-fill opening.
7. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 further comprising an electric inflation pump.
8. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer has a length in the range 36 inches to 98 inches.
9. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer has a maximum width in the range 42 inches to 84 inches.
10. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer has a minimum width measured between the left and right recessions in the range 32 inches to 64 inches.
11. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the lower mattress layer has a thickness in the range 2 inches to 12 inches.
12. The inflatable mattress of claim 1 wherein the upper mattress layer has a thickness in the range ½ inches to 8 inches.