Inflatable bed

Abstract

The utility model discloses an inflatable bed which comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a plurality of screen cloth drawstrings connecting the top plate and the bottom plate. The screen cloth drawstring is configured to be capable of expanding outwards in the transverse direction under stress. The inflatable bed is light in weight, easy to carry and low in cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates generally to air beds. More particularly, the present application relates to an air bed configured to limit the expansion or deformation of the air bed during use. BACKGROUND

[0002] Air beds are well known in the art and have proven to be very useful. On one hand, when the air bed is not needed for use, the user can simply deflate the air bed (i.e., let all the air out), fold it up, and store it in a storage case. On the other hand, when a guest arrives or the user of the air bed travels to a place where there is no bed to sleep on, the user can simply inflate the air bed and sleep on it.

[0003] Current air bed mattresses typically use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to manufacture the top panel, the bottom panel, the side panels, and the connecting portions between the top and bottom panels. However, current air beds are heavy, not easy to carry, and also costly. SUMMARY

[0004] It is an object of the present application to provide an improved air bed that overcomes some of the deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] An air bed according to an embodiment of the present application comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, and side panels made of a soft material, the top edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the top panel, the bottom edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the bottom panel, such that the air bed forms an air chamber when inflated; and a plurality of webbing straps connecting the top panel and the bottom panel within the air chamber; the webbing straps being configured to expand outward in a lateral direction under stress, the webbing straps being made of a woven fabric with a wavy pattern.

[0006] An air bed according to the above embodiment, further comprising an upper fixing sheet attached to the top panel within the air chamber and fixing an upper end edge of the webbing strap between the upper fixing sheet and the top panel, and a lower fixing sheet attached to the bottom panel within the air chamber and fixing a lower end edge of the webbing strap between the lower fixing sheet and the bottom panel.

[0007] An air bed according to the above embodiment, the upper fixing sheet and the lower fixing sheet being made of a soft material.

[0008] An air bed according to the above embodiment, the soft material being selected from one of PVC, PE, PEVA, EVA, fabric with PVC backing, fabric with PEVA backing, and tarpaulin made of top and bottom PVC films laminated with a middle nylon webbing layer.

[0009] The air bed of the above embodiment, the curved line flat cloth is a double line curved line flat cloth or a three line curved line flat cloth.

[0010] The air bed of another embodiment of the present application comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and side plates made of soft material, the top edges of the side plates are connected to the edges of the top plate, the bottom edges of the side plates are connected to the edges of the bottom plate, so that the air bed forms an air chamber when inflated; further comprising a plurality of net cloth straps connecting the top plate and the bottom plate within the air chamber; the net cloth straps are configured to expand outward in the transverse direction under stress, the upper end edges in the longitudinal direction of the net cloth straps are fixed on the top plate and the lower end edges in the longitudinal direction are fixed on the bottom plate, the net cloth straps have curved line patterns extending in the transverse direction.

[0011] The air bed of the present application is light in weight, easy to carry and low in cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0013] Figure 1 The perspective view of the air bed provided by an embodiment of the present application, wherein the side plates are omitted;

[0014] Figure 2 The front view of a partial repeat unit of the curved line flat cloth provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] In the following description, different embodiments of the present application will be described. For the purpose of explanation, specific configurations and details are presented for a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, the present application can be implemented without the specific details for those skilled in the art. In addition, in order to make the described embodiments clear, well-known features will be omitted or simplified.

[0016] REFERENCE Figure 1 In the exemplary embodiments, the air bed of the present application comprises a top plate 11, a bottom plate 12 and side plates (not shown in the figure). Generally, the top edges of the side plates are connected to the edges of the top plate 11, and the bottom edges of the side plates are connected to the edges of the bottom plate 12, so that the air bed forms an air chamber when inflated.

[0017] As Figure 1The netting strap is provided with a plurality of mesh holes throughout the netting strap, which is aimed at reducing the weight of the strap structure, and thus the weight of the air bed using the strap structure is also reduced, thereby reducing the burden of carrying. The upper fixing sheet 31 is attached to the top plate 11 and fixes the upper end edge 21 of the netting strap in the longitudinal direction between the upper fixing sheet 21 and the top plate 11, and the lower fixing sheet 32 is attached to the bottom plate 12 and fixes the lower end edge 22 of the netting strap in the longitudinal direction between the lower fixing sheet 32 and the bottom plate 12.

[0018] Generally, the top plate 11, the bottom plate 12, the side plates, the upper fixing sheet 31 and the lower fixing sheet 32 and the like sheets can be made of any suitable soft material, such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride), tarpaulin (laminated by a top layer and a bottom layer of PVC film and a middle nylon net), PE (polyethylene), PEVA (polyethylene-vinyl acetate), EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate), fabric with PVC backing, fabric with PEVA backing, and the like.

[0019] Preferably, the netting strap can expand or stretch outwards in the transverse direction under stress, which is aimed at that when the air bed is inflated, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 will expand outwards in the transverse direction, which will bring the netting strap to expand outwards in the transverse direction synchronously. If the netting strap cannot expand outwards in the transverse direction synchronously, the netting strap will be pulled by the top plate 11 or the bottom plate 12 expanding outwards and be broken, or the netting strap will pull the top plate 11 or the bottom plate 12 to break. Figure 2 Preferably, the netting strap is made of a curved pattern flat cloth. The curved pattern flat cloth can expand or stretch outwards in the transverse direction under stress, and the curved pattern flat cloth still maintains good expansion or stretching performance after being laminated. The curved pattern flat cloth can be a double-thread curved pattern flat cloth or a three-thread curved pattern flat cloth. When the netting strap is fixed between the top plate and the bottom plate, the curved pattern of the netting strap extends in the transverse direction.

[0020] The present application has been described in detail according to certain preferred embodiments thereof. In order to fully and clearly describe the details of the present application, certain descriptive terms are given to various components. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these descriptive terms are given as a way to easily identify the components in the description, and do not necessarily limit the present application to the specific description. For example, the bed can be any shape of air bed or any inflatable device using the structure described in the present application. Therefore, many such modifications are possible. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations of this application which fall within the true spirit and scope of the application.

Claims

1. An air bed comprising a top panel, a bottom panel and side panels of flexible material, the top edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the top panel and the bottom edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the bottom panel such that the air bed forms an air chamber when inflated; further comprising a plurality of mesh webbing straps connecting the top panel and the bottom panel within the air chamber; characterised in that, The mesh webbing is configured to expand outward in a lateral direction under force, the mesh webbing being made of a wavy plain fabric.

2. The inflatable bed of claim 1, wherein, The air bed further comprises an upper securing panel attached to the top panel within the air chamber and securing an upper end edge of the mesh webbing between the upper securing panel and the top panel, and a lower securing panel attached to the bottom panel within the air chamber and securing a lower end edge of the mesh webbing between the lower securing panel and the bottom panel.

3. The inflatable bed of claim 2, wherein, The upper and lower securing panels are made of a soft material.

4. The inflatable bed of claim 3, wherein, The soft material is selected from one of PVC, PE, PEVA, EVA, fabric with PVC backing, fabric with PEVA backing, and tarpaulin made of top and bottom PVC films laminated with a middle nylon mesh.

5. The inflatable bed of claim 1, wherein, The wavy plain fabric is a two-thread wavy plain fabric or a three-thread wavy plain fabric.

6. An air bed comprising a top panel, a bottom panel and side panels of flexible material, the top edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the top panel and the bottom edges of the side panels being connected to the edges of the bottom panel such that the air bed forms an air chamber when inflated; further comprising a plurality of mesh webbing straps connecting the top panel and the bottom panel within the air chamber; characterized in that, The mesh webbing is configured to expand outward in a lateral direction under force, an upper end edge of the mesh webbing in a longitudinal direction being secured to the top panel and a lower end edge of the mesh webbing in the longitudinal direction being secured to the bottom panel, the mesh webbing having wavy lines extending in the lateral direction.

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