The present invention relates to an air bed and, more particularly, to an air bed which has a cabinet for receiving an air pump and other articles.
An air bed is often used as a camp bed or a piece of household furniture due to its light weight and flexibility. It is also easy to be stored after deflated.
Nowadays many types of air bed exist. As shown in
With the development of science and technology, more and more new types of air bed have been developed. However, these conventional beds may not attract the attention of potential customers because they have only an inflatable mattress without any audio equipments which can cooperate with personal audio devices of the user.
Furthermore, when the user bivouacs in the field, the conventional air bed provides only a place for the user to lie on. It provides no proper place to hold personal belongings of the user, such as the clothes taken off from the user, and provides no luminous source.
Therefore, there is a need for an improved air bed to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide an air bed which has a cabinet formed with at lease one recess for receiving articles.
It is a further objective of the present invention to provide an air bed which has a cabinet for receiving and protecting an air pump.
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide an air bed which has a cabinet provided with speakers having an audio cable ending in a plug adapted to be plugged into a jack of a personal audio device.
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide an air bed which has a cabinet provided with a set of LED lamps for illumination.
To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present invention provides an air bed including an air pump, an inflatable body and a cabinet detachably or fixedly connected to the inflatable body. Wherein said inflatable body is a mattress air chamber for inflation and weight-bearing, having at least one valve for inflation and deflation. Said cabinet is detachably or fixedly connected to one end of said inflatable body, provided with at least one recess for receiving articles and air pump, and is a rollable and foldable airbag having at least one valve for inflation and deflation.
As one aspect of the present invention, the cabinet is provided with speakers which have an audio cable ending in a plug adapted to be plugged into a jack of a personal audio device.
As another aspect of the present invention, the cabinet is provided with a set of LED lamps for illumination.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of this invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Additionally, the cabinet 12 includes a valve (not shown) normally connected to the air pump 13 for inflating the cabinet 12, and even the whole bed 1 if the inflatable body 11 and the cabinet 12 are formed integrally. This valve is also used for deflating the cabinet 12 and even the whole bed 1 after disconnected from the air pump 13.
Additionally, the cabinet 12 is provided with a pair of speakers 16, which is electrically connected to the air pump 13 so as to share a common power supply. The speakers 16 have an audio cable ending in a plug (not shown) adapted to be plugged into a jack of a personal audio device, such as a radio receiver, a personal CD player or an MP3. The cabinet 12 is further provided with a set of LED (light emitting diode) lamps 18 arranged thereon, and preferably the LED lamps 18 are supplied with an electric energy transformed from mechanical energy or the LED lamps 18 are electrically connected to the air pump 13 so as to share a common power supply.
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In this embodiment, the air pump 13 is fixed to the cabinet 12 or removable from the cabinet 12 in order to inflate the inflatable body 11 more easily through a valve 14 of the inflatable body 11.
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A separated storage case of a drawer, bag or box may be further provided for holding or storing the air bed after deflation, and the separated storage case may be received in the at least one recess of the cabinet.
Although embodiments together with structures and functions of the present invention have been described in detail, many modifications and variations may be made from the teachings disclosed hereinabove. Therefore, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that any modification and variation equivalent to the spirit of the present invention be regarded to fall into the scope coved by the appended claims.
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20070283500 A1 | Dec 2007 | US |