Bedmaker Integrated Into Foundation

Abstract

An apparatus and method for facilitating making beds of all sizes with one or more flat bed sheets by minimizing lifting of the mattress so that flat bed sheets and/or blankets can be tucked between the upper mattress and the box spring or platform without lifting the top mattress. The apparatus includes an inflatable volume that is configured to provide additional levitation height to facilitate cleaning between the mattress and the foundation.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by a Letters Patent of the United States is:  
     
         1 . An inflatable volume comprising
 a top layer formed with notches on the corners and a tab for an air inlet, wherein edges of the notches are fastened together to form a shoe box lid configuration;   a bottom layer formed with the same general shape as the top layer but without the notches, said bottom layer formed with a complementary tab, said top sheet fastened to said bottom layer forming an inflatable volume with an air inlet for receiving an external source of air; and   at least one aft exit port.   
     
     
         2 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , further including at least one attachment point for attaching said top layer to said bottom layer within the periphery of the inflatable volume. 
     
     
         3 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said air exit port includes one or more air exit holes. 
     
     
         4 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said air exit port includes an adjustable air valve. 
     
     
         5 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said inflatable volume is integrated into a foundation. 
     
     
         6 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said inflatable volume is integrated into an underside of a mattress. 
     
     
         7 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said inflatable volume is integrated into an encasement for a mattress or foundation. 
     
     
         8 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said inflatable volume further includes at least a portion of one of more side panels secured along the periphery of the inflatable volume to enable the inflatable volume to be selectively and removably secured to the underside of the mattress or the foundation. 
     
     
         9 . An inflatable volume; comprising
 a top layer of material;   a bottom layer of material; said top layer and said bottom layer fastened together to form an inflatable volume with an air inlet, wherein one or both of said top layer and said bottom layer are formed from a stretchable material.   
     
     
         10 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are the same size. 
     
     
         11 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are different sizes. 
     
     
         12 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are formed in a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         13 . The inflatable volume as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are formed in a circular shape.