Inflatable device, method and system

Abstract

An inflatable device includes an inflatable bladder configured to inflate when the entirety of the inflatable bladder is located under a mattress, an air compressor configured to inflate the inflatable bladder when the inflatable bladder is located under the mattress, at least one tube fluidically connecting the air compressor to the inflatable bladder, and a least one user interface in operable communication with the air compressor. The at least one user interface is configured to initiate the air compressor and inflate the inflatable bladder.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An inflatable device comprising:
 an inflatable bladder configured to inflate when the entirety of the inflatable bladder is located under a mattress;   an air compressor configured to inflate the inflatable bladder when the inflatable bladder is located under the mattress;   at least one tube fluidically connecting the air compressor to the inflatable bladder; and   at least one user interface in operable communication with the air compressor, the at least one user interface configured to initiate the air compressor and inflate the inflatable bladder.   
     
     
         2 . The inflatable device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cover configured to envelope at least one of a box spring and the mattress, wherein the inflatable bladder is attached to a side of the cover such that the inflatable bladder is located above the box spring or below the mattress after the cover envelopes the box spring or the mattress.   
     
     
         3 . The inflatable device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one user interface is configured to be located on a side edge of the box spring or the mattress after the cover envelopes the box spring or the mattress. 
     
     
         4 . The inflatable device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a feedback sensor configured to sense the internal pressure within the inflatable bladder, the feedback sensor in operable communication with the air compressor.   
     
     
         5 . The inflatable device of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 an air release timing system configured to deflate the inflatable bladder after a predetermined period of time has passed since initiating the air compressor, the air release timing system in operable communication with the air compressor.   
     
     
         6 . The inflatable device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one user interface is at least one button configured to inflate the inflatable bladder, and wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one button configured to deflate the inflatable bladder. 
     
     
         7 . The inflatable device of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable bladder is a serpentine bladder extending in a loop. 
     
     
         8 . The inflatable device of  claim 5 , wherein the loop includes a rectangular shape with four corners and four straight segments such that the inflatable bladder extends parallel to a border of a mattress. 
     
     
         9 . A method of changing bedding comprising:
 inflating an inflatable bladder located below a mattress to displace the mattress vertically and provide a space between a bottom of the mattress and a surface the mattress sits;   changing bedding on the mattress; and   deflating the inflatable bladder after the changing to return the bottom of the mattress to contact the surface.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the inflatable bladder is a component of an inflatable device that includes an air compressor configured to inflate the inflatable bladder when the inflatable bladder is located under the mattress, at least one tube fluidically connecting the air compressor to the inflatable bladder, and a least one user interface in operable communication with the air compressor, the at least one user interface configured to initiate the air compressor and inflate the inflatable bladder, the method further comprising: activating the at least one user interface. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one user interface includes is at least one button configured to inflate the inflatable bladder, and wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one button configured to deflate the inflatable bladder, wherein the activating further comprising pressing the at least one button configured to inflate the inflatable bladder, the method further comprising deflating the inflatable bladder by pressing the at least one button configured to deflate the inflatable bladder. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the inflatable device includes a feedback sensor, the method further comprising: sensing the internal pressure within the inflatable bladder with the feedback sensor and determining a proper amount of inflation by the air compressor from the sensing. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising automatically deflating the inflatable bladder after a predetermined period of time has passed since the inflating. 
     
     
         14 . A bed system comprising:
 a box spring;   a mattress configured to sit on the box spring;   an inflatable bladder configured to inflate when the entirety of the inflatable bladder is located between the mattress and the box spring;   an air compressor configured to inflate the inflatable bladder when the inflatable bladder is located between the mattress and the box spring;   at least one tube fluidically connecting the air compressor to the inflatable bladder;   at least one user interface in operable communication with the air compressor, the at least one user interface configured to initiate the air compressor and inflate the inflatable bladder; and   a cover configured to envelope at least one of the box spring and the mattress, wherein the inflatable bladder is attached to a side of the cover such that the inflatable bladder is located between the mattress and the box spring after the cover envelopes the at least one of the box spring and the mattress.   
     
     
         15 . The bed system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one user interface is configured to be located on a side edge of the box spring or the mattress after the cover envelopes the box spring or the mattress. 
     
     
         16 . The bed system of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a feedback sensor configured to sense the internal pressure within the inflatable bladder, the feedback sensor in operable communication with the air compressor.   
     
     
         17 . The bed system of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 an air release timing system configured to deflate the inflatable bladder after a predetermined period of time has passed since initiating the air compressor, the air release timing system in operable communication with the air compressor.   
     
     
         18 . The bed system of  claim 14 , wherein the inflatable bladder is a serpentine bladder extending in a loop. 
     
     
         19 . The bed system of  claim 18 , wherein the loop includes a rectangular shape with four corners and four straight segments such that the inflatable bladder extends parallel to a border of a mattress.