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An air mattress or bed is disclosed. The air mattress has a first panel, a spaced second panel, and at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel, each panel being joined to the other along their common peripheral edges to define a single air chamber therebetween. At

An air mattress or bed is disclosed. The air mattress has a first panel, a spaced second panel, and at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel, each panel being joined to the other along their common peripheral edges to define a single air chamber therebetween. At least one mattress coil is disposed within the air chamber and is affixed to and extends therein from the first panel to the second panel. The air mattress further comprises at least one side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel. The side support beam has a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel and a spaced second edge affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

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I claim: 1. An air mattress, comprising: a first panel and a spaced second panel; at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel; the at least one side panel, the first panel, and the second panel being joined to one another along their common peripheral edges to def

I claim: 1. An air mattress, comprising: a first panel and a spaced second panel; at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel; the at least one side panel, the first panel, and the second panel being joined to one another along their common peripheral edges to define an air chamber therebetween, the air chamber having a depth measured between the first panel and the second panel in the range of from about ten inches to about eighteen to about twenty-four inches; at least one mattress coil disposed within said air chamber, said at least one coil being affixed to and extending continuously from the first panel to the second panel, respectively; a first side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel, said first side support beam having a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel, a second edge affixed to the first panel, and a section between the first edge and the second edge where the first side support beam is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the first panel, the first side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of the first side support beam is in tension and the first side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel; and a second side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel, said second side support beam having a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel, a second edge affixed to the second panel, and a section between the first edge and the second edge where the second side support beam is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the second panel, and the second side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of the second side support beam is in tension and the second side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel. 2. The air mattress of claim 1, wherein the respective first edges of the two side support beams are spaced from one another on the at least one side wall of the mattress. 3. The air mattress of claim 1, wherein the first edge of the first side support beam and the second edge of the second side support beam are spaced evenly from one another and the first and second panels, respectively. 4. The air mattress of claim 1, wherein the first side support beam and the second side support beam are each constructed and arranged to limit the outward expansion of the at least one side panel of the air mattress. 5. The air mattress of claim 1, said at least one mattress side panel further comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, each said side panel extending between the top panel and the bottom panel of the mattress and being joined to adjacent ones of the side panels, the top panel, and the bottom panel, respectively, along their common peripheral edges to define said air chamber. 6. The air mattress of claim 5, further comprising an internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of at least one of said side panels, the internal side support beam having a first edge affixed to an inside of said at least one side panel and a second edge affixed to the inside of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 7. The air mattress of claim 5, further comprising at least one internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of each said side panel, each said at least one internal side support beam having a first edge affixed to an inside of a respective one of the side panels and a second edge affixed to an inside of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 8. The air mattress of claim 7 further comprising a pair of internal side support beams extending in the lengthwise direction of each said side panel, each said internal side support beam having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the first side support beam is affixed to inside of the side panel and the second edge thereof is affixed to the inside of the top panel, and the first edge of the second side support beam is affixed to inside of the side panel and the second edge thereof is affixed to inside of the bottom panel. 9. The air mattress of claim 5, further comprising: a first internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of at least one of said side panels, said internal first side support beam having a first edge affixed to the inside of the at least one side panel and a second edge at least partially affixed to the inside of the top panel; and a second internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of said at least one side panel, said second internal side support beam having a first edge affixed to the inside of the at least one side panel and a second edge at least partially affixed to the inside of the bottom panel. 10. An air mattress, comprising: a first panel and a spaced second panel; at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel; the at least one side panel, the first panel, and the second panel being joined to one another along their common peripheral edges to define an air chamber therebetween; a first side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel, said first side support beam having a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel, a second edge affixed to the first panel, and a section between the first edge and the second edge where the first side support beam is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the first panel, the first side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of the first side support beam is in tension and the first side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel; and a second side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel, said second side support beam having a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel, a second edge affixed to the second panel, and a section between the first edge and the second edge where the second side support beam is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the second panel, the second side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of the second side support beam is in tension and the second side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel. 11. The air mattress of claim 10, wherein the first edge of the first side support beam and the second edge of the second side support beam are each spaced evenly from one another and the first and second panels, respectively. 12. The air mattress of claim 10, wherein the first side support beam and second side support beam are constructed and arranged to limit the outward expansion of the at least one side panel of the air mattress in response to the presence of a load external to the air mattress placed on at least one of the first panel and the second panel, respectively. 13. An air mattress, comprising: a top panel and a spaced bottom panel; at least one side panel extending between the top panel and the bottom panel; the at least one side panel, the top panel, and the bottom panel being joined to one another along their common peripheral edges to define an air chamber therebetween; and at least one internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel, the at least one internal side support beam having a first edge affixed to an inside of the at least one side panel, a second edge affixed to an inside of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, and a section between the first edge and the second edge where the first side support beam is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor said at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the internal side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of the internal side support beam is in tension and the internal side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel. 14. The air mattress of claim 13, wherein the second edge of the at least one internal side support beam affixed to one of the top and bottom panels, respectively, extends substantially parallel to the joined edge of said one of the top and bottom panels and the at least one side panel. 15. The air mattress of claim 13, further comprising at least one mattress coil disposed within said air chamber, said at least one coil being affixed to and extending continuously from the top panel to the bottom panel, respectively. 16. The air mattress of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of mattress coils disposed within said air chamber, each said coil being separately affixed to and extending continuously from the top panel to the bottom panel, respectively. 17. The air mattress of claim 13, said air chamber having a depth measured between the top panel and the bottom panel in the range of from about ten inches to about eighteen to about twenty-four inches. 18. The air mattress of claim 13, said at least one mattress side panel further comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, each said side panel extending between the top panel and the bottom panel of the mattress and being joined to adjacent ones of the side panels, the top panel, and the bottom panel, respectively, along their common peripheral edges to define said air chamber. 19. The air mattress of claim 18, further comprising an internal side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of at least one of said side panels, the side support beam having a first edge affixed to an inside of said at least one side panel and a second edge affixed to an inside of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 20. The air mattress of claim 18, further comprising at least one side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of each said side panel, each said at least one side support beam having a first edge affixed to a respective one of the side panels and a second edge affixed to at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel. 21. An air mattress, comprising: a first panel and a spaced second panel; at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel; the at least one side panel, the first panel, and the second panel being joined to one another along their common peripheral edges to define an air chamber therebetween; and a pair of side support beams extending in the lengthwise direction of each said side panel, each said side support beam having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the first side support beam is affixed to the side panel and the second edge thereof is affixed to the first panel and a section between the first edge and the second edge is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the first panel, and the first edge of the second side support beam is affixed to the side panel and the second edge thereof is affixed to the second panel and a section between the first edge and the second edge is attached neither to said at least one side panel nor the second panel, each side support beam being arranged such that when the air chamber is filled with air, the section of each side support beam is in tension and the side support beam limits outward expansion of said at least one side panel.