How does it self- inflate?
1407986
There are simply airpockets in the foam that full with air when you unroll the mattress and open the valve. After an hour or so, we give a few good blows to fully inflate it.
1407987
When you unroll it, it inflates. You have to do this a couple of times before it fully inflates.
1407988
There is a valve you open, and then the interior structure causes it to expand and pull air in. Sometimes you do have to blow a little air in as well, but it's nothing like blowing up a normal air mattress.
1407989
Not sure of the mechanics involved but you roll it out and it does the rest pretty fast
1790168
You blow it up manually with your mouth. There are two small compartments to blow up and you have to pinch the valves while you blow into it. It's really simple.
1614107
The inflating hose is attached inside the housing of the air inflator. I am not sure how it is attached inside. I am guessing it my be threaded into the compressor. It has worked fine the few times I have used it. Much quicker inflating tires on our automobiles than the compressor I had prior to this one. It was a little smaller, but also worked from a 12 volt lighter.
1039660
It does well inflating tires. If you need to do alot, it may take a bit to build up pressure again
1533797
You uncap the plastic nozzle and blow a few puffs of air into it. Doesn't take much. In fact the one in the photo would probably be overinflated for me.
1447529
It takes about 1 minute to fully inflate with the pump that comes with the bed. Just used it for the first time two days ago - it is great!
1743619
I use mine for this, and it is great to be able to increase the firmness by just opening the valve. For me the valve is able to hold whatever pressure I set, and the self inflating feature is excellent. Mine is 2.5 years old, and I am very happy with it.
1422321
It inflates rather quickly. Less than a minute if I had to ball park it. We used it for a production of Willy Wonka for Violet as the blueberry. It worked perfectly and inflated quickly. Hope this helps!
1404609
No, it does not auto inflate or deflate. It's a small valve, but they don't take much air to inflate.
2239237
The Pad self inflates and deflates on its own easily. It would be totally up to the individual if they wanted to use a pump, however, it is not necessary. We trust that is helpful.
1260784
It inflates fairly quickly- better than the inflatable bed I had previously. We've used it a half-dozen times so far and have been happy with its performance and comfort. Hope this helps.
1716156
It inflates like a beach ball but. Definately not something you would want to blow up yourself though. I used a battery operated pump that I use for air mattresses.
192845
For this product it meant that I blew it up by mouth and it was easy and fast to blow up. I am not sure why they call it self-inflating, since I had to do the work.
1914340
Very simple. Instead of turning button up to inflate, turn button down to deflate and it sucks the air right out! Easy to fold and get back in box if needed!
1911757
No. You inflate it using a pump (included) and it either deflates naturally (from body pressure over time) or you open up one of the gauges to release air pressure. It has worked well for my mom and the quality of the fabric is very good. (More than you asked, I know.)
1494766
Very simple, if you need to deploy the inflatable mechanism all you do is yank on the handle and it will inflate. Or you can pull the tube tucked inside the vest and inflate manually (then you won't have to buy a rearming kit).
192847
This whole category of "self-inflating" pads is based on a type of foam interior which is compressed when the pad is rolled up, but expands to it's natural shape and size once you open the air valve. This expansion can take several minutes... you just unroll the pad, open the valve and leave it alone. A new pad or one that has been rolled up a long time may need multiple times to get to full size... open the valve, close after a few minutes, lay on the pad for a few minutes, then open the valve again.