U.S. patent application number 16/810359 was filed with the patent office on 2021-09-09 for comforter staying tucked and providing for efficient making of bed.
This patent application is currently assigned to XEROX CORPORATION. The applicant listed for this patent is XEROX CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Eric Adjesson.
Application Number | 20210274943 16/810359 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004702110 |
Filed Date | 2021-09-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210274943 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Adjesson; Eric |
September 9, 2021 |
Comforter Staying Tucked and Providing for Efficient Making of
Bed
Abstract
A bedding system comprises an anchor and a comforter to minimize
and/or eliminate the effort of making of a bed. The bedding system
comprises an anchor and a comforter. The anchor provides elastic
straps to connect to the comforter so that the comforter can stay
tucked all the time. The elastic straps provide continuous
adjustments with the movements of a user. Additionally, the anchor
can be adjusted to allow the user to achieve ultimate comfort and
high-quality sleep while tucked in during sleep. Both the anchor
and comforter can be folded and locked in place to fit to various
widths and thicknesses of the bed. The bedding system provides
efficient connections between the anchor and the comforter, thus
allows the use to easily disconnect the system for washing and/or
replacement.
Inventors: |
Adjesson; Eric; (Stone
Mountain, GA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
XEROX CORPORATION |
Norwalk |
CT |
US |
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Assignee: |
XEROX CORPORATION
Norwalk
CT
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Family ID: |
1000004702110 |
Appl. No.: |
16/810359 |
Filed: |
March 5, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 21/022 20130101;
A47G 9/0207 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47C 21/02 20060101
A47C021/02; A47G 9/02 20060101 A47G009/02 |
Claims
1. A bedding system for keeping a comforter staying tucked and
providing efficient making of a bed comprising: a comforter; an
anchor; a mattress; the mattress comprising a front face and a back
face; the comforter comprising a top, a bottom, a first side and a
second side; the comforter wrapping around the mattress with the
back face exposed; the bottom, the first side and the second side
of the comforter being wrapped on the mattress; the anchor being
wrapped around the back face of the mattress adjacent the bottom of
the comforter; the anchor being wrapped around the bottom, the
first side, and the second side of the comforter; the anchor
comprising a plurality of elastic straps; the plurality of elastic
straps being attached to the anchor; the plurality of elastic
straps being removably and adjustably fastened to the bottom, the
first side and the second side of the comforter; the comforter
comprising a flap and a flap crease; the flap being positioned on
the top of the comforter; the flap being folded to the front of the
comforter at the flap crease; the comforter comprising a plurality
of extenders; each of the plurality of extenders being attached to
the bottom, the first side, and the second side of the comforter;
each of the plurality of extenders comprising an extender crease;
each of the plurality of extenders being attached to the comforter
at the extender crease; wherein the comforter can fit to various
thicknesses of the mattress by folding or unfolding the plurality
of extenders; the anchor comprising a denim, a plurality of denim
fasteners, and a plurality of scrunching fasteners; the plurality
of denim fasteners being laterally distributed on the denim
adjacent the center; the plurality of scrunching fasteners being
laterally distributed on the denim adjacent the plurality of denim
fasteners; and wherein the plurality of denim fasteners and the
plurality of scrunching fasteners are used to adjust the length of
the denim to fit to the width of the comforter.
2. (canceled)
3. (canceled)
4. (canceled)
5. The bedding system for keeping a comforter staying tucked and
providing efficient making of a bed as claimed in claim 1
comprising: each of the plurality of elastic straps comprising a
snap fastener, an adjustment mechanism, and a strap fastener; the
strap fastener being peripherally attached to the denim; the snap
fastener being positioned on each of the plurality of elastic
straps opposite the strap fastener; the snap fastener being
removably fastened to the comforter; and the adjustment mechanism
being positioned on each of the plurality of elastic straps between
the snap fastener and the strap fastener.
6. The bedding system for keeping a comforter staying tucked and
providing efficient making of a bed as claimed in claim 5
comprising: the comforter comprising a plurality of anchor
fasteners; the plurality of anchor fasteners being distributed on
the bottom, the first side, and the second side of the comforter;
and the snap fasteners of each of the plurality of elastic straps
of the anchor being fastened to each of the plurality of anchor
fasteners of the comforter.
7. The bedding system for keeping a comforter staying tucked and
providing efficient making of a bed as claimed in claim 1
comprising: the comforter comprising a skirt; the skirt being
attached to the front at the edges of the first side, the second
side, and the bottom of the comforter; and wherein the skirt flares
out to provide a traditional high bed appearance of the bedding
system.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to bedding. More
specifically, the present invention relates to a bedding system
that keeps a comforter staying tucked all the time and provides
efficient making of a bed. The bedding system of the present
invention offers a user ultimate comfort for sleep with adjustable
tightness of the comforter being tucked on the bed. Additionally,
the bedding system provides significantly more easiness and
effectiveness of making the bed with a minimum of time and effort
comparing with conventional bedding systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Nowadays, normal beds are usually made with a fitted sheet
and a top sheet tucked under a mattress supported by a box spring,
a metal frame, or the like. A comforter or duvet with a duvet cover
is loosely placed on top of the top sheet. During normal use, the
bed covering, either being loosely laid on the bed or tucked under
the mattress along with the top sheet, can get pulled free from the
bed or kicked out of the desired layout of a user when sleeping,
thus causing the bed to be completely re-made after each use by the
user. Making the bed takes extra time and effort for the user and
may include tidying sheets and the comforter, tucking the bed
covering back under the mattress again, etc. This may be
frustrating especially if the user has a very busy schedule and/or
a busy lifestyle every day. Additionally, this can frustrate and
irritate the user who may become uncovered, cold, and uncomfortable
since the bed coverings may get mangled and/or even kicked out of
the bed.
[0003] Most existing bedding systems and methods trying to solve
the problems of bed-making and disorderly bedding are either
complicated or ineffective. Many systems include apparatuses or
devices to bed coverings or mattresses trying to keep bed coverings
staying in the original position during use. The user must attach
these systems to a purchased the bed covering or bed and/or
mattress. Such an attachment not only requires alteration of
bedding covers and/or beds, but also may cause damages to the
bedding systems during attachment processes. Many other systems,
however, try to eliminate tucking of any bedding covers to the bed,
which may not be desired by many users who enjoy sleeping while
being tucked in. Some recent improvements focused on the removable
attachment of bedding layers and/or fasteners such as straps,
clamps, fabric tie-downs to be used over the bedding coverings
and/or mattresses. These systems, however, may cause uncomfortable
experience to the user during sleep. Since these systems do not
have a mechanism for the user to adjust the attachment to achieve
desired comfort when sleeping in, the user may end up eliminating
altogether.
[0004] It is an objective of the present invention to provide an
optimal solution to the aforementioned problems for bedding system.
The present invention comprises a bedding system that features an
innovative anchor and comforter. The bedding system wraps around
the bed and thus keeps the comforter staying tucked all the time.
Since the anchor includes adjustable elastic straps, the bedding
system not only keeps the bedding system in position when the user
sleeps in bed, but also allows the user to make adjustments to the
tightness of the comforter being tucked on the bed. Therefore, the
bedding system can eliminate or minimize the effort of bed making
after each use and enable the user to achieve ultimate comfort
during sleep.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention is a bedding system that comprises an
anchor and a comforter. The anchor wraps around a mattress of a bed
and attaches to the sides and foot portion of the comforter. Thus,
the bedding system can keep the comforter staying tucked all the
time and provides efficient making of a bed. The anchor of the
bedding system includes adjustable elastic straps, of which the
length can be adjusted by a user to achieve an ultimate comfort and
high-quality sleep. The constant pressure exerted on the comforter
by the elastic straps keeps the comforter staying tucked and in
position even during the user's sleep, thus minimizing and/or
eliminating the need/effort of bed-making after each use of the
present invention. The anchor and comforter system can be
conveniently and effectively installed by the user. The present
invention is also removably connected, which allows the user to
easily disconnect for washing and replacement of any components.
The anchor can be partially folded and removably locked in place
thus allowing the bedding system to fit to various types of beds
such as king, queen, full sizes, etc. Further, the comforter
comprises extenders on each of the longitudinal sides and the foot
portion, which offers the flexibility for the present invention to
fit to various thicknesses of mattresses and beds.
[0006] The comforter comprises a flap that can be folded to the
front top surface of the comforter, which allows the user easy
access to the bed for a comfortable sleep. After sleep, the user
can easily flip the flap to achieve the neat appearance of the bed
with the comforter being tucked in place. Further, the comforter of
the bedding system may comprise a skirt that flares out on both the
longitudinal sides and the foot area of the bed to offer a high bed
and/or traditional display of the bed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of the present
invention.
[0008] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a bedding system
of the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 3 is a top view of a comforter of the bedding system of
the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the comforter of the bedding
system of the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the bedding system
of the present invention, wherein the flap of the comforter is
being folded.
[0012] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the present invention,
wherein the comforter comprises a skirt that provides a high
bed/traditional display.
DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION
[0013] All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of
describing selected versions of the present invention and are not
intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
[0014] As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the present invention
comprises a bedding system that keeps a comforter staying tucked
all the time and provide efficient making of a bed. The bedding
system of the present invention offers a user ultimate comfort for
sleep with active adjustable tightness of the comforter being
tucked on the bed, where the elastic straps provide continuous
adjustments with the movements of the user during sleep.
Additionally, the bedding system provides significantly more
easiness and effectiveness of making the bed with a minimum of time
and effort comparing with conventional bedding systems. More
specifically, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the bedding system of the
present invention comprises a comforter 10, an anchor 30, and a
mattress 50. The mattress 50 comprises a front face 51 and back
face 52. The back face 52 of the mattress 50 normally is supported
by a flat surface including, but not limited to, floor, ground, box
spring, platform, etc. The front face 51 of the mattress 50 and all
sides except the head/top side surface of the mattress 50 against a
headboard of a bed are wrapped around by the comforter 10, as can
be seen in FIG. 2. The comforter 10 comprises a top 12, a bottom
13, a first side 14, and a second side 15. The bottom 13, the first
side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10 are wrapped
about the mattress, and the anchor 30 is then wrapped around the
back face 52 of the mattress 50 adjacent the bottom 13 of the
comforter 10. The anchor 30 further folds over and wraps around the
bottom 13, the first side 14, and the second side 15 of the
comforter 10. The anchor 30 comprises a plurality of elastic straps
32. The plurality of elastic straps 32 is attached to the anchor 30
and is removably and adjustably fastened to the bottom 13, the
first side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10. Thus,
the comforter 10 is tucked on the bed with the anchor 30 holding
the comforter 10 to the mattress 50. The elastic straps 32 of the
anchor 30 provides proper force to keep the comforter 10 tucked on
the bed and the user comfortably tucked in the bed during sleep.
Additionally, the elastic straps 32 allows the user easily to get
up while still keeping the comforter 10 tucked on the bed thus
eliminating lengthy bed-making process.
[0015] As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the comforter 10
comprises a flap 11, the top 12, the bottom 13, the first side 14,
the second side 15, a front 16, a back 17, a flap crease 18, a
plurality of anchor fasteners 22, a plurality of extenders 23. Each
of the plurality of extenders 23 further comprises an extender
crease 24. Specifically, the flap 11 is positioned on the top 12 of
the comforter 10 and folded to the front 16 of the comforter 10 at
the flap crease 18. The pillow attachment 21 is attached to the
front 16 of the comforter 10 adjacent the top 12. The pillow
attachment can take various shapes and sizes that the user desires
and may occupy the area between the edge of the top 12 and the flap
crease 18. As can be seen in FIG. 3 to FIG. 4, each of the
plurality of extenders 23 is attached to the bottom 13, the first
side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10. Additionally,
each of the plurality of extenders 23 is attached to the comforter
10 at the extender crease 24, wherein the comforter 10 can fit to
various thicknesses of the mattress by folding or unfolding the
plurality of extenders 23. Further, the comforter 10 may include,
but is not limited to, conventional comforter, duvet with a duvet
cover, blanket, etc.
[0016] As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the anchor 30 of the
present invention comprises a denim 31, the plurality of elastic
straps 32, a plurality of denim fasteners 36, and a plurality of
scrunching fasteners 37. The plurality of denim fasteners 36 is
laterally distributed on the denim 31 adjacent the center. The
plurality of scrunching fasteners 37 is laterally distributed on
the denim 31 adjacent the plurality of denim fasteners 36, wherein
the plurality of denim fasteners 36 and the plurality of scrunching
fasteners 37 are used to adjust the length of the denim 31 to fit
to the width of the comforter 10. The denim 31 can be folded near
the center to the desired length to fit to the width of the
comforter 10, which fits to the specific mattress, including, but
not limited to king bed, queen bed, full bed, etc. Then both the
plurality of scrunching fasteners 37 and the plurality of denim
fasteners 36 are used to lock the denim 31 in place. Additionally,
the plurality of scrunching fasteners 37 includes, but is not
limited to, hook and loop fastener, button fastener, snap fastener,
and any other suitable fastener. The plurality of denim fasteners
36 includes, but is not limited to, hook and loop fastener, button
fastener, snap fastener, magnet, etc. The denim 31 is the main body
of the anchor and can be made of a material including, but not
limited to, fabric, denim, flexible plastic, flexible polymer,
metal, nylon, and any other suitable material. Additionally, each
of the plurality of elastic straps 32 comprises a snap fastener 33,
an adjustment mechanism 34, and a strap fastener 35. The strap
fastener 35 is peripherally attached to the denim 31. The snap
fastener 33 is positioned on each of the plurality of elastic
straps 32 opposite the strap fastener 35 and is removably fastened
to the comforter 10. The adjustment mechanism 34 is positioned on
each of the plurality of elastic straps 32 between the snap
fastener 33 and the strap fastener 35. The adjustment mechanism 34
may include, but is not limited to, a buckle and belt type of
mechanism to provide easy and convenient adjustment of the length
of each of the plurality of elastic straps 32 to the user, thus
enabling the user to achieve the maximum comfort when tucked in the
bed during sleeping. Further, the comforter 10 comprises the
plurality of anchor fasteners 22, which is distributed on the
bottom 13, the first side 14, and the second side 15 of the
comforter 10. The snap fasteners 33 of each of the plurality of
elastic straps 32 of the anchor 30 is fastened to each of the
plurality of anchor fasteners 22 of the comforter 10, as can be
seen in FIG. 1. Additionally, the plurality of anchor fasteners 22
is distributed on the back 17 the comforter 10, thus the plurality
of elastic straps 32 and the anchor 30 are completed concealed by
the comforter 10, as can be seen in FIG. 5. Further, the flap 11 of
the comforter 10 can be raised up to be at any angle between zero
and 90 degrees with respect to the front 16 of the comforter 10 to
the user's desired appearance.
[0017] As can be seen in FIG. 6, the comforter 10 of the bedding
system of the present invention further comprises a skirt 25. The
skirt 25 is attached to the front 16 of the comforter 10 at the
edges of the first side 14, the second side 15, and the bottom 13,
wherein the skirt 25 flares out to provide a traditional high bed
appearance of the bedding system of the present invention whenever
the user desires. The skirt 25 can be of any suitable shape and
size. Further, the skirt 25 can be permanently or removably
attached to the comforter through the use of any suitable fastening
means including, but not limited to, sewing, being made to be an
integral part of the comforter 10, hook and loop fastener, button
fastener, snap fastener, magnet, etc.
[0018] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other
possible modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter
claimed.
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