U.S. patent application number 17/618124 was filed with the patent office on 2022-06-30 for bedding and bedding cover therefor.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jin-Sung JUNG, Jin-Young JUNG. Invention is credited to Jin-Sung JUNG, Jin-Young JUNG.
Application Number | 20220202211 17/618124 |
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Filed Date | 2022-06-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20220202211 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JUNG; Jin-Young ; et
al. |
June 30, 2022 |
BEDDING AND BEDDING COVER THEREFOR
Abstract
Provided are a bedding and a bedding cover therefor, the bedding
including an upper cover having a first fastening member; a lower
cover having a second fastening member; and a bedding insert fitted
between the upper cover and the lower cover, and having a third
fastening member for coupling to the upper cover and a fourth
fastening member for coupling to the lower cover, the upper cover
and the lower cover being coupled to each other by the first
fastening member and the second fastening member, and being
separated from each other by releasing the coupling between the
first fastening member and the second fastening member; the upper
cover further including a fifth fastening member disposed at a
position corresponding to the third fastening member; and the lower
cover further including a sixth fastening member disposed at a
position corresponding to the fourth fastening member.
Inventors: |
JUNG; Jin-Young; (Yongin-si,
KR) ; JUNG; Jin-Sung; (Yongin-si, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
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State |
Country |
Type |
JUNG; Jin-Young
JUNG; Jin-Sung |
Yongin-si
Yongin-si |
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KR
KR |
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Appl. No.: |
17/618124 |
Filed: |
January 23, 2020 |
PCT Filed: |
January 23, 2020 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2020/001151 |
371 Date: |
December 10, 2021 |
International
Class: |
A47G 9/04 20060101
A47G009/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 5, 2019 |
KR |
10-2019-0081582 |
Claims
1. A bedding cover comprising: an upper cover including a first
fastening member; and a lower cover including a second fastening
member couplable to the first fastening member and formed at a
position corresponding to the first fastening member, wherein the
upper cover and the lower cover are coupled to each other using the
first fastening member and the second fastening member and are
separated from each other through releasing of coupling between the
first fastening member and the second fastening member, wherein the
upper cover further comprises a seventh fastening member which is
the same type as the second fastening member, and the seventh
fastening member of the upper cover is disposed at the same
position as the second fastening member of the lower cover when the
upper cover is disposed as a lower cover, and wherein the lower
cover further comprises an eighth fastening member which is the
same type as the first fastening member, and the eighth fastening
member of the lower cover is disposed at the same position as the
first fastening member of the upper cover when the lower cover is
disposed as an upper cover so that the upper cover and the lower
cover are usable without distinction between upper and lower
sides.
2. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein the first fastening member
is provided on an edge portion of the upper cover, and wherein the
second fastening member is provided on an edge portion of the lower
cover.
3. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein an edge portion of the
upper cover and an edge portion of the lower cover comprise fabric
formed of two or more stacked sheets, and wherein the first
fastening member and the second fastening member are provided on
fabric located on an innermost side while being coupled in two or
more sheets of fabric so as not to be exposed to the outside when
the upper cover and the lower cover are coupled.
4. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein the first fastening member
and the second fastening member are any one combination of a button
and a buttonhole, a button and a ring, a fastening ring and a
fastening strap, a pair of snap buttons comprising male-female snap
buttons or two couplable snap buttons without distinction between
male and female, male and female Velcro, and a first polarity
magnet and a second polarity magnet which have an attractive force
so as to be attracted to each other.
5. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein the upper cover comprises
a plurality of such first fastening members identical to the first
fastening member, and the lower cover comprises a plurality of such
second fastening members identical to the second fastening
member.
6. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein one or more first
fastening members are provided on each side of the upper cover, and
wherein one or more second fastening members are provided on each
side of the lower cover.
7. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein one or more first
fastening members are provided on each corner of the upper cover
where two sides meet each other, and wherein one or more second
fastening members are provided on each corner of the lower cover
where two sides meet each other.
8. The bedding cover of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper
cover and the lower cover comprises a fastening strap couplable to
a fastening ring of a bedding insert which is inserted between the
upper cover and the lower cover.
9. A bedding comprising: an upper cover including a first fastening
member; a lower cover including a second fastening member couplable
to the first fastening member and formed at a position
corresponding to the first fastening member; and a bedding insert
which is inserted between the upper cover and the lower cover and
includes a third fastening member configured to be coupled to the
upper cover and a fourth fastening member configured to be coupled
to the lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover are
coupled to each other using the first fastening member and the
second fastening member and are separated from each other through
releasing of coupling between the first fastening member and the
second fastening member, wherein the upper cover further comprises
a fifth fastening member disposed at a position corresponding to
the third fastening member and couplable to the third fastening
member, and wherein the lower cover further comprises a sixth
fastening member disposed at a position corresponding to the fourth
fastening member and couplable to the fourth fastening member.
10. The bedding of claim 9, wherein the bedding insert comprises a
central portion having a first thickness and an edge portion having
a thickness smaller than the first thickness and provided on an
edge, and wherein the third fastening member and the fourth
fastening member are provided on the edge portion.
11. The bedding of claim 9, wherein the third fastening member, the
fourth fastening member, the fifth fastening member, and the sixth
fastening member are arranged to allow the fifth fastening member
to be couplable to the fourth fastening member and to allow the
sixth fastening member to be couplable to the third fastening
member even when the upper cover is coupled to a lower side of the
bedding insert and the lower cover is coupled to an upper side of
the bedding insert.
12. The bedding cover of claim 9, wherein the third fastening
member and the fifth fastening member are any one combination of a
button and a buttonhole, a button and a ring, a ring and a strap, a
pair of snap buttons comprising male-female snap buttons or two
couplable snap buttons without distinction between male and female,
male and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second
polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other, and wherein the fourth fastening member
and the sixth fastening member are any one combination of a button
and a buttonhole, a button and a ring, a ring and a strap, a pair
of snap buttons comprising male-female snap buttons or two
couplable snap buttons without distinction between male and female,
male and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second
polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other.
13. The bedding of claim 9, wherein a plurality of such third
fastening members, a plurality of such fourth fastening members, a
plurality of such fifth fastening members, and a plurality of such
sixth fastening members are provided.
14. The bedding cover of claim 9, wherein one or more fifth
fastening members are provided on each side of the upper cover, and
wherein one or more sixth fastening members are provided on each
side of the lower cover.
15. The bedding of claim 9, wherein the upper cover and the lower
cover have a polygonal shape, wherein one or more fifth fastening
members are provided on each corner of the upper cover where two
sides meet each other, and wherein one or more sixth fastening
members are provided on each corner of the lower cover where two
sides meet each other.
16. A bedding comprising: an upper cover including a first
fastening member; a lower cover including a second fastening member
couplable to the first fastening member and formed at a position
corresponding to the first fastening member; and a bedding insert
inserted between the upper cover and the lower cover and comprising
an opening portion disposed at a position corresponding to the
first fastening member of the upper cover and the second fastening
member of the lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower
cover are coupled to each other using the first fastening member
and the second fastening member and are separated from each other
through releasing of coupling between the first fastening member
and the second fastening member, and wherein the first fastening
member and the second fastening member are coupled through the
opening portion.
17. The bedding of claim 16, wherein the first fastening member and
the second fastening member are any one combination of a button and
a buttonhole, a button and a ring, a fastening ring and a fastening
strap, a pair of snap buttons comprising male-female snap buttons
or two couplable snap buttons without distinction between male and
female, male and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a
second polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other.
18. The bedding of claim 16, wherein the bedding insert comprises a
third fastening member to be coupled to the upper cover and a
fourth fastening member to be coupled to the lower cover, wherein
the upper cover further comprises a fifth fastening member disposed
at a position corresponding to the third fastening member and
couplable to the third fastening member, and wherein the lower
cover further comprises a sixth fastening member disposed at a
position corresponding to the fourth fastening member and couplable
to the fourth fastening member.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to bedding and a bedding
cover, and more particularly, to bedding and a bedding cover of a
comforter, a bedsheet, a pillow, a cushion, or the like.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Bedding includes comforters, bedsheets, pillows, cushions,
and the like and is used while taking sleep or a rest. Bedding
generally includes a cover and bedding insert. A bedding insert is
batting to be inserted into a cover. As batting for bedding
inserts, chemical (artificial) cotton such as polyester batting,
polypropylene batting, and the like and natural batting such as
cotton, silk batting, wool, feathers (goose down and duck down),
and the like are used. A cover is a component configured to
surround an outer surface of a bedding insert to prevent the
bedding insert from becoming dirty, and a zipper is attached to one
side of a general pouch-shaped cover so as to allow the bedding
insert to be insertable or separable.
[0003] Since a conventional bedding cover has a pouch shape capable
of accommodating a bedding insert therein and upper and lower
surfaces are formed integrally, when users replace a bedding cover
with another in order to wash the bedding cover or to change a
mood, it is necessary to separate an entirety of the bedding cover
including the integrally formed upper and lower surfaces from a
bedding insert and to insert the bedding insert into another
bedding cover. Accordingly, it is impossible to wash the bedding
cover while separating only the upper surface or lower surface, and
a variety of designs and/or patterns such as forming of a bedding
cover with upper and lower surfaces having different designs and/or
patterns may not be matched.
DISCLOSURE
Technical Problem
[0004] The present invention is directed to providing a bedding
cover and bedding in which the bedding cover is partially washable
and different designs and patterns of upper and lower sides of the
bedding cover are used so as to match a variety of designs or
patterns.
Technical Solution
[0005] One aspect of the present invention provides a bedding
cover. The bedding cover includes an upper cover including a first
fastening member and a lower cover including a second fastening
member couplable to the first fastening member and formed at a
position corresponding to the first fastening member. Here, the
upper cover and the lower cover are coupled to each other using the
first fastening member and the second fastening member and are
separated from each other through releasing of coupling between the
first fastening member and the second fastening member.
[0006] The first fastening member may be provided on an edge
portion of the upper cover, and the second fastening member may be
provided on an edge portion of the lower cover.
[0007] An edge portion of the upper cover and an edge portion of
the lower cover may include fabric formed of two or more stacked
sheets. Also, the first fastening member and the second fastening
member may be provided on fabric located on an innermost side while
being coupled in two or more sheets of fabric so as not to be
exposed to the outside when the upper cover and the lower cover are
coupled.
[0008] The upper cover may further include a seventh fastening
member which is the same type as the second fastening member, and
the seventh fastening member of the upper cover may be disposed at
the same position as the second fastening member of the lower cover
when the upper cover is disposed as a lower cover. Also, the lower
cover may further include an eighth fastening member which is the
same type as the first fastening member, and the eighth fastening
member of the lower cover may be disposed at the same position as
the first fastening member of the upper cover when the lower cover
is disposed as an upper cover. Accordingly, the upper cover and the
lower cover may be used without distinction between upper and lower
sides.
[0009] The first fastening member and the second fastening member
may be any one combination of a button and a buttonhole, a button
and a ring, a fastening ring and a fastening strap, a pair of snap
buttons, male and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a
second polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other.
[0010] The upper cover may include a plurality of such first
fastening members, and the lower cover may include a plurality of
such second fastening members. One or more first fastening members
may be provided on each side of the upper cover, and one or more
second fastening members may be provided on each side of the lower
cover. One or more first fastening members may be provided on each
corner of the upper cover where two sides meet each other, and one
or more second fastening member may be provided on each corner of
the lower cover where two sides meet each other.
[0011] At least one of the upper cover and the lower cover may
include a fastening strap couplable to a fastening ring of a
bedding insert which is inserted between the upper cover and the
lower cover.
[0012] Another aspect of the present invention provides bedding
including the bedding cover and a bedding insert which is inserted
between the upper cover and the lower cover and includes a third
fastening member configured to be coupled to the upper cover and a
fourth fastening member configured to be coupled to the lower
cover. Here, the upper cover further includes a fifth fastening
member disposed at a position corresponding to the third fastening
member and couplable to the third fastening member, and the lower
cover further includes a sixth fastening member disposed at a
position corresponding to the fourth fastening member and couplable
to the fourth fastening member.
[0013] The bedding insert may include a central portion having a
first thickness and an edge portion having a thickness smaller than
the first thickness and provided on an edge, and the third
fastening member and the fourth fastening member may be provided on
the edge portion.
[0014] The third fastening member, the fourth fastening member, the
fifth fastening member, and the sixth fastening member may be
arranged to allow the fifth fastening member to be couplable to the
fourth fastening member and to allow the sixth fastening member to
be couplable to the third fastening member even when the upper
cover is coupled to a lower side of the bedding insert and the
lower cover is coupled to an upper side of the bedding insert.
[0015] The third fastening member and the fifth fastening member
may be any one combination of a button and a buttonhole, a button
and a ring, a ring and a strap, a pair of snap buttons, male and
female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second polarity
magnet which have an attractive force so as to be attracted to each
other, and the fourth fastening member and the sixth fastening
member may be any one combination of a button and a buttonhole, a
button and a ring, a ring and a strap, a pair of snap buttons, male
and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second
polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other.
[0016] A plurality of such third fastening members, a plurality of
such fourth fastening members, a plurality of such fifth fastening
members, and a plurality of such sixth fastening members may be
provided. One or more fifth fastening members may be provided on
each side of the upper cover, and one or more sixth fastening
member may be provided on each side of the lower cover.
[0017] The upper cover and the lower cover may have a polygonal
shape. Here, one or more fifth fastening members may be provided on
each corner of the upper cover where two sides meet each other.
Also, one or more sixth fastening members may be provided on each
corner of the lower cover where two sides meet each other.
[0018] Still another aspect of the present invention provides
bedding including the bedding cover and a bedding insert inserted
between the upper cover and the lower cover and including an
opening portion disposed at a position corresponding to the first
fastening member and the second fastening member of the bedding
cover. Here, the first fastening member and the second fastening
member are coupled through the opening portion.
Advantageous Effects
[0019] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a
bedding cover and bedding may be provided in which since an upper
cover and a lower cover are configured to be couplable and
separable using fastening members, a part of the cover may be
separated to be washed, a variety of designs or patterns may be
matched using different designs or pattern of an upper side or
lower side of the cover, and a bedding design may be customized
according to a user's preference.
[0020] Also, according to another embodiment of the present
invention, a bedding cover and bedding may be provided in which,
since an upper cover and an upper surface of a bedding insert are
configured to be couplable and separable using fastening members
and a lower cover and a lower surface of the bedding insert are
configured to be couplable and separable using other fastening
members, the upper cover, bedding insert, and lower cover may be
organically and integrally coupled and fastened while the upper
cover and the lower cover are couplable and separable.
[0021] Also, according to another embodiment of the present
invention, a bedding cover and bedding may be provided in which
fastening members of an upper cover, bedding insert, and lower
cover are arranged in order to use the upper cover and lower cover
without distinction between upper and lower sides so that a user
may select a cover having a desired design or pattern regardless of
upper and lower sides of the cover.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an upper cover and
a lower cover according to an embodiment of the present
invention.
[0023] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an upper cover and
a lower cover according to another embodiment of the present
invention.
[0024] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a bedding insert shown
in FIG. 3.
[0026] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0028] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0030] FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of bedding according
to another embodiment of the present invention.
MODES OF THE INVENTION
[0031] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention
will be described in detail with reference to the attached
drawings.
[0032] The embodiments of the present invention are provided to
more completely explain the present invention to one of ordinary
skill in the art. The embodiments of the present invention may be
changed in a variety of shapes, and the scope of the present
invention is not limited to the following embodiments. The
embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more
substantial and complete and to completely transfer the concept of
the present invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings,
like reference numerals refer to like elements.
[0033] The terms are used herein to explain the embodiments and not
intended to limit the present invention. Also, in the
specification, singular expressions, unless clearly defined
otherwise in context, include plural expressions. Also, it should
be understood that the terms such as "comprise" and/or
"comprising," when used herein, specify the presence of stated
features, integers, steps, operations, members, elements, and/or a
combination thereof and do not preclude the presence or addition of
one or more features, integers, operations, members, elements,
and/or other combinations thereof.
[0034] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an upper cover 10
and a lower cover 30 of a bedding cover 1 according to an
embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, coupling surfaces
of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 are illustrated to
face a direction opposite the ground. On surfaces opposite the
coupling surfaces of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30
shown in FIG. 1, certain designs or patterns are formed as in a
typical cover, and designs or patterns formed on the upper cover 10
and the lower cover 30 may be equal or different.
[0035] The bedding cover 1 includes the upper cover 10 including a
first fastening member 11 and the lower cover 30 including a second
fastening member 12 at a position corresponding to the first
fastening member 11 to be couplable to the first fastening member
11. The upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may be coupled by the
first fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 and
may be completely separated from each other when coupling between
the first fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 is
released. The first fastening member 11 and the second fastening
member 12 are firmly coupled to the covers 10 and 30, respectively,
not to be separated when in use.
[0036] A material of each of the covers 10 and 30 may be one of
natural materials such as cotton, silk, and the like and synthetic
materials such as polyester, nylon, and the like. A bedding insert
20 may include one or more of battings such as silk batting, cotton
batting, duck down, goose down, polyester batting, and the
like.
[0037] The first fastening member 11 and the second fastening
member 12 may be any one combination of a button and a buttonhole,
a button and a ring, a fastening ring and a fastening strap, a pair
of snap buttons (male-female snap buttons or two couplable snap
buttons without distinction between male and female), male and
female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second polarity
magnet which have an attractive force so as to be attracted to each
other. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a female snap button is
illustrated as the first fastening member 11 and a male snap button
is illustrated as the second fastening member 12. In another
embodiment, as the first fastening member 11 and the second
fastening member 12, two snap buttons without distinction between
male and female may be used.
[0038] To allow a bedding insert to be inserted between the upper
cover 10 and the lower cover 30 and to provide a firm coupling
force not to be released when the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 are coupled, the first fastening member 11 and the second
fastening member 12 may be provided on edge portions of the covers
10 and 30, respectively.
[0039] Also, at least one of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover
30 may include fastening straps 19 and 39 couplable to fastening
rings and provided on corners of the bedding insert when the
bedding insert is inserted between the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30. Since fastening rings are provided on corners or sides of
a general bedding insert, the covers 10 and 30 include the
fastening straps 19 and 39 couplable to the fastening rings of the
bedding insert so as to further improve a fastening ability between
the bedding insert and the covers 10 and 30.
[0040] The covers 10 and 30 have a polygonal shape such as a
quadrangular shape, and one or more first fastening members 11 and
second fastening members 12 may be provided on each side and corner
(where two sides meet each other). Although the covers 10 and 30
have a quadrangular shape in the embodiment, the present invention
is not limited thereto and the covers 10 and 30 may have a variety
of shapes such as a polygonal shape, circular shape, elliptical
shape, and the like. Although FIG. 1 illustrates the first
fastening members 11 are provided at respective sides and corners
to be spaced at certain intervals and the second fastening members
12 are provided at the respective sides and corners, the present
invention is not limited thereto and a plurality of such first
fastening members 11 and a plurality of such second fastening
members 12 may be provided at different positions.
[0041] According to the embodiment, since the upper cover 10 and
the lower cover 20 are configured to be couplable or separable
using the fastening members 11 and 12, any one of upper side and
lower side of the covers 10 and 20 may be separated and washed, the
upper side and lower side of the covers 10 and 20 may have
different designs or patterns so as to match a variety of designs
or patterns, and a bedding design may be customized according to a
user's preference.
[0042] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an upper cover 10
and a lower cover 30 of a bedding cover 2 according to another
embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, coupling surfaces
of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 are illustrated to
face a direction opposite the ground.
[0043] The bedding cover 2 includes the upper cover 10 including a
first fastening member 11 (female snap button) and the lower cover
30 including a second fastening member 12 (male snap button) at a
position corresponding to the first fastening member 11 to be
couplable to the first fastening member 11. The upper cover 10 and
the lower cover 30 may be coupled by the first fastening member 11
and the second fastening member 12 and may be completely separated
from each other when coupling between the first fastening member 11
and the second fastening member 12 is released.
[0044] To allow a bedding insert to be inserted between the upper
cover 10 and the lower cover 30 and to provide a firm coupling
force not to be released when the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 are coupled, the first fastening member 11 and the second
fastening member 12 may be provided on edge portions of the covers
10 and 30, respectively.
[0045] Also, at least one of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover
30 may include fastening straps (not shown) couplabe to fastening
rings and provided on corners or sides of the bedding insert when
the bedding insert is inserted between the upper cover 10 and the
lower cover 30.
[0046] Two or more sheets of fabric may be stacked on an edge
portion 10a of the upper cover 10 and an edge portion 30a of the
lower cover 30. The first fastening member 11 and the second
fastening member 12 may be provided on a sheet of fabric of the two
or more sheets of fabric which is located on an innermost side so
as not to be exposed to the outside when the upper cover 10 and the
lower cover 30 are coupled. Since the fastening members 11 and 12
are not exposed to the outside, it is possible to prevent the
fastening members from protruding to the outside of the bedding
cover and irritating the user's skin directly and to prevent
disparate touches from being caused by different materials of the
bedding cover and the fastening members 11 and 12. Also, a central
portion 10b of the upper cover 10 and a central portion 30b of the
lower cover 30 may be formed of one or more sheets of fabric. In
this case, boundaries between the central portions 10b and 30b and
the edge portions 10a and 30a may be sewed.
[0047] The upper cover 10 may further include a seventh fastening
member 13 (male snap button) which is the same type as the second
fastening member 12 of the lower cover 30, and the lower cover 30
may include an eighth fastening member 14 (female snap button)
which is the same type as the first fastening member 11 of the
upper cover 10.
[0048] The arrangements of the first fastening member 11, the
second fastening member 12, the seventh fastening member 13, and
the eighth fastening member 14 may be determined so as to allow the
upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 to be used without
distinction between an upper side and lower side. That is, when the
upper cover 10 is disposed as a lower cover, the seventh fastening
member 13 of the upper cover 10 may be disposed at the same
position as the second fastening member 12 of the lower cover 30.
When the lower cover 30 is disposed as an upper cover, the eighth
fastening member 14 of the lower cover 30 may be disposed at the
same position as the first fastening member 11 of the upper cover
10.
[0049] When only the female snap button 11 is formed on the upper
cover 10 and only the male snap button 12 is formed on the lower
cover 30 like the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the upper cover 10
may always be used only as an upper cover and not used while being
coupled with another upper cover and the lower cover 30 may always
be used only as a lower cover and not used while being coupled with
another lower cover. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the seventh
fastening member 13 and the eighth fastening member 14 are provided
in addition to the first fastening member 11 and the second
fastening member 12 and disposed without distinction between upper
and lower sides so as to allow the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 to be used without distinction between an upper side and
lower side.
[0050] The covers 10 and 30 have a quadrangular shape, and one or
more first fastening members 11, second fastening members 12,
seventh fastening members 13, and eighth fastening members 14 may
be provided on each side and corner of each of the covers 10 and 30
(where two sides meet each other). A combination of the first
fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 and a
combination of the seventh fastening member 13 and the eighth
fastening member 14 may be any one combination of a button and a
buttonhole, a button and a ring, a fastening ring and a fastening
strap, a pair of snap buttons (male-female snap buttons or two
couplable snap buttons without distinction between male and
female), male and female Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a
second polarity magnet which have an attractive force so as to be
attracted to each other.
[0051] According to the embodiment, the fastening members 11, 12,
13, and 14 of the upper cover 10, the bedding insert 20, and the
lower cover 30 are disposed adequately so that the user may select
a cover having a desired design or pattern regardless of upper and
lower sides to match designs.
[0052] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert 20, and a lower cover 30 of bedding 3
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0053] FIG. 3 illustrates, to allow components to be easily figured
out, that a coupling surface of the upper cover 10 where the upper
cover 10 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled faces a direction
opposite the ground and a coupling surface of the lower cover 30
where the lower cover 30 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled
faces a direction opposite the ground. On surfaces opposite the
coupling surfaces of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover shown
in FIG. 3, certain designs or patterns are formed as in a typical
cover and designs or patterns formed on the upper cover 10 and the
lower cover 30 may be equal or different. The bedding insert 20 is
illustrated while a coupling surface with the upper cover 10 faces
a direction opposite the ground.
[0054] The bedding 3 may include the upper cover 10, the bedding
insert 20, and the lower cover 30. The upper cover 10 may include
the first fastening member 11 (female snap button), and the lower
cover 30 may include the second fastening member 12 (male snap
button) couplable to the first fastening member 11 and provided at
a position corresponding to the first fastening member 11. The
upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may be coupled by the first
fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 and may be
completely separated from each other when coupling between the
first fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 is
released.
[0055] The first fastening member 11 may be provided at an edge
portion of the upper cover 10, and the second fastening member 12
may be provided on an edge portion of the lower cover 30. At least
one of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may include a
fastening strap (not shown) couplable to a fastening ring (not
shown) provided at a corner of the bedding insert 20.
[0056] The covers 10 and 30 may have a quadrangular or polygonal
shape. One first fastening member 11 and one second fastening
member 12 may be provided at each corner (where two sides meet each
other). Although FIG. 3 illustrates that a female snap button is
provided at each corner as the first fastening member 11 and a male
snap button is provided at each corner as the second fastening
member 12, the present invention is not limited thereto and the
first fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 may be
any one combination of a button and a button hole, a button and a
ring, a fastening ring and a fastening strap, a pair of snap
buttons (female and male snap buttons or two couplable snap buttons
without distinction between female and male), male and female
Velcro, and a first polarity magnet and a second polarity magnet
which have an attractive force so as to be attracted to each other
and a plurality of first fastening members 11 and a plurality of
second fastening members 12 may be provided at other positions
other than to the respective corners.
[0057] The bedding insert 20 may have a shape and size to be
insertable between the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30. The
bedding insert 20 may include a third fastening member 21
(fastening ring) to be coupled with the upper cover 10 and a fourth
fastening member 23 (fastening ring) to be coupled to the lower
cover 30. The third fastening member 21 and the fourth fastening
member 23 are firmly coupled to the bedding insert 20 not to be
separated when in use.
[0058] The upper cover 10 may include a fifth fastening member 15
(button) disposed at a position corresponding to the third
fastening member 21 and couplable to the third fastening member 21,
and the lower cover 30 may include a sixth fastening member 35
(button) disposed at a position corresponding to the fourth
fastening member 23 and couplable to the fourth fastening member
23. The fifth fastening member 15 and the sixth fastening member 35
are firmly coupled to the covers 10 and 30, respectively, not to be
separated when in use. The button may be fixed to each of the
covers 10 and 30 using a thread.
[0059] Although a combination of the third fastening member 21 and
the fifth fastening member 15 and a combination of the fourth
fastening member 23 and the sixth fastening member 35 are
illustrated as fastening rings and buttons in the embodiment shown
in FIG. 3, the present invention is not limited thereto and the
combination of the third fastening member 21 and the fifth
fastening member 15 and the combination of the fourth fastening
member 23 and the sixth fastening member 35 may be any one
combination of a button and a button hole, a button and a ring, a
fastening ring and a fastening strap, a pair of snap buttons
(female and male snap buttons or two couplable snap buttons without
distinction between female and male), male and female Velcro, and a
first polarity magnet and a second polarity magnet which have an
attractive force so as to be attracted to each other.
[0060] The arrangements of the third fastening member 21, the
fourth fastening member 23, the fifth fastening member 15, and the
sixth fastening member 35 may be determined so as to allow the
fifth fastening member 15 to be coupled to the fourth fastening
member 23 and to allow the sixth fastening member 35 to be coupled
to the third fastening member 21 even when the upper cover 10 is
coupled to a lower side of the bedding insert 20 (a surface
opposite a surface of the bedding insert shown in FIG. 3) and the
lower cover 30 is coupled to an upper side of the bedding insert 20
(the surface of the bedding insert 20 shown in FIG. 3). For
example, as shown in FIG. 3, the third fastening member 21 and the
fourth fastening member 23 may be disposed at the same positions as
those of the bedding insert 20 or at the same positions
corresponding to upper and lower surfaces and the fifth fastening
member 15 and the sixth fastening member 35 may be disposed at
positions corresponding to the third fastening member 21 and the
fourth fastening member 23.
[0061] One third fastening member 21 and one fourth fastening
member 23 may be provided on each side of the bedding insert 20. In
another embodiment, one third fastening member 21 and one fourth
fastening member 23 may be provided on each corner of the bedding
insert 20 or one or more may be provided on each side and each
corner.
[0062] One fifth fastening member 15 couplable to the third
fastening member 21 may be provided on each side corresponding to
disposition of the third fastening member 21. One sixth fastening
member 35 couplable to the fourth fastening member 23 may be
provided on each side corresponding to disposition of the fourth
fastening member 23. In another embodiment, one fifth fastening
member 15 and one sixth fastening member 35 may be provided on
corners of the covers 10 and 30 or one or more may be provided on
each side and each corner corresponding to the arrangements of the
third fastening member 21 and the fourth fastening member 23.
[0063] According to the embodiment, since the upper cover 10 and
the upper surface of the bedding insert 20 are configured to be
couplable or separable using the fastening members 15 and 21 and
the lower cover 30 and the lower surface of the bedding insert 20
are configured to be couplable or separable using the fastening
members 35 and 23, the upper cover 10, the bedding insert 20, and
the lower cover 30 may be organically and integrally coupled and
fastened to one another while the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 are couplable to or separable from each other.
[0064] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the bedding insert 20
shown in FIG. 3 which is taken along line B-B. The bedding insert
20 may include a batting portion 20b and a cover portion 20a
covering the batting portion 20b overall. Since a central portion
of the bedding insert 20 includes the batting portion 20b and the
cover portion 20a and an edge part of the bedding insert 20
includes the cover portion 20a, a thickness of the central portion
may be thicker than a thickness of the edge part. The third
fastening member 21 and the fourth fastening member 23 may be
provided on the edge part having a smaller thickness.
[0065] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert 20, and a lower cover 30 of bedding 4
according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5
illustrates, to allow components to be easily figured out, that a
coupling surface of the upper cover 10 where the upper cover 10 and
the bedding insert 20 are coupled faces a direction opposite the
ground and a coupling surface of the lower cover 30 where the lower
cover 30 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled faces a direction
opposite the ground. The bedding insert 20 is illustrated while a
coupling surface (upper surface) with the upper cover 10 faces a
direction opposite the ground.
[0066] The bedding 4 includes the upper cover 10, the bedding
insert 20, and the lower cover 30. The first fastening member 11
(female snap button) may be provided on each corner of the upper
cover 10 where two sides meet each other, and the lower cover 30
may include the second fastening member 12 (male snap button)
couplable to the first fastening member 11 and provided on each
corner where two sides meet each other and that is a position
corresponding to the first fastening member 11.
[0067] Also, the upper cover 10 may further include the seventh
fastening member 13 (male snap button) that is the same type as the
second fastening member 12, and the lower cover 30 may further
include the eighth fastening member 14 (female snap button) that is
the same type as the first fastening member. The seventh fastening
member 13 may be provided on each corner of the upper cover 10
where two sides meet each other, and the eighth fastening member 14
may be provided on each corner of the lower cover 30 where two
sides meet each other. When the upper cover 10 is disposed as the
lower cover 30, the seventh fastening member 13 of the upper cover
10 may be disposed at the same position as the second fastening
member 12 of the lower cover 30. When the lower cover 30 is
disposed as the upper cover 10, the eighth fastening member 14 of
the lower cover 30 may be disposed at the same position as the
first fastening member 11 of the upper cover 10. With this
configuration as described above, the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 may be used as any side without distinction between upper
and lower sides.
[0068] In another embodiment, one or more first fastening members
11 and seventh fastening members 13 may be provided on each side or
each corner of the upper cover 10, and one or more second fastening
members 12 and eighth fastening members 14 may be provided on each
side or each corner of the lower cover 30. Also, the numbers and
arrangements of the first fastening members 11, the second
fastening members 12, the seventh fastening members 13, and the
eighth fastening members 14 are not limited to the embodiment shown
in FIG. 5 and a variety of numbers and a variety of arrangements
are possible.
[0069] The bedding insert 20 may have a shape and size to be
insertable between the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30. The
third fastening member 21 (button) may be provided on the upper
surface of the bedding insert 20 to be coupled to the upper cover
10. The fourth fastening member 23 (button) may be provided on the
lower surface of the bedding insert 20 to be coupled to the lower
cover 30. Two third fastening members 21 may be disposed on each of
an upper side and a lower side of the upper surface of the bedding
insert 20 and one third fastening member 21 may be disposed on each
of a left side and a right side of the bedding insert. Also, two
fourth fastening members 23 may be disposed on each of the upper
side and the lower side of the upper surface of the bedding insert
20 and one fourth fastening member 23 may be disposed on each of
the left side and the right side of the bedding insert. In another
embodiment, one or more third fastening members 21 may be provided
on each side or each corner of the upper surface of the bedding
insert 20 and one or more fourth fastening members 23 may be
provided on each side or each corner of the lower surface of the
bedding insert 20. Also, the number and arrangement of the third
fastening members 21 and fourth fastening members 23 are not
limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and a variety of numbers
and a variety of arrangements are possible.
[0070] The upper cover 10 may further include a fifth fastening
member 15 (button hole) disposed at a position corresponding to the
third fastening member 21 and couplable to the third fastening
member 21, and the lower cover 30 may further include a sixth
fastening member 35 (button hole) disposed at a position
corresponding to the fourth fastening member 23 and couplable to
the fourth fastening member 23.
[0071] Corresponding to the numbers and arrangements of the third
fastening members 21, two fifth fastening members 15 may be
disposed on each of the upper surface and lower surface of the
upper cover 10 and one fifth fastening member may be disposed on
each of the left side and right side. Also, corresponding to the
numbers and arrangements of the fourth fastening members 23, two
sixth fastening members 35 may be disposed on each of the upper
surface and lower surface of the upper cover 10 and one sixth
fastening member may be disposed on each of the left side and right
side. In another embodiment, corresponding to the numbers and
arrangements of the third fastening members 21, one or more fifth
fastening members 15 may be provided on each side and/or each
corner of the upper cover 10, and corresponding to the numbers and
arrangements of the fourth fastening members 23, one or more sixth
fastening members 35 may be provided on each side and/or each
corner of the lower cover 30. Also, the numbers and arrangements of
the fifth fastening members 15 and sixth fastening members 35 are
not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and a variety of
numbers and a variety of arrangements are possible corresponding to
the numbers and arrangements of the third fastening members 21 and
fourth fastening members 23.
[0072] According to the embodiment, since the upper cover 10 and
the upper surface of the bedding insert 20 are configured to be
couplable or separable using the fastening members 15 and 21 and
the lower cover 30 and the lower surface of the bedding insert 20
are configured to be couplable or separable using the fastening
members 35 and 23, the upper cover 10, the bedding insert 20, and
the lower cover 30 may be organically and integrally coupled and
fastened to one another while the upper cover 10 and the lower
cover 30 is couplable to or separable from each other.
[0073] Also, according to the embodiment, since the fastening
members 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 35, 21, and 23 of the upper cover 10,
the bedding insert 20, and the lower cover 30 are arranged in order
to use the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 20 without
distinction between upper and lower sides, the user may select a
cover having a desired design or pattern regardless of upper and
lower sides of the cover.
[0074] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert 20, and a lower cover 30 of bedding 5
according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0075] FIG. 6 illustrates that a coupling surface of the upper
cover 10 where the upper cover 10 and the bedding insert 20 are
coupled faces the ground and a coupling surface of the lower cover
30 where the lower cover 30 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled
faces a direction opposite the ground.
[0076] The bedding 5 may include an upper cover 10, a bedding
insert 20, and a lower cover 30. The upper cover 10 may include a
first fastening member 11 and a seventh fastening member 13, and
the lower cover 30 may include a second fastening member 12 and an
eighth fastening member 14 couplable to the first fastening member
11 and the seventh fastening member 13 and provided at positions
corresponding to the first fastening member 11 and the seventh
fastening member 13, respectively. Descriptions of the first
fastening member 11, the second fastening member 12, the seventh
fastening member 13, and the eighth fastening member 14 may refer
to descriptions of the first fastening member 11, the second
fastening member 12, the seventh fastening member 13, and the
eighth fastening member 14 of the bedding 4 shown in FIG. 5.
[0077] The bedding insert 20 may have a shape and size to be
insertable between the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30. A
third fastening member 22a (male snap button) may be provided on an
upper surface of the bedding insert 20 to be coupled to the upper
cover 10. A fourth fastening member 22c (button) may be provided on
a lower surface of the bedding insert 20 to be coupled to the lower
cover 30.
[0078] The upper cover 10 may further include a fifth fastening
member 22b (female snap button) disposed at a position
corresponding to the third fastening member 22a and couplable to
the third fastening member 22a, and the lower cover 30 may further
include a sixth fastening member 22d disposed at a position
corresponding to the fourth fastening member 22c and couplable to
the fourth fastening member 22c. Descriptions of numbers and
arrangements of the third fastening member 22a, the fourth
fastening member 22c, the fifth fastening member 22b, and the sixth
fastening member 22d may refer to descriptions of numbers and
arrangements of the numbers and arrangements of the third fastening
member 21, the fourth fastening member 23, the fifth fastening
member 15, and the sixth fastening member 35 of the bedding 4 shown
in FIG. 5.
[0079] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10 and a lower cover 30 of bedding 6 according to another
embodiment of the present invention.
[0080] Referring to FIG. 7, the bedding 6 may include an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert (not shown), and a lower cover 30. In
FIG. 7, coupling surfaces of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover
30 are illustrated as facing each other.
[0081] A first fastening member 17 (female zipper) is provided on
an edge of the upper cover 10 to be coupled with the lower cover
30, and a second fastening member 37 couplable to a first fastening
member (male zipper) is provided on an edge of the lower cover 30.
The upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may be coupled by the
first fastening member 17 and the second fastening member 37 and
may be completely separated from each other when coupling between
the first fastening member 17 and the second fastening member 37 is
released. The bedding insert may be inserted between the upper
cover 10 and the lower cover 30. Descriptions of the first
fastening member 17 and the second fastening member 37, unless
inconsistent with each other, may refer to descriptions of the
first fastening member 11 and the second fastening member 12 of the
bedding 1 shown in FIG. 1.
[0082] At least one of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30
may include fastening straps 19 and 39 couplabe to fastening rings
and provided on corners of the bedding insert when the bedding
insert is inserted between the upper cover 10 and the lower cover
30. Since fastening rings are provided on corners or sides of a
general bedding insert, the covers 10 and 30 include the fastening
straps 19 and 39 couplable to the fastening rings of the bedding
insert so as to further improve a fastening ability between the
bedding insert and the covers 10 and 30.
[0083] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert 20, and a lower cover 30 of bedding 7
according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8
illustrates that a coupling surface of the upper cover 10 where the
upper cover 10 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled faces the
ground and a coupling surface of the lower cover 30 where the lower
cover 30 and the bedding insert 20 are coupled faces a direction
opposite the ground.
[0084] The bedding 7 may include the upper cover 10, the bedding
insert 20, and the lower cover 30. A first fastening member 11
(female snap button) and a seventh fastening member 13 (male snap
button) may be provided on an edge of the upper cover 10, and a
second fastening member 12 (male snap button) and an eighth
fastening member 14 (female snap button) may be provided on an edge
of the lower cover 30. Descriptions of the first fastening member
11, the second fastening member 12, the seventh fastening member
13, and the eighth fastening member 14 may refer to descriptions of
the first fastening member 11, the second fastening member 12, the
seventh fastening member 13, and the eighth fastening member 14 of
the bedding cover 2 shown in FIG. 2.
[0085] Since an opening portion 20a may be included in each corner
and each side of the bedding insert 20 and the first fastening
member 11 and the second fastening member 12 may be coupled and the
seventh fastening member 13 and the eighth fastening member 14 may
be coupled using the opening portions 20a, the upper cover 10 and
the lower cover 30 may be coupled.
[0086] FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an upper
cover 10, a bedding insert 20, and a lower cover 30 of bedding 7
according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[0087] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, couplable snap buttons
without distinction between male and female are used as the first
fastening member 11 of the upper cover 10 and the second fastening
member 12 of the lower cover 30 according to the embodiment shown
in FIG. 8. In the embodiment, since the snap buttons without
distinction between male and female are used as the first fastening
member 11 and the second fastening member 12, the upper cover 10
and the lower cover 30 may be used without distinction between
upper and lower sides even when the seventh fastening member 13 and
the eighth fastening member 14 like the embodiment of FIG. 3 are
not present.
[0088] It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that
the present invention is not limited to the above-described
exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings and a variety
of substitutions, modifications, and changes may be made herein
without departing from the scope of the present invention.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0089] According to the embodiments of the present invention, a
bedding cover and bedding which are configured to allow an upper
cover, a bedding insert, and a lower cover to be couplable or
separable using fastening members may be provided so that the upper
cover, the bedding insert, and the lower cover are organically and
integrally coupled and fastened while the upper cover and the lower
cover are couplable and separable.
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