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EP0208557A2
EP0208557A2 EP86305349A EP86305349A EP0208557A2 EP 0208557 A2 EP0208557 A2 EP 0208557A2 EP 86305349 A EP86305349 A EP 86305349A EP 86305349 A EP86305349 A EP 86305349A EP 0208557 A2 EP0208557 A2 EP 0208557A2
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bedding
pocket
mattress
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Cherie Suzanne Herd
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Woolrest International Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
    • A47G9/02—Bed linen; Blankets; Counterpanes
    • A47G9/0238—Bed linen
    • A47G9/0246—Fitted sheets

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  • This invention relates to fitted bedding articles and has been devised with a vlsw to providing a fitted bedding component in the form of a ohoet, blanket, quilt, duvst or the like.
  • Fitted bedding articles have been known and used for many years however the acceptance of this type of product has not been great because each seems to have a major design fault.
  • Fitted bedding articles will generally comprise a top sheet having a pocket for capturing the foot end of a mattress.
  • the pocket can be small or large. Small pockets are generally easily displaced, end larger pockets tend to restrict movement.
  • United Kingdom Patent Specification No. 729533 describes a fitted bedding article with a mattress capturing pocket at one end.
  • a stated object of the Invention disclosed In the specification is to provide a fitted article with adequate foot room. The effort to provide foot room however has been provided at the expense of visual appearance, as there Is a rather unsightly pleats towards the foot of the article, In addition there Is no restraint for the the article with respect to the sides of the mattress. Restraint of the article with respect to the sides of the mattress can be provided by the provision of a large pocket which captures a quarter or more of the mattress, however the more that the mattress is enclosed the less flexibility of movement Is provided for the user.
  • an article of bedding comprising a substantially rectangular member having a mattress pocket at one end thereof adapted to captivate the foot end of a mattress to which it is fitted, said pocket comprising joined side members, and end member, and subtending connecting means connecting adjacent edges of the side members and the end member across two corners, said connecting means ensuring that displacement of the aide members relative to the end member, or visa verse, is distributed between the side members and the end member via the connecting means.
  • the connecting ineans articulates each of the sides with respect to the end of the article the pocket for capturing the mattress need not be large end movements which may otherwise cause displacement of the pocket from the mattress end are compensated for by the articulation described which makes it difficult to dlaplece the pocket.
  • the present invention provides the additional advantage that the bed can be easily re-made merely by pulling the rectangular member at the sides towards the head of the mattress.
  • a mattress 1 has a bedding article generally indicated by arrow 2 fitted thereto, the bedding article comprising a substantially rectangular top member 3 an end member 4, side members 5 end an underlying bottom member 6 which can be formed from extensions of the end member and/or side members.
  • a pocket for captivating the foot end of the mattress 1 is formed by the lower end 3 of the top member, the side members 5, the end member 4 and the underlying bottom member 6,
  • the underlying bottom member may be relatively large so that the pocket captivates a quarter to a third of the mattress as is shown, or may be quite small as is indicated by the broken lines of Figure 2.
  • the pocket is small the bedding article ia ceaily doploced, If the pocket is large such as the one Illustrated It serves to severely restrict movements of a person or persons on top of the mattress and beneath the article.
  • FIG 2 of the drawing there is Illustrated two axes lines H which are shown to intersect points P at the sides and base of the mattress 1.
  • the axes lines H subtend the sides la and 1b of the mattress 1. The significance of these axes to the present Invention will be described herein in relation to examples of the present invention illustrated by figures 3 through to 10 of the drawings.
  • the bedding article generally indicated by arrow 7 Is provided on a mattress 8 takes the form of a fitted top sheet (although it will be apparent from the description hereafter that the bedding article 7 can take the form of a blanket, quilt, duvet and could bo sized to fit any type of bed from a bassinet through to a king size bed or larger).
  • the bedding article 7 comprises a top member 9 which is substantially rectangular when viewed In plan.
  • the article 8 includes a mattress pocket generally Indicated by arrow 10 formed from a turned back underlying portion 11 of the end 12 of the article.
  • Sides 13 fixed to the top member 9 have an inturned portion 14 which underlies the mettross 8.
  • a connecting means in the form of a triangular insert 15 joins adjacent edges of the portions 11 and 14 across the corners thereof end subtends same.
  • figure 8 Is similar to that illustrated by figure 7 except that the angled Inner edge 18 of inturned portion 14 joins with the side members 13 over half way up the mattress.
  • a combined end and side member has an arcuate inner surface connecting the turned back portion and the inturned portion 14 on the angle.
  • each of the drawings of figures 6 through to 10 have superimposed on them two subtending axes denoted by numeral 11 which join the sides and ends of the bedding arncle beneath the mattress.
  • the axes may be inclined at different angles they all are characterised by the fact that they provide an articulated connection between the underlying sides end ends of the article beneath the mattress and the effect of this is to provide a major user advantage In relation to those previously described prior art devices.
  • the articulated connection across the corners at the edges of the sides and ends of the pocket beneeth the mattress can be made in many ways. It will also be apparent that the pocket 10 as described can be applied to the whole range of bedding articles. It may form part of top and bottom sheets, duvets, blankets, quilts, underlays such as the WOOLREST sleeper, end Indeed any article of bedding.

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EP86305349A 1985-07-12 1986-07-11 Articles de literie Withdrawn EP0208557A3 (fr)

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JP (1) JPS6264315A (fr)
AU (1) AU6003886A (fr)
DK (1) DK330386A (fr)
FI (1) FI862900A (fr)
NO (1) NO862828L (fr)

Cited By (8)

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GB2191088A (en) * 1986-06-06 1987-12-09 Marlene Ryan Duvet cover
GB2198348A (en) * 1986-10-30 1988-06-15 Courtaulds Plc Duvet covers
DE4022332A1 (de) * 1990-07-13 1992-01-16 Joseph Meyer Coleman Zudecke fuer ein bett
US5575025A (en) * 1994-11-14 1996-11-19 Peters; Michael J. Gurney with protective cover
NL1001301C2 (nl) * 1995-09-27 1997-03-28 N K Hezemans Textiel B V Dekbed.
DE29913868U1 (de) * 1999-08-09 2000-12-21 Steffens Irene Bettlaken
EP1132029A2 (fr) * 2000-03-10 2001-09-12 Med-I-Pant Inc. Drap-housse
GB2480543A (en) * 2010-05-20 2011-11-23 Jennifer Kay Snider-Tornetta Covering with a pocket for retaining a mattress

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CA1256222A (fr) * 1987-08-14 1989-06-20 Robert Macdonald Draps de lit ajustes

Citations (3)

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GB754696A (en) * 1953-12-21 1956-08-08 Gen Electric Improvements in bed covers
US3858256A (en) * 1972-11-01 1975-01-07 Andrew E Beer Fitted bedclothes
FR2278302A1 (fr) * 1974-06-26 1976-02-13 Pinet Gabriel Paire de draps a fixation adaptable

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB754696A (en) * 1953-12-21 1956-08-08 Gen Electric Improvements in bed covers
US3858256A (en) * 1972-11-01 1975-01-07 Andrew E Beer Fitted bedclothes
FR2278302A1 (fr) * 1974-06-26 1976-02-13 Pinet Gabriel Paire de draps a fixation adaptable

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2191088A (en) * 1986-06-06 1987-12-09 Marlene Ryan Duvet cover
GB2198348A (en) * 1986-10-30 1988-06-15 Courtaulds Plc Duvet covers
DE4022332A1 (de) * 1990-07-13 1992-01-16 Joseph Meyer Coleman Zudecke fuer ein bett
US5575025A (en) * 1994-11-14 1996-11-19 Peters; Michael J. Gurney with protective cover
NL1001301C2 (nl) * 1995-09-27 1997-03-28 N K Hezemans Textiel B V Dekbed.
DE29913868U1 (de) * 1999-08-09 2000-12-21 Steffens Irene Bettlaken
EP1132029A2 (fr) * 2000-03-10 2001-09-12 Med-I-Pant Inc. Drap-housse
EP1132029A3 (fr) * 2000-03-10 2002-01-16 Med-I-Pant Inc. Drap-housse
US6532608B2 (en) * 2000-03-10 2003-03-18 Med-I-Pant Fitted top bed sheet
GB2480543A (en) * 2010-05-20 2011-11-23 Jennifer Kay Snider-Tornetta Covering with a pocket for retaining a mattress

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NO862828L (no) 1987-01-13
NO862828D0 (no) 1986-07-11
JPS6264315A (ja) 1987-03-23
DK330386D0 (da) 1986-07-11
FI862900A0 (fi) 1986-07-10
FI862900A (fi) 1987-01-13

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