EP1159901A1 - Housse pour couette - Google Patents

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EP1159901A1
EP1159901A1 EP00201748A EP00201748A EP1159901A1 EP 1159901 A1 EP1159901 A1 EP 1159901A1 EP 00201748 A EP00201748 A EP 00201748A EP 00201748 A EP00201748 A EP 00201748A EP 1159901 A1 EP1159901 A1 EP 1159901A1
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duvet
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Chu-Yuan Yang
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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
    • A47G9/0261—Blanket or duvet enclosing covers, e.g. bag-like

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  • the invention relates to a cover for a duvet, and more particularly a cover for a duvet, which is easy to wash and dry, and has a very wide range of permutations in fabrics and insulating materials.
  • a duvet cover is used to isolate the duvet from the user so as to maintain the duvet clean, which has the same function as a sheet of quilt.
  • sheets will not he able to locate the duvet in position, such that users will have to examine the duvet from time to time to see if the duvet is in the wrong angle between the sheets.
  • a quilt has a top cover and a bottom cover securely sawn together with the quilt. After a long period of time using the quilt, the top and the bottom covers needs to be cleaned and replaced with new covers. Users will have a hard time trying to detach the top and bottom covers from the quilt. To make the job easier, a cover formed as a pouch and having a top cover and a bottom cover whose edges are securely sewn to the edges of the top cover is provided to the market. Quilt with covers have long been popular as a cozy and comfortable object for a sleeper, yet, despite the popularity, there remains serious shortcomings in common quilt with covers, which are listed below:
  • a zipper or the like is provided at the opening of the cover to seal the opening after the duvet is inserted into the cover.
  • the zipper is provided at the opening of the cover to seal the opening to entirely enclose the duvet therein, the user still has a hard time trying to maintain the duvet in the cover in place.
  • the cover needs to be cleaned or replaced with a new one, the user still has difficulty taking the duvet out from the opening of the cover.
  • the entire duvet cover needs to be washed even though there is only a little portion of the cover is dirty, which causes a waste of time and energy taking care of the conventional cover.
  • the present invention provide an improved cover for a duvet. With such an arrangement, the user is able to take the duvet out of the cover with easy.
  • the main objective of the invention is to provide a cover for a duvet which permits only one side thereof to be removed for washing. Such ease of removal for washing will encourage people to wash the bedclothes more often instead delaying the task until it must be done.
  • a further objective is to provide a wide variety of fabrics, and insulation materials of duvet which can be selected by internet shopping, whereby a consumer can have a duvet prepared in accordance with special preferences and needs without having to visit many stores and possibly then have to customize a purchased duvet.
  • a further objective is to provide a cover for a duvet which has a linked series of fasteners for easy removal of components.
  • the cover includes a top cover, an enclosure, a bottom cover and a variety of fasteners, handles and tags.
  • the duvet is received in the enclosure and between the top cover and the bottom cover and is secured thereto by the handles and tags.
  • a cover for a duvet comprises a top cover (10), an duvet (20), an enclosure (30), a bottom cover (40) and a plurality of tags (50).
  • the top cover (10) is rectangular and four sides thereof all include a set of first slits (12) near a respective distal edge thereof. Each comer of the top cover (10) has an aperture (14) defined therein.
  • the top cover (10) can be manufactured in a variety of appropriate sizes so as to cope with different requirements. Furthermore, the selection to pattern the top cover (10), the selection of padding material for duvet and the function finishing for the fabric of bottom cover (40) can vary widely to include aesthetics including ethnic textiles, comfort through different insulating materials, safety from fire, aroma therapy via fragrance-release capsules, and health via prevention of fungi and hacteria. Even treatment of illnesses may be possible by use of appropriately-treated materials. Selection of such a huge range of materials could be simplified by using computers and the internet, which would also allow costs to be minimized, as would retail by the manufacturer of the cover.
  • the duvet (20) is rectangular and has a size almost the same as that of the enclosure (30). Two long sides of the duvet (20) both have a pair of flexible handles (22) attached to distal edges thereof, near respective short ends thereof.
  • the enclosure (30) is slightly larger in width and length than the duvet (20), and includes an upper frame, and a lower frame secured at an outer periphery thereof to the upper frame. Inner peripheries of the upper and lower frames are open to define a continuous pouch (32) which receives therein peripheral edges of the duvet (20). Long side edges of the enclosure (30) both include two catches (34) dimensioned to align with a respective one of the flexible handles (22), and linear pockets (36). Both the linear pockets (36) have an inner top surface with a third pad of hooks (362) attached thereon
  • the bottom cover (40) has a rectangular main portion with two large flaps (42) extending respectively from short ends thereof, and two narrow side strips (44) extending respectively from long sides thereof.
  • the side strips (44) both have an upper surface with a third pad of loops (442) attached thereto.
  • the main portion is the same size and shape as the top cover (10).
  • Both the flaps (42) arc rectangular with a long side integrally hinged to the main body, and four loops (422) are respectively disposed on the short sides of the flaps (42).
  • Two tabs (443) are formed in each side strip (44), and near respective distal ends thereof. Each tab (443) has an upper surface with a fourth pad of hooks (444) and a fourth pad of loops (446).
  • each tag (50) comprises a body (52) and a finger (56) extending from the body (52).
  • Each body (52) is shaped somewhat as a human trunk and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a waist.
  • a "U"-shaped aperture (524) is defined through the lower portion and forms a tongue (526) integrally hinged to the waist.
  • a front of the body includes a female press stud (54) substantially formed at the waist thereof, and a male press stud (55) disposed near a bottom edge of the tongue (526).
  • the finger (56) comprises a top part, a middle part, and a bottom part which is integrally connected to the top of the upper portion of the body (52).
  • a fastening device is used to secure a top part of the finger (56) with a bottom part, and a bottom part of the body (52) with the waist.
  • the fastening device comprises pads of hooks and pads of loops, however it is to he appreciated that other forms of fastening will work equally well.
  • the front of the bottom part of the finger (56) includes a first pad of hooks (562). It is noted that a through hole (501) is defined through the tag (50) for allowing the finger (56) to extend therethrough. Referring to Fig.
  • the rear of the top part of the finger (56) includes a first pad of loops (564).
  • the rear waist of the body (52) has a second pad of loops (527) attached thereto, and the rear lower portion has a second pad of hooks (528) attached thereto.
  • the enclosure (30) is placed on the bottom cover (40), and the tags (50) are secured to respective catches (34).
  • catches (34) and tags (50) arc respectively identical, description of the sccurement thereof hereinafter is in the singular.
  • the body (52) is entered into the pouch (32) such that the lower portion but not the tongue (526) of the body (52) is hooked around the catch (34) wherehy the second pad of hooks (528) is secured to the second pad of loops (527).
  • the finger (56) extends through the apertures (14) of the top cover (10) and the strips (37) of the enclosure (30) and then attaches to itself by the combination of the hooks (562) and the hoops (564).
  • the finger (56) when extension of the finger (56) through the through hole (501) is necessary, the finger (56) is still able to attach to itself by the combination of the hooks (562) and the loops (564).
  • the duvet (20) is received in the pouch (32) and the handle (22) is partly extended through the catch (34), and then the tongue (526) is threaded over the catch (34), under and around the handle (22), so that the male press stud (55) can be engaged with the female press stud (54), whereby the catch (34) and the handle (22), are secured together.
  • the third pad of loops (442) is secured to the third pad of hooks (362), whereby the bottom cover (40) is secured to the enclosure (30).
  • the flap (42) is swung to rest on the combined duvet (20) and enclosure (30).
  • the tab (443) is threaded over the loop (422), into the pocket (36), and reeved around the catch (34), whereby the fourth pad of loops (446) engages with the fourth pad of hooks (444), as shown in Fig. 9,
  • the long sides of the enclosure (30) each include a "V" shaped strip (37) formed by an upper length and a lower length which together define an open side.
  • Each length defines therein a plurality of second slits (372) which correspondingly align respectively with one of the first slits (12) of the upper cover (10), and two slots (374) at each end thereof.
  • the slots (374) respectively align with the apertures (14) of the top cover (10).
  • a plurality of double-headed fasteners (376) each include a first head and a second head separated by an integral neck. Reference to the fasteners (376), and the first and second slits (12, 372) hereinafter is in the singular for brevity and clarity.
  • the first head of the fastener (376) is inserted through the first slits (12) and the second slit (372) and the second head is inserted through the second slits (372). Thereafter, a folding (370) of the V-shaped is securely engaged with a face of the enclosure (30) to prevent the separation of the top cover (10) from the enclosure (30).
  • the finger (56) of the tag (50) is sequentially fed through the lower length slot (374) nearer the open side, the aperture (14) of the top cover (10), the upper length slot (374) nearer the open side, the other upper length slot (374), and the other lower length slot (374), whereafter the first pad of loops (564) is attached to the first pad of hooks (562). Accordingly, the top cover (10), the duvet (20), the enclosure (30), and the hottom cover (40) are securely combined.
  • the top cover (10) has a plurality of eyelets (101) defined in opposed sides thereof.
  • the pocket (36) has multiple eyelets (361) defined in opposed sides thereof and each one being corresponding to one of the eyelets (101) of the top cover (10).
  • the bottom cover (40) has multiple eyelets (401) each corresponding to one of the eyelets (101) of the top cover (10).

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2377376A (en) * 2001-06-05 2003-01-15 Robert Kenneth Mackinnon Securing duvets inside duvet covers
AU2010101172B4 (en) * 2010-10-26 2010-12-23 Donnelly, Tara Miss Doona Stay 'The Quik Stik'
GB2481318A (en) * 2010-06-17 2011-12-21 Philomena Skelly Duvet cover with aperture for inserting duvet
GB2500593A (en) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-02 James Philip Robinson Duvet releasably securable within a duvet cover
WO2017008102A1 (fr) 2015-07-14 2017-01-19 Zavargê Pty Ltd Perfectionnements apportés à une literie
WO2019142022A1 (fr) * 2018-01-19 2019-07-25 Ronie Reuben Housse de couette avec nappe amovible en plumes de duvet

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GB2314265A (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-12-24 Hotung Investments Limited Sleeping cover

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GB2314265A (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-12-24 Hotung Investments Limited Sleeping cover

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2377376A (en) * 2001-06-05 2003-01-15 Robert Kenneth Mackinnon Securing duvets inside duvet covers
GB2481318A (en) * 2010-06-17 2011-12-21 Philomena Skelly Duvet cover with aperture for inserting duvet
GB2481318B (en) * 2010-06-17 2012-08-15 Philomena Skelly A duvet cover
AU2010101172B4 (en) * 2010-10-26 2010-12-23 Donnelly, Tara Miss Doona Stay 'The Quik Stik'
GB2500593A (en) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-02 James Philip Robinson Duvet releasably securable within a duvet cover
WO2017008102A1 (fr) 2015-07-14 2017-01-19 Zavargê Pty Ltd Perfectionnements apportés à une literie
EP3322320A4 (fr) * 2015-07-14 2019-03-06 Zavargê Pty Ltd Perfectionnements apportés à une literie
US10827858B2 (en) 2015-07-14 2020-11-10 ZaVarge Pty Ltd Bedding
WO2019142022A1 (fr) * 2018-01-19 2019-07-25 Ronie Reuben Housse de couette avec nappe amovible en plumes de duvet

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