Classifications

• • 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
• • 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
• • 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
  • A47G9/0207—Blankets; Duvets
  • A47G9/0223—Blankets
• • 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
  • A47G2009/001—Anti-allergen; Anti-mite

Definitions

• the present invention refers to an improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes, such as typically but not exclusively a mattress cover, a pillow, a seat cushion on chairs, especially wheelchairs for the disabled.
• the evolution of the human species has had the result not only to connote the body of a person the assumption of the upright position but also to conform the vertebral column according to a sinusoidal arrangement (or to an S).
• the S-shape is optimal for the functionality of the movements and distribution of loads that the backbone must support, on the other hand, however, makes the column very vulnerable and subject to diseases such as lumbar arthritis and cervical, back pain, low back pain, back-related pathologies, herniated disc, kyphosis, scoliosis and so on.
• the comfort elements of such a support structure must be able to prevent or at least minimize other diseases such as allergic forms.
• bedclothes elements which can be placed on a bed or in any case lied on a generic seating or resting surface, such as a sofa, an armchair, a chair, a bench, a deckchair or directly on the floor (or on the carpet resting on it) of a room in a house, can be washed and disinfected to ensure adequate hygiene conditions that protect the human body from mites, bacteria, molds and dust, which often cause allergies and infections for people.
• thermoregulation instead, it is meant the capability of keeping constant the temperature of a body, independently from the temperature variations of the external environment, and, thus, in other words, the capability of some materials to keep constant the temperature of the body, handmade article or object made with them, thanks to their insulation properties.
• the handmade articles (or objects) of linen and/or bedclothes, such as a mattress cover or a cushion, of the known art available on the market are not washable for example in water, so the conditions of hygiene and cleaning offered by them to the user are precarious or not entirely adequate and satisfactory.
• main purpose of the invention is to devise an improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes that improves the hygroscopic and transpiring properties (or, in other words, the breathability) compared to those ensured by known similar handmade articles of more advanced and modern embodiment.
• primary purpose of the present invention is to make available an improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes which is more breathable with respect to the equivalent articles of the prior art.
• thermoregulation property It is a further purpose of the present invention to indicate an improved handmade article of lined and/or bedclothes which, with respect to the known art more directly comparable thereto, allows to improve the thermoregulation property.
• the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention on which a person typically supports at least a part of her body (her own head in case of a pillow or the whole body in case of a mattress cover) during the hours of rest or if disabled sits during daily life, is able to further reduce, bringing it to minimum levels, the humidity content of the surrounding space, significantly lowering its value compared to equivalent handmade articles of know art, while at the same time keeping the body temperature of the person who uses it constant.
• the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention is more transpiring and thermoregulating with respect to equivalent handmade articles of known type even of more advanced constructional design.
• the improved handmade article of the invention is provided with and which is embodied in the fact that at least one of the inner spacer tabs (as defined in the aforementioned claim 1 ) of at least one of the padded and quilted bedclothes items - which constitute the main components of the handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes itself - presents one or more through holes which place in mutual communication at least two of the adjacent quilted panels adjacent each other and belonging to the same bedclothes item, so that the circulation the air inside at least one of these bedclothes items and/or the hygroscopic interstitial chamber defined by them is maximized or optimized, or at least increased with respect to similar handmade articles of the prior art.
• the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the current invention makes the moments of rest, relax or normal daily life of the user more comfortable and healthy who can thus appreciate or live these moments with greater serenity and satisfaction, with a consequent improvement in the quality of life.
• the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention further reduces with respect to the known technique the physical problems to which a person is exposed while resting, sleeping, remaining seated or otherwise lying on a generic support structure comprising the object which the invention itself is oriented to.
• the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention offers levels of thermoregulation higher than those ones provided also by the comparable products of more modern and recent design (shown in the Italian patent No. 1380622 in the name of the same owner of the titled industrial property right herein presented), allowing in respect to the latter to keep more effectively constant the body temperature of the person who uses it.
• the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the present invention is an article of high quality and durability, especially in the case where it is preferably made of down and, in particular, in Siberian and Vietnamese down.
• each bedclothes item (or set cloth) of the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention is, preferably, padded with the down flakes taken from the underneck and from the chest of the goose which are full-bodied and soft, and which, moreover, especially if geese are bred to their full maturity or live in the wild in a harsh climate, are particularly elastic and resistant.
• goose down therefore, such as hygroscopicity, insulation, elasticity and volume, allow to create an anti-allergic and anti-rheumatic cover that, in the invention, helps to promote healthy body transpiration and a comfortable rest for the user.
• figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention
• figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention.
• FIG. 1 The improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes of the invention is shown in figure 1 where it is globally numbered with 1.
• such an improved handmade article 1 typically although not restrictively and not exclusively constituted by a mattress cover, comprises two padded bedclothes items 2, 3 which:
• junction means are connected each other through junction means, indicated as a whole with 6, in such a way as to define a hygroscopic interstitial chamber 7 suitable to increase the breathability and thermoregulation of the article 1.
• each of these spacer tabs 5 of both the padded bedclothes items 2, 3 presents two through holes (each numbered with 8) which place in mutual communication the quilted modular squares (or sectors) 4 adjacent each other and belonging to the respective bedclothes item 2, 3, so that the circulation of air A inside not only the hygroscopic interstitial chamber 7 defined by the bedclothes items 2, 3 but also the bedclothes items 2, 3 themselves is maximized or optimized, or at least significantly increased compared to what can be found in similar handmade articles of the prior art.
• each of the aforesaid through holes 8 presents, on preferred but not binding basis, a circular profile having a diameter of a value in the range of 2 ⁇ 5 cm.
• the diameter of each of the through holes 8 is equal to 3 cm.
• the spacer tabs 5 are also connected with the corresponding bedclothes items 2, 3 preferably through the junction means 6.
• each of the inner spacer tabs 5 comprises a movable and flexible portion (in this case, for instance, not affected by the junction means 6 of the type that will be described hereinafter), not shown for the sake of exposure convenience, arranged in correspondence of at least one of the through holes 8 in such a way as to widely but not completely close it, so as to allow, on one side, circulation of the air A between the quilted squares 4 and, on the other side, properly, to prevent accidental and uncontrolled migration, transfer or passage of the padding (of the type that will be highlighted in the following of the description) from one to another of the quilted squares 4 of the bedclothes items 2, 3.
• Such a movable and flexible portion might belong to one or more of the spacer tabs 5 (with which it is thus monolithic) or, less frequently, might be constrained only partly to it through suitable union means or, possibly, held in position (at the through hole concerned) by the aforesaid junction means applied at the quilting of the squares or modular sectors.
• Each of the padded bedclothes items (or set cloths or portions) 2, 3 includes, at preferred but non-binding title, a fabric envelope 9, 10 filled with filamentary elements suitable to give it softness, elasticity, hypoallergenic, thermoregulation, hygroscopicity, breathability features. More in detail, the fabric envelope 9, 10 is made of a material comprising cotton.
• the material of the fabric envelope 9, 10 also comprises silver yarns inserted into the cotton weft, giving rise to a silver textile fiber which represents an innovation which has been introducing almost for some years into the latest generation products of the sector of linen and/or bedclothes, in order to meet the growing need for health, well-being and hygiene of the end user: the properties of the silver textile fiber allow, indeed, a significant increase in the level of comfort of people.
• the silver fiber fabrics are obtained from the permanent and homogeneous union of a layer of pure silver that, through the use of nanotechnology, is firmly bonded to the surface of the fiber: it is a process that allows the fiber to keep, at the same time, its traditional textile and tactile consistency features.
• the silver textile fiber is:
• antibacterial, antifungal, anti-mite silver significantly reduces bacteria and fungi proliferation by shortly - less than an hour - eliminating 99% of bacteria
• anti-odor silver neutralizes the microbial flora responsible for the formation of bad odors
• hypoallergenic, natural, non-toxic the fiber is covered with pure natural silver and presents no toxicity risks;
• the cotton constituting the material of the fabric envelope of the padded bedclothes items can be subjected to a specific antibacterial treatment in silver solution, performed in the finishing phase to ensure an antimicrobial, antiallergic and anti-odor action to the cotton: such a treatment fully prevents the uncontrolled bacteria proliferation on the fabric surface.
• the filamentary elements contained in the fabric envelope 9, 10 comprise any of the padding elements chosen from the group consisting of duvets, wool, horsehair, feathers and synthetic fibers (polyesters, microfibers and the like).
• the duvets are of the Siberian, Vietnamese, Canadian, Hungarian and/or similar type and absorb the moisture to allow the fabric envelope 9, 10, which a person's body comes into contact with, to remain dry.
• the duvets (for example that one shown above) are thermo-regulating, offering a good thermal insulation (thanks to the air circulating among the fibers of the duvets themselves) which allows to keep the temperature of the person’s body constant and to homogeneously spread the heat.
• each of the duvets consists of an extremely light three- dimensional ribbon which comprises a central core from which a plurality of beards branches out suitable to create a multiplicity of air chambers where the air which creates the thermal insulation useful for maintaining body temperature is kept.
• the set of duvets flakes gives the improved handmade article 1 of the invention advantageous features of elasticity, volume and lightness, unlike the traditional feather structure (in any case falling within the inventive concept underlying the present invention referring purely to a possible variant thereof) which is rigid, flat, heavy and with little ability to absorb air.
• duvets contained in the fabric envelope 9, 10 are in a predetermined and adequately calibrated quantity, correlated with the supporting function performed by the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes 1 of the present invention.
• composition just described of the padded bedclothes items 2, 3 of the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes 1 exclusively claimed herein contributes to the achievement of the prefixed purposes of the present invention and to get the advantages previously listed.
• modular squares or sectors 4 they are in this case mutually identical and side-by-side along at least a plurality of first linear directions X and also along a plurality of second linear directions Y, orthogonal to the first linear directions X.
• the modular squares or sectors could be placed side-by-side only along a single linear direction, so that to form for instance a cushion or a pillow of special and elongated constructive conception.
• each of the modular squares or sectors 4 is composed by an upper surface 1 1 and a lower surface 12 spaced apart each other at the opposite ends 1 1 a, 12a, 1 1 b, 12b by a first length of a value lower than that one of a second length which spaces apart the central areas 1 1 c, 12c of the upper surface 1 1 and of the lower surface 12: it follows, therefore, a rounded shape for each of the modular squares or sectors 4 of the padded bedclothes items 2, 3.
• each of them is preferably but not exclusively made of cotton and is applied internally at the opposite ends 1 1 a, 1 1 b and 12a, 12b respectively of the upper surface 1 1 and the lower surface 12 of the modular squares or sectors 4.
• junction means 6 are preferably but not necessarily applied at the entire perimeter (or of the entire perimetrical length) defined by the side flaps 2a, 3a of each of the padded bedclothes items 2, 3.
• the junction means 6 comprise a double perimetrical seam section, of the type per se known in the sector concerned, distributed according to a closed path along the entire perimeter defined by the side flaps 2a, 3a.
• junction means include a number of perimetrical seam sections different than two, such a number being able to vary in function of the constructive choices starting from one.
• the junction means could comprise:
• a perimetrical neckband provided with a first face facing outwardly and with a second face facing the hygroscopic interstitial chamber
• the improved handmade article (or object) of linen and/or bedclothes 1 of the invention is washable simply in water and neutral soap and can, therefore, be rinsed and dried in air and in shade.
• junction means connect the padded bedclothes articles each other in such a way as to define more than one inner hygroscopic interstitial air chamber, even in this case such a number being able to vary according to the constructive needs starting from one.
• the spacer tabs affected by at least one of the through holes previously defined could belong only to one or some of the padded bedclothes items forming the improved handmade article of linen and/or bedclothes that is exclusively claimed herewith, letting the spacer tabs of the remaining padded bedclothes are depict of through holes, which does not affect the advantage basically brought by the present invention.
• the through holes are unevenly distributed on the various spacer tabs of at least one of the padded bedclothes items: other words, in certain embodiments of the invention, one or more of the spacer tabs could be depict of through holes or, in certain other embodiments of the invention, one or more of the spacer tabs could have a number of through holes other than that of one or more of the remaining spacer tabs.
• the number of through holes made in at least one of the inner spacer tabs - which clearly means that, in some embodiments of the invention, some spacer tab could lack these through holes - is variable according to the project choices starting from a minimum of one.

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• 2018
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