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US2284778A
US2284778A US354013A US35401340A US2284778A US 2284778 A US2284778 A US 2284778A US 354013 A US354013 A US 354013A US 35401340 A US35401340 A US 35401340A US 2284778 A US2284778 A US 2284778A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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  • This invention relates to a device for retaining the lower sheet upon the mattress of a bed.V
  • the ⁇ object of the invention is to provide a device which may be easily and cheaply made in quan,- tities and which can be readily applied .to the mattress of a bed for the purpose of holding the lower sheet taut upon the mattress and preventing its displacement.
  • Sheets for beds are normally made sufficiently large that they not only entirely cover the upper surface of the mattress but may overhang the mattress sufficiently to permit a substantial length of thesheet to be folded under the mattress and held between the mattress and the springs to retain the sheet upon the mattress.
  • This not only requires the use of a sheet sub- Vstantially larger ⁇ than the surface sought to be must also be tucked between the mattress and the bed springs, dislocates the edges of the lower sheet and interferes with their securing the'sheet in position.
  • the movement of the sheet upon the bed springs wears and tears the sheet.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a sheet holder for beds which will readily accommodate sheets of ⁇ differing widths ⁇ and lengths and will flexibly adapt itself 4to the unequal strains imposed upon the various portions of the sheet by the weight of the sleeper.
  • a further object of the invention is to prevent any wrinliling of the sheet due to its dislocation by thesleeper.
  • a further object of the invention is to ,save a substantial quantity of sheeting material which is employed in conventional sheets to permit the edges to ce tucked between the mattress and the springs and corerspondingly to save the weight of bedding which is laundered and thus to reduce the cost of laundering bedding.
  • Figure l is a view in perspective of a bedstead with a conventional mattress mounted thereon showing the application of the sheet holder of this invention, the view being taken from beneath the bed with portions of the bedstead cut away to disclose the device of this invention;
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a fragment of a conventional mattress showing the sheet holder of this invention applied thereto;
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of a sheet prepared for use with the sheet holder of this invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a plan View of the sheet holderlof this invention before being applied to a mattress;
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a corner of the mattress showing the manner of fastening th sheet to lthe sheet holder.
  • the reference numeral H indicates a conventional bedstead composed of the head l2, the foot i3 andthe side frame pieces M, one of which is cut away in part. Supportedby the side frame pieces I4 'are the slats l5, one of which is shown. Borne by the slats Id is the conventional bed spring I6, only part of which is shown.
  • the mattress l1 overlying the bed spring i6 is the mattress l1 shown in perspective in Fig. 1, in a fragmentary section in Fig. 2, and in a fragmentaryy perspective view in Fig. ⁇ 5.
  • the mattress is composed of the conventional ticking which forms its envelope i8, the padding I9, and the tufting 20.
  • the sheet holder of this invention comprises a web composed of a ⁇ number of longitudinal strips 2l and transverse strips 22, preferably of fabric material, which are fastened together at their intersections 23 for ease in handling and application to the bed. Each strip terminates in an elastic portion 24 which is provided with a button-hole 25 near the end thereof.
  • the sheet h to be used with this sheet holder is shown in Fig. 3. It is of conventional shape but is much narrower and shorter than'the conventional bed sheet. It is of a length sufficient ⁇ to overlie the upper surface of the mattress and merely to overlap the side and end walls of the mattress, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. Along the marginal portions of the sheet at points in line with the strip-s 2
  • the sheet holder of this invention is applied to the bed by being placed upon the bed spring under the mattress.
  • the elastic portions 24 will project beyond the edges of the mattress and the buttons 28 can thereupon be inserted in the holes 25.
  • the sheet 26' can then be placed upon the upper surface of the mattress and its edges Will fall along the edges of the mattress where the buttons 28 can be inserted through one of the button-holes 21 so that the sheet is held taut l0 and yieldingly by the sheet holder web.
  • a sheet holder composed of a plurality of longitudinal fabric strips, a plurality of transverse fabric strips secured to said longitudinal strips, elastic terminal portions secured to both ends of each of said strips, and means upon said elastic portions for securing the ends of said strips to the margins of a sheet extending beyond the edges of the mattress.
  • a sheet holder comprising a plurality of longitudinal extensible strips, a plurality of transverse extensible strips, said longitudinal and transverse strips being secured together intermediate the ends thereof to form a web, and means upon the ends of each of said strips to fasten said strips to a bed sheet near all of the edges thereof.

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Patented .lune 2, 1942 UNITED STAT *ETENT OFFICE i 2,284,778 i f SHEET HOLDER FOR BEDS Theodore R. Treiber, Chicago, lill.
Application August 24, 1940, Serial No. 354,013
(Cl. 5--320`) l 2 Claims.
This invention relates to a device for retaining the lower sheet upon the mattress of a bed.V The `object of the invention is to provide a device which may be easily and cheaply made in quan,- tities and which can be readily applied .to the mattress of a bed for the purpose of holding the lower sheet taut upon the mattress and preventing its displacement.
Sheets for beds are normally made sufficiently large that they not only entirely cover the upper surface of the mattress but may overhang the mattress sufficiently to permit a substantial length of thesheet to be folded under the mattress and held between the mattress and the springs to retain the sheet upon the mattress. This 'not only requires the use of a sheet sub- Vstantially larger `than the surface sought to be must also be tucked between the mattress and the bed springs, dislocates the edges of the lower sheet and interferes with their securing the'sheet in position. In addition, the movement of the sheet upon the bed springs wears and tears the sheet.
It is theobject of this invention to permit the use of a sheet much smaller than that conventionally employed and to provide a complementary securing means which is not dependent upon the retention of the edges of the sheet between the mattress and springs but will Yat all times hold the sheet edges in position,
A further object of this invention is to provide a sheet holder for beds which will readily accommodate sheets of `differing widths `and lengths and will flexibly adapt itself 4to the unequal strains imposed upon the various portions of the sheet by the weight of the sleeper.
A further object of the invention is to prevent any wrinliling of the sheet due to its dislocation by thesleeper.
A further object of the invention is to ,save a substantial quantity of sheeting material which is employed in conventional sheets to permit the edges to ce tucked between the mattress and the springs and corerspondingly to save the weight of bedding which is laundered and thus to reduce the cost of laundering bedding.
Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the invention will appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof,
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure l is a view in perspective of a bedstead with a conventional mattress mounted thereon showing the application of the sheet holder of this invention, the view being taken from beneath the bed with portions of the bedstead cut away to disclose the device of this invention;
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a fragment of a conventional mattress showing the sheet holder of this invention applied thereto;
Fig. 3 is a plan view of a sheet prepared for use with the sheet holder of this invention; Y
Fig. 4 is a plan View of the sheet holderlof this invention before being applied to a mattress;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a corner of the mattress showing the manner of fastening th sheet to lthe sheet holder. i
Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral H indicates a conventional bedstead composed of the head l2, the foot i3 andthe side frame pieces M, one of which is cut away in part. Supportedby the side frame pieces I4 'are the slats l5, one of which is shown. Borne by the slats Id is the conventional bed spring I6, only part of which is shown.
overlying the bed spring i6 is the mattress l1 shown in perspective in Fig. 1, in a fragmentary section in Fig. 2, and in a fragmentaryy perspective view in Fig. `5. The mattress is composed of the conventional ticking which forms its envelope i8, the padding I9, and the tufting 20.
The sheet holder of this invention comprises a web composed of a` number of longitudinal strips 2l and transverse strips 22, preferably of fabric material, which are fastened together at their intersections 23 for ease in handling and application to the bed. Each strip terminates in an elastic portion 24 which is provided with a button-hole 25 near the end thereof. i
The sheet h to be used with this sheet holder is shown in Fig. 3. It is of conventional shape but is much narrower and shorter than'the conventional bed sheet. It is of a length sufficient `to overlie the upper surface of the mattress and merely to overlap the side and end walls of the mattress, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. Along the marginal portions of the sheet at points in line with the strip-s 2| and 22 the Sheet is cut with button-holes 21 by which it may besecured to the web of the sheet holder by means of conventional collar buttons 23. Although the invention is shown employing detachable buttons to fasten the sheet to the sheet holder, other means of attachment may be used.
The sheet holder of this invention is applied to the bed by being placed upon the bed spring under the mattress. The elastic portions 24 will project beyond the edges of the mattress and the buttons 28 can thereupon be inserted in the holes 25. The sheet 26' can then be placed upon the upper surface of the mattress and its edges Will fall along the edges of the mattress where the buttons 28 can be inserted through one of the button-holes 21 so that the sheet is held taut l0 and yieldingly by the sheet holder web.
Although the invention has been disclosed in connection with the specific details of a preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that such details are not intended to be limitative of the invention except insofar as set forth in the accompanying claims.
Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. A sheet holder composed of a plurality of longitudinal fabric strips, a plurality of transverse fabric strips secured to said longitudinal strips, elastic terminal portions secured to both ends of each of said strips, and means upon said elastic portions for securing the ends of said strips to the margins of a sheet extending beyond the edges of the mattress.
2. A sheet holder comprising a plurality of longitudinal extensible strips, a plurality of transverse extensible strips, said longitudinal and transverse strips being secured together intermediate the ends thereof to form a web, and means upon the ends of each of said strips to fasten said strips to a bed sheet near all of the edges thereof.
THEODORE R. TREIBER.
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US3092848A (en) * 1960-09-08 1963-06-11 George B Gronvold Bed sheet holder
DE1164046B (en) * 1960-02-23 1964-02-27 Marie Nicole Gamichon G Denise Bedclothes holder
US4276667A (en) * 1979-01-12 1981-07-07 Osbourne Barry C Device for holding bed clothes in position
US4611804A (en) * 1983-03-21 1986-09-16 Addair George W Mattress exercise apparatus
US4891856A (en) * 1988-12-27 1990-01-09 Thornhill Maria T Grasping system for use with a contoured sheet
US4937904A (en) * 1989-12-04 1990-07-03 Ross Anthony J Fitted sheet with sheet retainer
US5072470A (en) * 1989-11-11 1991-12-17 Lysiak Phillip J Device for holding bedclothes in a fixed position on a bed
US5099531A (en) * 1990-04-05 1992-03-31 Schmier Kenneth J Button alignment and stabilizing system for bedding
US5179743A (en) * 1990-06-04 1993-01-19 Lanman Bennie L Waterbed sheet attachment system
US5263212A (en) * 1992-06-03 1993-11-23 Garcia Juan C Wrinkle free bedsheet
US5815861A (en) * 1995-07-17 1998-10-06 Lagrange; Linda Sheet gripping system
US5946751A (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-07 Demay; Steven E. Apparatus and methods for retaining bedding and methods for manufacturing same
FR2777167A1 (en) * 1998-04-08 1999-10-15 Alain Collet Device for holding tensioned cover sheet on mattress
US6185766B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2001-02-13 Dorothy J. Farrugia Bed covering anchor system
US6877175B1 (en) * 2003-04-11 2005-04-12 Deidra B. Jeffries Method for securing bed coverings and apparatus therefor
US20060000061A1 (en) * 2004-06-30 2006-01-05 Kinjiro Ota Holding means for use in blanket or coverlet and the like
US20090229052A1 (en) * 2008-03-11 2009-09-17 Swierski Scott T Removable bed, mattress, and seat wraps with integrated storage compartments
US20100269259A1 (en) * 2009-04-23 2010-10-28 Natalie Monaco Campbell Bed covering
US8707482B1 (en) * 2013-06-21 2014-04-29 Target Brands, Inc. Fitted covering for a mattress with corner anchor bands
US8856984B1 (en) 2014-05-13 2014-10-14 Jacqueline Donham Fitted sheet and integrated holding apparatus
US10362887B2 (en) * 2015-01-08 2019-07-30 Russo Inventions, Llc Apparatuses and methods for placing a covering about a mattress
US10433651B2 (en) * 2016-06-17 2019-10-08 Martasz Smith System and method for securing an underpad on a mattress
US11350759B1 (en) 2018-04-26 2022-06-07 Cannella, Llc Bed sheet/bed covering securing device and method
US20220296013A1 (en) * 2021-03-16 2022-09-22 Alisa Matusak Air Mattress Bedding Apparatus
ES2925967A1 (en) * 2021-04-08 2022-10-20 Fernandez De Loaysa Guillermo Santos SYSTEM FOR FIXING BED CLOTHES (for fitted sheets) (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
US20230018683A1 (en) * 2019-10-21 2023-01-19 Cloud 9 Care LLC Cover device for decubitus ulcer prevention

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DE1164046B (en) * 1960-02-23 1964-02-27 Marie Nicole Gamichon G Denise Bedclothes holder
US3092848A (en) * 1960-09-08 1963-06-11 George B Gronvold Bed sheet holder
US4276667A (en) * 1979-01-12 1981-07-07 Osbourne Barry C Device for holding bed clothes in position
US4611804A (en) * 1983-03-21 1986-09-16 Addair George W Mattress exercise apparatus
US4891856A (en) * 1988-12-27 1990-01-09 Thornhill Maria T Grasping system for use with a contoured sheet
US5072470A (en) * 1989-11-11 1991-12-17 Lysiak Phillip J Device for holding bedclothes in a fixed position on a bed
US4937904A (en) * 1989-12-04 1990-07-03 Ross Anthony J Fitted sheet with sheet retainer
US5099531A (en) * 1990-04-05 1992-03-31 Schmier Kenneth J Button alignment and stabilizing system for bedding
US5179743A (en) * 1990-06-04 1993-01-19 Lanman Bennie L Waterbed sheet attachment system
US5263212A (en) * 1992-06-03 1993-11-23 Garcia Juan C Wrinkle free bedsheet
US5815861A (en) * 1995-07-17 1998-10-06 Lagrange; Linda Sheet gripping system
US5946751A (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-07 Demay; Steven E. Apparatus and methods for retaining bedding and methods for manufacturing same
FR2777167A1 (en) * 1998-04-08 1999-10-15 Alain Collet Device for holding tensioned cover sheet on mattress
US6185766B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2001-02-13 Dorothy J. Farrugia Bed covering anchor system
US6877175B1 (en) * 2003-04-11 2005-04-12 Deidra B. Jeffries Method for securing bed coverings and apparatus therefor
US20060000061A1 (en) * 2004-06-30 2006-01-05 Kinjiro Ota Holding means for use in blanket or coverlet and the like
US7152260B2 (en) * 2004-06-30 2006-12-26 Ota Kosan Corporation Holding means for use in blanket or coverlet and the like
US20090229052A1 (en) * 2008-03-11 2009-09-17 Swierski Scott T Removable bed, mattress, and seat wraps with integrated storage compartments
US8205281B2 (en) * 2008-03-11 2012-06-26 Swierski Scott T Removable bed, mattress, and seat wraps with integrated storage compartments
US20100269259A1 (en) * 2009-04-23 2010-10-28 Natalie Monaco Campbell Bed covering
US8566983B2 (en) 2009-04-23 2013-10-29 Natalie Brooke Monaco Bed covering
US8707482B1 (en) * 2013-06-21 2014-04-29 Target Brands, Inc. Fitted covering for a mattress with corner anchor bands
US8856984B1 (en) 2014-05-13 2014-10-14 Jacqueline Donham Fitted sheet and integrated holding apparatus
US10362887B2 (en) * 2015-01-08 2019-07-30 Russo Inventions, Llc Apparatuses and methods for placing a covering about a mattress
US10765239B2 (en) 2015-01-08 2020-09-08 Russo Inventions, Llc Apparatuses and methods for placing a covering about a mattress
US10433651B2 (en) * 2016-06-17 2019-10-08 Martasz Smith System and method for securing an underpad on a mattress
US11350759B1 (en) 2018-04-26 2022-06-07 Cannella, Llc Bed sheet/bed covering securing device and method
US11751696B1 (en) 2018-04-26 2023-09-12 Cannella, Llc Bed sheet/bed covering securing device and method
US20230018683A1 (en) * 2019-10-21 2023-01-19 Cloud 9 Care LLC Cover device for decubitus ulcer prevention
US20220296013A1 (en) * 2021-03-16 2022-09-22 Alisa Matusak Air Mattress Bedding Apparatus
ES2925967A1 (en) * 2021-04-08 2022-10-20 Fernandez De Loaysa Guillermo Santos SYSTEM FOR FIXING BED CLOTHES (for fitted sheets) (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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