US3109181A

US3109181A - Bed clothes holder

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Publication number: US3109181A
Application number: US184083A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sherman R Gilpatrick
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1962-04-02
Filing date: 1962-04-02
Publication date: 1963-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 1980-11-05

Description

Nov. 5, 1963 s. R. GILPATRICK 3,109,181

BED CLOTHES HOLDER Filed April 2, 1962 2/ I5 lu j IIIRHE FIG. 2

INVEN TOR. SHERMAN 0/1. PflT/P/CK Unite States Wyo.

, This invention relates to a bed clothes holding device and has for its principal object the provision of a neat, simple, holding device, which can be quickly and easily mounted on a conventional bed, by means of which the foot extremities of the top bed clothes such as the sheets, blankets, quilts, etc., may be quickly, uniformly and smoothly tucked between the mattress and the springs at the foot of a bed and which will securely retain the foot extremities of the top bed clothes in place in the tucked position until renewal or replacement is desired.

The principal object of this invention is to provide simple, economical and easily used means which will prevent the bed clothes from being pulled loose at the foot of the bed during use so that the bed can be quickly and easily remade after use by simply pulling and smoothing the bed clothes toward the head of the bed, the time and attention usually required to remake the foot of the bed being entirely eliminated.

Another object is to provide means for holding the bed clothes in place on beds of the modern type having exceedingly low or no foot boards. In beds of this type, it has been diflicult to retain the foot extremities of the top bed clothes smoothly in place, especially when the beds are subjected to day time use such as in hotels or the like, and, since beds of this type fully expose the bed clothes, it is exceedingly important that they be smoothly positioned and securely retained in place. This is accomplished with the use of the present invention, as will be fully described in the following specification, in Which reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a detail perspective view of the complete improved bed clothes holder as it would appear ready for attachment to the bed;

FIG. 2 is a detail, top employed herein;

FIG. 3 is a detail, inside elevational view of the bracket element of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational, diagrammatic view of the foot portion of a conventional bed of the low-foot-board type showing the position of the invention thereon and in the open position; and

FIG. 5 is a similar fragmentary side elevational, diagrammatic view showing the invention in place and in the closed, clothes-retaining position.

In the drawing, elements of a conventional bed are designated by numerals as follows: foot board 10, side rails 11, box springs 12, and mattress 13. The top bed clothes such as the sheets, blankets, etc. have been diagrammatically indicated by the reference numeral 14.

This invention is designed to simultaneously tuck the foot extremities of the top bed clothes 14 between the foot extremities of the box springs 12 and the mattress 13 throughout the entire width of the foot of the bed and to securely retain them in place therebetween until complete removal is desired.

The invention comprises two similar upstanding bracket post members 15 having a vertical height substantially equal to the vertical height of the box springs 12. The bracket post members are similar but of opposite hand and are preferably, but not necessarily, formed of sheet metal stampings provided with attachment holes 27. Each stamping is formed with a horizontal bottom flange 16 provided with attachment holes 17 and vertical front plan view of a bracket element "atent O flange 18 also provided with attachment holes 19. The flanges l6 and 18 extend at right angles to the post member 15 and at right angles to each other, and the flanges of the two opposite hand bracket members face inwardly toward each other when the device is assembled.

A'swingable arm member 20 is pivotally mounted on a pivot bolt or pivot rivet 2.1 at the upper extremity of each post member. The upper extremity of the front flange 18 of each bracket member terminates below the arm member 28 to form a stop or shoulder 22 to support the arm in the horizontal position when swung outwardly as shown in FIG. 3. The outer extremities of the arm members 20 are turned inwardly, as indicated at 23, and the inwardly turned extermities 23 are arcuately indented transversally to form channels for receiving the outer extremities of relatively light-weight

metallic tubes

24 and 25. The tubes 24 and 2 5 are secured in their channels in any desired manner such as by means of suitable rivets 26. One of the tubes is of larger diameter than the other so that in use the inner extremities of the two

tubes

24 and 25 are telescopically fitted together to form what will be herein referred to as a tuck bar of adjustable length.

The device can be installed on a bed in either of two ways. For instance, the two bracket post members may be placed against the two corners of the box springs 12 at the foot of the latter and permanently secured in place by attachment devices such as screws passed through any of the

attachment holes

17, 19, and 27. Or the bottomflanges 16 can be rested on the side rails 11 in alignment with the foot of the box springs and secured to the rails by means of bolts or rivets passed through its holes 17. It can be seen that the smaller tube 25 can be telescopically adjusted within the larger tube 24 to enable the bracket post members 15 to be moved inwardly and outwardly to fit to beds of varying widths.

When the bed is made up, the foot extremities of the top clothes 14 are allowed to depend downwardly between the arms 20 and forwardly of the tuck bar as shown in FIG. 4 The foot of the mattress 13 is then slightly lifted and the tuck bar is swung forwardly against the depending clothes 14 so that the clothes will be neatly tucked forwardly to a folded position around the tuck bar and between the mattress 13 and the box springs 12, as shown in FIG. 5. Thus, by simply swingly the arm members 20 forwardly, the bed clothes will be uniformly tucked throughout their width beneath the mattress and will be securely retained in place until manually released.

The bed clothes can be released by simply pulling them upwardly and outwardly so that they will slightly lift the foot of the mattress and swing the tuck bar upwardly and outwardly to the released position of FIG. 4. They can also be released by grasping the two arm members 20 in the two hands and swinging them upwardly and rear-wardly.

While the holding device has been described, and is more particularly useful for holding the foot extremities of the top bed clothes in place, the exact same construction in a longer form could be used for tucking in and retaining the side edges of the top bed clothes if desired.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A bed clothes holder (for a bed, of the type having a box spring supported from and between two side rails and a mattress resting on and supported by said box spring comprising: an upstanding bracket post member resting on and secured to each of said side rails at the side of and adjacent the foot of said box spring; a pivot element supported by each bracket post, said pivot elements being aligned with each other with their axes vertically fixed in the plane separating said mattress from said box spring and forwardly of the foot extremity of said box spring; an arm member pivoted at its one extremity on each of said pivot elements; and a cross bar secured to and extending between the other extremities of said arm members so that when said arm members are swung horizontally ionward said cross bar will lie in the plane separating said mattress from said box spring and between said mattress and said box spring.

2. A bed clothes holder as described in claiml having a horizontal flange formed on the bottom of each bracket post, said flanges extending in parallel relation toward the head of said bed and adapted to rest on said side rails; and means for clamping said flanges to said side rails.

3. A bed comprising: two side rails; means supporting said rails from the floor; a box spring structure supported on said side rails; a mattress supported on said box spring; top bed clothes supported on said mattress; a post member secured on each side rail adjacent the .foot

of and at the sides of said box spring; arm members pivoted on said post members and extending horizontally and forwardly therefrom; and a cross bar mounted on and extending between the forward extremities of said arm members and positioned between said mattress and said box spring, the foot extremities'of said top bed clothes extending downwardly over the foot of said mattress thence forwardly between said mattress and said spring and over and around said cross bar thence extending rearward-1y therefrom to create a double -fold between said spring and mattress so that [the weight of said mattress will retain said fold and said cross bar in positionjwith the foot extremities of said top bed clothes extending thereabout.

4. A bed clothes holder as described in claim 2 having vertical rear flanges formed on said post members, said rear flanges terminating below said arm members and acting as a stop to prevent said arm members from swinging downwardly beyond a horizontal position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

Claims

1. A BED CLOTHES HOLDER FOR A BED, OF THE TYPE HAVING A BOX SPRING SUPPORTED FROM AND BETWEEN TWO SIDE RAILS AND A MATTRESS RESTING ON AND SUPPORTED BY SAID BOX SPRING COMPRISING: AN UPSTANDING BRACKET POST MEMBER RESTING ON AND SECURED TO EACH OF SAID SIDE RAILS AT THE SIDE OF AND ADJACENT THE FOOT OF SAID BOX SPRING; A PIVOT ELEMENT SUPPORTED BY EACH BRACKET POST, SAID PIVOT ELEMENTS BEING ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER WITH THEIR AXES VERTICALLY FIXED IN THE PLANE SEPARATING SAID MATTRESS FROM SAID BOX SPRING AND FORWARDLY OF THE FOOT EXTREMITY OF SAID BOX SPRING; AN ARM MEMBER PIVOTED AT ITS ONE EXTREMITY ON EACH OF SAID PIVOT ELEMENTS; AND A CROSS BAR SECURED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE OTHER EXTREMITIES OF SAID ARM MEMBERS SO THAT WHEN SAID ARM MEMBERS ARE SWUNG HORIZONTALLY FORWARD SAID CROSS BAR WILL LIE IN THE PLANE SEPARATING SAID MATTRESS FROM SAID BOX SPRING AND BETWEEN SAID MATTRESS AND SAID BOX SPRING.