Patent Application
20230329461
A comforter is placed on a bed to provide warmth to the sleeping occupants. Typical comforters are of a fixed thickness and provide a fixed amount of warmth. Many people experience warmth differently for different parts of the body. For example, a person's feet may feel colder or warmer than other upper parts of the body. However, the comforter provides only a fixed level of warmth and therefore blankets are added or parts of the body are left uncovered to adjust a comfort level for a sleeping occupant. Moreover, two people that share a comforter often have different preferences. One person may prefer more warmth where another may prefer minimal covering.
The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting a context of this disclosure. Work of the presently named inventors, to the extent it is described in this background section, as well as aspects of the description that may not otherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, are neither expressly nor impliedly admitted as prior art against the present disclosure.
An adjustable comforter according to one disclosed example embodiment includes, among other possible things, a base comforter having a top fabric sheet attached to a bottom fabric sheet and a plurality of microfiber filled cavities disposed therebetween. A plurality of spaced apart fasteners are disposed on the bottom fabric sheet to provide for attachment of accessory panels for adjusting warmth. In one disclosed embodiment, the fasteners are buttons that are attached to the base comforter with stitches. The accessory panel includes holes for receiving the buttons to secure it to the base comforter. The warmth provided by the adjustable comforter is tailored for different seasons and people by attaching panels to different locations of the base comforter as desired.
Although the different examples have the specific components shown in the illustrations, embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to those particular combinations. It is possible to use some of the components or features from one of the examples in combination with features or components from another one of the examples.
These and other features disclosed herein can be best understood from the following specification and drawings, the following of which is a brief description.
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The bottom fabric layer 24 includes a plurality of spaced apart fasteners 30. In this disclosed example, the fasteners are buttons 30 that are secured at intervals about periphery of the bottom fabric layer 24 of the base comforter 20. The accessory panel 34 is ½ the width of the base comforter 20. The quarter segment 36 is ¼ the size of the base comforter 20. Each of the accessory panels 34 and quarter segments 36 have button holes 32 that align with the buttons 30 of the base comforter 20. The accessory panels 34 and quarter segments 36 may be attached to the base comforter 20 in any combination where the button holes 32 align the buttons 30. It should be appreciated, that the quarter segments 36 are accessory panels of a different size and referred to as segments for clarity purposes in this disclosure. Moreover, although accessory panels of ½ and 14 the size of the base comforter 20 are disclosed and described by way of example, other sizes of attachable panels could be utilized within the contemplation and scope of this disclosure.
In one disclosed example, the comforter assembly 25 is sized for a standard king size bed, however, the specific size may be modified to fit queen, full, California King and or any other size bed. Moreover, the comforter assembly 25 may be provided in various sizes that can be used on similar sized beds. For example, one comforter assembly size may be fabricated for use with both full and queen size beds, another comforter size may be fabricated for use with King and California size King beds. Additionally, the comforter assembly 25 could be fabricated for use with twin and child sized beds. Moreover, other sizes and shapes of the example comforter assembly 25 are within the contemplation and scope of this disclosure.
The accessory panels 34 and quarter segments 36 provide for adjustment of warmth to fine tune the comforter assembly 25 to personal preferences and seasonal temperature changes. One half size accessory panel 34 can be attached to one side of the base comforter 20 to provide more warmth on one side while providing cooler sleeping conditions on the other side. Additionally, the quarter sized segments 36 could be attached at the bottom of one side to provide warmer feet and cooler top, or reversed and attached near the top to provide increased top warmth and cooler conditions at a person's feet. Moreover, the accessory panels 34 and segments 36 may be attached in many other combinations for tailoring of warmth to many different conditions and preferences.
Moreover, either of the accessory panels 34 and the quarter segments 36 may be provided as a weighted panel to provide a secure calm feeling. Weighted panels can provide a grounding feeling that may improve sleep quality and relieve stress and anxiety. Either size of the accessory panels 34 and quarter segments 36 may be formed as a weighted panel and include button holes for attachment. Weighted panels would include additional weight generating filling, or different microfiber filling to provide the desired weight. In one disclosed embodiment, the weighted panels are filled with microfiber fill and glass beads (not shown). The glass beads are added to provide the additional weigh. Alternatively, the fabric utilized to form the weighted panel may be of an increased weight to provide the desired weighted feel. The weight of the panels may be tailored to provide a desired overall weight for each panel and/or segment. As appreciated, any configuration known for producing a weighted panel is within the contemplation and scope of this disclosure.
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The base comforter 20 includes a top edge 42, bottom edge 44 and side edges 46, 48. An opening 40 is provided along the bottom edge 44 to enable filling of cavities with the microfiber filing. The opening 40 may be closeable with a fastener such as a zipper, or other known closeable fastener. The opening 40 may also be sewn through to close the bottom edge once filling of the cavities with microfiber filing is completed.
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In one disclosed embodiment. 16 buttons are disposed at different locations along the bottom sheet 24. Other button locations could be utilized and/or added, and the current locations adjusted to provide for additional attachment options. Moreover, although buttons 30 are disclosed by way of example, other individually located fasteners that are spaced apart around the comforter assembly 25, such as snaps, loops and ties for example could also be utilized and are within the scope and contemplation of this disclosure.
The size of the example buttons 30 are approximately 0.875 inches in diameter and are made of wood. As appreciated other sizes and materials could be utilized for form the example buttons and remain within the scope and contemplation of this disclosure. The size of the buttons 30 are provided to assure securement while not being intrusive to sleeping users.
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In one disclosed example, the base comforter 20 utilizes the baffle box construction 50 while the accessory panels 34 and quarter segments 36 utilizes sewn through stitching 35. As appreciated, other combinations of baffle box construction and sewn through stitching 35 could be utilized and are within the contemplation of this disclosure.
As should be appreciated, any form of construction that provides for the distribution of the microfiber filling 28 could be utilized for form the base comforter 20, the accessory panels 34 and the quarter segments 36 and remain within the scope and contemplation of this disclosure.
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Accordingly, the disclosed example comforter assembly 25 provides for tailoring of warmth to personal preference as well as seasonal changes such that only one comforter is all that is needed.
Although the different non-limiting embodiments are illustrated as having specific components or steps, the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to those particular combinations. It is possible to use some of the components or features from any of the non-limiting embodiments in combination with features or components from any of the other non-limiting embodiments.
It should be understood that like reference numerals identify corresponding or similar elements throughout the several drawings. It should be understood that although a particular component arrangement is disclosed and illustrated in these exemplary embodiments, other arrangements could also benefit from the teachings of this disclosure.
The foregoing description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense. A worker of ordinary skill in the art would understand that certain modifications could come within the scope of this disclosure. For these reasons, the following claims should be studied to determine the true scope and content of this disclosure.
Although an example embodiment has been disclosed, a worker of ordinary skill in this art would recognize that certain modifications would come within the scope of this disclosure. For that reason, the following claims should be studied to determine the scope and content of this disclosure.
