Patent Application
20200146474
Embodiments described herein generally relate to bed coverings, and more particularly to bed coverings including openings at the foot region of the bed covering.
Bed coverings typically include sheets, quilts, blankets and otherwise that cover the mattress portion of a conventional bed. Typically the fitted sheet goes directly over the mattress and the accompanying flat sheet is used in conjunction with the fitted sheet. Above the flat sheet a blanket and/or comforter is typically used. The bed covering allows an individual to lie directly on the fitted sheet and slide the remaining coverings over their bodies while asleep. This traditional method has some shortcomings in certain instances. In particular some individuals have increased body temperatures while sleeping due to medical or other simple environmental conditions. Therefore these individuals may not feel comfortable under the flat sheet and accompanying comforter or blanket. One common approach to address this problem is the extension of a portion of the individual's body outwardly from the covering while in a sleeping position. Although this can be effective in providing some cooling, it would be advantageous to have a system that is more adapted to allow the user to release their feet to an exposed area while under the bed covering.
The various advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure will become apparent to one skilled in the art by reading the following specification and appended claims, and by referencing the following drawings, in which:
Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein describe a bed covering system including one or more bed coverings including a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and a blanket or comforter. The blanket or comforter bed coverings each include a slit opening at a foot end of the bed covering. Each slit opening is covered by a flap in a closed position. A magnetic closure device is integrated in the blanket or comforter for maintaining each flap in a closed position when no force is applied to the opening and for releasing the flap when force is applied to the opening.
In some exemplary embodiments, each flap is released from a closed position to an open position when force is applied to each opening from a user's feet.
Another exemplary embodiment disclosed herein describes at least one cover member which lays on a top surface of a bed, the cover member having an opening at its foot end, the opening including a flap formed by a top layer and a bottom layer each integrated with a magnetic strip for affixing the top layer and bottom layer to one another when the flap is in a closed position and for releasing the flap when force is applied to the opening.
In some exemplary embodiments, the opening receives a user's foot or feet.
The present invention relates to a bed covering system (“the system”) which permits a user to stick their feet out from one or more bed coverings without having to pull up the ends of the one or more bed coverings. The bed covering system includes one or more bed coverings that may each include an air pocket (i.e., opening) which a user may extend their feet through for cooling purposes. The air pocket is a slit in a bed covering along the width of the bed covering. The air pocket includes a flap for covering the opening and a magnetic strip is used to keep the flap in a closed position. A user lying underneath the one or more bed coverings can effortlessly kick their feet outwards through the air pockets in order to disconnect the attached magnets, and expose their feet through the slit of the one or more bed coverings, and once the body feels cooler, the user can slip their feet back into the one or more bed coverings.
The system may include a traditional fitted sheet, a flat sheet with a slit opening, a blanket with a slit opening, and a comforter with a slit opening. Further, the slit opening (i.e., air pocket) of the flat sheet may be aligned with the slit opening on a comforter or blanket that accompanies the bed covering system. The slit openings each include a magnetic strip connector that keeps the openings in a closed position normally. However, as desired, a user may kick open the split openings to expose their foot or feet through the openings while sleeping in the bed. This system allows the user to release their feet for some cooling exposure as desired.
The slit opening 20 includes a flap formed by a top layer and a bottom layer which are connected to one another to close the slit opening. The slit opening is open when the top layer and the bottom layer are disconnected. The top layer and the bottom layer each include a magnetic strip 22 for affixing the top and bottom layers to one another. In a preferred embodiment, each magnetic strip is a double sided magnetic strip. The magnetic strip 22 extends along the length of a flap, where the flap keeps the opening 20 in a normally closed position. When desired a user may kick the flap to expose the opening 20 and allow for their foot or feet to extend outside of the blanket 14 and flat sheet 12. This feature gives the user some exposure area as desired and then once complete the user may simply place their feet back under the comforter 14 as desired.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.
It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.)
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate from the foregoing description that the broad techniques of the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while the embodiments of this invention have been described in connection with particular examples thereof, the true scope of the embodiments of the invention should not be so limited since other modifications will become apparent to the skilled practitioner upon a study of the drawings, specification, and following claims.
This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/758,536 filed on Nov. 10, 2018, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62758536 | Nov 2018 | US |
