FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to bedding. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bedding system that keeps a comforter staying tucked at all times and provides efficient making of a bed always ready for a next use. The bedding system of the present invention offers a user ultimate comfort for sleep with adjustable tightness of a fitted sheet, if used, and the comforter being tucked on the bed through a unique and innovative anchor assembly that incorporates various anchors of optimal performance of the bedding system. Additionally, the bedding system provides significantly more easiness and effectiveness of making the bed with minimum time and effort thereof comparing with conventional bedding systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Nowadays, normal beds are usually made with a fitted sheet and a top sheet tucked under a mattress supported by a box spring, a metal frame, or the like. A comforter or duvet with a duvet cover is loosely placed on top of the top sheet. During normal use, the bed covering, either being loosely laid on the bed or tucked under the mattress along with the top sheet, can get pulled free from the bed or kicked out of the desired layout of a user when sleeping, thus causing the bed to be completely re-made after each use by the user. Making the bed takes extra time and effort for the user and may include tidying sheets and the comforter, tucking the bed covering back under the mattress again, etc. This may be frustrating especially if the user has a very busy schedule and/or a busy lifestyle every day. Additionally, this can frustrate and irritate the user who may become uncovered, cold, and uncomfortable since the bed coverings may get mangled and/or even kicked out of the bed.
Most existing bedding systems and methods trying to solve the problems of bed-making and disorderly bedding are either complicated or ineffective. Many systems include apparatuses or devices to bed coverings or mattresses trying to keep bed coverings staying in the original position during use. The user must attach these systems to a purchased the bed covering or bed and/or mattress. Such an attachment not only requires alteration of bedding covers and/or beds, but also may cause damages to the bedding systems during attachment processes. Many other systems, however, try to eliminate tucking of any bedding covers to the bed, which may not be desired by many users who enjoy sleeping while being tucked in. Some recent improvements focused on the removable attachment of bedding layers and/or fasteners such as straps, clamps, fabric tie-downs to be used over the bedding coverings and/or mattresses. These systems, however, may cause uncomfortable experience to the user during sleep. Since these systems do not have a mechanism for the user to adjust the attachment to achieve desired comfort when sleeping in, the user may end up eliminating altogether.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide an optimal solution to the aforementioned problems for bedding system. The present invention comprises a bedding system that features an innovative anchor assembly and a comforter. The anchor assembly fits to a back face and all four sides of a mattress, with or without a fitted sheet, and an anchor band of the anchor assembly is configured to be wrapped around the four sides of the mattress, thus keeping the comforter staying tucked all the time. Further, the anchor assembly includes adjustable anchors, the bedding system not only keeps the comforter in position when the user sleeps in bed, but also allows the user to make adjustments to the tightness of the comforter being tucked on the bed. Therefore, the bedding system can eliminate or minimize the effort of bed making after each use and enable the user to achieve ultimate comfort during sleep.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a bedding system that comprises an anchor assembly, an optional fitted sheet, and a comforter. The anchor assembly includes a base and an anchor band that are attached together to form an assembly resembling an open box such that a mattress chosen by a user can fit into the anchor assembly with the top face of the mattress exposed, covered with or without the fitted sheet. The anchor band includes band fasteners that connect both ends thereof so that the anchor band tightly wraps around all four side of the mattress of a bed. Various anchors are attached to the anchor band and are attached to the sides and the foot portion of the comforter. Optionally, the anchors may be connected to the fitted sheet. Thus, the bedding system can keep the comforter staying tucked all the time and provides efficient making of a bed. The anchors of the anchor assembly each include adjustable mechanisms to allow the user to make adjustments of tightness of the comforter and optionally the tightness of the fitted sheet, if necessary, thus achieving an ultimate comfort and high-quality sleep. The constant, desired pressure exerted on the comforter by the anchors keeps the comforter staying tucked and in position during the user's sleep, thus minimizing and/or eliminating the need/effort of bed-making after each use of the present invention. The anchor assembly and comforter system can be conveniently and effectively installed by the user. The parts of the present invention are also removably connected, which allows the user to easily disconnect for washing and replacement of any components. The anchor assembly can be made to various sizes to fit to various types of beds such as king, queen, full sizes, etc. Further, the comforter comprises extenders on each of the longitudinal sides and the foot portion, which offers the flexibility for the present invention to fit to various thicknesses of mattresses and beds.
The comforter comprises a flap that can be folded to the front top surface of the comforter, which allows the user easy access to the bed for a comfortable sleep. After sleep, the user can easily flip the flap to achieve the neat appearance of the bed with the comforter being tucked in place. Further, the comforter of the bedding system may comprise a skirt that flares out on both the longitudinal sides and the foot area of the bed to offer a high bed and/or traditional display of the bed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of the present invention, wherein a head flap of a classic comforter set is folded on a mattress.
FIG. 2 is an isometric perspective view of the present invention, wherein a modern comforter set is placed on a top and all four sides of a mattress.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a bedding system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an anchor assembly of the bedding system of the present invention, wherein the anchor assembly is formed like a box to fit a mattress inside an anchor band.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fitted sheet of the bedding system of the present invention, wherein the fitted sheet covers the top and sides of the mattrass and a partial anchor assembly is wrapped around the exterior sides of the fitted sheet.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a head edge of the fitted sheet of the bedding system of the present invention, wherein the fitted sheet comprises a cutoff section to expose a head area of the mattress.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the anchor assembly of the bedding system of the present invention, wherein a plurality of anchors is attached to the anchor band that is wrapped around the sides of the mattress.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a dual attachment ring anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a single attachment ring anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a lock-in ring anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a fitted sheet strap and a comforter strap of the lock-in anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a channel anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a top view of a raised channel and a plurality of braces of the channel anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention indicating the direction of section cut A.
FIG. 14 is a front view of the raised channel the channel anchor of the anchor assembly of the present invention taken along line A-A in FIG. 13.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a first channel strap of the channel anchor of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a second channel strap of the channel anchor of the present invention.
DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 16, the present invention comprises a bedding system that keeps a comforter staying tucked at all times and provides efficient making of a bed. The bedding system of the present invention offers a user ultimate comfort for sleep with active adjustable tightness of the comforter being tucked on the bed, wherein an anchor assembly provides continuous adjustments with the movements of the user during sleep. The anchor assembly includes a base and an anchor band that are formed into a “box” to fit a mattress, wherein the mattress “sits” in this open top box with a front face of the mattress exposed and all four sides being wrapped around by the anchor band. Additionally, the anchor assembly comprises anchors, wherein the anchors are attached to the exterior surface of the anchor band. The anchors on the anchor band are detachably and adjustably attached to a bottom and two sides of the comforter when the comforter is placed on the mattress and hung over the mattress. Further, the anchors of the anchor assembly may be detachably and adjustably attached to a fitted sheet, wherein the fitted sheet is placed directly on the mattress with the comforter being assembled over the fitted sheet. Thus, through the anchor assembly of the present invention, the bedding system provides significantly more easiness and effectiveness of making the bed with a minimum of time and effort by a user comparing with conventional bedding systems.
As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the bedding system of the present invention comprises a comforter 10, an anchor assembly 30, and a mattress 90. The mattress 90 comprises a front face 91 and back face 92. The comforter 10 comprises a top 12, a bottom 13, a first side 14, and a second side 15. The bottom 13, the first side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10 are configured to be wrapped around the mattress 90 with the back face 92 exposed. The back face 92 of the mattress 90 normally is supported by a flat surface including, but not limited to, floor, ground, box spring, platform, etc. In the present invention, however, the back face 92 “sits” inside the anchor assembly 30, thus the anchor assembly 30 is wrapped around the entire back face 92 and all four sides of the mattress 90 as can be seen in FIG. 4. The anchor assembly 30 can fit to any specific mattress, including, but not limited to king bed, queen bed, full bed, etc. The front face 91 of the mattress 90 and all four sides except the head/top side surface of the mattress 90 against a headboard of a bed are wrapped around by the comforter 10, as can be seen in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
As can be seen in FIG. 4 and FIG. 7, the anchor assembly 30 is configured to be wrapped around all four sides and the back face 92 of the mattress 90. The anchor assembly 30 comprises a base 31, an anchor band 32, at least one band fastener 33, and a plurality of anchors 34. One end of the at least one band fastener 33 is terminally attached to one distal end of the anchor band 32 and the other end of the at least one band fastener 33 is terminally attached to the opposite end of the anchor band 32. The anchor band 32 is terminally and longitudinally attached to the perimeter of the base 31. The anchor band 32 and the base 31 are configured to form an open box to fit to the exterior of the mattress 90 with the front face 91 of the mattress 90 exposed. The plurality of anchors 34 is attached to the anchor band 32 and is removably and adjustably fastened to the comforter 10. At least one of the plurality of anchors 34 is fastened to the first side 14 between the center of the first side 14 and the bottom 13 of the comforter 10. Additionally, at least one of the plurality of anchors 34 is fastened to the second side 15 between the center of the second side 15 and the bottom 13 of the comforter 10. Further, at least one of the plurality of anchors 34 is fastened to the bottom 13 of the comforter 10. The plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 provides proper force to keep the comforter 10 tucked on the bed and the user comfortably tucked in the bed during sleep. Additionally, the plurality of anchors 34 allows the user easily to get up while still keeping the comforter 10 tucked on the bed thus eliminating lengthy bed-making process.
As can be seen in FIG. 3, the comforter 10 comprises a flap 11, the top 12, the bottom 13, the first side 14, the second side 15, a front 16, a back 17, a flap crease 18, a plurality of anchor fasteners 22, a plurality of extenders 23. Each of the plurality of extenders 23 further comprises an extender crease 24. Specifically, the flap 11 is positioned on the top 12 of the comforter 10 and folded to the front 16 of the comforter 10 at the flap crease 18. A pillow attachment may be attached to the front 16 of the comforter 10 adjacent the top 12. The pillow attachment can take various shapes and sizes that the user desires and may occupy the area between the edge of the top 12 and the flap crease 18. Each of the plurality of extenders 23 is attached to the bottom 13, the first side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10. Additionally, each of the plurality of extenders 23 is attached to the comforter 10 at the extender crease 24, wherein the comforter 10 can fit to various thicknesses of the mattress with or without a support including, but not limited to, a spring box or any other suitable support, by folding or unfolding the plurality of extenders 23. Further, the comforter 10 may include, but is not limited to, a conventional comforter, a duvet with or without a duvet cover, a blanket, etc.
As can be seen in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6, the bedding system of the present invention comprises a fitted sheet 80. Specifically, the fitted sheet 80 is placed on the mattress 90 and positioned between the mattress 90 and the comforter 10 with the back face 92 of the mattress 90 exposed. The back face 92 of the mattress 90 is in direct contact with the base 31 of the anchor assembly 30. Additionally, the fitted sheet 80 is configured to be wrapped around the front face 91 and all four sides including the head 93 and the bottom 94. At least one of the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 is removably and adjustably fastened to the fitted sheet 80 at each of the four sides of the mattress 90, thus stabilizing the fitted sheet 80 of the bedding system tightly on the mattress 90 at all times. Further, the fitted sheet 80 comprises a head edge 81, a head cutoff 82, and a plurality of edge fasteners 83, as can be seen in FIG. 6. The head cutoff 82 is terminally positioned on the head edge 81 and exposes an area of the head 93 of the mattress 90 from the center of the head 93 to the bottom 94 of the mattress 90, thus allowing the user to conveniently adjust the tightness of the fitted sheet 80 on the mattress 90 through the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30.
As can be seen in FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 comprises a single attachment ring anchor 41. More specifically, the single attachment ring anchor 41 comprises an anchor base 35, an anchor ring 36, an anchor strap 39, an anchor fastener 42, and an adjustment tab 49. The anchor fastener 42 is distally mounted on one end of the anchor base 35. The anchor ring 36 is distally mounted on the anchor base 35 opposite the anchor fastener 42. The adjustment tab 49 is distally positioned on one end of the anchor strap 39. The anchor strap 39 is attached to the anchor base 35 at a distal end opposite the adjustment tab 49 and is mounted to the anchor base 35 adjacent to the anchor fastener 42. Additionally, the anchor strap 39 is configured to traverse through and be wrapped around the anchor ring 36 to facilitate adjustment of tightness of the single attachment ring anchor 41 through the adjustment tab 49 of the anchor strap 39.
As can be seen in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 comprises a dual attachment ring anchor 45. More specifically, the dual attachment ring anchor 45 comprises an anchor base 35, an anchor ring 36, an anchor strap 39, a fitted sheet fastener 37, a comforter fastener 38 and an adjustment tab 49. The fitted sheet fastener 37 is distally mounted on one end of the anchor base 35. The anchor ring 36 is distally mounted on the anchor base 35 opposite the fitted sheet fastener 37. The adjustment tab 49 is distally positioned on one end of the anchor strap 39. The comfort fastener 38 is mounted to the other end of the anchor strap 39 opposite the adjustment tab 49. The anchor strap 39 is attached to the anchor base 35 adjacent to the center of the anchor strap 39 and is mounted to the anchor base 35 between the anchor ring 36 and the fitted sheet fastener 37. Additionally, the anchor strap 39 is configured to traverse through and be wrapped around the anchor ring 36 to facilitate adjustment of tightness of the dual attachment ring anchor 45 through the adjustment tab 49 of the anchor strap 36.
As can be seen in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 comprises a lock-in anchor 51. More specifically, the lock-in anchor 51 comprises an anchor base 35, a locking mechanism 52, a slider 48, a slotted channel 43, fitted sheet strap 56, and a comforter strap 59. The slotted channel 43 is mounted on the anchor base 35. The locking mechanism 52 is movably attached to the slotted channel 43. The slider 48 is slidably attached to the slotted channel 43 adjacent the locking mechanism 52. Additionally, the slider comprises a fitted sheet strap fastener 54 and a comforter strap fastener 55. The fitted sheet strap 56 comprises a fitted sheet fastener 57. The comforter strap 59 comprises a comforter fastener 46. Both the fitted sheet strap 56 and the comforter strap 59 are attached to the slider 48. The locking mechanism 52 and slider 48 along the slotted channel 43 are configured to facilitate adjustment of tightness of the lock-in anchor 51, wherein releasing the locking mechanism 52 facilitates the slider 48 and the locking mechanism 52 to slide along the slotted channel 43, while activating the locking mechanism 52 locks the locking mechanism 52 and the slider 48 in the slotted channel 43. As can be seen in FIG. 11, the fitted sheet strap 56 of the lock-in anchor 51 comprises a fitted sheet strap anchor fastener 58. More specifically, the fitted sheet strap anchor fastener 58 is mounted on the fitted sheet strap 56 at one distal end. The fitted sheet fastener 57 is mounted on the fitted sheet strap 56 at the other end of the fitted sheet strap 56 opposite the fitted sheet strap anchor fastener 58. Additionally, the fitted sheet strap 56 is attached to the slider 48 through connecting the fitted sheet strap anchor fastener 58 of the fitted sheet strap 56 to the fitted sheet strap fastener 54 of the slider 48. The fitted sheet fastener 57 on the fitted sheet strap 56 may be connected with one of the plurality of edge fasteners 83 of the fitted sheet 80 when a fitted sheet 80 is placed on the mattress 90. Further, the comforter strap 59 comprises a comforter strap anchor fastener 47. The comforter strap anchor fastener 47 is mounted on the comforter strap 59 at one distal end. The comforter fastener 46 is mounted on the comforter strap 59 at the other end of the comforter strap 59 opposite the comforter strap anchor fastener 47. Additionally, the comforter strap 59 is attached to the slider 48 by connecting the comforter strap anchor fastener 47 of the comforter strap 59 to the comforter strap fastener 55 of the slider 48. The comforter fastener 46 may be connected with one of the plurality of anchor fasteners 22 of the comforter 10 to keep the comforter 10 staying tucked on the bed at all times. Further, the tightness of the fitted sheet 80 and the comforter 10, when connected to the lock-in anchor 51 of the anchor assembly 30, may be conveniently adjusted through the slider 48 and the locking mechanism 52 as described above.
As can be seen in FIG. 12 to FIG. 16, the plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 further comprises a channel anchor 61. More specifically, the channel anchor 61 comprises an anchor base 35, a channel body 62, a plurality of raised channels 63, an aperture 64, a plurality of braces 65, a first channel strap 71, and a second channel strap 77. The channel body 62 is mounted to the anchor base 35. The aperture 64 is positioned on the channel body 62. The plurality of raised channels 63 is terminally positioned on the perimeter of the aperture 62. Each end of each of the plurality of braces 65 is positioned inside one of the plurality of raised channels 63, and the plurality of braces 65 is configured to slide in the plurality of raised channels 63 longitudinally along the aperture 64. The first channel strap 71 is configured to be wrapped around one of the plurality of braces 65 adjacent to the center of the first channel strap 71. Additionally, the first channel strap 71 is positioned on the aperture 64 between a longitudinal end and a center of the aperture 64. The first channel strap 71 comprises a first fastener 74 and a second fastener 76. The first fastener 74 is mounted to one distal end of the first channel strap 71, and the second fastener 76 is mounted to the other distal end of the first channel strap 71 opposite the first fastener 74. The second channel strap 77 comprises an adjustment tab 49 and an anchor end 78. The adjustment tab 49 is positioned on a distal end of the second channel strap 77. The anchor end 78 is positioned on the other distal end of the second channel strap 77 opposite the adjustment tab 49. The anchor end 78 of the second channel strap 77 is attached to the anchor base 35 adjacent a longitudinal end of the aperture 64 opposite the first channel strap 71. The second channel strap 77 is positioned on the aperture 64 between the center of the aperture 64 and the longitudinal end of the aperture 64 opposite the first channel strap 71. Further, the second channel strap 77 is configured to be wrapped around one of the plurality of braces 65 adjacent a center of the second channel strap 77 to facilitate adjustment of tightness of the channel anchor 61 through the adjustment tab 49 of the second channel strap 77.
As can be seen in FIG. 12 to FIG. 16, the plurality of braces 65 of the channel anchor 61 comprises a first outer brace 66, a first inner brace 67, a second outer brace 69, and a second inner brace 68. More specifically, the first outer brace 66 is distally positioned on the aperture. The first inner brace 67 is positioned on the aperture 64 adjacent the first outer brace 66. The second outer brace 69 is positioned on the aperture 64 opposite the first outer brace 66, and the second inner brace 68 is positioned on the aperture 64 adjacent the second outer brace 69. Additionally, the first channel strap 71 comprises a brace pocket 72, a fitted sheet end 73, and a comforter end 75. Specifically, as can be seen in FIG. 15, the brace pocket 72 is positioned on the first channel strap 71 adjacent the center thereof and is configured to be wrapped around the first inner brace 67, as can be seen in FIG. 12. The fitted sheet end 73 is terminally positioned on one distal end of the first channel strap 71 and the comforter end 75 is terminally positioned on the first channel strap 71 opposite the fitted sheet end 73. Additionally, the first fastener 74 is distally mounted to the first channel strap 71 adjacent the fitted sheet end 73 while the second fastener 76 is distally mounted to the first channel strap 71 adjacent the comforter end 75. The first fastener 74 and the second fastener 76 are configured to connect to the fitted sheet 80 and the comforter 10, respectively. Thus, the first channel strap 71 is configured to be wrapped around the first inner brace 67, and the second channel strap 77 is configured to be wrapped around the second inner brace 68. Further, the second channel strap 77 comprises a tab end 79. The tab end 79 is positioned on the second channel strap 77 opposite the anchor end 78. The adjustment tab 49 is positioned at the tab end 79 and provides a grip area for the user to make tightness adjustment of the channel anchor 61. The second channel strap 77 is attached to the anchor base 35 of the channel anchor 61 and is configured to be wrapped around the second inner brace 68 of the plurality of braces 65. When the user is pulling the second channel strap 77 while gripping and holding the adjustment tab 49 of the second channel strap 77, in order to tighten the comforter 10 or the fitted sheet 80, or both, the plurality of braces 65 is sliding in the plurality of raised channels 63 and longitudinally in the aperture 64 towards the center of the aperture 64. Specifically, the second inner brace 68 and the first inner brace 67 each are sliding towards each other. At the same time, the second outer brace 69 is sliding towards the second inner brace 68, and the first outer brace 66 is sliding towards the first inner brace 67. The comforter 10 or the fitted sheet 80, or both are pulled against the mattress, since the first channel strap 71 is attached to the comforter 10 or the fitted sheet 80, or both, and the first channel strap 71 is configured to be wrapped around the first inner brace, the comforter 10, or the fitted sheet 80, or both. When the user stops pulling the second channel strap 77 once the desired tightness is achieved, both the first channel strap 71 and the second channel strap 77 stop sliding and stay in place per the frictions among each of the plurality of braces 65, the first channel strap 71, and the second channel strap 77. Further, the user can follow the same process to reduce the tightness of the comforter 10 or the fitted sheet 80, or both through loosening the second channel strap 77 while gripping and holding the adjustment tab 49 thereof, thus causing the reversed sliding movement of each of the plurality of braces 65, the first channel strap 71, and the second channel strap 77 to achieve a desired tightness adjustment.
As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the comforter 10 comprises the plurality of anchor fasteners 22, which is distributed on the bottom 13, the first side 14, and the second side 15 of the comforter 10. The plurality of anchors 34 of the anchor assembly 30 is fastened to the plurality of anchor fasteners 22 of the comforter 10. Additionally, the plurality of anchor fasteners 22 is distributed on the back 17 the comforter 10, thus each of the plurality of anchors 32 of the anchor assembly 30 connected to the comforter 10 is completed concealed by the comforter 10. Further, the flap 11 of the comforter 10 can be raised up to be at any angle between zero and 90 degrees with respect to the front 16 of the comforter 10 to the user's desired appearance.
As can be seen in FIG. 1, the comforter 10 of the bedding system of the present invention further comprises a skirt 25. The skirt 25 is attached to the front 16 of the comforter 10 at the edges of the first side 14, the second side 15, and the bottom 13, wherein the skirt 25 flares out to provide a traditional high bed appearance of the bedding system of the present invention whenever the user desires. The skirt 25 can be of any suitable shape and size. Further, the skirt 25 can be permanently or removably attached to the comforter through the use of any suitable fastening means including, but not limited to, sewing, being made to be an integral part of the comforter 10, hook and loop fastener, button fastener, snap fastener, magnet, etc.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Patent Application
20220133052
