Comfort Curtain Bed Divider

Abstract

Comfort Curtain Bed Divider separates a shared bed into two spaces and prevents one person's breath exhales from assaulting their bedmate. It also blocks direct light from wireless devices from a bedmate's line of sight. It consists of two end boards, a line, and a stiff curtain. Each end board is folded at a 90-degree angle designed to slide underneath a mattress at the center point of the head and foot of the bed. The dome of the boards features height adjustable fasteners that allow a line to attach onto them so that a stiff curtain can run on the line.

Description

BACKGROUND

Sharing a bed may necessitate assembling a physical barrier between you and your bedmate, while not disturbing your original investment in bed frame, foundation, mattress, or fitted sheets. A stiff curtain can deflect strong breath exhales, block gust sprays, snoring breathe outs, coughs, and sneezes by your bedmate from assaulting your side of the bed. A curtain made of light blocking fabric will also keep lighting of a wireless device from direct line of sight should one person desire to read at night while their bedmate sleeps. Comfort Curtain Bed Divider is used nightly when caring for a convalescent spouse, or when children share a bed, or when the number of sleepers exceed the number of available beds.

Classification scheme A47C 21/00—Attachments for beds, e.g., sheet holders, bed-cover holders.

Solutions for how to cope with the problem of slumber breathe outs and pre-sleep habits and practices when sharing a bed has been prescribed for over one hundred years. Products closest to the design and function of the Comfort Curtain Bed Divider follows:

Patent #Last Name, title (brief description), Year

• 930,554 Moody, attachment for bed divider, 1909
• U.S. Pat. No. 1,432,383 Comings, sanitary breath deflector, 1922
• U.S. Pat. No. 1,472,731 Marvin, bed shield, 1923
• U.S. Pat. No. 1,669,573 Pejka, bed partition, 1928
• U.S. Pat. No. 1,875,522 Sweet, sanitary bed attachment, 1932
• U.S. Pat. No. 1,979,520 Abrams, slumber screen, 1934
• U.S. Pat. No. 2,208,713 Wilhelm, bed pillow separator, 1940
• U.S. Pat. No. 2,510,656 Randel, partition and support for beds (folded board under pillow), 1950
• U.S. Pat. No. 2,555,905 St. Pierre, partition for the head end of beds (round pillow on round base), 1951
• U.S. Pat. No. 2,556,913 Gilbert, bed dividing guard (board held with stiff wire under mattress), 1951
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,016,919 Zmijewski, breath deflector (folded cardboard under pillow), 1977
• U.S. Pat. No. 5,560,058 Smith, sleeping surface divider (stiff foam object), 1996
• U.S. Pat. No. 6,510,572 Horowitz, bed curtain divider (triangle sail sheet), 2003

DESCRIPTION

Following are brief descriptions of the drawings:

FIG. 1—End Boards (identical) dimensions

FIG. 2—Flat cut view of the End Boards

FIG. 3—Four dome design options for the End Boards

FIG. 4—Three-dimensional view of the End Boards, Line, and Curtain correctly positioned at the head and foot of the mattress. Mattress shown is for demonstration purpose only and is not part of the product design.

FIG. 5—Three-dimensional view of the End Board Bed Frame option with Line, and Curtain correctly positioned to hold the mattress. Mattress and rails shown is for demonstration purpose only and is not part of the product design.

Comfort Curtain Bed Divider consists of two end boards, a line, and a stiff curtain divider. The uniquely designed end boards are made of thin but rigid steel or plastic and positioned at the center point of the bed at the head and foot of the mattress. The flat 90-degree bend of each board is designed to slide in between the mattress and the box spring or foundation. It can also be positioned between a slatted bed frame and mattress. The dome top of the boards features a fastener design to adjust the line height.

The Comfort Curtain Bed Divider consist of a dome top design with multiple fastening options. Fastener design options aim to eliminate weak points for a more effective product. The final manufactured end board will be based on the dome design that provides overall strength and durability.

Comfort Curtain Bed Divider can be fitted for use with Queen, King, and California King size mattresses of 8″ to 14″ thickness. Attach each end of the line to one fastener so that the curtain is suspended above the fitted bedsheet with less than a one-eight-inch space between the bottom of the curtain and the bed surface.

The included queen pillowcase-sized stiff curtain is a light-blocking fabric that keeps device lighting from penetrating across the bed.

Additionally, the unique end board design can be integrated into a wood or metal slatted bed frame for the creation of a headboard and footboard assembled with hook-on rails.

SUMMARY

Comfort Curtain Bed Divider is a gentle divider that puts a curtain of comfort and protection between you and your bedmate, while not disturbing your original investment in bed frame, foundation, mattress, or fitted sheets. Consisting of two end boards with an adjustable line for the suspension of a stiff curtain, it deflects the contents of strong breath exhales, oral gust sprays, snoring breathe outs, coughs, and sneezes by your bedmate from assaulting your side of the bed. The curtain's light blocking fabric also keeps wireless device lighting from direct line of sight. Comfort Curtain Bed Divider is used nightly when caring for a convalescent spouse, or with children sharing a bed, or when the number of sleepers exceed the number of available beds.

Claims

I. Comfort Curtain Bed Divider consists of two original and uniquely designed end boards that slide under the mattress to hold a height adjustable line and a stiff curtain; the design can also be integrated into a slatted platform bed frame.

II. Comfort Curtain Bed Divider deflects the contents of strong breath exhales and blocks gust sprays, snoring breathe outs, coughs, and sneezes by your bedmate from assaulting your side of the bed and disturbing your wellbeing and slumber.

III. The stiff Comfort Curtain pillowcase-sized light-blocking fabric also keeps device lighting from direct line of sight and can easily be adjusted up or down the line as needed.