Patent Application
20170071368
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to duvet covers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mock duvet cover.
2. Description of the Related Art
Duvets are a type of bedding used to provide warmth and coverage to users. Generally stuffed with a soft stuffing (e.g., down, feathers, synthetic equivalents), duvets are generally difficult to clean. Depending on the type of stuffing, duvets may require specialist cleaning, which may be expensive. As such, a duvet is usually used with a duvet cover that prevents the duvet from being exposed.
A duvet cover generally corresponds in size and shape to the duvet. Made of two substantially rectangular flat sheets sewn together along three edges and perhaps part of a fourth edge, the duvet cover allows a duvet to be inserted along the open edge. The duvet cover therefore encloses the duvet between two flat sheets of fabric. Such a duvet cover is generally made to be removable and separately cleaned (e.g. standard laundering). Duvet covers therefore allow the duvets themselves to require cleaning much less frequently.
It may be time-consuming and/or inconvenient to remove and replace a duvet cover from a duvet, however. While such removal and replacement need not take place as often for home use, various hospitality institutions (e.g., hotels, cruise ships, vacation rentals) may need to do so daily and/or every time a guest checks out. For large institutions with a large number of beds, such time adds up.
There is, therefore, a need in the art for improved systems and methods for providing a mock duvet cover.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a mock duvet cover. Such a mock duvet cover may include one side, which may be a substantially rectangular flat sheet. Such a flat sheet may correspond in size to a duvet having a defined size. The mock duvet cover may further include a pocket attached to one side of the flat sheet. A portion of the duvet having the defined size may be insertable into the pocket. As such, the pocket may hold the duvet in place when the duvet and associated mock duvet cover are placed on a bed.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a mock duvet cover. Such a mock duvet cover may include one side, which may be a substantially rectangular flat sheet. Such a flat sheet may correspond in size to a duvet having a defined size. The mock duvet cover may further include a pocket attached to one side of the flat sheet. A portion of the duvet having the defined size may be insertable into the pocket. As such, the pocket may hold the duvet in place when the duvet and associated mock duvet cover are placed on a bed.
An exemplary mock duvet cover 100 may have dimensions of 105 inches by 95 inches, be made of 100% cotton, having a sateen weave, and a satin finish. Its edges may be reinforced with additional layers of fabric attached together. Such layers may be created by folding down edges (e.g., by half an inch or more) of the rectangular flat sheet. The layers may likewise be attached together by single stitching, double stitching, bar tack stitching, other reinforced stitching, and non-stitching attachments. In some instances, the mock duvet cover 100 may further include fasteners that attach the mock duvet cover 100 to a duvet inserted into a pocket (described in further detail below) and thereby hold the duvet in place relative to the mock duvet cover 100.
The depth of the pocket 200 may be half a length of the duvet along an edge or less (e.g., 15 inches). In some embodiments, the pocket 200 may be made of a same piece of fabric as the mock duvet cover (e.g., that has been folded over and sewn on three edges except the open edge 210). In other embodiments, the pocket 200 may be made of a separate piece of fabric cut to correspond to the width of the mock duvet cover 100. As such, the separate piece of fabric may be sewn to the mock duvet cover 100 along the three edges other than the open edge 210.
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In the method 300, a substantially rectangular sheet of fabric is cut (e.g., from a bolt of fabric) and/or pieced together (e.g., from smaller pieces of fabric) in step 310. Such a substantially rectangular sheet may correspond to a defined duvet size (e.g., twin, full, queen, king, California king).
In step 320, the sheet may be hemmed along any of its four edges. In step 330, a pocket 200 may be sewn onto one side (e.g., bottom-facing side) of the flat sheet. Such a pocket 200 may be made by folding over an edge of the flat sheet (in which case the flat sheet may be cut slightly longer than the duvet size, where the excess length corresponds to the depth of the pocket 200. Alternatively, the pocket 200 may be made of a separate piece of fabric. As described above, the pocket 200 may be sewn along the edges corresponding to the edges of the flat sheet. The pocket 200 may have an open edge 210, however, that is not sewn to the flat sheet. The pocket 200 therefore allows for the duvet to be inserted partially therein, thereby holding the duvet in place when used together on a bed.
While various embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. The descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular forms set forth herein. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the above description is illustrative and not restrictive. To the contrary, the present descriptions are intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and otherwise appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
