1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to bedclothes such as bed sheets, blankets and comforters, and in particular to materials which can be used to make such bedclothes.
2. The Prior Art
Materials used to fabricate bedclothes such as bed sheets, blankets and comforters are well known and include cotton fabrics, satin, linen, polymer and polymer blend fabrics, wool fabrics, down-filled composite materials, etc. However, none of the known materials include a comfort-adjusting material, such as an insulation material, which also provides a smooth surface facing the person using the product.
I have developed such a material.
According to my invention, a multi-layered bedclothes material includes a first outer layer which includes a comfort-adjusting material and a second outer layer which is made of a smooth fabric, these two outer layers being attached at their peripheries so as to form a bedclothes item such as a flat bedsheet, a fitted bedsheet, a blanket, a comforter, etc. A comfort-adjusting material is a heat-insulating material, a moisture wicking material, or a heat reflecting material. The first outer layer is itself preferably formed of a first (outer) sub-layer that is made of a smooth fabric material and a second (inner) sub-layer that is made of a batting (heat insulating) material, the first and second sub-layers being connected together (e.g. stitched) to provide an outer surface for the bedclothes material which is not smooth (e.g. quilted). The first outer layer can also include a third inner sub-layer of a smooth fabric, with the second batting sub-layer being connected (e.g. stitched) between the first and third smooth fabric sub-layers. The inventive bedclothes material can be used to form flat or fitted bed sheets, blankets, comforters, etc.
The invention will now be better understood by reference to the attached drawings, taken in conjunction with the following discussion.
In the drawings,
The multi-layered bedclothes material of the present invention can be fabricated into a fitted bed sheet 10 that is mounted on a mattress M in a conventional manner as shown in
The multi-layered bedclothes material of the invention includes a first comfort-adjusting outer layer and a second smooth outer layer attached (stitched together) at their peripheries. One preferred embodiment is represented in
Another preferred embodiment of the inventive multi-layered bedclothes material is represented in
It should be understood that the first outer layer of the multi-layered bedclothes material of the invention need not be constructed as shown in
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