US20070000053A1

US20070000053A1 - Bed Sheet assembly

Info

Publication number: US20070000053A1
Application number: US11/171,161
Authority: US
Inventors: Chu-Yuan Yang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-06-30
Filing date: 2005-06-30
Publication date: 2007-01-04

Abstract

A bed sheet assembly has a bed sheet and a pad cover. The pad cover is detachably connected to the bed sheet with a first connection device and adapted to detachably mount on and enclose a mattress. Accordingly, the bed sheet assembly is conveniently assembled or disassembled and is easily connected to and disconnected from a mattress.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a bed sheet assembly, and more particularly to a bed sheet assembly that is easily and conveniently connected to and disconnected from a mattress.
2. Description of Related Art
In a hotel, service personnel of the hotel are often seen making beds by attaching a bed sheet to a mattress, covering the bed sheet with a flat sheet, placing a blanket or a comforter on top of the flat sheet and subsequently placing a bed cover on top of the blanket/comforter. Bottoms and sides of the bed sheet and the flat sheet are tucked under the mattress so as to form a pouch between the bed sheet and the flat sheet. Thereafter, when a user is sleeping in the pouch formed by the bed sheet and the flat sheet, the pouch is able to keep the user at the required temperature and thus the user should be kept warm all through the long night. However, no matter in what kind of position the user sleeps, the user never remains in the same initial position. That is, sleepers inevitably roll over and over again during sleep. The bottoms and the sides of the bed sheet and/or the flat sheet may thus be pulled out from underneath the mattress. As a consequence, the user may easily come down with a cold or at least suffer disrupted sleep.
In addition, the hotel personnel always exchanges used the bed sheet and flat sheet for new ones but does not change the blanket or the comforter, such that sanitary problems may occur when many persons have used a same blanket or comforter.
Furthermore, when the bed is prepared by a single person, the work and time for preparing the conventional bed sheet assembly is tremendous and troublesome.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a bed sheet assembly to mitigate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bed sheet assembly that is conveniently assembled or disassembled and is easily connected to and disconnected from a mattress. The bed sheet assembly has a bed sheet and a pad cover. The pad cover is detachably connected to the bed sheet with a first connection device and adapted to detachably mount on and enclose a mattress.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the bed sheet assembly in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the protector of the bed sheet assembly in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of another embodiment of a protector in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bed sheet assembly in FIG. 1 showing that the bed cover is opened;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of a bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an operational embodiment of the bed sheet assembly in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of a bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative operational embodiment of the bed sheet assembly in FIG. 8; and
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises a bed sheet (10), a pad cover (30) connected to the bed sheet (10), an optional flat sheet (20) and an optional bed cover (40).
The bed sheet (10) has a shape adapted to correspond to a shape of a mattress. In the first embodiment, the bed sheet (10) is a substantially rectangular sheet
The pad cover (30) is connected to the bottom of the bed sheet (10) with a first connection device and is adapted to cover on and enclose the mattress. With further reference to FIG. 3, the pad cover has four positioning extensions (32) integrally formed with the pad cover (30) to enclose the mattress. The first connection device may comprise at least one first adhesive strap (12), such as Velcro™ mounted on the bottom of the bed sheet (10) and at least one second adhesive strap (34), such as Velcro™ each having a hooked connector (342) and looped connector (344). One connector (342) of each second adhesive strap (34) engages with a corresponding one of the first adhesive straps (12) on the bed sheet (10) to connect the bed sheet (10) with the pad cover (34). The other connectors (344) can connect with a skirt or be folded into the bottom of the mattress. In practice, a snap tape can be practiced here as the first connection device to replace the adhesive strap. In addition, with reference to FIG. 4, a frame (36) is attached inside the pad cover (30) to fit with and enclose a corresponding mattress. With the arrangement of the pad cover (30), the bed sheet (10) can connect to the mattress with the pad cover (30) and a comfortable effect is provided. The pad cover (30) may have a pad that can be a feather/down bed or have an open with itself to receive insulation.
The flat sheet (20) is connected to the bed sheet (10). Optionally, the flat sheet (20) has at least one side detachable connected to the bed sheet (10) with a second connection device. In the first embodiment, only one side of the flat sheet (20) is detachably connected to the bed sheet (10). Two extending skirts (24) are formed and extend from opposite sides of the flat sheet (20) to keep cold air from entering the space between the sheets (10,20). In a preferred embodiment, the second connection device comprises multiple pairs of eyelets and buttons mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the bed sheet (10) and the flat sheet (20) and corresponding to each other. With the engagements of the eyelets and buttons, the flat sheet (20) is detachably connected to the bed sheet (10). In an alternative embodiment, the second connection device comprises zippers mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the bed sheet (10) and the flat sheet (20) and engaging with each other.
In addition, a bend (25) is formed on the flat sheet (20) to define a compartment to partially receive a part of a blanket or a comforter (50). A third connection device is mounted on the flat sheet (20) to securely connect the comforter (50) with the flat sheet. In a preferred embodiment, the third connection device comprises multiple snap strips (26) attached on the periphery of the flat sheet (20) to engage with snap strips (52) or loops mounted on the comforter (50). In an alternative embodiment, the third connection device may comprise multiple loops to engage with the snap strips (52) on the comforter (50). With the engagement of the snap strips (26,52), the blanket or the comforter (50) can be held in place relative to the flat sheet (20).
With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the bed cover (40) is connected to the flat sheet (20) to cover the flat sheet (20) and the blanket or comforter (50) on the flat sheet (20). In the first embodiment, the bed cover (40) is connected to the flat sheet (20) in an undetachable manner. The bed cover (40) has a front extending end (41) extending into and being held in the bend (25) on the flat sheet (20). A fourth connection device mounted between the front extending end (41) of the bed cover (40) and the flat sheet (20) to connect the front extending end (41) to the flat sheet (20). In a preferred embodiment, the fourth connection device comprises multiple eyelets (412) defined in the front extending end (41) and multiple snap strips (252) mounted in the bend (25). When the front extending end (41) extends into the bend (25), the snap strips (252) can engage with the eyelets (412) to securely hold the front extending end (41) inside the bend (25). Two wings (42) extend out from opposite sides of the bed cover (40) to cover the extending skirts (24) of the flat sheet (20) so as to provide a further effect of preventing cold air from entering the space between the sheets (10,20).
With such a bed sheet assembly, the bed sheet (10), pad cover (30), the flat sheet (20) and the comforter (50) can be attached to or detached from a mattress simultaneously through the pad cover (30). Thus, the hotel personnel can prepare bed conveniently and easily, and to prepare bed needs only one person. Thus, the bed sheet of the present invention is time and labor saving. In addition, because the blanket or the comforter (50) is covered by the bed cover (40) and is not exposed from the flat sheet (20) and the bed cover (40), the blanket or the comforter (50) will not be dirtied even when many persons have used the blanket or the comforter (50). Therefore, it is not necessary to change a new blanket or comforter (50) when the bed sheet assembly is replaced as the sanitary problem found with the prior art will not occur now.
With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a pad cover (30′) is mounted on a mattress, and the bed sheet (10′) has four positioning extensions (11) integrally formed with the bed sheet (10′) to hold and enclose the mattress with the pad cover (30′). In the second embodiment, the first connection device comprises at least one zipper (122) mounted on the bottoms of the extensions (11) to engage with at least one zipper (34′) mounted on the pad cover (30′) to detachably connect the bed sheet (10′) to the pad cover (30′). The flat sheet (20′) has two sides detachably connected to the bed sheet (10′) with the second connection device to define a space (23) between the sheets (10′,20′) for receiving a user. An entrance (232) is defined between the bed sheet (10′) and the flat sheet (20′) for access to/exit from the space (23) by the user between the bed sheet (10′) and the flat sheet (20′). In the second embodiment, the second connection device comprises four tabs (14,27) attached respectively to the corresponding opposite sides of the bed sheet (10′) and the flat sheet (20′) and four zippers (142,272) mounted respectively on the tabs (14,27). With the engagement of the zippers (142,272), the opposite sides of the flat sheet (20′) are detachably connected to the bed sheet (10′). With the connection between the sides of the sheets (10′,20′), cold air will not enter into the pouch-like space (23) between the sheets (10′,20′). Therefore, the user will not come down with a cold air at least suffer disrupted sleep even the user inevitably rolls over and over again during sleep.
The third connection device mounted on the flat sheet (20′) to connect with the comforter (50′) comprises multiple zippers (262) to engage with zippers (54) on the comforter (50′). With the zipper-type connection devices, the comforter (50′) and the sheets (10′,20′) of the bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention can be assembled or disassembled easily and conveniently.
With reference to FIG. 8, the flat sheet (20″) has two sides detachably connected to the bed sheet (10″) to define a space between the sheets (10″,20″) for receiving a user. In the third embodiment, the second connection device comprises four tabs (14′,27′) attached respectively to the corresponding sides of the bed sheet (10″) and the flat sheet (20″) and four zippers (142′,272′) mounted respectively on the tabs (14′,27′). With the engagement of the zippers (142′,272′), the sides of the flat sheet (20″) are detachably connected to the bed sheet (10″), and the flat sheet (20″) can be fully detached from the bed sheet (10″) for convenient washing of the sheets (10″,20″). In an alternative embodiment, the second connection device may comprise multiple eyelets and buttons, snap strips or adhesive straps as described in the connection devices in the above embodiments.
In addition, the bed cover (40′) can be connected to the flat sheet (20″) in a detachable manner, and a fifth connection device is mounted between the flat sheet (20″) and the bed cover (40′). The fifth connection device comprises two zippers (28,44) mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the flat sheet (20″) and the bed cover (40′). With the engagement of the zippers (28,44) of the fifth connection device, the bed cover (40′) is detachably connected to the flat sheet (20″). In an alternative embodiment, the fifth connection device may comprise multiple eyelets and buttons, snap strips or adhesive straps as described in the connection devices in the above embodiments.
With reference to FIG. 9, in an operational embodiment, the flat sheet (20″) is not connected to the bed sheet (10″) and two zippers (272′) of the second connection device on opposite sides of the flat sheet (20″) are connected with zippers (54′) on a second comforter (50″). The other zipper (272′) of the second connection is engaged with the zipper (44′) on a bed cover (40″). Accordingly, two comforters (50′,50″) are provided on the flat sheet (20″) so as to provide a further warmth effect. The zippers (142′) of the second connection device on the bed sheet (10″) can be connected to a skirt (60) to improve the appearance of the bed sheet assembly, such that the bed sheet assembly in accordance with the present invention is versatile in use.
With reference to FIG. 10, in a fourth embodiment, a tab (27 a) is mounted around three sides of the flat sheet (20 a). The tab (27 a) can be folded into the bottom of the bed sheet (10 a), the pad cover (30) or the mattress to connect the flat sheet (20 a) to the bed sheet (10 a). In addition, multiple eyelets (274) are mounted on the flat sheet (20 a) to engage respectively with snaps (56,562) or snap strips on a comforter (50 a) to connect the comforter (50 a) simultaneously to the flat sheet (20 a).
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A bed sheet assembly comprising:

a bed sheet; and

a pad cover detachably connected to the bed sheet with a first connection device and adapted to detachably mount on and enclose a mattress.

2. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the pad cover has four positioning extensions integrally formed with the pad cover to enclose the mattress; and

the first connection device comprises

at least one first adhesive strap mounted on the bottom of the bed sheet; and

at least one second adhesive strap mounted respectively on the positioning extensions, and each one of the at least one second adhesive strap comprising a hooked connector and looped connector,

wherein one of the connectors of each one of the at least one second adhesive strap is engaged with one of the at least one first adhesive strap on the bed sheet.

3. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pad cover further comprises a frame attached inside the pad cover to fit with and enclose the mattress.

4. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a flat sheet provided on a top of the bed sheet and having at least one side detachably connected to the bed sheet with a second connection device.

5. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein only one side of the flat sheet is detachably connected to the bed sheet; and

two extending skirts are formed and extend from opposite sides of the flat sheet.

6. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second connection device comprises multiple pairs of eyelets and buttons mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the bed sheet and the flat sheet and corresponding to each other.

7. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the flat sheet further comprises

a bend to define a compartment adapted to partially receive a part of a comforter; and

a third connection device mounted on the flat sheet to securely connect the comforter with the flat sheet.

8. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the third connection device comprises multiple snap strips attached on a periphery of the flat sheet to engage with snap strips mounted on the comforter.

9. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a bed cover connected to the flat sheet to cover the flat sheet and the comforter on the flat sheet.

10. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the bed cover has a front extending end extending into and being held in the bend on the flat sheet; and

a fourth connection device mounted between the front extending end of the bed cover and the flat sheet to connect the front extending end to the flat sheet.

11. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fourth connection device comprises multiple eyelets defined in the front extending end and multiple snap strips mounted in the bend and engaging respectively with the eyelets in the front extending end.

12. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the bed cover further comprises two wings extending out from opposite sides of the bed cover to cover the extending skirts of the flat sheet.

13. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the bed cover is detachably connected to the flat sheet with a fifth connection device.

14. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the fifth connection device comprises two zippers mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the flat sheet and the bed cover to engage with each other.

15. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the third connection device comprises multiple zippers attached on a periphery of the flat sheet to engage with zippers mounted on the comforter.

16. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the flat sheet has two sides connected to the bed sheet with the second connection device to define a space between the sheets for receiving a user.

17. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the second connection device comprises four tabs attached respectively to corresponding opposite sides of the bed sheet and the flat sheet and four zippers mounted respectively on the tabs to engage one of others.

18. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bed sheet has four positioning extensions integrally formed with the bed sheet to hold and enclose the mattress; and

the first connection device comprises

at least one zipper mounted on bottoms of the extensions of the bed sheet; and

at least one zipper mounted on the pad cover to engage with the at least one zipper on the bed sheet.

19. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 4 further comprising a bed cover connected to the flat sheet to cover the flat sheet and the comforter on the flat sheet.

20. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein

a connection device mounted between the front extending end of the bed cover and the flat sheet to connect the front extending end to the flat sheet.

21. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein the connection device between the front extending end and the flat sheet comprises multiple eyelets defined in the front extending end and multiple snap strips mounted in the bend and engaging respectively with the eyelets in the front extending end.

22. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 21, wherein the bed cover further comprises two wings extending out from opposite sides of the bed cover to cover the extending skirts of the flat sheet.

23. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein the bed cover is detachably connected to the flat sheet with a connection device.

24. The bed sheet assembly as claimed in claim 23, wherein the connection device for detachably connecting the bed cover to the flat sheet comprises two zippers mounted respectively on corresponding sides of the flat sheet and the bed cover to engage with each other.