COMBINATION BED SHEET

Abstract

Implementations of a combination bed set are provided. In some implementations, a combination bed sheet comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top is a flat sheet. In some implementations, the bottom sheet is a fitted sheet. In some implementations, the bottom edge of the top sheet is secured to the bottom edge of bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top sheet includes angled cutouts at its bottom corners.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 62/042,058, which was filed on Aug. 26, 2014, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to implementations of a combination bed sheet.

BACKGROUND

A mattress on a bed typically is covered with a fitted sheet and a flat sheet placed on top of the fitted sheet with some of the edges of the flat sheet tucked underneath the mattress. Near the bottom corners of the mattress, the flat sheet may be folded a particular way to give a neat, tucked appearance. Arranging the fitted sheet and flat sheet on a mattress can be time consuming and/or difficult for some people, particularly children, the elderly, and the disabled. For instance, the flat sheet has to be positioned correctly on the mattress before tucking. The flat sheet may be too far to one side of the mattress or too high or too low on the mattress and therefore must be repositioned repeatedly until in a suitable position. This can be challenging or time consuming.

Also, in a facility with numerous beds, e.g., a hotel, prison, hospital, it may be desirable to a keep a set of a fitted sheet and flat sheet together so that they do not get separated, for example, in the laundry.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an example combination bed sheet comprising a top sheet and a bottom sheet according to an implementation of the the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A illustrates an example top sheet of FIG. 1 according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2B illustrates an example bottom sheet of FIG. 1 before the corners 205 are sewn according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example mattress according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Implementations of a combination bed set are provided. In some implementations, a combination bed sheet comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top is a flat sheet. In some implementations, the bottom sheet is a fitted sheet. In some implementations, the bottom edge of the top sheet is secured to the bottom edge of bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top sheet includes angled cutouts at its bottom corners.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example combination bed sheet 100 comprising a top sheet 110 and a bottom sheet 105 according to an implementation of the present disclosure. The dotted lines 112, 210 in FIG. 1 illustrate example fold lines.

FIG. 2A illustrates an example top sheet 110 of FIG. 1 according to an implementation of the present disclosure. The dotted lines 112 in FIG. 2A illustrate example fold lines. As shown in FIG. 2A, in some implementations, the top sheet 110 may be similar to a rectangular flat sheet but with two cut outs at its bottom corners 130a, 130b (collectively 130) along a first line 125a, 125b and second line 135a, 135b, respectively. In some implementations, the first line 125a, 125b extends from the bottom edge 115 of the top sheet inwardly and the second line 135a, 135b, respectively, extends from a side edge 110c1, 110c2 inwardly until the two lines intersect.

In some implementations, the first line 125a, 125b extends inwardly perpendicular to the bottom edge of the top sheet. In some implementations, the second line 135a, 123b extends inwardly and towards the bottom edge of the top sheet.

The cut outs 130a, 130b thereby define an end portion 110a, top portion 110b, and two side portions 110c.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example mattress 150 according to an implementation of the present disclosure. Referring to FIGS. 2A and 3, when the top sheet 110 is placed on the mattress 150, the end portion 110a covers the end of the mattress 150a, the top portion 110b covers the top of the mattress 150b, and the two side portions 110c cover the sides of the mattress 150c.

As shown in FIG. 2A, in some implementation, the bottom side edges 135a, 135b of the top sheet 110 may be at a 135 degree angle relative to edges 125a, 125b. respectively. In this way, when the top sheet 110 is placed on the mattress 150 as discussed above, the edges 135a, 135b create the look of angled creases (e.g., hospital corners or creases at 45 degree angles relative to edges 125).

In some implementation, the bottom side edges 135a, 135b of the top sheet 110 may be at an angle greater than or less than 135 degrees relative to edges 125a, 125b, respectively. In this way, when the top sheet 110 is placed on the mattress 150 as discussed above, the edges 135a, 135b create the look of angled creases (e.g., hospital corners or creases at greater than or less than 45 degree angles relative to edges 125a, 125b, respectively).

FIG. 2B illustrates an example bottom sheet 105 of FIG. 1 before the corners 205 are sewn according to an implementation of the present disclosure. The dotted lines 210 in FIG. 2 illustrate example fold lines. As shown in FIG. 1 with the corners sewn together, in some implementations, the bottom sheet 110 may be similar to a fitted sheet.

In some implementations, when the bottom sheet 105 is placed on the mattress 150 the top edge 106, side edges 108a, 108b (collectively 108), and/or bottom edge 107 of the bottom sheet 105 wrap around the mattress and are located on the bottom of the mattress 150.

In some implementations, one or more elastic bands may be secured at or adjacent the top edge 106, side edges 108a, 108b, and/or bottom edge 107 of the bottom sheet 105. In this way, the bottom sheet 105 may be more securely placed about a mattress. In some implementations, there may not be an elastic band located at or adjacent the top edge 106, side edges 108a, 108b, and/or bottom edge 107 of the bottom sheet 105. In some implementations, the bottom sheet 105 may be secured about a mattress by any suitable method known to or future developed by one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure. For example, in some implementations, draw strings may be used at or adjacent the top edge 106, side edges 108a, 108b, and/or bottom edge 107 of the bottom sheet 105.

As shown in FIG. 1, in some implementations, the top sheet 110 may be secured to a bottom sheet 105. In some implementations, the bottom edge 115 of the top sheet 110 may be secured to the bottom edge 107 of the bottom sheet 105.

In some implementations, the bottom sheet 105 may be secured to the top sheet 110 along edges 125a, 125b. In this way, the aesthetic relationship (e.g., the hospital corner) which may exist as a result of the top sheet 110 being secured to the bottom sheet 105 is not changed and/or lost when the bed sheet 100 is slept on by a user.

In some implementations, the side portions 110c of the top sheet 110 may be dimensioned such that when the top sheet 110 is placed on the mattress 150, the edge 110c1, 110c2 of the side portions 110c will extend below the bottom side edge 150d of the mattress 150. In some implementations, the edges 110c1, 110c2 of the side portions 110c may extend to the bottom side edge 150d of the mattress 150. In some implementations, the edges 110c1, 110c2 of the side portions 110c may extend above the bottom edge 150d of the mattress 150.

In some implementations, the top edge 117 of the top sheet 110 may be dimensioned such that when the top sheet 110 is placed on the mattress 150, the top edge 117 may extend to the top edge 150e of the mattress 150. In some implementations, the top edge 117 may extend below the top edge 150e of the mattress 150. In some implementations, the top edge 117 may extend past the top edge 150e of the mattress 150.

In some implementation, the top sheet 110 and the bottom sheet 105 may be secured together by sewing. In some implementation, the top sheet 110 and the bottom sheet 105 may be secured together using of snaps. In some implementations, the top sheet 110 and the bottom sheet 105 may be secured together through the use of any other fastening means such as buttons, hook and loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro®), magnets or other reclosable fasteners or any other attachment or fastening technology existing or developed in the future.

In some implementations, the top sheet 110 and the bottom sheet 105 may be manufactured from the same material. In some implementations, the top sheet 110 and the bottom sheet 105 may be manufactured from different materials. In some implementations, the top sheet 110 and/or the bottom sheet 105 may be comprised of one or more layers of material. In some implementations, the bed sheet 100 may be manufactured from cotton. In some implementations, the bed sheet 100 may be manufactured from any synthetic, semi-synthetic, or natural fiber, or a combination thereof, material.

Reference throughout this specification to “an embodiment” or “implementation” or words of similar import means that a particular described feature, structure, or characteristic is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the phrase “in some implementations” or a phrase of similar import in various places throughout this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.

Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings.

The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the above description, numerous specific details are provided for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that embodiments of the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations may not be shown or described in detail.

While operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results.

Claims

1. A combination bed set comprising:

a top sheet comprising a rectangular flat piece of material with a first cut out at a first bottom corner of the material and a second cut out at a second bottom corner of the material wherein each cut out is along a first line and a second line respectively, wherein the first line extends from the bottom edge of the top sheet inwardly and the second line extends from a side edge of the top sheet inwardly until the two lines intersect; and

a bottom sheet comprising a piece of material having a top edge, a right side edge, a left side edge and bottom edge; wherein

the bottom edge of the top sheet and the bottom edge of the bottom sheet are secured together.

2. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the bottom sheet is a fitted sheet with elastic around its edges.

3. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the first line extends inwardly perpendicular to the bottom edge of the top sheet.

4. The combination bed set of claim 3 wherein the second line extends inwardly and towards the bottom edge of the top sheet.

5. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the first line and the second line form a 135 degree angle.

6. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the first line and the second line form an angle greater than ninety degrees.

7. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the first line and the second line form an angle less than ninety degrees.

8. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the bottom edge of the top sheet and the bottom edge of the bottom sheet are sewn together.

9. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the bottom edge of the top sheet and the bottom edge of the bottom sheet are secured together with snap.

10. The combination bed set of claim 1 wherein the bottom edge of the top sheet and the bottom edge of the bottom sheet are secured together with hook and loop fasteners.