Allergy barrier for bedding

a technology for allergens and bedding, applied in the field of allergen barrier for bedding, can solve the problems of increasing the presence of allergens from dust mites, affecting the removal of dust mites from materials, and exacerbated problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07
WHITE KNIGHT ENGINEERED PROD
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[0009]An allergy barrier for bedding comprised of a sheet adapted to fit a wide variety of mattress depths by enclosing a top, all sides, and a portion of the bottom of a mattress. A pull string inserted within an outer hem of the sheet where the pull string is adapted to secure the sheet to the mattress. The pull string terminates outside of the outer hem. The sheet is made of a material having a mean average pore size of less than ten (10) microns.

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The presence of allergens from dust mites is a problem that increases as mattresses become older.
This problem is exacerbated by the fact that it is difficult to remove dust mites from the materials in which they thrive.
These protective covers usually have two problems.
First, they are difficult for one person to put on or take off of a mattress alone.
Second, they usually have an ineffective closure that may allow mites or their fecal particle through.
The zippered encasement systems which have been offered so far are difficult to get on or off a mattress especially with larger and heavier mattress sizes.
This might induce people to launder them less often or never, which lessens the effectiveness of the encasement.

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[0021]An allergy barrier 10, FIG. 1, for bedding comprised of a sheet 20 adapted to fit a wide variety of mattress depths by enclosing a top, all sides, and a portion of the bottom of a mattress. A pull string 30, FIG. 2C, inserted within an outer hem 40 of the sheet where the pull string 30 is adapted to secure the sheet 20 to the mattress. The pull string 30 terminates outside of the outer hem 40 of the sheet 20, as shown in FIG. 2A. The sheet 20 is made of a material having a mean average pore size of less than ten (10) microns. This material is selected from the group of a microporous film, a tightly woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a non-porous fabric or a laminate of one or more of these types of fabrics.

[0022]This allergy barrier in one embodiment uses a sheet 20 having no exposed enclosure means on the top and all sides of the allergy barrier. The enclosure means consists of the group of: zippers, snaps, hook and loop type closure means, buttons, fasteners, connectors, latch...

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An allergy barrier for bedding comprised of a sheet adapted to fit a wide variety of mattress depths by enclosing a top, all sides, and a portion of the bottom of a mattress. A pull string inserted within an outer hem of the sheet where the pull string is adapted to secure the sheet to the mattress. The pull string terminates outside of the outer hem. The sheet is made of a material having a mean average pore size of less than ten (10) microns.

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RELATED CASES[0001]This application claims the priority of the provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 835,833 filed Aug. 4, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention provides an allergy barrier for bedding that is air permeable and comfortable. This allergy barrier fits a wide variety of mattresses, yet can be easily fitted over the mattress by one person. The allergy barrier prevents the passage of dust mites or their fecal particles from the mattress through the allergy barrier.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The principal generator of indoor allergens, are microscopic creatures. These creatures are called dust mites. A dust mite ranges from 100 to 300 microns in size and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Dust mite excrement, which is a key component that causes allergic reactions, is even smaller. Dust mite excrement ranges in size down to 10 microns. Therefore, in order to provide an effective barrier to dust, dust mites, and their allergy-causing particles, a fabric...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G9/04
CPCA47G2009/001A47G9/0246
Inventor ATWOOD, JOHN
Owner WHITE KNIGHT ENGINEERED PROD
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