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Apparatus and methods for lifting bed mattresses and/or tucking in bed covers

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-21
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Many of the known bed-making apparatus and methods of use experience one or more problems.
Some representative problems with these bed-making apparatus and methods may include: requiring strenuous bed-making activity potentially resulting in fatigue and injury, requiring excessive time to make the bed, leading to poor quality made-beds, and / or other types of problems.

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[0013]The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

[0014]In one embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a kit 10 is provided for tucking at least a portion of a bed cover under a bed mattress. For purposes of this application, the word “tucking” or “tuck” is defined as locating and / or positioning a portion of a bed cover under a bed mattress. The kit 10 may include a wedge apparatus 12 and a tuck apparatus 14. The wedge apparatus 12 may be adapted to aide in lifting a portion of a bed mattress in an upwardly direction off a box spring mattress in order to make it easier for a person making the bed to tuck in one or more bed covers between the bed mattress and box spring mattress. In other embod...

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The invention discloses differing embodiments of apparatus, and methods for their use, which are designed to aide in lifting bed mattresses and tucking in bed covers. In some embodiments, kits are disclosed which include wedge apparatus for lifting bed mattresses, and tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers. In other embodiments, wedge apparatus for lifting portions of bed mattresses are disclosed. In still other embodiments, tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers are provided. Additional embodiments disclose methods for using the kits, wedge apparatus, and tuck apparatus.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 464,719 filed Aug. 15, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The process of making a bed, including lifting a bed mattress and / or tucking in bed covers between the bed mattress and box spring mattress, or other support structure, can be physically taxing. Most often, beds are made manually without the aide of bed-making apparatus. Many of the known bed-making apparatus and methods of use experience one or more problems. Some representative problems with these bed-making apparatus and methods may include: requiring strenuous bed-making activity potentially resulting in fatigue and injury, requiring excessive time to make the bed, leading to poor quality made-beds, and / or other types of problems.[0003]Bed-making apparatus and methods for their use are needed which may solve one or more problems in one or m...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C21/00
CPCA47C21/028
Inventor ADAMSON, CARISA HARRISSAKALDASIS, ELIZABETHSCHAFER, SUSANDUVERNAY, BRADLEYSONSON, ESTHER SORIAFRISBY, GAYEBLUNDELL, THOMAS
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