Tool set for tucking bedsheets

Abstract

The bedsheet-tucking tool kit consists of at least one bed-mattress lifter and at least one bedsheet tucker. The lifter has a handle and an insertable portion, the distal end of which tapers in the direction away from the handle. A stopper provided between the handle and the tapered portion limits insertion of the lifter to a position in which the bedsheet can fall behind the inserted portion. At its bottom, the lifter has a flared wing-like portion that maintains stability of the lifter in the inserted position. In order to increase friction between the bottom of the lifter and the boxspring mattress, a small portion of the bottom surface of the lifter is coated with a thin rubber-like coating. This protects the lifter from popping out from the inserted position. The handle may be coated with a rubber film. The tucking tool is made in the form of a spade with a rounded knob-like handle and a flat tucker blade.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of making beds, in particular to a set of tools for tucking bedsheets and blankets between a boxspring mattress and a bed mattress.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Bedmaking can be a physically intensive task that is completed at home as well as in various industries, including hotel and healthcare industries. In these industries, bedmaking is a compulsory and a labor-consuming operation that often results in increased strain to the low back and upper extremities. The proposed tool set for tucking a bedsheet reduces the physical risk factors associated with making beds by reducing awkward posture of the spine, wrist, and shoulders. Use of this tool set also eliminates the lifting force required to raise the mattress in order to tuck in a bedsheet, replacing the lifting with a simple push / insertion of a tool. Eliminating the need to lift a mattress significantly reduces overall risk to a variety of musculoskeletal...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The invention is a kit of tools for lifting and tucking bed mattresses. The lifter has a stopper to prevent the cover from falling behind during lifting, and a platform for the mattress to rest on. The mattress lifter is longer and taller than previous versions, with a wider base for stability. The base of the lifter is coated with a friction coating to prevent it from popping out. The tucker has a rounded handle and blade to prevent tearing of bedsheets. The method involves lifting the bed mattress with several lifters and then tucking the cover / bedsheet between the mattresses with a single tucking tool, eliminating multiple mattress-lifting operations."

Problems solved by technology

In these industries, bedmaking is a compulsory and a labor-consuming operation that often results in increased strain to the low back and upper extremities.

Thus, it can be seen that the tucking of bedsheets and blankets takes a significant amount of time and physical effort in the bedmaking process and, to a great extent, defines the quality of the entire bedmaking process.

This prevents the bedsheets from being properly tucked and causes them to pull out from under the mattress when the mattress lifter is removed.

Also, the wedge of the mattress lifter is too short, thereby decreasing the space between the boxspring mattress and the bed mattress and requiring extra lifting when blankets and covers are being tucked between the mattresses.

The lifting capacity of the mattress lifter is insufficient to allow for placement of the tool on the side or end of the bed and for easier bedsheet tucking.

Additionally, the platform on top of the wedge is too short for the mattress to rest on it.

As a result, the tool often slides out from between the mattresses.

The base of the tool is too narrow and often falls on its side during the bedsheet-tucking process.

The bottom surface of the mattress lifter is very smooth and in some instances the tool slides out because of insufficient friction between the tool and the boxspring mattress.

The solid handle is smooth, inconvenient to hold, and consumes a significant amount of material for manufacturing.

The bedsheet tucker has a wide triangular blade with edges that are too angular, thereby causing tearing of the bedsheets.

The cylindrical handle of the tucker is perpendicular to the surface of the blade, and the neck connecting the blade with the handle is too long, requiring increased effort to control and to guide the tucker and creating unnecessary moment during insertion.

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