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...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]It is an object of the invention to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a kit of tools for lifting a bed mattress and for tucking a bedsheet between mattresses, wherein the bed-mattress lifting tool has a stopper between the gripping portion of the handle and the lifting portion of the tool in order to limit the amount of insertion of the lifter to a position in which the cover does not fall behind the lifting portion. It is another object to provide a mattress lifter of the aforementioned tool kit wherein the wedge of the tool is longer and taller than conventional types, and the platform on top of the wedge is longer than conventional types so that the mattress can rest on it. It is another object to make the base of the mattress lifter wide enough to reduce resistance and to stabilize the mattress lifter during insertion between mattresses. It is a further object to coat part of the lower surface of the mattress lifter with a friction coating to prevent the mattress lifter from popping out. It is a further object to increase the lifting capacity of the mattress-lifting tool in order to facilitate the tucking operation with the tucking tool and for allowing placement of the mattress lifter on the side or end of the bed without requiring placement close to the corner. It is another object to shorten the neck of the tucker blade and to eliminate perpendicularity of the tucker handle. It is a further object to round the edges on the ends of the tucker blade to eliminate tearing of bedsheets. It is another object to change the vertical handle of the tucker to a smaller knob-like handle that can be used safely in a squatting or standing position. It is another object of the invention to provide a new and efficient method of tucking the cover / bedsheet between two mattresses by lifting the bed mattress simultaneously with several lifters and then tucking the cover / bedsheet between the mattresses sequentially with a single tucking tool without resorting to 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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