Combination Linens Bedding Arrangement

Abstract

A combination linens bedding set comprising a flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillowcases, where the flat and fitted sheets are each comprised of two different materials attached lengthwise along a center of the sheets. The two different materials may be permanently seamed together or removably affixed using a zipper. The flat sheet is further comprised of a pair of opposed decorative hems such that there are two headers to the flat sheet allowing either end of the sheet to be positioned at a head of a bed. In the embodiment using a zipper, the decorative hems are further formed with a split along the center length immediately adjacent each end of the zipper to allow the decorative hem to lie flat when folded down.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 16 / 805,522 filed 28 Feb. 2020, which itself claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62 / 816,155 filed 10 Mar. 2019, all of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties into the present disclosure.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]NANAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]NAINCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXT FILE VIA THE EFS WEB SYSTEM[0004]NASTATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR A JOINT INVENTOR[0005]NABACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0006]The invention is a combination linens bedding arrangement in which a set of linens for a bed is comprised of a pillowcase, flat sheet and fitted sheet in which each of the pillowcase, flat sheet and fitted sheet are comprised of a first material and a second material arranged ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a traditional method of dressing a bed by positioning the flat sheet on the bed with the wrong side facing the sleeper's body. The flat sheet has a decorative trim at the top that is folded downwards over a blanket or quilt. This trim serves important functional jobs, such as creating a convenient edge for the sleeper to adjust all bedding at once and providing a visual guide for judging how much of the flat sheet to fold downwards over the blanket. The trim is often comprised of double thickness material or other structural and decorative elements that reinforce the fabric along the header of the sheet. The technical effect of this method is to provide a convenient and visually appealing way to dress a bed.

Problems solved by technology

One known issue with linens is that when dressing a bed sized for two people, often the bed occupants do not agree on the feel and type of fabric used for the sheets and pillowcases.

When a couple does not agree on the preferred type of linens used on the bed, invariably one person is unhappy with the linens.

This is particularly difficult when the choice of material is directed by allergies or other sensitivities, and the other person thus is left with no choice of preferred linens.

In particular, women are very sensitive and choosy about their linens, complaining of being cold in their 20s and then being too hot in their 50s.

Further, differences in visual and design preferences can also lead to struggles between couples sharing beds.

Men often do not like sleeping in sheets covered with flowers or other feminine details, and may prefer more masculine patterns and colors, while women may find the aesthetics of solid sheets or striping boring or unimaginative and view linens as yet another way to express their design creativity.

In the prior art, several attempts have been made to create customizable linen sets however these attempts have failed for a variety of reasons, including design flaws that result in impractical linens when used day to day, the inability to truly customize each side of the linens, and finally, resolution of the flat sheet's header trim problem created by having two different fabrics separated along the center length seam of the linens, where the flat sheet either lacks the decorative trim or two flat sheets are required to ensure a proper left side-right side configuration of the flat sheet corresponding with the fitted sheet so that a same fabric is on a same side of the center length seam of both fitted and flat sheets when the bed is dressed.

The lack of a decorative top trim on the flat sheet is visually unappealing, and the left side-right side issue of the materials, depending on the choice of positioning of the fitted sheet on the bed, complicates purchase and manufacturing of linen sets as either the sets must be sold without a flat sheet, which is then purchased separately, or specific left-right sets must be sold.

Creating a double faced flat sheet is another option, but the double layer of material is undesirable particularly in warmer weather when it is too cool to sleep without a covering but a double sided flat sheet is too warm.

Flipping the existing flat sheet so that the “right” side no longer faces the fitted sheet is also not a proper solution, since fabrics all have a “right” side and a “wrong” side, and especially with napped fabrics, flipping the sheet will result in a totally different feel and look that is undesirable.

Similarly, rotating the sheet so that a footer of the sheet, usually located near the foot of the bed is now at the top of the bed, is also undesirable since the footer and header of the flat sheet are finished differently, and rotating the sheet results in the bed looking “wrong” or “upside down”.

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