Quilt cover

The duvet cover design with specific fastener configurations enhances ease of use by allowing the duvet to be placed on the back fabric with the front open, reducing attachment and removal times.

JP2025180194APending Publication Date: 2025-12-11CECILE
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Application Number
JP2024087353
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Filing Date
2024-05-29
Publication Date
2025-12-11

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Technical Problem

Existing duvet covers with fasteners on both sides still face challenges in ease of use, particularly for large sizes, making it difficult to put on and take off the duvet cover efficiently.

Method used

A duvet cover design with one side closed, two sides openable and closable by zippers, and one side openable and closable by buttons, allowing the duvet to be placed on the back fabric with the entire front fabric open, facilitating easier attachment and storage.

Benefits of technology

Significantly reduces the time required to attach and remove the duvet cover, improving workability by enabling visual checking and easier handling during the process.

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Abstract

To provide a quilt cover capable of improving workability of the quilt cover.SOLUTION: A quilt cover 10 storing therein a quilt 40 has a front fabric 20 and a rear fabric 30. A connection part 37 is provided for connecting the quilt 40 to the rear fabric 30. One side of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 is closed, two sides of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 are freely openable and closable by a fastener F1, and one side of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 is freely openable and closable by a button F2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to duvet covers. [Background technology]

[0002] A known duvet cover for covering a comforter is one that is formed in a rectangular bag shape and has an openable zipper on one side for putting the duvet in and out, and a fixing string on the inside of the duvet cover for fixing the duvet in place. Patent Document 1 also discloses a duvet cover that has openable zippers on both sides. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3135280 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When fasteners are provided on both sides of a duvet cover that covers a comforter, the ease of inserting the duvet into the duvet cover and attaching the securing strings to the duvet can be improved compared to when a fastener is provided on one side of the duvet cover, but there is still room for improvement in the ease of use of the duvet cover.In particular, for large duvet covers, putting on and taking off the duvet cover is hard work, so improvements in the ease of use of the duvet cover are desired.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a duvet cover that can improve the workability of the duvet cover. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present disclosure provides a futon cover for storing a futon inside, having a front fabric and a back fabric each formed in a rectangular shape, with a joining portion provided on the back fabric for joining the futon, one side of the front fabric and the back fabric being closed, two sides of the front fabric and the back fabric being openable and closable by a zipper, and one side of the front fabric and the back fabric being openable and closable by a button.

[0007] According to the present disclosure, a duvet cover has one side of the front and back fabrics closed, two sides openable and closable with fasteners, and one side openable and closable with buttons. This allows the duvet to be placed on the back fabric with the entire front fabric open relative to the back fabric, improving workability compared to inserting the duvet from one side of the duvet cover. Furthermore, after joining the duvet to the back fabric using the joining section while the front fabric is not placed on the duvet, the front fabric is placed on the duvet and two sides of the front and back fabrics are closed with fasteners and one side is closed with a button, allowing the duvet to be stored inside. This makes it easier to attach the duvet to the duvet cover while visually checking its condition, and to easily store the duvet inside the duvet cover, improving workability of the duvet cover. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a duvet cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] This is an exploded view of the duvet cover. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a duvet cover with a duvet placed on the back fabric. [Figure 4] A diagram showing the joining part of the duvet cover and the joined part of the duvet. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of the duvet cover. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another modified example of the duvet cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a front view of a duvet cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 also shows a comforter housed inside the duvet cover. FIG. 2 is a developed view of the duvet cover. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the duvet cover 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a duvet cover that houses a comforter 40 inside. The duvet cover 10 is formed larger than the duvet 40, which is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The duvet cover 10 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, with two opposing short sides 11, 12 and two opposing long sides 13, 14 in plan view.

[0011] The duvet cover 10 has a front fabric 20 and a back fabric 30. The front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are formed in a substantially identical rectangular shape in a plan view, and can be formed into a rectangular bag shape. The front fabric 20 has two short sides 21, 22 and two long sides 23, 24, and the back fabric 30 has two short sides 31, 32 and two long sides 33, 34. The front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are made of, for example, 100% cotton.

[0012] The front surface fabric 20 and the back surface fabric 30 have sides 21, 31 closed by sewing or the like, two sides 23, 24, 33, 34 openable and closable by fasteners F1, F1, and one side 22, 32 openable and closable by a button F2, specifically a snap button F2.

[0013] In the duvet cover 10, the short side 21 of the front fabric 20 is closed by sewing to the short side 31 of the back fabric 30, and the short side 22 of the front fabric 20 can be freely opened and closed by two snap buttons F2 attached to the short side 32 of the back fabric 30. The snap buttons F2 have a pair of connectable protruding parts F2a and recessed parts F2b, and the protruding parts F2a and recessed parts F2b are attached to the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30, respectively. The protruding parts F2a and recessed parts F2b may also be attached to the back fabric 30 and the front fabric 20, respectively.

[0014] The two snap buttons F2 are arranged on both sides of the center portions 25, 35 of one side 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30, and are arranged between the center portions 25, 35 and both end portions 26, 36 of one side 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30. Two snap buttons F2 are preferably provided on one side of the duvet cover 10, but one or three or more may be provided.

[0015] In the duvet cover 10, the long side 23 of the front fabric 20 is opened and closed by a fastener F1 attached to the long side 33 of the back fabric 30, and the long side 24 of the front fabric 20 is opened and closed by a fastener F1 attached to the long side 34 of the back fabric 30. The fastener F1 is provided over the entire long sides 23, 24, 33, and 34 of the front fabric 20 and back fabric 30, which form one side of the duvet cover 10. The fastener F1 may be located several centimeters away from the ends 26 and 36 of the sides of the duvet cover 10.

[0016] The fastener F1 has a pair of meshable teeth F1a, F1b and a slider F1c. The fastener F1 can be opened and closed by moving the slider F1c. The fastener F1 is configured to close when the slider F1c is moved from the short sides 21, 31 to which the front and back fabrics 20, 30 are sewn toward the short sides 22, 32, and to open when the slider F1c is moved from the short sides 22, 32 toward the short sides 21, 31.

[0017] The back surface fabric 30 has connecting portions 37 for connecting the comforter 40 to prevent the comforter 40 from slipping. The connecting portions 37 are provided at the center 35 and both end portions 36 of one side of the back surface fabric 30. In the duvet cover 10, eight connecting portions 37 are provided at the center 35 and end portions 36 of each side of the back surface fabric 30 on the inner side of the back surface fabric 30 where the comforter 40 is placed. Four or six connecting portions 37 may be provided.

[0018] As mentioned above, in the duvet cover 10, the two snap buttons F2 provided on one side 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are provided between the connecting portions 37 provided at the center 35 and both end portions 36 of one side 32 of the back fabric 30.

[0019] As shown in Figure 2, the connecting portion 37 has a connecting string 37a, one end of which is fixed to the back fabric 30. The connecting string 37a has snap buttons 37b that are connected to both longitudinal ends. The snap buttons 37b have a pair of connectable protruding parts 37c and recessed parts 37d, and the protruding parts 37c and recessed parts 37d are attached to the other end and one end of the connecting string 37a. Although the connecting string 37a has the snap buttons 37b, it may be connected by other connecting means.

[0020] As shown in Figure 1, the futon 40 has a fastening string 41 as a joinable part 41 that is joined to the joining part 37. Both ends of the fastening string 41 are fixed to the futon 40. The fastening strings 41 are provided at the center and both ends of each side of the futon 40, and are provided in positions that correspond to the joining strings 37a of the futon cover 10.

[0021] When attaching the duvet cover 10 to the duvet 40, the connecting strings 37a of the duvet cover 10 are passed through the fastening strings 41 of the duvet 40, and the snap buttons 37b of the connecting strings 37a are fastened to connect the duvet 40 and the duvet cover 10. When removing the duvet cover 10 from the duvet 40, the snap buttons 37b of the connecting strings 37a are released, and the connecting strings 37a are pulled out of the fastening strings 41 of the duvet 40 to remove the duvet cover 10 from the duvet 40.

[0022] Next, the process of attaching the duvet cover 10 to the duvet 40 will be described. Figure 3 shows a duvet cover with a duvet placed on the back fabric. Figure 4 shows the joining part of the duvet cover and the joined part of the duvet. As shown in Figure 3, when attaching the duvet cover 10 to the duvet 40, the snap button F2 on one side of the duvet cover 10 is removed, and the fasteners F1 on two sides of the duvet cover 10 are opened to open three sides of the duvet cover 10, and the entire front fabric 20 is opened relative to the back fabric 30.

[0023] Then, the comforter 40 is placed on the back fabric 30, and as shown in Figure 4, with the front fabric 20 not placed on the comforter 40, the joining strings 37a are threaded through the corresponding fastening strings 41, and then the snap buttons 37b are joined to join the comforter 40 to the comforter 40 by the joining parts 37. After that, the front fabric 20 is placed on top of the comforter 40, and the fasteners F1 on two sides of the comforter cover 10 are closed, and the two snap buttons F2 on one side of the comforter cover 10 are closed to attach the comforter cover 10 to the comforter 40.

[0024] Next, the process of removing the duvet cover 10 from the duvet 40 will be described. When removing the duvet cover 10 from the duvet 40, two snap buttons F2 on one side of the duvet cover 10 are released, and the fasteners F1 on two sides of the duvet cover 10 are opened to open three sides of the duvet cover 10, and the entire surface fabric 20 is opened from the back fabric 30. Then, with the surface fabric 20 not placed on the duvet 40, the connecting strings 37a are released from the snap buttons 37b and pulled out from the fastening strings 41 of the duvet 40, and the duvet 40 is then removed from the duvet cover 10.

[0025] In this way, one side of the front fabric 20 and back fabric 30 of the duvet cover 10 is closed, two sides are openable / closable by fasteners F1, and one side is openable / closable by buttons F2. This allows the duvet 40 to be placed on the back fabric 30 with the entire front fabric 20 open relative to the back fabric 30, improving workability compared to inserting the duvet from one side of the duvet cover.

[0026] Furthermore, after joining the futon 40 to the back fabric 30 by the joining part 37 while the front fabric 20 is not placed on the futon 40, the front fabric 20 is placed on the futon 40 and two sides of the front and back fabrics 20 and 30 are closed with fasteners F1 and one side is closed with button F2, so the futon 40 can be stored inside, which makes it easier to join the futon 40 to the futon cover 10 while visually checking it, and makes it easier to store the futon 40 inside the futon cover 10, improving workability of the futon cover 10. Furthermore, by closing one side of the front fabric 20 and back fabric 30 with button F2, the distance that the worker must travel to open and close one side of the front fabric 20 and back fabric 30 is reduced, compared to when closing with a fastener.

[0027] When attaching a duvet cover 10 to a large-sized duvet 40, the duvet 40 is placed on the back fabric 30 with the entire front fabric 20 open relative to the back fabric 30, and the duvet 40 is joined to the back fabric 30 at the joining part 37. After that, two sides of the duvet cover 10 are closed with fasteners F1 and one side of the duvet cover 10 is closed with a snap button F2, allowing the duvet 40 to be stored inside and improving the workability of the duvet cover 10.

[0028] Furthermore, one of the two short sides 21, 31 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is closed, the two long sides 23, 24, 33, 34 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are openable and closable by a fastener F1, and the other of the two short sides 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are openable and closable by a button F2. This allows the two long sides 23, 24, 33, 34 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 to be closed easily by the fastener F1, and the short sides 22, 32 to be closed easily by the button F2, improving workability.

[0029] In this embodiment, the time required to attach the duvet cover 10 to the duvet 40 was investigated for a conventional duvet cover and the duvet cover 10 shown in Figure 1. The conventional duvet cover used had one of the long sides of the front and back fabrics that could be opened and closed freely with a zipper, the other long side and the two short sides of the front and back fabrics were closed, and fastening strings with snap buttons were attached to the center and both ends of each side of the back fabric, and was the same size as the duvet cover 10.

[0030] When attaching a futon to a conventional futon cover, the fastener on one side of the futon cover is opened, the futon is inserted from one side of the futon cover, the eight connecting strings are threaded through the corresponding fastening strings, and the futon is attached to the futon cover with buttons. After that, the fastener on one side of the futon cover is closed, and the futon cover is attached to the futon. With a conventional futon cover, the average installation time was 3 minutes and 43 seconds.

[0031] As described above, for the duvet cover 10 shown in Figure 1, three sides of the duvet cover were opened, the entire front fabric 20 was opened relative to the back fabric 30, the duvet 40 was placed on the back fabric 30, the eight connecting strings 37a were passed through the corresponding fastening strings 41, and the duvet cover 10 was attached to the duvet 40 with the snap buttons 37b. After placing the front fabric 20 on top of the duvet 40, the fasteners F1 on two sides of the duvet cover 10 were closed, and the button F2 on one side of the duvet cover 10 was closed, and the duvet cover 10 was attached to the duvet 40. The average installation time for the duvet cover 10 was 1 minute 40 seconds. Using the duvet cover 10, the installation time was significantly reduced.

[0032] Figure 5 is a diagram showing a modified example of a duvet cover. As shown in Figure 5, the duvet cover 50 may be configured such that one of the two long sides 24, 34 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 is closed, two short sides 21, 22, 31, 32 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 are openable and closable with a fastener F1, and the other of the two long sides 23, 33 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 are openable and closable with a snap button F2.

[0033] As for the futon cover 50, one side of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is closed, two sides can be opened and closed by a fastener F1, and one side can be opened and closed by a button F2, so that the futon 40 can be placed on the back fabric 30 with the entire front fabric 20 open relative to the back fabric 30, which makes it easier to place the futon 40 on the futon cover 50 than when inserting the futon from one side of the futon cover, improving workability.

[0034] Figure 6 is a diagram showing another modified example of a duvet cover. As shown in Figure 6, a duvet cover 60 may be configured such that one of the two short sides 21, 31 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 is closed, one of the two long sides 24, 34 and the other of the two short sides 22, 32 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 are openable and closable by a fastener F1, and the other of the two long sides 23, 33 of the front and back fabrics 20, 30 are openable and closable by a snap button F2.

[0035] In the duvet cover 60, the fasteners F1 provided on the adjacent long sides 24, 34 and short sides 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are preferably configured so that they close when the slider F1c is moved from the short side 21, 31 where the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are closed toward the other short side 22, 32 at the long sides 24, 34, and then moved toward the long sides 23, 33 at the short sides 22, 32, and open when moved in the opposite direction.

[0036] In addition, the futon cover may be configured so that one of the two long sides of the surface fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is closed, one of the two short sides and the other of the two long sides of the surface fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is openable and closable by a fastener F1, and the other of the two short sides of the surface fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is openable and closable by a snap button F2.

[0037] Thus, in this embodiment, the futon covers 10, 50, 60 that house the futon 40 inside each have a rectangular front fabric 20 and a rear fabric 30. The rear fabric 30 is provided with a joining section 37 for joining the futon 40, one side of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 is closed, two sides of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 can be opened and closed by a fastener F1, and one side of the front fabric 20 and the rear fabric 30 can be opened and closed by a button F2.

[0038] In the duvet covers 10, 50, 60, one side of the front and back fabrics 20 and 30 is closed, two sides are openable by fastener F1, and one side is openable by button F2, so the duvet 40 can be placed on the back fabric 30 with the entire front fabric 20 open relative to the back fabric 30, improving workability compared to inserting the duvet from one side of the duvet cover. Also, after joining the duvet 40 to the back fabric 30 with the joining section 37 while the front fabric 20 is not placed on the duvet 40, the front fabric 20 is placed on the duvet 40 and two sides of the front and back fabrics 20 and 30 are closed by fastener F1 and one side is closed by button F2, so the duvet 40 can be stored inside. Therefore, compared to inserting the duvet from one side of the duvet cover, joining the duvet to the duvet cover and then closing it with a fastener, the duvet 40 can be easily joined to the duvet cover 10 while being visible, and the duvet 40 can be easily stored inside the duvet cover 10, improving workability of the duvet cover 10.

[0039] Furthermore, two opposing sides of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 can be opened and closed by the fastener F1. This makes it possible to make the opening and closing operation of the fastener F1 equal compared to when two adjacent sides of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 can be opened and closed by the fastener F1.

[0040] It is also preferable that one of the two short sides 21, 31 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 is closed, the two long sides 23, 24, 33, 34 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are openable and closable by a fastener F1, and the other of the two short sides 22, 32 of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are openable and closable by a button F2. This allows the long sides of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 to be opened and closed easily by the fastener F1, and the short sides to be opened and closed easily by the snap button F2, improving workability.

[0041] Furthermore, it is preferable that joining sections 37 are provided at the center 35 and both end sections 36 of one side of the back fabric 30, and that the buttons F2 provided on one side of the front fabric 20 and the back fabric 30 are provided between the joining sections 37 provided at the center 35 and both end sections 36 of one side of the back fabric 30. When opening and closing one side of the duvet cover 10 using the buttons F2, the duvet 40 can be held stably inside while ensuring ease of operation.

[0042] The button F2 may be a snap button F2, which reduces the distance the worker needs to move and improves workability compared to when the edges of the duvet cover are opened and closed with a fastener.

[0043] The connecting part 37 has a connecting string 37a that is fixed to the back surface fabric 30, and the connecting string 37a may have a button 37b. This allows the futon 40 to be easily connected to the back surface fabric 30 by the connecting part 37 having the button 37b, improving workability.

[0044] The present disclosure is not limited to the exemplified embodiments, and various improvements and design modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 10,50,60 duvet cover 20 Surface Fabric 30 Back fabric 40 futons 37 Joint 37a Binding string F1 Fastener F2 Snap button

Claims

1. A futon cover that houses a futon inside, The fabric has a front surface and a back surface, each formed in a rectangular shape; A joining portion for joining the futon is provided on the back fabric, One side of the front surface fabric and one side of the back surface fabric are closed, Two sides of the front and back fabrics are openable and closable by fasteners, One side of the front surface fabric and one side of the back surface fabric can be opened and closed by a button. Duvet cover.

2. Two opposing sides of the front surface fabric and the back surface fabric are openable and closable by fasteners. The duvet cover of claim 1.

3. One of the two short sides of the front surface fabric and the back surface fabric is closed, The two long sides of the front and back fabrics are made openable and closable by fasteners, The other of the two short sides of the front and back fabrics can be opened and closed by a button. The duvet cover of claim 1.

4. The joining portions are provided at the center and both ends of one side of the back fabric, The buttons provided on one side of the front and back fabrics are provided between the connecting portions provided at the center and both ends of one side of the back fabric, The duvet cover according to claim 3.

5. The button is a snap button. The duvet cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The connecting portion has a connecting string fixed to the back fabric. The connecting strap has a button. The duvet cover of claim 1.

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