Bed covering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bed coverings are cumbersome to make and maintain, especially in non-standard bed configurations, requiring significant time and effort to keep them neat and tidy, and often compromise comfort and aesthetics.

Innovation Solution

A bed covering system featuring a fitted base with a comforter portion and extendable side flaps connected via zippers, allowing for easy attachment and detachment, providing a comfortable and stylish appearance while eliminating the need for tucking sides under the mattress, thus simplifying the bed-making process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If conventional bed coverings are used with multiple layers (sheets, blankets, comforters), then comfort and warmth are improved, but the time and effort required to make the bed increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovewarmthVSAvoidtime to make bed

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple bed covering layers (fitted sheet, comforter, and side flaps) into a single integrated unit. The comforter is attached to the fitted sheet, and extendable side flaps are connected to both the comforter and fitted sheet, creating one unified bed covering system that provides warmth while eliminating the need to handle multiple separate layers when making the bed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bed covering is segmented into functional portions (fitted sheet portion, comforter portion, and extendable side flaps) that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific function while being part of an integrated system that simplifies bed-making through zipper connections rather than manual tucking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Shape

If conventional bed coverings are draped and tucked in along the sides of the mattress, then a neat and tidy appearance is achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveappearanceVSAvoidease of making bed

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the time-consuming manual tucking action from the bed-making process by replacing it with zipper connections. The extendable side flaps are designed to hang down the sides of the mattress and connect via zippers, eliminating the need to manually tuck fabric under the mattress while still achieving a neat, tucked-in appearance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Zippers serve as an intermediary mechanism between the extendable side flaps and the mattress. Instead of directly tucking fabric under the mattress (which is cumbersome), the zippers provide a simple intermediate connection method that achieves the desired neat appearance with minimal effort.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If bed coverings are designed to accommodate various mattress sizes and configurations, then versatility is improved, but the complexity of the design and manufacturing increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccommodation of mattress sizesVSAvoiddesign complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bed covering is designed with universal features that allow it to accommodate various mattress sizes and configurations. The fitted sheet portion can be manufactured in different sizes, and the extendable side flaps with zipper connections can adapt to different mattress depths and bed types (including bunk beds and campers), providing multi-functionality without requiring completely different designs for each application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Temperature

If multiple layers of bed coverings are used, then comfort and warmth are maintained, but the bed becomes prone to loosening and disarrangement during sleep

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovewarmthVSAvoidstability of bed covering

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

By merging multiple bed covering layers into a single integrated unit with zipper connections, the patent eliminates the relative movement and loosening that occurs between separate layers during sleep. The extendable side flaps are securely connected to both the comforter and fitted sheet, creating a stable unified structure that maintains its composition throughout the night while still providing the warmth of multiple layers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9872575B2Bed covering

Publication Date: 2018.01.23 BEDDYS LLC

AI summary

The present disclosure is directed to a bed covering. In some embodiments, a bed covering according to the present disclosure can include a fitted base configured to at least partially enclose a mattress, a comforter portion including an end connected to the fitted base and sides removably connectable to sides of the fitted base, and extendable side flaps connected to the sides of the comforter portion. Additional and alternative embodiments of the bed covering are disclosed herein and/or will be evident from the principles described herein.