Combination bed sheet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Arranging fitted and flat sheets on a mattress can be time-consuming and difficult for individuals such as children, the elderly, and the disabled, and maintaining a set of sheets together in facilities like hotels or hospitals is challenging due to separation during laundry.
Innovation Solution
A combination bed sheet comprising a top sheet with angled cutouts at its bottom corners and a bottom sheet, where the bottom edge of the top sheet is secured to the bottom edge of the bottom sheet, allowing for easy placement and maintaining the aesthetic appearance of hospital corners, with optional elastic bands or drawstrings for secure fitting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate fitted sheet and flat sheet are used, then traditional bed covering is achieved, but arrangement is time-consuming and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a flat sheet and a fitted sheet into a single integrated bed sheet assembly. The flat sheet is attached to the fitted sheet at multiple locations (corners and sides), creating one unified product that eliminates the need to separately position and tuck multiple sheets, thereby reducing time and effort for bed making.
2Reliability
If separate fitted sheet and flat sheet are used, then traditional bed covering is achieved, but sheets may get separated during laundry
Solution Approach 1:
By permanently attaching the flat sheet to the fitted sheet through stitching or other fastening methods at multiple points, the invention ensures that the sheets remain as a complete set during washing and drying cycles, preventing loss or separation while simplifying laundry handling as a single unit.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations of a combination bed set are provided. In some implementations, a combination bed sheet comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top is a flat sheet. In some implementations, the bottom sheet is a fitted sheet. In some implementations, the bottom edge of the top sheet is secured to the bottom edge of bottom sheet. In some implementations, the top sheet includes angled cutouts at its bottom comers.