Bedding cover and associated methods
First Claim
1. A bed covering comprising:
- a translucent top layer having a pattern thereon comprising a plurality of decorative elements positioned in a plurality of sectors, the top layer comprising a first and a second top layer having different patterns comprising a plurality of different decorative elements thereon, the decorative elements for each of the first and the second top layer positioned in a same plurality of sectors;
an array of light-emitting elements positioned beneath one of the first and the second top layer, the array segregated into sectors corresponding to at least some of the top-layer sectors, the first and the second top layer thereby interchangeable for use with the light-emitting-element array;
a light-diffusing layer positioned between the one of the first and the second top layer and the light-emitting-element array; and
a control element in signal communication with the light-emitting elements, the control element programmable to activate at least some of the light-emitting elements within at least some of the sectors in a predetermined pattern, thereby backlighting at least some of the decorative elements in the top-layer sectors in the predetermined pattern.
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Abstract
A bed covering has a translucent top layer that has a pattern thereon with a plurality of decorative elements that are positioned in a plurality of sectors. An array of light-emitting elements is positioned beneath the top layer. The array is segregated into sectors corresponding to at least some of the top-layer sectors. A control element is programmable to activate the light-emitting elements within the sectors in a predetermined pattern. Such an activation backlights the decorative elements in the top-layer sectors in the predetermined pattern. Additional elements of the bed covering may include an audio emitter for providing sound commensurate with the predetermined pattern and a light-diffusing element positioned between the top layer and the light-emitting-element array for providing a more diffuse illumination of the sectors. The top layer is interchangeable with another top layer having corresponding sectors to permit the illumination of the corresponding sectors in the predetermined pattern.
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21 Claims
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1. A bed covering comprising:
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a translucent top layer having a pattern thereon comprising a plurality of decorative elements positioned in a plurality of sectors, the top layer comprising a first and a second top layer having different patterns comprising a plurality of different decorative elements thereon, the decorative elements for each of the first and the second top layer positioned in a same plurality of sectors;
an array of light-emitting elements positioned beneath one of the first and the second top layer, the array segregated into sectors corresponding to at least some of the top-layer sectors, the first and the second top layer thereby interchangeable for use with the light-emitting-element array;
a light-diffusing layer positioned between the one of the first and the second top layer and the light-emitting-element array; and
a control element in signal communication with the light-emitting elements, the control element programmable to activate at least some of the light-emitting elements within at least some of the sectors in a predetermined pattern, thereby backlighting at least some of the decorative elements in the top-layer sectors in the predetermined pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of making a bed covering, comprising the steps of:
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positioning an array of light-emitting elements beneath a translucent first top layer having a pattern thereon comprising a plurality of decorative elements positioned in a plurality of sectors, the array segregated into sectors corresponding to at least some of the first-top-layer sectors;
positioning a light-diffusing layer between the first top layer and the light-emitting-element array;
placing a control element in signal communication with the light-emitting elements;
programming the control element to activate at least some of the light-emitting elements within at least some of the sectors in a predetermined pattern, thereby backlighting at least some of the decorative elements in the first-top-layer sectors in the predetermined pattern; and
interchanging a second top layer for the first top layer, the second top layer having a second pattern different from the first-top-layer pattern, the second pattern comprising a plurality of decorative elements thereon, the decorative elements for the second top layer positioned in the same plurality of sectors as those of the first top layer, the first and the second top layer thereby interchangeable for use with the light-emitting-element array. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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