Bed tent
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1. A bed tent for providing an enclosure over a conventional mattress comprising:
- base means adapted to be removably fitted partially around the mattress and having a surface area sufficient to cover at least one major surface of the mattress,retention means on said base means for engaging only a portion of the underside of the mattress for retaining said base means on the mattress;
canopy means for defining an enclosure above said base means that is coextensive with the upper major surface of the mattress;
means for connecting said base means to said canopy means;
flexible frame members for supporting said canopy means over said base means, said frame members engaging the upper surface of said base means and held in position by said canopy means; and
said canopy means further comprising means for providing ingress and egress to the user.
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A bed tent comprising a base portion adapted to be snugly fitted over a mattress, a canopy portion connected to said base portion along its lower periphery and adapted to be supported in an upright position so as to provide an enclosure having a bottom surface area that is substantially coextensive with the surface area of the mattress, and an opening for providing ingress and egress by the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A bed tent for providing an enclosure over a conventional mattress comprising:
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base means adapted to be removably fitted partially around the mattress and having a surface area sufficient to cover at least one major surface of the mattress, retention means on said base means for engaging only a portion of the underside of the mattress for retaining said base means on the mattress; canopy means for defining an enclosure above said base means that is coextensive with the upper major surface of the mattress; means for connecting said base means to said canopy means; flexible frame members for supporting said canopy means over said base means, said frame members engaging the upper surface of said base means and held in position by said canopy means; and said canopy means further comprising means for providing ingress and egress to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
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4. The bed tent of clam 1 wherein said frame members further comprise a plurality of diagonally positioned tubular members.
- 8. A child'"'"'s toy comprising an enclosure adapted to be erected above a child'"'"'s bed mattress, said toy comprising base means said base means further comprising fabric adapted to be removably fitted around upper, sides and only a portion of the bottom of the mattress and secured thereto, canopy means connected to said base means and adapted to be maintained in an upright position so as to define an enclosure above the child'"'"'s bed, flexible frame members for supporting said canopy over said base means, said frame members engaging the upper surface of said base means and held in position by said canopy means and means for providing ingress and egress through said canopy means.
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12. A bed tent for attachment to a bed mattress having top and bottom major surfaces joined by side surfaces comprising:
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a base comprising a single fabric layer multi-sided top portion corresponding in size and shape to the top major surface of the mattress, said top portion having a plurality of corners defined at the intersection of the sides thereof, side portions connected from the top portion and corresponding in size and shape to the sides of the mattress and lip portions connected from each of the side portions, said lip portions for engagement against a portion of the bottom major surface of the mattress, said base, side and lip portions formed of a single fabric layer, elastic retention means cooperating with the lip portions of said base for retaining the lip portions adjacent the bottom major surface of the mattress, a canopy, means attaching said canopy to said base at the corners of the top portion thereof and flexible frame members for supporting said canopy over said base, said frame members engaging the upper surface of the base and held in position by said canopy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of attaching a canopy over a bed mattress, the mattress having top and bottom major surfaces joined by side surfaces, comprising:
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positioning a base over the top major surface and side surfaces of the mattress, drawing the base portion partially around the sides of the mattress to cover a portion of the bottom major surface by use of elastic members attached to the base to bias said base around said mattress, and supporting a canopy over and attached to the base by inserting a pair of flexible rods within the canopy and engaging the upper surface of said base with said flexible rods being held in position by said canopy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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