Bedclothes retainer

• US 4,662,016 A
• Filed: 05/20/1985
• Issued: 05/05/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Patrica G. Rainey
• Original Assignee: Patrica G. Rainey
• Inventors: Seeman, Ronald D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US06/735,778
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 5/494, 5/496, 5/508, 5/498, 5/482, 24/72.5
• US Class Current: 5/658
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/022 Sheet holders; Bed cover holders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/923 Bedclothing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/23 Bedclothes holders

Abstract

A bedclothes retaining system is provided for holding and positioning bedclothes such as sheets, blankets and other covers on a bed. The retainer includes a plurality of elastic straps which are detachably anchored to the bed by cooperating gripping surfaces; for example, hook and loop tape. A clip or snap fastener is provided at the other end of each strap to attach the strap to the bedclothes. The straps are adjustable in length. Provision is made for the convenient addition of a second strap at each anchor point, if desired.

Claims

1. Bedclothes retaining means for holding and positioning bedclothes on a bed, comprising:

a plurality of straps formed of flexible ribbon material which stretches elastically in a lengthwise direction, anchoring means for attaching said plurality of straps to the bed at a selected location, said anchoring means including a surface formed of a gripping material of a first type which is detachably attachable to cooperating surfaces formed of gripping material of a second type when said gripping material of said first and second types are pressed together, each said strap including bedclothes fastener means attached to one end of the strap material of said anchoring means and is attached to said first strap along one edge thereof, said anchoring means being attachable to the bed at a selected location such that said first strap is detachably attachable to said anchoring means and said bed by means of said gripping material, and said plurality of straps including a second strap in which the gripping material attached to said other end of said strap is a flexible sheet material having a surface of the other surface type opposite to the surface type of the gripping material attached to said first strap such that said second strap can be detachably attached to said first strap at the location of said gripping material, whereby said plurality of straps can be attached betwee the bedclothes and said anchoring means attached to the bed to hold and position the bedclothes on the bed.

2. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 1 in which said bedclothes fastener means includes a clip having opposed jaws for gripping bedclothes between said opposed jaws.

3. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 1 in which said bedclothes fastener means includes a first part of a two part snap fastener attached to each said strap together with bedclothes which include the second part of said two part snap fastener at selected locations where attachment is to be effected.

4. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 3 in which said two part snap fastener includes a ball on one of said first and second parts and a cooperating socket on the other of said parts.

5. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 1 in which each said strap includes means for adjusting the length of said strap.

6. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 1 in which the piece of gripping material is attached to said first strap through an eyelet attached to said strap, said flexible sheet material being elongated tape material having said gripping material of one surface type on one side and adhesive on the other side, said piece of gripping material extending through said eyelet and being doubled over such that the gripping material is on the outside surface.

7. Bedclothes retaining means for holding and positioning bedclothes on a bed, comprising:

a plurality of straps formed of flexible ribbon material which stretches elastically in a lengthwise direction, each said strap including bedclothes fastener means attached to one end thereof for gripping and securely holding bedclothes and an eyelet attached to the other end thereof, and including a first piece of gripping material attached to said strap through said eyelet, wherein said gripping material is hook and loop tape having a surface of one of a first and second type which detachably attaches to the opposite surface type when said first and second surface types are pressed together, an anchor piece of said gripping material attachable to the bed at a selected location and having a surface of hook and loop tape of a selected surface type, said plurality of straps including a primary strap in which said first piece of gripping material attached through said eyelet is a piece of said hook and loop tape doubled over to form adjacent lengths of said hook and loop tape having opposed outside surfaces of the surface type opposite the surface type of said anchor piece and an add-on strap in which said first piece of gripping material attached through said eyelet is a length of hook and loop tape having a surface type opposite to the surface type of said first piece of gripping material on said primary strap, said primary strap being detachably attachable to said anchor piece and said add-on strap being detachably attachable to said primary strap at the location of said anchor piece by means of said hook and loop tape, whereby said plurality of straps can be attached between the bedclothes and said anchoring means attached to the bed to hold and position the bedclothes on the bed.

8. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 7 in which said bedclothes fastener means includes a clip having opposed jaws for gripping bedclothes between said opposed jaws.

9. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 7 in which said bedclothes fastener means includes a first part of a two part snap fastener attached to each said strap together with bedclothes which include the second part of said two part snap fastener at selected locations where attachment is to be effected.

10. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 9 in which said two part snap fastener includes a ball on one of said first and second parts and a cooperating socket on the other of said parts.

11. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 7 in which each said strap includes means for adjusting the length of said strap.

12. Bedclothes retaining means for holding and positioning bedclothes on a bed, copmrising:

a strap formed of flexible ribbon material which stretches elastically in a lengthwise direction, said strap having a eyelet attached to one end thereof and a first piece of gripping material attached thereto through said eyelet, said gripping material being hook and loop tape having a surface of one of a first and second type which detachably attached to the opposite surface type when said first and second surface types are pressed together, said hook and loop tape being formed of flexible sheet material covered on one side with a gripping surface of one said surface type and on the other side with adhesive, said first piece of gripping material being a piece of hook and loop tape extending through said eyelet and being doubled over with the gripping surface on the outside whereby an additional strap attached to a piece of hook and loop tape of the opposite surface type can be attached to the doubled over piece of hook and loop tape, said strap including a clip having opposed jaws attached to the other end thereof for gripping and securely holding bedclothes, and a second piece of gripping material having a gripping surface of the type opposite to the gripping surface of the hook and loop tape attached to the strap, said second piece of gripping material being attachable to the bed at a selected location where the strap is to be anchored, whereby said strap is attachable to the bedclothes by means of said clip and to the bed by means of said first and second pieces of gripping material to hold and position bedclothes on the bed.

13. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 12 in which said strap further includes a first part of a two part snap fastener attached to said strap at said other end together with bedclothes which include the second part of said two part snap fastener at selected locations where attachment is to be effected.

14. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 13 in which said two part snap fastener includes a ball on one of said first and second parts and a cooperating socket on the other of said parts.

15. Bedclothes retaining means as in claim 12 in which each said strap includes means for adjusting the length of said strap.