Beds – Bedclothing
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-02
2001-05-15
Trettel, Michael F. (Department: 3628)
Beds
Bedclothing
C005S488000, C005S907000, C005S495000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06230341
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a center indicator for bedding and more particularly to provisions for centering bedding when making a bed.
Institutions that have a large number of beds, such as hospitals, hotels, motels, nursing homes and others, have housekeepers that spend considerable amount of time making beds. One of the time consuming tasks is centering sheets, blankets, and comforters, coverlets and bed spreads. If not centered one side will hang down to far and the other side will be too short. When making the bed, the person often walks back and forth between sides adjusting the bedding a couple times to ensure the bedding is centered. This takes time and when there is a large number of beds to be made, the time adds up to be a considerable amount of time. This invention addresses this problem. It provides a way to quickly and accurately center bedding to quickly make a bed and save a considerable amount of time. This invention allows centering of bedding so equal amounts of material would fall on both sides of the bed with the first placing.
With this invention, the bed making process is much faster, easier and results in neater looking made beds. It is a time saver for the housekeepers and as a result will decrease costs associated with house keeping, especially in large institutions.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a center indicator for bedding adapted for use with sheets, blankets, bed spreads, quilts, coverlets, comforters, and/or any other bed covering or linin.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a center indicator for bedding to provide a means of rapidly making a bed. When many beds are to be made the time saving is considerable and can result in much lower costs for house keeping. However, this invention can be used by individuals as well as institutions.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a center indicator for bedding that is adapted for use on newly manufactured bedding as well as for use on existing bedding.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a center indicator for bedding that can be used to help teach a child or mentally impaired person to make a bed. This invention helps a child or mentally impaired person properly position bedding when making a bed.
To accomplish the foregoing and other objects of this invention there is provided a center indicator for bedding and more particularly to an indicator on bedding to mark the center of the bedding for aligning the bedding material on the first placement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The center indicator for bedding of this invention includes an indicator of the center line or mid-point between edges of bedding materials, or bed cloths, sheets, blankets, bed spreads, comforters, quilts, coverlets, and other bedding. The center indicator marks or makes obvious the center line of the bedding. This provides an easy method for a person to quickly and properly make a bed with equal amounts of material falling on each side of the bed. It eliminates the need to move back and forth to adjust the bedding material. This provides a time saver for housekeepers of motels, hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, and other types of institutions having numerous bed to be made.
Since the use of the center indicator for bedding makes it easy to position the bedding, the provisions of this invention are very helpful in helping a child or mentally impaired person to make a bed. The center indicator is used to help teach how to center a sheet, blanket, bed spread or other bedding.
In accordance with the scope and limitations of this invention, the center indicator could be by many different methods. It could be woven into the material, stripes could be included, a different colored thread could be inserted along a center line during manufacturing or later installed, a unique pattern could mark the center, monograms or logos could be used by specific manufactures or distributors, or any other markings or indicators that specifically marks the center for use in making beds.
An additional embodiment includes the use of a centering design incorporated on head and foot boards or by marking the head boards and/or footboards with a center indicator. This allows the indicator on the bedding to be aligned with the markings on the head board and foot board. This feature decreases the amount of time expended in making a bed. This feature also makes it easy for a child or mentally impaired person to make a bed by aligning the center indicator on the bedding with the center marks or design on the head board and foot board.
The above mentioned and other objects, and features of the present invention will be better understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of the main embodiment thereof, selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawings.
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Grundstrom Richard J.
Trettel Michael F.
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