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US3290702A
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Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1964-07-30
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1984-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman L Seltzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 09:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G9/00; A47G9/02; A47G9/0238; A47G9/0246; D; D03; D03D; D03D15/00; D03D15/50; D03D15/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A FITTED WOVEN SHEET OF SINGLE LAYER PLAIN WEAVE CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERIZED BY SUBSTANTIAL STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY FOR EASY PLACEMENT AND A CONFORMING FIT ON MATTRESSES, SUPPOSEDLY OF A PARTICULAR STANDARD SIZE BUT HAVING VARYING DIMENSIONS, TO PRESENT A SMOOTH, TAUT, UNWRINKLED APPEARANCE, SAID SHEET BEING RECTANGULAR AND HAVING POCKETS FORMED AT THE CORNERS THEREOF TO RECEIVE CORNERS OF A MATTRESS THEREIN, SAID SHEET BEING FORMED OF FABRIC COMPRISING INTERWOVEN SETS OF WARP AND FILLING YARNS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SETS OF YARNS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CELLUOSIC FIBERS AND BEING DISPOSED IN A SINUOUS PATH WITH THE SINUOSITY THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBER OF YARNS PER INCH, THE SIZE, TWIST AND WEAVING OF SUCH YARNS, PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY IN THE FABRIC IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID ONE SET OF YARNS, SAID FABRIC BEING READILY AND SUFFICIENTLY STRETCHABLE UPON THE APPLICATION OF MANUAL FORCE THERETO BY A USER FOR EASY PLACEMENT THEREOF OVER THE CORNERS OF A MATTRESS, THE RECOVERABILITY OF SAID FABRIC PROVIDING CONFORMING SECUREMENT OF THE SHEET ON THE MATTRESS, AND ANY LOSS IN STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY OF SAID FABRIC RESULTING FROM USE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RESTORED UPON LAUNDERING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A FITTED WOVEN SHEET OF SINGLE LAYER PLAIN WEAVE CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERIZED BY SUBSTANTIAL STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY FOR EASY PLACEMENT AND A CONFORMING FIT ON MATTRESSES, SUPPOSEDLY OF A PARTICULAR STANDARD SIZE BUT HAVING VARYING DIMENSIONS, TO PRESENT A SMOOTH, TAUT, UNWRINKLED APPEARANCE, SAID SHEET BEING RECTANGULAR AND HAVING POCKETS FORMED AT THE CORNERS THEREOF TO RECEIVE CORNERS OF A MATTRESS THEREIN, SAID SHEET BEING FORMED OF FABRIC COMPRISING INTERWOVEN SETS OF WARP AND FILLING YARNS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SETS OF YARNS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CELLUOSIC FIBERS AND BEING DISPOSED IN A SINUOUS PATH WITH THE SINUOSITY THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBER OF YARNS PER INCH, THE SIZE, TWIST AND WEAVING OF SUCH YARNS, PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY IN THE FABRIC IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID ONE SET OF YARNS, SAID FABRIC BEING READILY AND SUFFICIENTLY STRETCHABLE UPON THE APPLICATION OF MANUAL FORCE THERETO BY A USER FOR EASY PLACEMENT THEREOF OVER THE CORNERS OF A MATTRESS, THE RECOVERABILITY OF SAID FABRIC PROVIDING CONFORMING SECUREMENT OF THE SHEET ON THE MATTRESS, AND ANY LOSS IN STRETCHABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY OF SAID FABRIC RESULTING FROM USE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RESTORED UPON LAUNDERING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-12 | 1970-06-13 | 1970-12-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-12 | 1974-06-13 | 1974-12-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-12 | 1978-06-13 | 1978-12-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |