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Device for holding bed clothes in position
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-01-12
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Granted: 1981-07-07
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Expires: 1999-01-12
Abstract
Abstract A device for holding bed clothes in position comprises a flat base and a head portion extending almost upright from the base. The head portion includes a gripping device such as a rubber block for gripping bed clothes, while the base is adapted to grip a mattress or bed base, e.g. by means of a lot of tiny hooks.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry C. Osbourne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:37
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C21/00; A47C21/02; A47C21/022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S5/00; Y10S5/924; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A device for holding bed clothes in position, said device comprising: a substantially planar base, a substantially planar head portion which projects in a substantially upright manner from the base, at or near one end of the base, gripping means located on the inner surface of the head portion for gripping bed clothes against a side of a mattress, said gripping means comprising a block of rubber having horizontal ribs or corrugations, said gripping means being located adjacent a flange member having a thickness less than said block of rubber and attached to said head portion, and mattress engaging means comprising a piece of flexible material having a plurality of small hooking means extending from its upper surface, said flexible material being attached to the base of the device by tensioning means comprising an elastic strap such that the hooking means is engagable with the underside of the mattress; the construction and arrangement being such that, in use, the device is positioned on a bed with the base passing under the mattress and engaging with the mattress as aforesaid and with the head portion passing up a side of the mattress to grip the bed clothes between the head portion and the side of the mattress.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
206 words
A device for holding bed clothes in position, said device comprising: a substantially planar base, a substantially planar head portion which projects in a substantially upright manner from the base, at or near one end of the base, gripping means located on the inner surface of the head portion for gripping bed clothes against a side of a mattress, said gripping means comprising a block of rubber having horizontal ribs or corrugations, said gripping means being located adjacent a flange member having a thickness less than said block of rubber and attached to said head portion, and mattress engaging means comprising a piece of flexible material having a plurality of small hooking means extending from its upper surface, said flexible material being attached to the base of the device by tensioning means comprising an elastic strap such that the hooking means is engagable with the underside of the mattress; the construction and arrangement being such that, in use, the device is positioned on a bed with the base passing under the mattress and engaging with the mattress as aforesaid and with the head portion passing up a side of the mattress to grip the bed clothes between the head portion and the side of the mattress.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base and head portion are integral with each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the head portion is angled slightly over the base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the head portion lies at an angle of between 75° and 90° with respect to the base.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-07-06 | 1985-01-05 | 1985-07-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-07-06 | 1989-01-05 | 1989-07-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-07-06 | 1993-01-05 | 1993-07-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |