Flexible material tightener
OwnerJack Nekhalainventor
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Abstract
A cord with an outer fabric covering over a sheath and draw string is used to secure a flexible sheet to a solid object, such as a mattress, table, pool, or ironing board. In some embodiments, the cord is a string lacking a sheath and draw string. The cord has a series of clips attached there-to by a second cord or by direct attachment. The clips are in turn removably attachable to edges of a sheet. One then tightens the draw string, reducing the length of the cord, and continues to do so until the sheet is pulled to a bottom side of an object. In this manner, the sheet ends are beneath the mattress and tightened thereto by the cord. The cord further snaps to itself, in embodiments of the disclosed technology, to form a closed loop around the bed.
Claims14
A method of covering an object with a flexible sheet, the object including a top and sides, the sides of the object being perpendicular to the top of the object, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing said flexible sheet on said top of said object, with at least some of said flexible sheet draped over part or all of said sides of said object;
- wrapping a string substantially or fully around said sides of said object, said string passing through a cord lock at two spaced-apart regions of said string;
- connecting said flexible sheet to said string via a plurality of removable cords, with at least one cord of said plurality of removable cords being associated with each side of said sides of object;
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- pulling at least a portion of said string through said cord lock, causing said string to decrease in length such that said connected flexible sheet more tightly covers said top and said sides of said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.