Sheet bed 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 sheet to a bed. 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 the mattress. 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.
Claims18
A method of covering an object of any size or shape, the object having a top side, bottom side opposite said top side, and a side situated between said bottom and said top side herein referred to as a between side, comprising the steps of:
- placing a fabric sheet on said top side of said object, with at least some of said fabric sheet draped over said between side;
- wrapping a continuous cord enclosing a draw string around or under said object, at least a portion of said draw string extending through a hollow portal in said continuous cord;
- connecting said fabric sheet to said continuous cord via a plurality of spaced apart clips, said clips irremovably attached to said continuous cord;
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- pulling at least a portion of said draw string out of said hollow portal in said continuous cord, causing said continuous cord to decrease in length such that said connected fabric sheet more completely and tightly covers said between side of said object.
A kit for covering and securing a fabric sheet upon an object of any size or shape, comprising:
- an elastic cord with a draw string extending within an elastic layer and a fabric layer of said cord, at least a portion of said draw string further extending through at least one hollow portal in said elastic cord;
- a plurality of additional cords irremovably attached to said fabric layer of said elastic cord, each of said additional cords having an irremovable connector attached thereto, said connectors each being removably attachable to said fabric sheet;
- wherein, in a first condition, said fabric sheet overlies said object and edges of said fabric sheet are at sides of said object and wherein said elastic cord with said draw string is sized to extend beyond a perimeter defined by said object such that the connectors engage the sheet;
- wherein pulling said draw string out of said at least one hollow portal in said elastic cord causes a transition from said first condition to a second condition;
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- wherein, in a second condition with said fabric sheet overlying said object and said connectors attached to said fabric sheet, said elastic cord with said draw string and at least portions of said fabric sheet are located relatively lower around said object than in said first condition, the length of the elastic cord being shorter in the second condition than in the first condition.
A kit for covering and securing a pre-determined sized object with a fabric sheet, comprising:
- an elastic cord with a draw string extending within an elastic layer and a fabric layer of said cord, at least a portion of said draw string further extending through at least one hollow portal in said elastic cord;
- a plurality of irremovable cords attached perpendicularly to said elastic cord, each irremovable cord having a connector located at an end thereof, the connectors each irremovably connected to a respective said irremovable cord of said plurality of said irremovable cords;
- wherein, in a first condition, said fabric sheet overlies said object and edges of said fabric sheet are overly proximate sides of said object and wherein said elastic cord with said draw string is sized to extend beyond a perimeter defined by said object such that the connectors may engage the sheet;
- wherein pulling said draw string out of said at least one hollow portal in said elastic cord causes a transition from said first condition to a second condition;
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- wherein, in a second condition with said fabric sheet overlying said object and said connectors attached to said fabric sheet, said elastic cord with said draw string and at least portions of said fabric sheet are located below said object, the length of the elastic cord being shorter in the second condition than in the first condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.