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US 11,589,693 B2Granted
Bed linens, and related bedding assemblies and methods
AssigneePurple Innovation, LLC
InventorsTony M. Pearce, Shawn D. Moon
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Abstract
A bed linen comprises a single, continuous piece of fabric extending substantially completely across lateral dimensions of the bed linen and including elastomeric fibers and non-elastomeric fibers. The single, continuous piece of fabric is configured to stretch to at least 125 percent of an initial length thereof without damage thereto and to substantially return to the initial length thereof after being stretched. A bedding assembly and a method of forming a bedding assembly are also described.
Claims19
A bed, comprising:
- a mattress comprising an elastomeric cushioning element with a hardness of 15 A or less and including interconnected buckling walls that define columnar voids extending substantially through the elastomeric cushioning element;
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- a bed linen comprising a single, continuous piece of fabric extending substantially completely across lateral dimensions of the bed linen, the single, continuous piece of fabric knitted from at least one fiber tow including elastomeric fibers and non-elastomeric fibers, and having a stretchability of at least 125 percent of an initial length of the single, continuous piece of fabric, the single, continuous piece of fabric configured to substantially return to initial dimensions thereof after being stretched.
A bed and bedding, together comprising:
- a mattress comprising an elastomeric gel or viscoelastic gel with a hardness of 15 A or less;
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- a bed linen at least partially covering the mattress and comprising a single, continuous piece of fabric extending substantially completely across lateral dimensions of the bed linen, the single, continuous piece of fabric knitted from at least one fiber tow including elastomeric fibers and non-elastomeric fibers, and having a stretchability of at least 125 percent of an initial length of the single, continuous piece of fabric, the bed linen configured to substantially return to the initial length thereof after being stretched.
A method of arranging a bed, comprising:
- selecting a cushion with an elastomeric cushioning element having a durometer of 15 A or less;
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- at least partially covering one or more surfaces of the cushion with a bed linen comprising a single, continuous piece of fabric extending substantially completely across lateral dimensions of the bed linen, the single, continuous piece of fabric knitted from at least one fiber tow including elastomeric fibers and non-elastomeric fibers, and having a stretchability of at least 125 percent of an initial length of the single, continuous piece of fabric, the bed linen configured to substantially return to initial dimensions thereof after being stretched.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.