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.
Claims19
A method of covering an object with a flexible sheet comprising the steps of:
- placing said flexible sheet on a top of said object, with at least some of said flexible sheet draped over at least part of sides of said object;
- wrapping a string around substantially or fully around said sides of said object, said string passing through a cord lock at two spaced-apart regions thereof;
- connecting said flexible sheet to said cord 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.
The method of covering an object, wherein said string is enclosed in a hollow cord and exits said hollow cord via a hollow portal;
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- upon further pulling said string out of said hollow portal said connected flexible sheet becomes more tightly covered around said top and said sides of said object.
A kit for covering and securing a flexible sheet upon an object, 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;
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- a plurality of removable cords attached perpendicularly to said elastic cord, each removable cord having a connector located at an end thereof, the connectors each being removably attachable to said flexible sheet;
- wherein, in a first condition, said sheet overlies said object and edges of said object are at a side or sides of said object, or hang past said side or sides of said object;
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- wherein said elastic cord with said draw string is sized to extend beyond a perimeter defined by a top side of 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 sheet overlying said object and said connectors attached to said sheet, said elastic cord with said draw string and at least portions of said 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.