Waterbed and holder assembly for use therewith
OwnerSteve F. Bisselinventor
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Abstract
A waterbed and holder assembly for use therewith wherein the holder assembly comprises a U-shaped base member for being secured to the waterbed's frame, an expandable, resilient member (e.g., elastic fabric material) for being secured at one end to an article of the waterbed's bedclothing (e.g., sheet) and for being releasably secured at the other end to the U-shaped base member, a first retention means (e.g., snap fastener) for providing the resilient member's releasable securement, and a second retention means (e.g., removable cover) for engaging the resilient member to retain it against the base member. Positioning and securement of the article of bedclothing in an expeditious manner is thus provided.
Claims10
A holder assembly for releasably securing an article of bedclothing to a waterbed frame, said holder assembly comprising:
- a base member for being secured to said frame, said base member of substantially U-shaped, elongated configuration and defining a channel therein;
- an expandable, resilient member comprised of an elastic material and having a first portion for being secured to said article of bedclothing and a second portion for being releasably secured to said base member;
- first retention means for releasably securing said second portion of said expandable, resilient member to said base member, said first retention means including at least one button member secured to or forming part of said base member;
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- second retention means for engaging said expandable, resilient member to retain said expandable, resilient member against said base member, said second portion of said elastic material including a hole therein for having said button member inserted therein to provide said releasable securement.
A waterbed comprising:
- a frame;
- a fluid-containing mattress located substantially within said frame and surrounded thereby;
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- at least one holder assembly for releasably securing an article of bedclothing located on said mattress to said frame, said holder assembly including a base member of substantially U-shaped, elongated configuration for being fixedly secured to an internal surface of said frame and defining a channel therein, an expandable, resilient member comprised of an elastic material and having a first portion for being secured to said article of bedclothing and a second portion of being releasably secured to said base member, first retention means for releasably securing said second portion of said expandable, resilient member to said base member, said first retention means including at least one button member secured to or forming part of said base member, and second retention means for engaging said expandable, resilient member to retain said expandable, resilient member against said base member, said second portion of said elastic material including a hole therein for having said button member inserted therein to provide said releasable securement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.