Adjustable warmth duvet cover insert
AssigneeWarming Trends, LLC
InventorsKaren M. Osuna, Wendy R. Freeman
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Abstract
An adjustable-warmth bed covering adopted for use inside a duvet cover, either alone or with a comforter that is also inside the duvet cover, and a method for making such a bed covering. Specifically, the bed covering is formed from a base sheet to which are attached fabric strips bounding a plurality of pockets. Each pocket has a closable opening that overlaps the pocket adjacent to it and closer to the head end of the base sheet. Insulator pads may be inserted in the pockets to increase the warmth retention capability of the adjustable-warmth bed covering in the area covered by the pocket. The method involves attaching overlapping fabric strips sequentially to the base sheet and sewing seams parallel to the left and right sides of the base sheet to form pockets.
Claims19
An adjustable-warmth duvet cover insert for use with a duvet cover, comprising:
- a) a base sheet having head and foot ends;
- b) a first fabric strip attached to the base sheet by seams bounding a plurality of pockets, each pocket having a closable opening on that side of the pocket towards the head end of the base sheet;
- c) at least one additional fabric strip attached to the base sheet by seams bounding a plurality of pockets, each pocket having a closable opening on that side of the pocket towards the head end of the base sheet, each such additional fabric strip being attached to the base sheet so as to overlap the adjacent fabric strip adjacent to it and toward to the head end of the base sheet;
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- d) at least one insulating pad of a size smaller than and shape corresponding to the pockets, the pad being insertable into any pocket for the purpose of providing additional warmth retention over that area of the base sheet corresponding to the pocket in which the pad is inserted.
A bed covering ensemble, comprising:
- a) a duvet cover;
- b) a comforter sized to fit within the duvet cover, the comforter being insertable within the duvet cover;
- c) an adjustable warmth duvet cover insert sized to fit within the duvet cover, insertable within the duvet cover, and having a plurality of closable pockets, the closable pockets being formed by overlapping fabric strips attached to a base sheet having head and foot ends, wherein each pocket has a closeable opening on that side of the pocket towards the head end of the base sheet;
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- d) at least one insulating pad sized to fit any of the closable pockets of the adjustable warmth duvet cover insert, providing additional warmth retention capability in the area covered by the pocket in which it is inserted.
A method for making an adjustable warmth duvet cover insert, comprising the steps of:
- a) attaching a first fabric strip having head and foot edges to a base sheet having head and foot ends and left and right sides;
- b) attaching at least one additional fabric strip having head and foot edges to the base sheet, such additional fabric strip being closer to the foot end of the base sheet than the fabric strip last attached, the attachment being made by attaching the foot edge of the additional fabric strip to the base sheet so that the head edge of the additional fabric strip overlaps the foot edge of the fabric strip last attached;
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- c) defining a plurality of pockets by attaching each fabric strip to the base sheet using successive pocket-forming seams, each pocket-forming seam being generally parallel to the left and right sides of the base sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.