US 6,668,400 B1Granted

Article of bedding with pocket assembly

AssigneeWildhide, L.L.C.

InventorsKaren G. Nichols, Bonita Louis Griffin Kaake

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Abstract

An article of bedding with a hidden pocket for storing an item, including a fabric panel with an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a distal end, also, a double inwardly folded wide hem fabric piece defining a first end and a second end, and having a hem interior volume separated from an exterior and an interior environment. Also, a fabric pocket liner including an opening that is double outwardly folded defining a third end and a fourth end, the opening is adjacent to a portion of the first end, the second end, and the distal end, the liner is positioned within a portion of the hem interior volume, the liner is not visible from the exterior and interior environment. The distal end, first end, and third end, are attached. The distal end, first end, and second end are also attached, plus the second end and fourth end are attached.

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Dependent claims

An article of bedding with a hidden pocket assembly for storing an item, comprising:

(a) a fabric panel including an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a distal end portion;
(b) a double inwardly folded wide hem fabric piece defining a first end portion and a second end portion, said hem forming a hem interior volume separated from an exterior environment and an interior environment;
(c) a fabric pocket liner for storing the item, said fabric pocket liner including an opening for passing the item therethrough wherein said liner opening is double outwardly folded defining a third end portion and a fourth end portion, said opening is adjacent to a portion of said first end, said second end, and said distal end, said fabric pocket liner is positioned within a portion of said hem interior volume, wherein said fabric pocket liner is not visible from said exterior environment and said interior environment;
(d) means for attachment of said distal end, said first end, and said third end, wherein said means is not visible from said exterior environment;
(e) means for attachment of said distal end, said first end, and said second end;
and
(f) means for attachment of said second end and said fourth end, wherein said opening is not visible or accessible from said exterior environment with access to said opening from said interior environment.

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An article of bedding with a partially hidden pocket assembly for storing an item, comprising:

(a) a fabric panel including an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a distal end portion;
(b) a single inwardly folded wide hem fabric piece defining a first end portion and a second end portion, said hem forming a hem interior volume separated from an exterior environment and an interior environment;
(c) a fabric pocket liner for storing the item, said fabric pocket liner including an opening for passing the item therethrough wherein said liner opening is double outwardly folded defining a third end portion and a fourth end portion, said opening is adjacent to a portion of said first end, said second end, and said distal end, said fabric pocket liner is positioned adjacent to said hem, wherein said fabric pocket liner is not visible from said exterior environment and said pocket liner is visible from said interior environment;
(d) means for attachment of said distal end, said first end, said second end, and said third end, wherein said means is not visible from said exterior environment;
and
(e) means for attachment of said distal end, said first end, and said second end, wherein said opening is not visible or accessible from said exterior environment with access to said opening from said interior environment.

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An article of bedding with a partially hidden pocket assembly for storing an item, comprising:

(a) a fabric panel including an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a distal end portion;
(b) a double inwardly folded wide hem fabric piece defining a first end portion and a second end portion, said hem forming a hem interior volume separated from an exterior environment and an interior environment;
(c) a fabric pocket liner for storing the item, said fabric pocket liner including an opening for passing the item therethrough wherein said liner opening is defines a third end portion and a fourth end portion, said opening is adjacent to a portion of said first end, said second end, and said distal end, said fabric pocket liner is positioned adjacent to said hem, wherein said fabric pocket liner is not visible from said exterior environment and said pocket liner is visible from said interior environment;
and
(d) means for attachment of said distal end, said first end, said second end, and said third end, wherein said opening is not visible or accessible from said exterior environment with access to said opening from said interior environment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.