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US 7,007,324 B2Granted
Method and device for inserting a pillow into a pillowcase
OwnerBrad Blessmaninventor
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Abstract
A method and device that provides an easily repeatable way in which to insert pillows into pillowcases. A flexible relatively thin sheet of material is provided that is sized and configured so as to attain a generally U-shaped configuration for insertion into a pillowcase, thereby creating a three-dimensional cavity through which a pillow can be inserted. The device can then be easily extracted from the pillowcase by merely sliding it out once the pillow is in place.
Claims9
A pillow insertion device, comprising:
- a planar sheet of flexible material conformable to a U-shaped configuration, said material having a rounded insertion end and having a length longer than a width dimension, said width dimension being at least 1½ times the width of a standard pillow case;
- a handhold at a position opposite from said rounded end;
- and
- at least one additional handhold is provided on at least one opposite side of the longitudinal length of said device.
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A method for inserting a pillow into a pillowcase comprising:
- providing a substantially planar, flexible piece of material having longitudinal edges and having a length longer than a pillowcase and a width wider than a pillowcase, said width dimension being at least about 1½ times the width of the pillowcase;
- bringing together opposite edges along the longitudinal edges of said device so as to form a substantially U-shaped or O-shaped configuration;
- inserting said U-shaped or O-shaped configuration into the interior of a pillowcase substantially completely into the interior of the pillowcase;
- releasing the longitudinal edges of said device and permitting said device to attempt to return to its normal, substantially planar configuration whereby the interior of the pillowcase is urged into a three-dimensional cavity by said device;
- inserting a pillow into said three-dimensional cavity created by said device;
- and
- withdrawing said device after the pillow is inserted into the interior of the pillowcase, wherein said step of withdrawing is facilitated by said device having at least one handhold.
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A pillow insertion device, comprising:
- a planar sheet of flexible material having a rounded pillow insertion edge and a major diameter longer than a minor diameter;
- wherein said minor diameter being at least 1½ times the width of a standard pillow case;
- and
- at least one handhold at a position substantially in the middle of said device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.