Encasement
AssigneeSkyBlue Textiles LLC
InventorPetra J. Michael
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Abstract
An encasement for a bedding item includes a cover comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side wall attaching the top portion to the bottom portion, an opening in the encasement is sized to permit an item to be removably placed therein. A zipper disposed in the opening is configured to reversibly seal the encasement. The zipper includes an open end, a closed end, a zipper pull, and opposing complementary zipper tracks, and a zipper end stop disposed at the closed end of the zipper. The zipper end stop includes an interior support panel, a first securement member affixed to the interior support panel, and a second securement member associated with the opposing complementary zipper tracks. Closing the zipper forms a beg bug impervious seal. The encasement may further include a removable cover.
Claims20
An encasement for a bedding item, comprising:
- an insect impervious cover comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side wall attached to the top portion and the bottom portion;
- an optional removable cover removably affixed to an exterior portion of at least one of the top portion or the bottom portion of the insect impervious cover;
- an opening in the side wall sized to permit a bedding item to be removably inserted therethrough;
- a zipper disposed in the opening of the side wall, the zipper comprising
- a) an open end,
- b) a closed end,
- c) a zipper pull, and
- d) opposing complementary zipper tracks;
- and
- a zipper end stop disposed at the closed end of the zipper, the zipper end stop comprising
- a) an interior support panel attached to the top portion, the bottom portion, and the side wall of the insect impervious cover beneath the zipper,
- b) a first securement member affixed to the interior support panel, and
- c) a complementary securement member associated with the opposing complementary zipper tracks,
- wherein the zipper and the zipper end stop are sized so that upon closure, the zipper and the zipper end stop form an insect impervious seal along the opening.
A bedding encasement, comprising:
- a parasite impervious cover comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion are water repellent;
- an optional removable cover removably affixed to the parasite impervious cover on either the top portion or the bottom portion thereof;
- an opening in the parasite impervious cover sized to permit a bedding item to be removably inserted into an interior of the encasement;
- a zipper disposed in the opening configured to reversibly seal the encasement, the zipper comprising a zipper pull and opposing complementary zipper tracks;
- and
- a zipper end stop disposed at a closed end of the zipper and comprising
- a) an interior support panel attached to the top portion and the bottom portion of the parasite impervious cover beneath the zipper,
- b) a first securement member affixed to the interior support panel, and
- c) a complementary securement member associated with the opposing complementary zipper tracks,
- wherein closure of the zipper associates the zipper pull with the closed end to close the opening and secures the complementary securement member to the first securement member to form a parasite impervious seal along the opening.
An encasement, comprising:
- a bed bug impervious cover comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side wall attached to the top portion and the bottom portion;
- an opening in the cover sized to permit an item to be removably inserted therethrough;
- a zipper disposed in the opening and comprising
- a) an open end,
- b) a closed end,
- c) a zipper pull, and
- d) opposing complementary zipper tracks;
- and
- a zipper end stop disposed at the closed end of the zipper, the zipper end stop comprising
- a) an interior support panel attached along three sides thereof to the bed bug impervious cover beneath the zipper,
- b) a first securement member affixed to the interior support panel, and
- c) a complementary securement member associated with the opposing complementary zipper tracks,
- wherein the zipper is sized and configured so that movement of the zipper pull from the open end to the closed end associates the first securement member with the complementary securement member to form a bed bug impervious seal along the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.