IP Library Granted Patent US 9,872,575
Granted Patent B2
US 9,872,575 · App. 14/840,278 · Granted Jan 23, 2018

Bed covering

Inventor: Elizabeth Mikesell (Riverton, UT)
Assignee: BAE, LLC
A47G9/0246A47C21/022A47G9/02A47G9/0223A47G9/04A47C21/028A47G9/0238
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Patent No.
US 9,872,575
App. No.
14/840,278
Granted
Jan 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a bed covering. In some embodiments, a bed covering according to the present disclosure can include a fitted base configured to at least partially enclose a mattress, a comforter portion including an end connected to the fitted base and sides removably connectable to sides of the fitted base, and extendable side flaps connected to the sides of the comforter portion. Additional and alternative embodiments of the bed covering are disclosed herein and/or will be evident from the principles described herein.

Claims (29)

1. A bed covering, comprising:

a fitted base configured to at least partially enclose a mattress;

a comforter portion comprising an end removably connectable to the fitted base and sides that are removably connectable to the fitted base; and

extendable side flaps connected to the sides of the comforter portion, wherein each extendable side flap has an edge connected to a side of the comforter portion and a free edge opposite the edge connected to the side of the comforter portion,

wherein the bed covering has a made configuration, wherein the comforter portion is connected to the fitted base along the sides and the end of the comforter portion with the extendable side flaps tucked in-between the comforter portion and the fitted base, and

an un-made configuration, wherein the comforter portion is disconnected from the fitted base along the sides of the comforter portion with the free edges of the extendable side flaps free to extend outward from the sides of the comforter portion.

2. The bed covering of claim 1 , wherein the bed covering further comprises a disconnected configuration, wherein the comforter portion is disconnected from the fitted base along the sides of the comforter portion and the end of the comforter portion.

3. The bed covering of claim 1 , wherein the edge of each extendable side flap that is connected to the side of the comforter portion is integral with the side of the comforter portion.

4. The bed covering of claim 1 , further comprising one or more connectors for removably connecting the sides and end of the comforter portion to the fitted base.

5. The bed covering of claim 4 , wherein the one or more connectors comprise at least one of: one or more zippers, one or more buttons, one or more snaps, one or more hook and loop closures, or one or more fabric ties.

6. The bed covering of claim 3 , wherein the free edges of the extendable side flaps can extend outward from the sides of the comforter portion only when the bed covering is in the un-made configuration.

7. The bed covering of claim 4 , wherein the one or more connectors are inoperable when the bed covering is in the un-made configuration.

8. The bed covering of claim 4 , further comprising one or more connector flaps for hiding the one or more connectors, wherein the one or more connector flaps are positioned opposite the one or more connectors relative to the extendable side flaps.

9. The bed covering of claim 8 , wherein the one or more connector flaps are constructed out of the same material as the comforter portion.

10. The bed covering of claim 1 , wherein a design of the comforter portion is continued from a design of sides of the fitted base.

11. The bed covering of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the comforter portion that faces away from the mattress is made of a first material and an inner surface of the comforter portion that faces toward the mattress is made of a second material.

12. The bed covering of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the fitted base that faces away vertically from the mattress is made of a first material and one or more sides of the fitted base that face away horizontally from the mattress are made of a second material.

13. A bed covering, comprising:

a fitted base with two sides and two ends configured to at least partially cover a mattress; and

a comforter portion comprising an end removably connectable to the fitted base and extendable side flaps along two sides of the comforter portion, wherein the comforter portion is removably connectable to the two sides and one end of the fitted base, and wherein each extendable side flap has a free edge along the length of the extendable side flap,

wherein the bed covering has a made configuration, wherein the comforter portion is connected to the fitted base along the two sides and one end of the comforter portion with the extendable side flaps tucked in-between the comforter portion and the fitted base, and

an un-made configuration, wherein the comforter portion is disconnected from the fitted base along the two sides of the comforter portion with the free edges of the extendable side flaps free to extend outward from the sides of the comforter portion.

14. The bed covering of claim 13 , further comprising one or more connectors for connecting the comforter portion to the fitted base.

15. The bed covering of claim 14 , further comprising one or more connector flaps for concealing the one or more connectors.

16. The bed covering of claim 15 , wherein the extendable side flaps can extend down the sides of a mattress only when the bed covering is in the un-made configuration, and wherein the one or more connectors are inoperable if the extendable side flaps are extended down the sides of a mattress.

17. The bed covering of claim 16 , wherein the extendable side flaps provide a barrier between a user and the one or more connectors when the bed covering is in use.

18. The bed covering of claim 17 , wherein the extendable side flaps are free to tuck under a person when the bed covering is in the un-made configuration.

19. The bed covering of claim 18 , wherein the one or more connectors comprise one or more zipper tracks on the fitted base and one or more zipper tracks on the two sides and one end of the comforter portion.

20. The bed covering of claim 19 , wherein when the extendable side flaps are extended outward from the two sides of the comforter portion, the extendable side flaps separate the one or more zipper tracks on the fitted base from one or more zipper tracks on the two sides of the comforter portion.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jul 1, 2026
From: BAE, L.L.C.
To: BEDDY'S LLC
Reel/Frame 075155/0491 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2026
From: BAE, L.L.C.
To: BEDDY’S LLC
Reel/Frame 075559/0507 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Apr 26, 2021
From: BAE LLC
To: BAE, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 056041/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2017
From: ELIZABETH MIKESELL
To: BAE, LLC
Reel/Frame 043338/0030 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14166607 · Jan 28, 2014
Provisional Application 61757614 · Jan 28, 2013
Related Publication 20150366380A1 · Dec 24, 2015