Granted Patent B2

US 12,268,317 · App. 17/589,141 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Jeanna Sinn (Avon, CT); Colton Sinn (Avon, CT)

A47G9/0246

Abstract

Claims (20)

1. A bed sheet assembly for a mattress for a bed, the bed sheet assembly comprising:

a fitted sheet configured to at least partially envelope the mattress, the fitted sheet including a top portion configured to contact a top of the mattress, a side portion connected to the top portion and configured to contact and surround a sidewall of the mattress, and a bottom portion connected to the side portion and configured to contact a bottom of the mattress, the top portion of the fitted sheet including an upper fitted sheet end, a lower fitted sheet end opposite the upper fitted sheet end, and a first fitted sheet side and a second fitted sheet side opposite the first fitted sheet side, each of the first fitted sheet side and the second fitted sheet side extending from the upper fitted sheet end to the lower fitted sheet end;

a top sheet including an upper top sheet end, a lower top sheet end opposite the upper top sheet end, and a first top sheet side and a second top sheet side opposite the first top sheet side, each of the first top sheet side and the second top sheet side extending from the upper top sheet end to the lower top sheet end, the top sheet attached to the top portion of the fitted sheet by a joint, the joint including a longitudinal segment and a lateral segment, the longitudinal segment extending in a longitudinal direction between the upper top sheet end and the lower top sheet end, the longitudinal segment including a first segment portion on the top portion, a second segment portion on the side portion, and a third segment portion on the bottom portion, the lateral segment extending in a lateral direction between the first top sheet side and the second top sheet side, the lateral segment connected to the longitudinal segment at the third segment portion, the lateral segment located on the bottom portion of the fitted sheet.

2. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top sheet is fixedly attached to the top portion of the fitted sheet by the joint.

3. The bed sheet assembly of claim 2 , wherein the top sheet is stitched to the top portion of the fitted sheet along the joint.

4. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the joint is configured so that the top sheet is selectively detachable from the top portion of the fitted sheet along the joint.

5. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lateral segment of the joint substantially extends a lateral distance defined from the first fitted sheet side to the second fitted sheet side.

6. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top sheet includes a top longitudinal portion extending from a proximate end of the longitudinal segment to the upper top sheet end.

7. The bed sheet assembly of claim 6 , wherein the top longitudinal portion has a first longitudinal distance defined from the proximate end of the longitudinal segment to the upper top sheet end, wherein the top portion of the fitted sheet has a second longitudinal distance defined from the upper fitted sheet end to the lower fitted sheet end, and wherein the first longitudinal distance is greater than 10 percent of the second longitudinal distance.

8. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top portion of the fitted sheet has a first area, wherein the top sheet has a second area, and wherein the second area is greater than 200 percent of the first area.

9. The bed sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fitted sheet includes a pocket located on the side portion.

10. A bed sheet assembly for a mattress for a bed, the bed sheet assembly comprising:

a fitted sheet configured to at least partially envelope the mattress, the fitted sheet including a top portion configured to contact a top of the mattress, a side portion connected to the top portion and configured to contact and surround a sidewall of the mattress, and a bottom portion connected to the side portion and configured to contact a bottom of the mattress, the top portion of the fitted sheet including an upper fitted sheet end, a lower fitted sheet end opposite the upper fitted sheet end, and a first fitted sheet side and a second fitted sheet side opposite the first fitted sheet side, each of the first fitted sheet side and the second fitted sheet side extending from the upper fitted sheet end to the lower fitted sheet end, the fitted sheet further including a first joint portion of a joint, the first joint portion including a first longitudinal segment and a first lateral segment, the first longitudinal segment including a first segment portion on the top portion, a second segment portion on the side portion, and a third segment portion on the bottom portion, the first lateral segment connected to the first longitudinal segment at the third segment portion, the first lateral segment located on the bottom portion;

a top sheet including an upper top sheet end, a lower top sheet end opposite the upper top sheet end, and a first top sheet side and a second top sheet side opposite the first top sheet side, each of the first top sheet side and the second top sheet side extending from the upper top sheet end to the lower top sheet end, the top sheet further including a second joint portion of the joint, the second joint portion including a second longitudinal segment and a second lateral segment, the second joint portion of the top sheet configured to be selectively attachable and selectively detachable from the first joint portion of the fitted sheet.

11. The bed sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the joint includes one of a hook-and-loop fastener, a zipper, or a plurality of buttons.

12. A method for fabricating a bed sheet assembly for a mattress for a bed, the method comprising:

providing a fitted sheet configured to at least partially envelope the mattress, the fitted sheet including a top portion configured to contact a top of the mattress, a side portion connected to the top portion and configured to contact and surround a sidewall of the mattress, and a bottom portion connected to the side portion and configured to contact a bottom of the mattress;

providing a top sheet; and

attaching the top sheet to the top portion of the fitted sheet with a joint, the joint including a longitudinal segment extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral segment extending in a lateral direction, the lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal segment including a first segment portion on the top portion, a second segment portion on the side portion, and a third segment portion on the bottom portion, the lateral segment connected to the longitudinal segment at the third segment portion, the lateral segment located on the bottom portion of the fitted sheet.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of attaching the top sheet to the top portion of the fitted sheet with the joint includes fixedly attaching the top sheet to the top portion of the fitted sheet with stitching along the joint.

Continuity (1)

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