INTERLOCKING THREE-PIECE BED SKIRT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A three-piece bed skirt comprising two side panels and a front panel is disclosed. The front panel may include two corner foot flaps located at opposing ends of the front panel. The front panel, two side panels, and two corner foot flaps are capable of being interconnected and interlocked at their respective perimeters by hook and loop fasteners. These same fasteners can be used to secure the front panel, two side panels, and two corner foot flaps to the perimeter of an underlying box spring.

Claims

1. A system for securing a bed skirt to a box spring, the system comprising: a first lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; a first bed skirt panel having a top side and an underside, said underside of the first bed skirt panel having an upper adhesive material disposed thereon to correspondingly attach and secure to said first lower adhesive material attached to the box spring, said top side of the first bed skirt panel having a lower adhesive material disposed thereon, wherein the upper adhesive material of the underside of the first bed skirt panel is secured to said first lower adhesive material attached to the box spring and wherein said lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel is in proximity to the front side of the box spring when the upper adhesive material of the underside of the first bed skirt panel is secured to said first lower adhesive material attached to the box spring; a second lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; and a second bed skirt panel having a top side and an underside, said underside of the second bed skirt panel having at least first and second upper adhesive materials disposed thereon to correspondingly attach and secure to said second lower adhesive material attached to the box spring and to said lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said second bed skirt panel has two corner foot flaps attached to opposing ends of the second bed skirt panel.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein a length of at least one of the corner foot flaps is located below an upper perimeter of said at least one corner foot flap and is capable of being drawn away from the underside of said second bed skirt panel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the following comprises a hook and loop fastener as an adhesive material: the first lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; the upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the first bed skirt panel; the lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel; the second lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; the first upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel; or the second upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the following comprises non-woven polypropylene material as an adhesive material: the first lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; the upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the first bed skirt panel; the lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel; the second lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring; the first upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel; or the second upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said lower adhesive material of the top side of the first bed skirt panel is an extension of the upper adhesive material of the first bed skirt panel and is formed by wrapping an extra length of the upper adhesive material of the first bed skirt panel from the underside of the first bed skirt panel around a side edge of the first bed skirt panel.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said first lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring has an elongated shape and extends along a first upper edge of the box spring.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said second lower adhesive material attached to a top surface of the box spring has an elongated shape and extends along a second upper edge of the box spring.

9. A system for securing a bed skirt to a box spring, the system comprising: a first elongated L-shaped flange having a top member that is connected to and substantially perpendicular to a lateral member, the first L-shaped flange fittable over an upper side edge of the box spring; a first lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the first flange; a first bed skirt panel having a top side and an underside, said underside having an upper adhesive material disposed thereon to correspondingly attach and secure to said first lower adhesive material attached along a portion, of said top member of said first flange; said top side of the first bed skirt having a lower adhesive material disposed thereon, wherein, the upper adhesive material of the underside of the first bed skirt panel is secured to said first lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the first flange and wherein said lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt pane is in proximity to the front side of the box spring when the upper adhesive material of the underside of the first bed skirt panel is secured to said first lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the first flange; a plurality of spaced apart holes formed in said top member of said first flange; a plurality of first securing device, extending through said plurality of said spaced apart holes formed in said top her of said first flange, where n said plurality of first securing devices secure said first lower adhesive material to said top member of said first flange; a plurality of spaced apart holes formed in said lateral member of said first flange; a plurality of second securing devices provided through said plurality of said spaced apart holes formed in said lateral member of said first flange, wherein said plurality of second securing devices secure said lateral member of said first flange to said box spring; a second elongated L-shaped flange having a top member that is connected to and substantially perpendicular to a lateral member, the second L-shaped flange fittable over an upper front edge of the box spring; a second lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the second L-shaped flange; a second bed skirt panel having a top side and an underside, said underside having at least first and a second upper adhesive materials disposed thereon to correspondingly attach and secure to said second lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the second L-shaped flange and to said lower adhesive material of the top side of the first bed skirt panel; a plurality of spaced apart holes formed in said top member of said second flange; a plurality of first securing devices extending through said plurality of said spaced apart holes formed in said top member of said second flange, wherein said plurality of first securing devices secure said first lower adhesive material to said top member of said second flange; a plurality of spaced apart holes formed said lateral member of said second flange; and a plurality of second securing devices provided through said plurality of said spaced apart holes formed in said lateral member of said second flange, wherein said plurality of second securing devices secure said lateral member of said second flange to said box spring.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said second bed skirt panel has two corner foot flaps attached to opposing ends of the second bed skirt panel.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein a length of at least one of the corner foot flaps is located below an upper perimeter of said at least one corner foot flap and is capable of being drawn away from the underside of said second bed skirt panel.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the following comprises a hook and loop fastener as an adhesive material: the first lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the first flange; the upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the first bed skirt panel; the lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel; the second lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the second flange; the first upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel; or the second upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the following comprises non-woven polypropylene material as an adhesive material: the first lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the first flange; the upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the first bed skirt panel; the lower adhesive material disposed on the top side of the first bed skirt panel; the second lower adhesive material attached to said top member of the second flange; the first upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel; or the second upper adhesive material disposed on the underside of the second bed skirt panel.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said lower adhesive material of the top side of the first bed skirt panel is an extension of the upper adhesive material of the first bed skirt panel and is formed by wrapping an extra length of the upper adhesive material of the first bed skirt panel from the underside of the first bed skirt panel around a side edge of the first bed skirt panel.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The drawings, in which like numerals represent similar parts, illustrate generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, various embodiments discussed in the present document.

[0011] FIGS. 1A-B illustrate an inner surface and an outer surface of a side panel of a bed skirt in accordance with one embodiment;

[0012] FIG. 2A illustrates a side panel of a bed skirt which is securable to a box spring by aligning the inner surface of the upper perimeter of the side panel with the side perimeter of the box spring in accordance with one embodiment.

[0013] FIGS. 2B-C illustrate an inner surface and an outer/front surface of a side panel of a bed skirt in accordance with one embodiment;

[0014] FIG. 3 illustrates the interlocking of a side panel of a bed skirt with a front panel of the bed skirt in accordance with one embodiment;

[0015] FIGS. 4A-B illustrate the outer surface and inner surface of a front panel of a bed skirt in accordance with one embodiment;

[0016] FIG. 5 illustrates a front panel of a bed skirt with attached corner foot flaps being secured to the front perimeter of a box spring in accordance with one embodiment; and

[0017] FIGS. 6A-B illustrate, a mock pleat being formed at the corner of the box spring when a side panel of a bed skirt and front panel of the bed skirt with attached corner foot flaps are all secured to the perimeter of the box spring in accordance with one embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of certain embodiments of the subject matter set forth herein, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the subject matter disclosed herein may be practiced. These embodiments, which are also referred herein as examples,described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the subject matter disclosed herein. It is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined or that other embodiments may be utilized, and that variations may be made without departing from the scope of the subject matter disclosed herein. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the subject matter disclosed herein is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0019] As illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, each of the two side panels (only one side panel of the bed skirt is illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B) has an inner surface 10 and an outer surface 20. The inner surface 10 comprising an upper perimeter 13 having a hook and loop fastener 15 attached along the length of the upper perimeter 13 for securing, the upper perimeter to a corresponding hook and loop fastener 55 (FIG. 3) provided on the top surface of the box spring along the left and right perimeters of the box spring.

[0020] The outer surface 20 of each side panel further comprises two preferably square sections of hook and loop fastener 25, 26 located at opposing corners of the upper perimeter of the outer surface 20, as illustrated in FIG. 1B. In one embodiment, fasteners 25, 26 are positioned by wrapping and securing, an extra length of fastener 15 from the inner surface of the side panel's upper perimeter 13 around the side edge of the panel, as illustrated in FIGS. 2B and 2C. In one embodiment, fasteners 25, 26 are approximately 1 to 3 inches in width.

[0021] As illustrated by FIG. 2A, each side panel 30 is securable to the box spring 40 by aligning the inner surface of the upper perimeter 15 of the side panel 30 with the side perimeter of the box spring. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, side and front perimeters of the box spring are fitted with a track system 50 such as the system disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 8,863,330. In this embodiment, the tracks located along the side and front perimeters of the box spring further comprise a hook and loop fastener 55 (FIG. 3) along the entire length of the top surface of each track. As further illustrated in FIG. 2A, the inner surface of the upper perimeter of side panel 30 with hook and loop fastener 15 provided along the entire length of the inner surface's 10 upper perimeter 13 is aligned with, engages, and is secured to a top surface of the track 50 having a corresponding strip of hook and loop fastener 55 (FIG. 3) provided thereon.

[0022] In another embodiment, hook and loop fastener 15 is directly placed on the upper surface of the side and front perimeters of the box spring, without the track system illustrated in FIG. 2A. In this embodiment, side panel 30 engages the box spring 40 by aligning a side panel having a hook and loop fastener 15 along the entire length of the upper perimeter 13 of the side panel's inner surface 10 with a corresponding strip of hook and loop fastener 55 provided along the length of the side perimeter of the box spring 40, and engaging and securing the hook and loop fastener located on the inner surface of the side panel with the hoop and loop fastener provided on the top surface of the box spring.

[0023] FIG. 3 illustrates the assembly of the bed skirt in accordance with an embodiment and with reference to a left side of the box spring 40. In a first step, a hoop and loop fastener 78 (FIG. 4A) of the inner surface 70 of the front panel 65 is attached to the hoop and loop fastener 55 of the front section of the box spring 40. The hook and loop fastener 92 is then attached to a corner section of the side of the box spring 40 having the hook and loop fastener 55 thereon. Next, upper perimeter 85 of corner foot flap 80 is folded and the side opposite of the hoop and loop fastener 25 is positioned to rest on top of the folded section, exposing the hoop and loop fastener 25 in an upward direction. Finally, the hoop and loop fastener 95 is attached to hoop and loop fastener 25 to form a mock pleat at the corner of the box spring. FIG. 5 illustrates a different view of the assembly of the bed skirt (with reference to a right side of the box spring 40) further illustrating a folded section 86.

[0024] FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate the outer surface 60 and inner surface 70 of a front panel 65 having two corner foot flaps 80, 90 attached to opposing ends of the front panel 65. Referring to FIG. 4A, the inner surface 70 of the front panel 65 comprises two corner foot flaps 80, 90 attached at opposing left and right sides of the front panel 65. Preferably, the upper perimeter 85, 86 of each corner foot flap is attached to the front panel at the panel's upper perimeter. The respective upper perimeters of the front panel and the corner foot flaps can be attached by sewing the respective perimeters together, or by using any comparable method of attachment.

[0025] As further illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the corner foot flaps 80, 90 are preferably attached to the front panel 65 so that a certain width of the outer surface of the flap is detachably contacting the inner surface of the foot panel. In this preferred embodiment, the length of the corner foot flap 80, 90 located below the flap's upper perimeter 85, 86 is capable of being drawn away from the inner surface 70 of the front panel 65, as illustrated in FIG. 4A. The inner surface 70 of the front panel further comprises a section of hook and loop fastener 92, 93 provided along, part of the length of the upper perimeter of the front panel and attached corner foot flaps. Preferably, hook and loop fasteners 92, 93 are provided at opposing corners of the upper perimeter of each attached corner foot flap, as illustrated in FIG. 4A.

[0026] FIG. 4B illustrates the outer surface 60 of the front panel 65 having two corner foot flaps 80, 90 attached at opposing left and right sides of the front panel 65. As set forth above, the corner foot flaps are preferably attached to the front panel so that a certain width of each corner foot flap remains hidden behind the front panel and a certain width of each corner panel extends beyond the left and right opposing sides of the front panel. Preferably, each side perimeter of the front panel is not secured or attached to the underlying corner foot flap thereby creating a fold that allows the edge of an adjoining panel to be inserted therein. Further referencing FIG. 4B, a preferably squared section of hook and loop fastener 95, 96 is provided on the inner surface of the upper perimeter of each folded section of the front panel. As set forth below, fastener 95, 96 can engage and secure to a corresponding fastener provided on the perimeter of an adjacent panel.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 5, the front panel 65 with attached corner foot flap 90 is secured to the front perimeter of the box spring 40 by engaging the inner surface of the front panel and attached flaps to a corresponding track provided along the perimeter of the box spring, or alternatively, by engaging the inner surface of the front panel 65 and attached flap 90 to a hook and loop fastener 55 applied directly to the perimeter of the box spring 40 without the track system 50.

[0028] The front flap 65 is preferably secured to the corresponding hook and loop fastener provided on the box spring by aligning the upper perimeter of the panel with the perimeter of the box spring and engaging the hook and loop fastener 78 provided on the inner surface of the front panel 65 and corner foot flap 90 with the corresponding hook and loop fastener provided on the box spring 40. As further illustrated by FIG. 5, the corner foot flap 90 is preferably positioned along the perimeter of the box spring so that the upper perimeter of the flap is positioned along the contoured edge or corner of the box spring, and, preferably secures to a side edge of the box spring by engaging the additional section of hook and loop fastener 93 provided on the inner surface of the flap with the corresponding fastener provided along the side perimeter of the box spring. Referring further to FIG. 5, the squared section of hook and loop fastener 96 is located on the underside of the upper perimeter of the front panel. By securing the front panel 65 and the underlying corner foot flap 90, a pocket or fold is created between the corner foot flap 90 and the squared hook and loop fastener 96 that allows the leading edge of an adjacent side panel to be inserted and secured therein. Preferably, the front panel with attached corner foot flaps is secured to the box spring prior to securing either side panel to the left or right sides of the box spring.

[0029] Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, when a side panel 30 and front, panel 65 with attached corner foot flaps 80, 90 are all secured to the perimeter of the box spring, a mock pleat is formed at the corner of the box spring. As illustrated in FIG. 6B, after the front panel 65 with attached corner foot flaps 80, 90 is secured to the box spring the side panel 30 is then secured along the length of the box spring's side perimeter. The leading edge 100 of the side panel 30 is then positioned within the front panel's fold so that the leading edge 100 of the side panel is positioned between the front panel 65 and corner foot flap 80. Preferably, the leading edge 100 of the side panel 30 is interlocked with the front panel 65 by engaging and securing the section of fastener provided on the upper perimeter of the side panel's outer surface 25, 26 with the section of fastener 95, 96 provided on the upper perimeter of the inner surface of the front panel's fold.

[0030] As illustrated in FIG. 6A, once the foot panel and side panel are interlocked, a mock pleat is formed whereby the corner foot flap 80 is visible through a drape line between the respective leading side edges of the side panel 30 and front panel 65.

[0031] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments (and/or aspects thereof) may be used in combination with each other. In addition, many modifications be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention out departing from scope. While the dimensions and types of materials described herein are intended to define the parameters of the invention, they are by no means limiting and are exemplary embodiments. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.