Bed skirt assembly

Abstract

The present invention comprises an assembly and method for a bed skirt employing a harness and skirting panel(s) adapted for removeable attachment thereto, and includes a cinching mechanism and stabilizing tongue stays to secure the assembly in fixed horizontal alignment.

Claims

1. A bed skirt assembly for covering a space beneath a box spring of a bed, comprising: a harness for encompassing an outer perimeter of the box spring, the harness being comprised of a first fastener strip attached to a plurality of triangulate corner caps having two triangular sidewalls and an upper wall joined in perpendicular alignment, wherein the triangulate corner caps are configured and spaced apart for mounted coupling to upper corners of a box spring, the harness having a first end and a second end providing a closure mechanism such that closure of the first end and the second end tightens and secures the first fastener strip in fixed horizontal alignment about a surface vertically disposed along the outer perimeter of the box spring, the first end of the harness comprising a loop and the second end of the harness being configured for insertion through the loop, the second end of the harness further comprising a coacting material for detachable engagement with the first fastener strip so as to secure the first fastener in fixed horizontal alignment about the surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring; and one or more skirting panels adapted for removeable attachment to a corresponding section of the first fastener strip, the one or more skirting panels being a generally rectangular shape having an outer surface and an inner surface of an area defined by two opposing vertically disposed side edges and a horizontally disposed lower edge and upper edge, wherein the upper edge comprises a length corresponding to a surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring whereon the corresponding first fastener strip is in fixed horizontal alignment, and wherein the side edges comprise a vertically disposed length suspending the lower edge of the one or more skirting panels to cover the space beneath the bed when the upper edge is aligned with the corresponding first fastener strip, and wherein the inner surface of the upper edge of the skirting panel is removeably attachable to the corresponding first fastener strip.

2. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, further comprising one or more second fastener strips coactively attachable to the corresponding first fastener strip, wherein the one or more second fastener strips are affixed to the inner surface of the upper edge of the one or more skirting panels.

3. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, wherein the first fastener strip comprises a flexible hook material and the second fastener strip comprises a coacting flexible loop material.

4. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, wherein the closure mechanism comprises the first end of the harness being a ring member and the second end of the harness being configured for insertion through the ring member such that the coacting loop material of the second fastener strip is in locked engagement with a corresponding material so as to secure the first fastener strip in fixed horizontal alignment about the surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring.

5. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, wherein the closure mechanism further comprises the first end of the harness having a cinching mechanism a for securing the second end of the harness.

6. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, wherein the closure mechanism comprises the first end of the harness being a lever lock and wherein the second end of the harness comprises a corresponding configuration for coupled engagement with the lever lock so as to secure the one or more first fastener strips in fixed horizontal alignment about the surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring.

7. The bed skirt assembly of claim 1, further comprising one or more tongue stays secured to the one or more first fastener strips so as to reinforce uniform, linear horizontal alignment thereof.

8. The bed skirt assembly of claim 7, wherein the tongue stays further comprise a hook end for insertion under the first fastener strip so as to reinforce uniform, linear horizontal alignment.

9. The bed skirt assembly of claim 7, wherein the skirting panel further comprises a series of pleats spaced at predetermined intervals folded along a vertically disposed axis of the outer surface perpendicular to the upper and lower edge.

10. A bed skirt assembly for covering a space beneath a bed, comprising: a harness comprising a first fastener strip having a first end and a second end; four triangulate corner caps having two triangular sidewalls and an upper wall joined in perpendicular alignment, wherein the four triangulate corner caps are configured and spaced apart for mounted coupling to upper corners of a box spring having an outer perimeter comprising a head end surface, a foot end surface and two opposing side surfaces providing a harness, wherein closure of the harness secures a releasable cinching mechanism tightening the first fastener strip in secured horizontal alignment about the outer perimeter of the box spring; two side skirting panels adapted for removeable attachment to the first fastener strip, the side skirting panels being a generally rectangular shape having an outer surface and an inner surface comprising an area defined by opposing vertically disposed side edges and transversely opposing horizontally disposed lower edges and upper edges, wherein the upper edge of extends the length of the two opposing side surfaces of the box spring and, wherein a second fastener strip coactively attachable to the first fastener strip is affixed along the inner surface of the upper edge of the first side skirting panel; a foot end skirting panel adapted for removeable attachment to the first fastener strip, the foot end skirting panel being a generally rectangular shape having an outer surface and an inner surface comprising an area defined by opposing vertically disposed side edges and a transverse horizontally disposed lower edge and upper edge, wherein the upper edge extends the length of the foot surface of the box spring and wherein the opposing side edges extend a vertically disposed length suspending the lower edge to cover the space beneath the bed; a second fastener strip coactively attachable to the first fastener strip affixed along the inner surface of the upper edge of the skirting panel; and a releasable closure mechanism affixed to the first end of the first fastener strip, wherein the releasable closure mechanism comprises the second end of the harness being configured for insertion through a loop in the first end of the harness, and the second end of the harness further comprising a coacting material for detachable engagement with the first fastener strip so as to secure the first fastener in fixed horizontal alignment about the surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring.

11. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, wherein the first fastener strip comprises a flexible hook material and the second fastener strip comprises a coacting loop material.

12. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, wherein the releaseable closure mechanism is oriented at the head end surface of the box spring.

13. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, further comprising one or more perpendicular tongue stays secured in transverse alignment to the first fastener strip so as to reinforce secured linear horizontal alignment of the first fastener strip about the outer perimeter of the box spring.

14. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, wherein the closure mechanism one end of the first fastening material has a drawstring and the second end of the first fastener material strip has an eyelet latch to lock the harness in secured horizontal alignment about the outer perimeter edges of the box spring.

15. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, wherein the two side skirting panels and the foot end skirting panel further comprise a series of pleats spaced at predetermined intervals, the pleats being folded along a perpendicular axis between the upper edge and the lower edge.

16. The bed skirt assembly of claim 10, wherein the series of pleats are secured to maintain a uniform fold along a perpendicular axis between the upper edge and the lower edge.

17. A method for covering a space beneath a box spring of a bed by affixing a harness about a surface along an vertically disposed perimeter of a box spring onto which one or more skirting panels adapted are removeably attached thereto, comprising the steps of: mounting triangulate corner caps having two triangular sidewalls and an upper wall joined in perpendicular alignment and configured for fitted coupling onto corresponding upper corners of the box spring having a vertically disposed surface comprising a head end surface and an opposing foot end surface joined in perpendicular alignment with two opposing side surfaces defining a horizontally disposed upper and lower surface area comprising a bed size; attaching a first fastener strip of a length corresponding to a surface about the perimeter of the box spring such that the first fastener strips and triangulate corner caps encompass a length corresponding to the surface along an outer perimeter of the box spring; securing the harness such that the first fastener strips are secured in taut horizontal alignment about the outer perimeter of one or more side surfaces and the foot end surfaces of the box spring, the first end of the harness being a loop and the second end of the harness being configured for insertion through the loop, the second end of the harness further comprising a coacting material for detachable engagement with the first fastener strip so as to tighten and secure the first fastener strip in fixed horizontal alignment; and attaching an upper edge of a skirting panel having a generally rectangular shape elongated along a horizontal axis and having an outer surface and an inner surface of an area defined within a first side edge and an opposing second side edge oriented in substantially perpendicular alignment with a lower edge and an upper edge, wherein the upper edge comprises a horizontally disposed length corresponding with a surface of the outer perimeter edge of the box spring, such that the side edges descend a vertically disposed length extending the lower edge of the skirting panel to cover the space beneath the bed.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of: cinching the harness in locked engagement to tighten and secure the first fastening strip in secured horizontal alignment about the outer perimeter of the box spring.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of: securing a plurality of perpendicular tongue stays in affixed transverse alignment in spaced correspondence along the first fastener strip so as to reinforce linear horizontal alignment of the first fastener strip about a surface along the outer perimeter of the box spring.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a particularly preferred embodiment of the bed skirt assembly according to the present invention partially assembled.

(2) FIG. 2 is a sectional perspective view of an enlarged cutaway of the triangulate corner cap mounted in coupled correspondence on the upper corner of the box spring.

(3) FIG. 3 is a sectional cross sectional view illustrating an enlarged cutaway of the reinforcing tongue stays affixing the first fastener strip in secure horizontal alignment.

(4) FIG. 4 is a sectional perspective illustrating an enlarged cutaway of the eyelet drawstring buckle of the particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a sectional perspective view illustrating an enlarged cutaway of a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(6) Now referring to the particularly preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1-5, bed skirt assembly 12 comprises a harness 2, skirting panels 14 and 14A, and perpendicular tongue stays 8. Harness 2 includes first fastener strips 10, preferably comprising a loop material, attached in spaced increments corresponding with a head end surface 4A, a foot end surface 4B and two opposing side surfaces 4C along the perimeter of a box spring 4. Fastener strips 10 are attached to four triangulate corner caps 6 comprised of upper triangular tab 6A and lower triangular tab 6B configured for fitted coupling upon upper corners of a box spring 4 in spaced correspondence such that mounting triangulate corner caps 6 to couple onto the upper corner of a box spring 4 a head end surface 4A, a foot end surface 4B and two opposing side surfaces 4C, wherein cinching a releasable closure mechanism 16 comprising a loop on a first end and inserting a second end of the harness 2 through and tying or engaging a coacting second fastener strip provided on the back side of the first hook fastener strips 10 to cinch the harness 2 in closed position secures first fastener strips 10 in fixed horizontal alignment about a head end surface 4A, a foot end surface 4B and two opposing side surfaces 4C, comprising the outer perimeter of box spring 4.

(7) Still illustrating bed skirt assembly 12, FIG. 2 shows in an enlarged cutaway, triangulate corner caps 6 are composed of a pliable material cut into two generally triangular sections, upper triangular tab 6A and lower triangular tab 6B, which are attached, preferably by a sewn seam, to form a corner that couples in tight correspondence with the upper corners of box spring 4. Now referring to FIG. 2A, First fastener strips 10 extend lengths so when attached to triangulate corner caps 6, harness 2 may be closed to secure fastener strips 10 into fixed horizontal alignment about two opposing side surfaces 4C, a head end surface 4A, and a foot end surface 4B along the outer perimeter of box spring 4, which may be a predetermined size. For the queen size bed shown, first fastener strips 10 extending along the two opposing side surfaces 4C measure 80 inches, or 203 cm, and the first fastener strip 10 extending along foot end surface 4B measures 60 inches, or 153 cm. In alternative embodiments, first fastener strips will be provided to correspond with the relevant bed size, as can be readily ascertained by commonly available references delineating single, full, double, queen, king, and california king size beds. Moreover, alternative embodiments may employ one or more first fastener strips extending around all or a portion of the side surfaces 4C, foot end surface 4B and head end surface 4A.

(8) As shown in FIG. 3, the illustrated particularly preferred embodiment provides a yet further means for securing first fastener strips 10 by affixing tongue stays 8 at spaced intervals to optimally reinforce linear and uniform horizontal alignment of along a perimeter coextensive with the box spring harness 2. As inserting a hooked end 8A of tongue stays 8 under first fastener strips 10 further reinforces their secured horizontal alignment about the perimeter of box spring 4. FIG. 4 illustrates an enlarged cutaway of a particularly preferred embodiment wherein eyelet/drawstring buckle 16 cinches harness 2 so as to secure first fastener strips 10 and 10A into fixed horizontal alignment.

(9) Now referring back to FIG. 1, this particularly preferred embodiment further comprises two side skirting panels 14 and a foot end skirting panel 14A adapted for removeable attachment to first fastener strip 10 and second fastener strips 10A. As shown, skirting panels 14 and foot end skirting panel 14A are a generally rectangular shape and have an outer surface and an inner surface comprising an area defined by opposing vertically disposed side edges 14B and transversely opposing horizontally disposed lower edges and upper edges. Respective second fastener strip 10A coactively attachable to corresponding, first fastener strip 10 preferably comprising a loop material is then affixed along the inner surface 14B of the upper edge 14D of the side skirting panels and upper edge 14E of foot end skirting panel 14A respectively are then pressed down to engage in a smooth, uniform alignment with first fastener strip 10 along corresponding side surfaces 4A and foot end surface 4B of the box spring 4 such that the upper edges 14C of side skirting panels 14 and foot end skirting panel 14 A extend the length of side surfaces 4C of the box spring 4 and the upper edge 4D of the foot end skirting panel 14A extends the length so as to secure horizontally disposed alignment of the lower edge and upper edge 14D and 14E such that side skirting panels 14 and foot end skirting panel 14A extend a vertically disposed length downwardly suspending the lower edge 14D to thereby cover the space beneath the bed as illustrated in the enlarged cutaway view of the assemble bed skirt in FIG. 5.

(10) In this particularly preferred embodiment, the skirting panels 14 and 14A further comprise a series of pleats 20 spaced at predetermined intervals folded along a vertically disposed axis of the outer surface perpendicular to the upper and lower edge. As shown, the pleats are secured to maintain a uniform line 22 along the vertical axis of the outer surface perpendicular to the upper and lower edge.

(11) While a number of exemplary aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those possessed of skill in the relevant art will recognize certain modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations thereof which are embraced within the inventive scope of the present bed skirt assembly. It is therefore intended that the following appended claims and claims hereafter are interpreted to include all such modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations as are within their true spirit and scope.