Bed skirt
US5715553A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G9/0284
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bed skirt for use over the lower part of a bed having a foot and opposed spaced sides and a horizontally extending mattress supported on a bedstead formed by a frame and legs, said bed skirt extending over the legs of the bed to provide a desired enclosure for the lower portion of the bed to minimize dust accumulations under the bed and to provide a decorative enclosure for the lower part of the bed. The bed skirt is formed with a vertically extending skirt portion or flounce dimensioned to extend along at least the foot and opposed sides of the bed from a point close to the floor to a point above the legs of the bed. Secured to the top edge of the skirt by a single continuous line of stitching is a retaining strip which extends horizontally from the upper edge of the skirt portion over at least a part of the bed frame, preferably a distance such as to cover the edge of the horizontal surface of the mattress support. A plurality of spaced complementary fastening elements of a hook and loop type of fastening element are secured to the retaining strip therealong and a plurality of mating complementary fastening elements of said hook and loop type of fastening elements are provided …
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