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US 200902495.50A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2009/0249550 A1 Henning (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 8, 2009 (54) BED SKIRTASSEMBLY Publication Classification (76)76) InventorInventor: Sharonson K. Henning.enning, Uuruce,Curtice. OH (51) A47CInt. Cl. 2L/00 (2006.01) A47G 9/02 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: (52) U.S. Cl. ................................................. 5/493; 5/482 FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC 28366 KENSINGTON LANE PERRYSBURG, OH 43551 (US) (57) ABSTRACT Abed skirt adapted to be removably attached to an associated (21) Appl. No.: 12/414,720 bed sheet is disclosed. The bed skirt includes a first decorative side and a second decorative side. The bedsheet includes atop (22) Filed: Mar. 31, 2009 and an edge portion adapted to fit over one of a mattress and a box spring. A plurality of fasteners is provided to removably Related U.S. Application Data attach the bed skirt to the edge portion of the bed sheet, (60) Provisional application No. 61/042,064, filed on Apr. wherein one of the first decorative side and the second deco 3, 2008. rative side is outwardly facing. Patent Application Publication Oct. 8, 2009 US 2009/02495SO A1 US 2009/0249550 A1 Oct. 8, 2009 BED SKIRTASSEMBLY removal of the bed skirt from a bed, and to provide the bed skirt with two decorative sides for selectively facing out CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED wardly from the bed. APPLICATION SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi 0008 Compatible and attuned with the present invention, sional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/042,064 filed on April 3, a reversible bed skirt adapted to facilitate the attachment of 2008. the bed skirt to and the removal of the bed skirt from a bed, and to provide the bed skirt with two decorative sides for selectively facing outwardly from the bed, has surprisingly FIELD OF THE INVENTION been discovered. 0009. The above objective, as well as others, may be 0002 The invention relates to a bed skirt assembly, and achieved by a bed skirt assembly comprising a bed skirt more specifically to a reversible bed skirt adapted to be having a first decorative side and a second decorative side; removably attached to an associated bed sheet. and a fastener to removably attach the bed skirt to a support having one of the first decorative side and the second deco BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION rative side as an outwardly facing Surface. 0010. The above objective may also be achieved by a 0003 Conventional bed skirts or dust ruffles comprise a bedclothes kit for use with a bed comprising a bed skirt skirt that is attached to the outer periphery of a mattress or a having a first decorative side and a second decorative side; box spring of a bed. The bed skirt typically depends from the and a fastener to removably attach the bed skirt to a support box spring and covers the sides of the box spring and the space having one of the first decorative side and the second deco between the floor and the box spring to provide a decorative rative side as an outwardly facing Surface. appearance to the bed ensemble. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 0004. The conventional bed skirt is typically formed inte gral with a fitted bed sheet. The fitted sheet portion covers a 0011. The above, as well as other objects and advantages of the invention, will become readily apparent to those skilled top surface and sides of the box spring while the bed skirt in the art from the following detailed description of an material depends from the sheet and extends downward embodiment of the invention when considered in the light of toward the floor. In order to install or remove the conventional the accompanying drawing, in which a perspective view of a bed skirt, a user must remove a mattress; position the fitted reversible bed skirt according to an embodiment of the inven bedsheet with the bed skirt over the box spring; and return the tion is illustrated showing a portion of the bed skirt detached mattress back in position on top of the box spring. The diffi from a bed sheet. culty of removing and repositioning the mattress causes some individuals to forego employing a bed skirt; to seldom remove DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED the bed skirt for cleaning; or seldom change the bed skirt to EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION alter the decorative appearance of the bed ensemble. 0012. The following detailed description and appended 0005. Other bed skirts have sought to provide a bed skirt drawing describe and illustrate various exemplary embodi that eliminates the requirement of removing the mattress to ments of the invention. The description and drawing serve to install and/or remove the bed skirt. The other bed skirts have enable one skilled in the art to make and use the invention, and employed a “tucking method that requires a portion of the are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any bed skirt to be inserted between the mattress and the box a. spring. Elastic members or other fastening members have 0013 Referring to the drawing, there is illustrated a bed been combined with the “tucking method to facilitate the sheet 10 for covering a box spring (not shown) and a bed skirt positioning and securing of the bed skirt in respect of the box 20 attached to the sheet 10. The sheet 10 includes a top 12 and spring, examples of which are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. an edge portion 14. The top 12 of the sheet 10 covers the entire 5,638,562 to Masoncup and U.S. Pat. No. 6,035,469 to upper surface of the box spring. However, it should be under Schrougham. This type of bed skirt still requires some lifting stood that the sheet 10 can be adapted to cover only a portion of the mattress during the tucking operation and makes it of the upper Surface of the box spring such as an area adjacent difficult to create an even hang of the bed skirt from the box the edges thereof, for example. The edge portion 14 of the Spring. sheet 10 covers the sides of the box spring. The box spring is 0006. Other bed skirts employ a fastener such as a snap or typically in the shape of a four sided polygon. However, it should be understood that the box spring can have other a hook and loop tape to attach the bed skirt to a fitted member shapes such as a circle, for example. The shape of the sheet 10 or a fitted sheet placed over the mattress or box spring. can formed to fit over the box spring. It should be understood Examples of this type of bed skirt are disclosed in U.S. Pat. that one or more rows of attachment points 16 can be provided No. 2,763,875 to Piontkowski and U.S. Patent Application along the length of the edge portion 14. No. 2007/0022534 of Richards. However, the fasteners 0014. The bed skirt 20 is formed from a pair of strips of detract from the esthetic appearance of the bed skirt and fabric sewn together injuxtaposed alignment to provide a first typically cause one side of the bed skirt to have an appearance decorative side 22 and a second decorative side 24. It should that is unacceptable for facing outwardly from the bed. be understood that the strips of fabric can be joined together 0007. It would be desirable to have a reversible bed skirt by other means such as an adhesive, for example. The bed adapted to facilitate the attachment of the bed skirt to and the skirt 20 can include any of a number of selected decorative US 2009/0249550 A1 Oct. 8, 2009 enhancements such as a lace trim, or other decorative appli portion 14 of the sheet 10. The fasteners 30 are employed to qué or edge treatments, for example. The bedskirt 20 includes removably attach the bed skirt 20 to the sheet 10. a separate bed skirt piece for the respective sides of the box 0020. After the initial installation of the sheet 10, the bed spring. However, it should be understood that the bed skirt 20 skirt 20 can be removed from the bed ensemble quickly and can be one or more pieces as desired. It should be understood easily without having to remove the mattress. The bedskirt 20 that the bed skirt 20 can be adapted to cover selected sides of can be readily removed from the sheet 10 for washing or ironing, for example. The bed skirt 20 can be easily removed the box spring Such as the sides and one end, wherein the and positioned to have the opposite decorative side face out opposite end is adjacent a wall or a headboard and, therefore, wardly to provide an alternate appearance for the bed not readily visible. ensemble. One or more additional sets of the fasteners 30 can 0015. A plurality of apertures 26 is formed in the bed skirt be employed having a different decorative outer surface to 20 adjacent an edgethereof. Theapertures 26 are spaced apart provide an alternate appearance to either the first decorative at regular intervals that correspond to the spacing of the side 22 or the second decorative side 24 of the bed skirt 20. attachment points 16 on the edge portion 14 of the sheet 10. A 0021. From the foregoing description, one ordinarily plurality of fasteners 30 is provided to facilitate the attach skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential character ment of the bed skirt 20 to the edge portion 14 of the sheet 10.