406 results about "Bed covers" patented technology

Solar cells are attached to vehicle components such as a moon roof (2) or truck bed cover (12, 13) to create modular solar panels. An adjustable mount (4, 10) can be attached to the solar panels to adjust the angle of the solar cells in a direction of the sun. Sensing for solar tracking the sun angle can be performed using solar cells of the solar panel itself, or a separate sensor (7). A telescoping moon roof mount mechanism (16) can allow a first solar panel (17) to be extended above a vehicle roof to allow additional solar panels (18, 19) to be telescoped out and also exposed to the sun. An additional battery (15, 100) can be mounted in the truck bed cover and connected in parallel with the hybrid battery (42).

Foam bedding products including viscoelastic foam having a high airflow value that do not feel hot to the person sleeping on the products. One product is a pillow having a contoured core having sufficient firmness to provide effective support for a user and a hyper soft viscoelastic foam shell surrounding the core having sufficient firmness to maintain the appearance of a conventional pillow when supporting only a pillowcase or other bed coverings. The core may be made of higher density viscoelastic foam or of a resilient foam. Another product may be a mattress topper with or without foam cores for body support carried within slabs of high airflow viscoelastic foam.

An improved slat hinge for a laminated retractable truck bed cover that permits greater relative movement between adjacent slats for slat rotation up to 45 degrees to significantly reduce roll diameter while preventing stretching or stress on a pliable surface material that forms the laminate on top of the slats. The hinge itself is formed by strategically designed leading and trailing edges of each slat which engage in an adjacent fashion to permit the desired movement while in the full open position eliminating the possibility of slat disengagement while reducing roll diameter in the stored position resulting in a smooth frictionless hinge rotation with a positive stop.

The invention refers to a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor and a method for monitoring physiological aparameters of a person, a textile fabric and a use of a textile fabric. An sensor arrangement is described that is suited to improve signal quality and suppress noise, for instance in remote capacitive sensing of body parameters. To achieve this, certain textile fabrics are used, preferably integrated into textile used in a bed, e.g. the blanket, the bed cover, or the mattress. These textile fabrics allow for a suppression of electromagnetic interference from external sources and can be arranged to avoid charge build-up during measurements, in particular those caused by movements of the person.

An allergen-barrier bedding cover made of polyurethane coated cover fabric, which is waterproof yet permeable to water vapor, reduces contamination of bedding, and blocks dust mites and other allergens, and can be washable. The outer face of cover fabric is non-allergic cotton, nano fiber, or Lyocell, and the inner face of cover fabric is coated with polyurethane. The closure is formed with a zipper, of which the back is coated with polyurethane in order to seal the needle holes of the seams sewing zipper tapes and teeth together, and the gap between teeth is less than 0.01 mm to prevent dust mites from passing through it, and the width of the zipper chain is less than 4 mm. A patch coated with polyurethane is attached inwardly at the end of the zipper, where the zipper is closed, to prevent dust mites from passing through the zipper slider. The needle holes of the seams not only between cover fabrics but also between cover fabrics and zipper tapes of the closure are sealed with seam sealing tapes. The allergen-barrier bedding cover prevents the cause of allergy and keeps the sleep environment clean and hygienic.

A bed covering fastening system is disclosed that provides for removable attachment of items such as storage pockets to a bed covering. The system includes a two part-fastener, one part of which is integral with a bed covering and the other part of which is integral with an item to be attached to the bed covering. The fastener part integral with the bed covering is positioned so that that attached items will hang down along the side or end of a bed. There may be a number of fastener parts positioned in a spaced apart configuration around the bed covering so that an item may be attached to various locations on the bed covering and a number of items may be so attached. A reinforcing band may also be included on the bed covering to prevent tearing of the bed covering upon removal of the item. The invention also contemplates that the item may be attached to a top covering, which may be in turn be partly attached to a bottom covering. Also disclosed is a bed covering fastener system for attaching an item to plural bed coverings, where the system includes an item to be attached to a bed covering, a female fastener part, a male-female combination fastener part, and a male fastener part. Either the male or female fastener part is integral with the item. The fastener parts are adapted by adequate interconnection spacing for receiving between each pair thereof, one of the bed coverings for mutual snap-together engagement, whereby the item is attachable on a side of a bed in a selected position on one of the bed coverings.

Presented is a retractable substantially full passenger cab height cover for vehicle rear portions that renders the vehicle's rear portion open to transport cargo when the full cab height cover is retracted and covered at a full, or nearly so, passenger cab height when the full cab height cover is extended. It has application to all manner of vehicles such as pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles (SUV's) and may be designed in and sold as original factory equipment or sold as an aftermarket product. It is possible, by use of a fold down first tailgate disposed between the passenger cab and the rear portion of the vehicle and fold down rear passenger seat elements to have a very lengthy distance, from a second tailgate at the rear of the vehicle to just behind the driver's seat, for extra passenger seating, storage of cargo, carrying of small boats, or the like. A further refinement includes a multi-system sealing system disposed between elements of the retractable cargo bed cover.

The embodiments described herein generally relate to a system and method for joining a detachable fabric sheet to a cover through the use of one or more corresponding fastening or temporary joining mechanisms located on the cover and fabric sheet. In an embodiment, the cover includes one or more mechanisms to align and / or secure a filling material to the cover, as well as one or more fastening or temporary joining mechanisms for attaching the detachable fabric sheet to the cover. Methods and systems are provided for detachably joining the fabric sheet to the cover, for creating a multi-layer unit of a cover and detachable sheets, as well as for aligning and securing the filler to the cover. A method is also provided for manufacturing the integrated bedding cover system.

An apparatus and method for modifying the temperature of a bed environment. In preferred embodiments, the invention is a self-contained, forced air bed warmer which pre-heats the interior sheets and covers of a bed to provide a controlled micro-environment that facilitates relaxation into restful sleep on cold nights. Preferred embodiments include an air conditioning section comprising a body portion and a handle portion, said air conditioning section having an exterior surface that is adapted to receive an edge of a bed cover between said body portion and said handle portion; a fan; a heat transfer element; a temperature sensor; a control circuit connected to said temperature sensor; a timer mounted within said air conditioning section; and an elongated air delivery section having two ends with an air entrance at one end and a primary air exit at the other end.

A Collapsible Bed Cap for Trucks is disclosed. The cover has a plurality of collapsible or sectioned ribs extending longitudinally along the length of the bed in order to provide structural rigidity to the cover. The cap or cover is sectional and detachable such that it can be disassembled and / or collapsed and then stored in a single bag. When assembled, the cover has a tight, aerodynamic and aesthetically pleasing material cover to protect truck bed contents from environmental effects. The bed cover further has front and rear arches for strength; these arches are also collapsible for storage. Still further, the cover may be removed from a bed while assembled so that it might be converted into a free-standing awning.

The invention discloses a flooding damage control method for water-diversion fracture main channels of drill-hole-grouting plugged overburden rock. The method comprises the steps: collecting surface-drilling columnar data of all coal mining areas according to development characteristics of altitude of water-diversion fractured zones of overburden rock mined under specific mining conditions, determining stratum positions of all key strata in the overburden rock by adopting a key stratum position distinguishing method, then, determining development altitude of a water-diversion fractured zone of each area and areas of distribution of communicating strata and water-bearing strata of each area by an overburden rock water-diversion fractured zone altitude prediction method, finally, laying out the range of distribution of the water-diversion fracture main channels in areas of the communicating water-bearing strata of the water-diversion fractured zones. and determining a grouting drilling type and drilling construction parameters according to borehole tunnel positions, coal bed cover depth and ground drill distribution conditions; after drilling construction is completed, pumping slurry to areas of the water-diversion fracture main channels so as to plug water-diversion fracture channels. The flooding damage control method for the water-diversion fracture main channels of the drill-hole-grouting plugged overburden rock, disclosed by the invention, is determined, can adapt to different mining conditions and can provide a guarantee for water resource protection, flooding damage control and the like of coal mining of mining areas, the use method is reliable, and the practicability is high.

A folding truck bed cover is disclosed having a front panel, a rear panel, and at least one intermediate panel with the width of the panels converging from the front of the truck to the rear, allowing the rear panel to fold down into the bed and form a storage box within the truck bed when the truck bed cover in folded up toward the front of the truck.

A disposable cover for a pet bed or resting surface comprises an outer layer having a perimeter; an elastic member located about the perimeter for fixing the cover with respect to the pet bed / resting surface; an inner layer for contact with the resting surface; and an intermediate layer which includes odor-absorbent material. A method of eliminating pet odor comprises providing a resting surface for a pet; covering the resting surface with a disposable odor-absorbent cover; and fixing the disposable cover to the resting surface with the attachment member.

An apparatus and method for modifying the temperature and aromatically conditioning the air and surfaces within a bed environment. In preferred embodiments, the invention is a self-contained, forced air bed warmer or bed warmer / cooler and aromatic infuser which pre-heats, pre-cools and infuses aromatic influences into the interior sheets and covers of a bed to provide a controlled micro-environment that facilitates relaxation into restful sleep on cold or hot nights. Preferred embodiments include an air conditioning section comprising a body portion and a handle portion, said air conditioning section having an exterior surface that is adapted to receive the edge of a bed cover between said body portion and said handle portion; a fan; a heat transfer element; a temperature sensor; a control circuit connected to said temperature sensor; a timer mounted within said air conditioning section; an elongated air delivery section having two ends with an air entrance at one end and a primary air exit at the other end and a means for introducing aromatic influences into the air moving through it.

Provided herein is a portable device useful for providing ventilation to a selected area via circulation of ambient air. A device according to the present invention is especially well-suited to providing ventilating air to a person resting on a bed, by directing air from the room to the volume defined by the top surface of the mattress of the bed and a bed covering disposed thereon. Use of the present invention increases the ability of persons to achieve restful sleep by enabling convenient control of the air surrounding the person to a comfortable level.

A bed ventilator for drawing surrounding air thereinto, treating the surrounded air drawn thereinto with a selected air treatment component so as to produce treated air and blowing the treated air under a bed covering of a bed, the bed including a mattress and a mattress support supporting the mattress. The bed ventilator includes: a casing including an inlet, an outlet and a passageway extending therebetween for fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet, the casing being configured and sized so that the outlet is positionable under the bed covering; an air circulator located between the inlet and the outlet for drawing the surrounding air through the inlet and blowing the treated air outwardly from the outlet; and a treatment component support mechanically coupled to the casing for removably supporting the air treatment component within said casing.

A retractable truck bed cover having an array of parallel aluminum slats joined together by connective hinges including leading and trailing edge configuration for improving the security of the cover by covering and concealing the seam between adjacent slats while improving the connective hinge's resistance to the effects of aging and / or exposure to temperature fluctuations. The truck bed cover connective hinge slat is designed to be in an array of discrete slats, which are joined to one another by means of joiner members secured at each end to slat end caps. The distal ends of the joiner members are attached to slat end caps at the distal ends of the slats, thereby preventing the joiner members from shrinking in relationship to the slats due to aging and / or exposure to temperature fluctuations.

A fitted bed covering for a mattress is provided having pockets at either end, formed by elastic panels attached to the underside of the sheet. The fitted bed covering is installed on a mattress by inserting opposite ends of the mattress into the elastic pockets.

Provided herein is a portable device useful for providing ventilation to a selected area via circulation of ambient air. A device according to the present invention is especially well-suited to providing ventilating air to a person resting on a bed, by directing air from the room to the volume defined by the top surface of the mattress of the bed and a bed covering disposed thereon. Use of the present invention increases the ability of persons to achieve restful sleep by enabling convenient control of the air surrounding the person to a comfortable level.

A bed covering system is disclosed comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet wherein the lower sheet fits on a mattress in a removable manner. The upper sheet is connected to the lower sheet through expandable flaps of material. A zipper runs between the sides of the upper and lower sheets such that when it is zipped, the upper sheet is pulled tightly against the lower sheet but when it is unzipped the upper sheet is allowed to move away from the lower sheet to the extent of the expandable flaps or material.

An adjustable hold height lockable horizontal the two-piece member frame assembly method to attach and to lift a truck bed cover truck bed cover has a two-piece frame structure including front and rear frame members and front and rear cover panels secured thereon, the frame members hinged connected to move between a flat horizontal closed position covering the truck bed and an adjustable open position wherein the front frame and front panel is disposed adjacent to the truck cab and the rear frame and rear panel is disposed horizontally at selected hold heights above the bed, or extending angularly upward from the front frame and front panel. The cover can be adjusted and locked as option at selected hold positions between the closed and open positions. The two-piece frame and panel members where the rear frame has a elongate L-shape bracket attach onto inside interior of the front rear frame rail and where the top end of gas strut support assembly is attach onto and bottom end of gas strut support assembly with a locking device is attach to a bracket support that is attach on the truck bed inside corner which support rear cover and facilitate lifting and locking the rear cover in various positions also in the combination with on the rear cover a L-shaped bracket members attach to inside rear frame with selected longitudinally spaced holes which thereof can be adjusted to different length of rear cover which is attach to top end member of a tubular support member assembly and bottom end gas tubular support attached to back bracket support attached to the opposed inner sides of the truck bed and also the lockable slide rails assembly also link to a chain onto a tension springs provided a pull when attach to interior insides of the truck bed corner end which facilitate lifting and able to lock the rear cover in various positions. The front and rear cover panels may be made of a hard rigid material or a soft flexible heavyweight fabric material separately or the two piece frame assembly can be molded on to with fiberglass material or with other hard material separately.

A collapsible truck bed cover comprising a frame and an outer covering, wherein the frame comprises four primary support bars, four secondary support bars, and four cross bars. The primary support bars are pivotally connected to each other at a swinging pivot point. The secondary support bars are pivotally connected to the primary support bars. The two rear primary support bars are pivotally connected to the truck bed rails at two stationary pivot points. When the cover is fully collapsed, it fits underneath an existing tonneau cover.

A bed covering device for protecting humans, animals and objects from crawling pests such as bed bugs. The device includes a top component for contacting the top surface of bedding such as a mattress or box spring. The top component includes barrier material suitable for preventing pests from biting humans or animals resting on the bedding. The device further includes a fitted side skirt joined to the periphery of the top component and having a slippery, i.e., low friction, exterior surface that hinders bed bugs and similar pests from climbing up the covered bedding and gaining access to humans, animals, or objects resting atop the bedding. The device may be part of a system including pillow protectors, headboard and / or footboard protectors for preventing contact by traditional bed coverings with walls or bed structures that may be infested by bed bugs.

A modular cover system for a vehicle cargo bed includes a cover support frame mountable to the front wall and sidewalls of the cargo bed, a plurality of modular cover panels, and a seal configured for installation over a perimeter margin of the cover panels and the front, rear and sidewalls of the vehicle bed. Each panel is bounded by a rail, configured to include a forwardly projecting tongue and a corresponding groove at the rear. The panel rails provide sufficient support to permit removal of selected adjacent panels to provide open spaces for tall cargo. Each panel includes a latch operable to selectively secure the panel to the side bed rails or release the panel from the side bed rails, thereby enabling a user to selectively release one or more panels from the cover system.

A pet bed covering apparatus has a pillow region and a side region. The pillow region is adapted to at least substantially cover the bottom portion of a pet bed, and the side region is adapted to at least substantially cover the interior sides of the pet bed. A removable pillow is positioned within the pillow region.

A firefighting or rescue apparatus includes an aerial ladder, a side stack hose bed and a side access ladder that provides access to the aerial ladder when the aerial ladder obstructs another access ladder. The side stack hose bed is mounted to a frame in a rearward portion of the apparatus. A first side access ladder is mounted to a first side of the frame forward of the side stack hose bed and optionally forward of the rear axle. Another second side access ladder is mounted to a second side of the frame. A movable side stack hose bed cover extends over the hose bed, and can include a rigid plate extending from the first side access ladder toward the aerial ladder. The first side access ladder and hose bed cover cooperatively form a path from a ground location toward the aerial ladder to facilitate access to the aerial ladder.