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- the invention relates to an apparatus and method for preventing bed bugs from escaping out of a bed mattress. More particularly, the invention relates to a zipper closure structure on a mattress encasement which, while allowing removal of the mattress from the encasement, prevents the escapement of bed bugs out of the mattress and past the encasement.
- Bed bugs are a type of insect that commonly hides within bed mattresses. Such bed bugs are found in motels, hostels or boarding houses where itinerant travelers find overnight lodging. Bed bugs will feed off of the blood of humans sleeping on the mattresses that harbor these insects. Typically, a bed bug will crawl out of the mattress during the night, bite the sleeping victim, and then return to the safe confines of the mattress.
- a mattress encasement having a zipper opening for receiving a mattress.
- a barrier structure is disposed at the zipper end of the encasement in order to thwart bed bug travel to any small opening which may form at the zipper end.
- objects of the invention are achieved in a method for guiding bed bugs housed within a mattress relative to a zipper portion of a mattress encasement.
- the bugs are channeled away from the zipper end of the encasement using a barrier structure.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a mattress encasement covering a mattress.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged top view of a zipper end location of the mattress encasement of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged end view of a zipper of the encasement of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional end view of the zipper end location of FIG. 2 , taken along line 4 / 4 in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional side view of the zipper end location of FIG. 2 , taken along line 5 / 5 in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of the zipper end location of the mattress encasement of FIG. 1 in which the zipper is opened providing an opening to the mattress.
- a mattress encasement 100 surrounds a conventional mattress 101 .
- Mattress encasement 100 may be constructed from a fabric 102 of a size and shape so as to surround and engulf the entirety of mattress 101 .
- Fabric 102 of the encasement is woven so as to be impervious to bed bugs.
- Opening 103 is formed at one end 105 of the encasement. Opening 103 extends along the entire width of end 105 , and extends a short distance along each of sides 107 , 109 of the encasement. Opening 103 allows mattress 101 to slide into and out of encasement 100 so that the encasement may be laundered from time to time.
- Opening 103 may be closed by a zipper closure 111 to seal the entire encasement opening 103 .
- Zipper closure 111 includes a zipper head 120 and a pair of zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- Tracks 121 , 123 are disposed around opening 103 in a confronting relationship and are zipped together in a conventional fashion.
- Tracks 121 , 123 have meshable teeth which interleave together as caused by zipper head 120 guiding the two tracks 121 , 123 together.
- zipper head 120 is shown connected to zipper tracks 121 , 123 and disposed in a position near an end location 125 .
- End location 125 is where zipper head 120 is stopped from further movement along tracks 121 , 123 .
- the tracks are shown intermeshed behind zipper head 120 , as indicated at 134 , to close opening 103 ( FIG. 1 ), and form a seal by the closed tracks that is impervious to bed bugs.
- zipper tracks 121 , 123 located in front of zipper head 120 are not intermeshed, and define an unzipped portion of the mattress encasement.
- a small zipper opening 110 is thus formed in front of zipper head 120 in the proximity of end location 125 . Opening 110 extends between end location 125 and zipper head 120 .
- a rectangular shaped foam pad 140 is disposed beneath fabric 102 , and thus, beneath the zipper closure at the proximity of end location 125 . As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , foam pad 140 is of a much greater thickness than fabric 102 .
- Foam pad 140 may be made from a flexible resilient foam material, but other materials may be used as well.
- foam pad 140 may be a fabric material, a rubber material, or any other material which may be stitched to fabric 102 .
- foam pad 140 may be compressible such that contact made by mattress 101 against the lower surface 141 of pad 140 causes the pad to compress between the mattress and the encasement fabric 102 , forcing the top surface 143 of pad 140 into contact with fabric 102 as well as into contact with portions of the zipper structure disposed above pad 140 .
- foam pad 140 is stitched to fabric 102 in order to secure the foam pad in place. It is readily apparent from FIGS. 2 and 4 - 6 , that the foam pad 140 is a unitary and continuous barrier.
- a pair of outer rows of stitches 180 , 182 are formed parallel to and along each side of the zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- a pair of inner rows of stitches 160 , 162 may be formed parallel to and along each side of zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- a fifth row of stitches 164 runs perpendicular to zipper tracks 121 , 123 and connects all four stitch rows 160 , 162 , 180 , 182 . Row 164 traverses end location 125 of zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- two rows of stitches 181 , 183 run perpendicular to zipper tracks 121 , 123 and connect stitch rows 160 , 180 , and connect rows 162 , 182 , respectively.
- Stitch rows 181 , 183 are co-linear and stop short of the zipper tracks, as shown.
- Stitching is applied so as to securely attach foam pad 140 to encasement fabric 102 .
- the stitches are sufficiently close together so as to prevent a bed bug from passing through any of the stitched rows. For example, referring to FIG. 2 , a bed bug may not pass through stitched row 164 , between pad 140 and fabric 102 to get to opening 110 .
- Stitching patterns of a rectangular shape are thus formed on each side of the zipper track, attaching foam pad 140 to encasement fabric 102 .
- other stitching patterns may be used.
- a stitching pattern of an “X” shape, or diagonal lines may also be employed.
- stitching may encompass end location 125 , as shown at 185 .
- the fabric 102 may be folded at end location 125 to provide further support, or the like.
- zipper closure 111 is shown separate from encasement 100 and is a conventional design.
- Zipper head 120 includes a lower flat planar member 131 which lies below zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- Member 131 serves as one guiding surface to guide the tracks together.
- the tracks are secured to respective pieces of fabric or extensions 137 , 139 which provide a means for securing the tracks to the fabric 102 .
- Fabric extensions 137 , 139 are shown in FIG. 2 .
- flat planar member 131 of the zipper head is shown below the two zipper tracks 121 , 123 .
- the fabric extensions 137 , 139 of the tracks are sewn to the casement fabric 102 at respective locations 145 , 147 , and then fabric 102 is folded back over itself leaving two end portions 149 of fabric 102 .
- a space 151 is formed below the zipper tracks 121 , 123 , and above foam pad 140 .
- This space 151 provides a channel along which the bottom portion 131 of zipper head 120 moves.
- the stitching segments 160 , 162 form the outer extent of the sides of channel 151 .
- the top of channel 151 is bound by zipper tracks 121 , 123 and the bottom of channel 151 is bound by foam pad 140 . Even if a bed bug were to crawl along the entire length of channel 151 toward opening 110 , the bug will be confronted with a barrier posed by lower portion 131 of the zipper head.
- the top surface 143 of the foam pad is forced upwardly into contact with the bottom surface 132 ( FIG. 3 ) of portion 131 by the compression of foam pad 140 caused by the mattress snugly fitting within the encasement fabric 102 .
- Foam pad 140 is of a length such that when zipper 120 is at a location at or near end point 125 , channel 151 is relatively long making it difficult for a bed bug to crawl through channel 151 to reach the zipper end 125 .
- the maximum height of the channel be small relative to the height of a crawling bed bug and yet provide a sufficient space to receive the lower portion 131 of zipper head 120 . Accordingly, depending on the material of the foam pad 140 and the fabric cover 102 , and the size of the zipper head 120 and zipper tracks 121 , 123 , the preferred distance between stitching segments 160 and 162 , and the zipper tracks will vary. The size of the channel 151 may also vary depending on the size of the bed bugs intended to be prevented from escaping the mattress.
- the distance between stitching rows 160 , 162 , and respective tracks 121 , 123 may be 1/16 of an inch.
- the distance between stitching rows 160 , 162 may be 5/16 of an inch.
- the distance between stitching rows 164 , 181 may be 21 ⁇ 2 inches.
- the height of lower portion 131 of the zipper may be 1/32 of an inch.
- opening 110 enlarges.
- foam pad 140 is located a distance away from end 105 so as to allow opening 110 to enlarge sufficiently to insert and/or remove mattress 101 .
- encasement 100 may be constructed in pieces and sewn together.
Abstract
A mattress encasement made of bug impervious fabric provides a zipper opening for removal of the mattress. A foam pad is stitched at an end of the zipper closure such that when the zipper is located at or near the end, a channel is provided to prevent or obstruct the escapement of bed bugs via the channel and out from a mattress encased by the mattress encasement.
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- This application makes reference to, and claims priority to, U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 12/498,863 filed Jul. 7, 2009 titled “Mattress Encasement For Preventing Bed Bug Escapement Via A Zipper Opening,” which, in turn, claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/255,913 filed Oct. 22, 2008 titled “Mattress Encasement For Preventing Bed Bug Escapement Via A Zipper Opening,” which, in turn, claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/756,249 filed May 31, 2007 titled “Mattress Encasement For Preventing Bed Bug Escapement Via A Zipper Opening,” which issued on Jun. 30, 2009 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,552,489. U.S. application Ser. No. 11/756,249, in turn, claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/895,011, filed Mar. 15, 2007 and titled “Mattress Encasement For Preventing Bed Bug Escapement Via A Zipper Opening”. Each of U.S. application Ser. Nos. 12/498,863, 12/255,913, 11/756,249 and 60/895,011 are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The invention relates to an apparatus and method for preventing bed bugs from escaping out of a bed mattress. More particularly, the invention relates to a zipper closure structure on a mattress encasement which, while allowing removal of the mattress from the encasement, prevents the escapement of bed bugs out of the mattress and past the encasement.
- Bed bugs are a type of insect that commonly hides within bed mattresses. Such bed bugs are found in motels, hostels or boarding houses where itinerant travelers find overnight lodging. Bed bugs will feed off of the blood of humans sleeping on the mattresses that harbor these insects. Typically, a bed bug will crawl out of the mattress during the night, bite the sleeping victim, and then return to the safe confines of the mattress.
- To prevent the escapement of bed bugs from the mattress, and thus contain and starve the bugs, a technique has been devised in which the mattress is surrounded with a fabric cover or encasement to seal the exit of the bugs. The encasement is slipped onto the mattress and closed via a slide fastening mechanism such as a zipper. Bugs escaping from the mattress will encounter the barrier of the fabric cover, and thus will be prevented from reaching a human sleeping on the mattress.
- Problems exist, however, with the use of such protective mattress covers or encasements. For example, a user may fail to completely close the zipper on the encasement, or the zipper may become partially unzipped through movement or rustling of the mattress, as for example, when the bed is made and remade. This results in an opening at the zipper end through which bed bugs may escape. Indeed, even zippers that have been carefully and completely closed may still leave a narrow opening at the end of the zipper that is a large enough opening for a small bed bug to crawl through and escape.
- Accordingly, there exists a need to prevent the escapement of bed bugs from a zipper opening in a mattress protective encasement.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a mattress encasement structure which prevents bed bug escapement from the zipper opening of the encasement.
- It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method of preventing bed bugs from exiting a mattress encasement at the zipper end of the encasement.
- These and other objects of the invention are achieved in a mattress encasement having a zipper opening for receiving a mattress. A barrier structure is disposed at the zipper end of the encasement in order to thwart bed bug travel to any small opening which may form at the zipper end.
- In addition, objects of the invention are achieved in a method for guiding bed bugs housed within a mattress relative to a zipper portion of a mattress encasement. The bugs are channeled away from the zipper end of the encasement using a barrier structure.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a mattress encasement covering a mattress. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged top view of a zipper end location of the mattress encasement ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged end view of a zipper of the encasement ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional end view of the zipper end location ofFIG. 2 , taken along line 4/4 inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional side view of the zipper end location ofFIG. 2 , taken alongline 5/5 inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of the zipper end location of the mattress encasement ofFIG. 1 in which the zipper is opened providing an opening to the mattress. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , amattress encasement 100 surrounds a conventional mattress 101.Mattress encasement 100 may be constructed from afabric 102 of a size and shape so as to surround and engulf the entirety of mattress 101.Fabric 102 of the encasement is woven so as to be impervious to bed bugs. - An
opening 103 is formed at oneend 105 of the encasement.Opening 103 extends along the entire width ofend 105, and extends a short distance along each ofsides Opening 103 allows mattress 101 to slide into and out ofencasement 100 so that the encasement may be laundered from time to time. -
Opening 103 may be closed by a zipper closure 111 to seal the entire encasement opening 103. Zipper closure 111 includes azipper head 120 and a pair ofzipper tracks Tracks Tracks zipper head 120 guiding the twotracks - Referring to
FIG. 2 ,zipper head 120 is shown connected tozipper tracks end location 125.End location 125 is wherezipper head 120 is stopped from further movement alongtracks zipper head 120, as indicated at 134, to close opening 103 (FIG. 1 ), and form a seal by the closed tracks that is impervious to bed bugs. Also as indicated at 136,zipper tracks zipper head 120 are not intermeshed, and define an unzipped portion of the mattress encasement. A small zipper opening 110 is thus formed in front ofzipper head 120 in the proximity ofend location 125. Opening 110 extends betweenend location 125 andzipper head 120. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , a rectangularshaped foam pad 140 is disposed beneathfabric 102, and thus, beneath the zipper closure at the proximity ofend location 125. As shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 ,foam pad 140 is of a much greater thickness thanfabric 102. -
Foam pad 140 may be made from a flexible resilient foam material, but other materials may be used as well. For example,foam pad 140 may be a fabric material, a rubber material, or any other material which may be stitched tofabric 102. In addition,foam pad 140 may be compressible such that contact made by mattress 101 against the lower surface 141 ofpad 140 causes the pad to compress between the mattress and theencasement fabric 102, forcing the top surface 143 ofpad 140 into contact withfabric 102 as well as into contact with portions of the zipper structure disposed abovepad 140. - As shown in
FIG. 2 ,foam pad 140 is stitched tofabric 102 in order to secure the foam pad in place. It is readily apparent from FIGS. 2 and 4-6, that thefoam pad 140 is a unitary and continuous barrier. A pair of outer rows ofstitches stitches stitches 164 runs perpendicular tozipper tracks stitch rows end location 125 of zipper tracks 121, 123. Also, two rows ofstitches 181, 183 run perpendicular tozipper tracks stitch rows rows Stitch rows 181, 183 are co-linear and stop short of the zipper tracks, as shown. - Stitching is applied so as to securely attach
foam pad 140 toencasement fabric 102. The stitches are sufficiently close together so as to prevent a bed bug from passing through any of the stitched rows. For example, referring toFIG. 2 , a bed bug may not pass through stitchedrow 164, betweenpad 140 andfabric 102 to get to opening 110. - Stitching patterns of a rectangular shape are thus formed on each side of the zipper track, attaching
foam pad 140 toencasement fabric 102. As will suggest itself, other stitching patterns may be used. For example a stitching pattern of an “X” shape, or diagonal lines may also be employed. In addition, stitching may encompassend location 125, as shown at 185. As shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 , thefabric 102 may be folded atend location 125 to provide further support, or the like. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , zipper closure 111 is shown separate fromencasement 100 and is a conventional design.Zipper head 120 includes a lower flatplanar member 131 which lies below zipper tracks 121, 123.Member 131 serves as one guiding surface to guide the tracks together. The tracks are secured to respective pieces of fabric orextensions fabric 102.Fabric extensions FIG. 2 . - Referring now to
FIG. 4 , flatplanar member 131 of the zipper head is shown below the twozipper tracks fabric extensions casement fabric 102 atrespective locations fabric 102 is folded back over itself leaving twoend portions 149 offabric 102. - As seen in
FIG. 4 , a space 151 is formed below the zipper tracks 121, 123, and abovefoam pad 140. This space 151 provides a channel along which thebottom portion 131 ofzipper head 120 moves. As seen inFIG. 2 , thestitching segments zipper tracks foam pad 140. Even if a bed bug were to crawl along the entire length of channel 151 toward opening 110, the bug will be confronted with a barrier posed bylower portion 131 of the zipper head. To thwart the bug from crawling beneathportion 131 of the zipper head, the top surface 143 of the foam pad is forced upwardly into contact with the bottom surface 132 (FIG. 3 ) ofportion 131 by the compression offoam pad 140 caused by the mattress snugly fitting within theencasement fabric 102. -
Foam pad 140 is of a length such that whenzipper 120 is at a location at ornear end point 125, channel 151 is relatively long making it difficult for a bed bug to crawl through channel 151 to reach thezipper end 125. - In order to prevent bed bugs from escaping through the channel 151, it is preferred that the maximum height of the channel be small relative to the height of a crawling bed bug and yet provide a sufficient space to receive the
lower portion 131 ofzipper head 120. Accordingly, depending on the material of thefoam pad 140 and thefabric cover 102, and the size of thezipper head 120 andzipper tracks stitching segments - For example, the distance between
stitching rows respective tracks stitching rows stitching rows 164, 181 may be 2½ inches. The height oflower portion 131 of the zipper may be 1/32 of an inch. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , aszipper head 120 is moves along zipper tracks 121, 123 and away fromfoam pad 140, opening 110 enlarges. As shown inFIG. 1 ,foam pad 140 is located a distance away fromend 105 so as to allow opening 110 to enlarge sufficiently to insert and/or remove mattress 101. As will suggest itself,encasement 100 may be constructed in pieces and sewn together. - Accordingly, bed bugs attempting to escape the mattress encasement are impeded from crawling through zipper opening 110 (
FIG. 2 ) without first crawling through channel 151. When themattress encasement 100 is properly closed around a mattress, the size of the encasement is such as to fit snugly around the mattress allowing the mattress to abut againstfoam pad 140.Foam pad 140 will thus be forced against thetracks lower portion 131 of the zipper head. The zipper head may be pulled along the tracks and against this bias to open the encasement. - While the invention has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
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34. A method of preventing bed bugs from escaping a bedding apparatus encased with a bedding apparatus encasement, said bedding apparatus encasement comprising:
a) a fabric cover for surrounding the bedding apparatus, said cover formed of a fabric that is impervious to bed bugs;
b) an opening for receiving the bedding apparatus, said opening having an end location; and
c) a slide fastening mechanism disposed in said opening and operable to close said opening by sliding said slide fastening mechanism, said slide fastening mechanism comprising:
i) a zipper head; and
ii) a pair of zipper tracks disposed relative to one another and defining a longitudinal axis, said zipper track being mateable by sliding of said zipper head to close said opening and extending at least to said end location of said opening;
said method comprising the following steps:
(1) providing a unitary and continuous material, having a top surface, at said end location of said opening, said top surface extending relative to said zipper tracks between said zipper tracks and said bedding apparatus, said material being impervious to bed bugs;
(2) confining the escape route of bed bugs through said opening at said end location, said step of confining including providing a closeable channel within which said zipper head slides, said step of providing a closeable channel includes creating a barrier located to the outside of each of said zipper tracks, said step of creating a barrier includes stitching said material to said bedding apparatus encasement;
(3) sliding said zipper head toward said end location and above said material to mate said zipper tracks and acting to close said opening and acting to close said channel; and
(4) forcing with a force said top surface of said material into contact with said zipper tracks, said forcing including compressing said material by the bedding apparatus and generating said force when said zipper has closed said zipper tracks above said material.
35. The method of claim 34 wherein an end of each of said zipper tracks is located at said end location.
36. The method of claim 34 , wherein said zipper head sliding to said end location is to close said opening.
37. The method of claim 34 , wherein said force is sufficient to thwart bed bug traversal along said channel.
38. The method of claim 34 , wherein said bedding apparatus is a mattress.
39. The method of claim 34 , wherein said stitching includes stitching a first barrier row relative to a first side of said longitudinal axis of said zipper tracks, and stitching a second barrier row relative to a second side of said longitudinal axis of said zipper tracks.
40. The method of claim 39 , wherein said channel is formed between said first barrier row and said second barrier row.
41. The method of claim 39 , wherein the distance between said first barrier row and said second barrier row is at least one-sixteenth of an inch.
42. The method of claim 41 , wherein the distance between said first barrier row and said second barrier row is about one-sixteenth of an inch.
43. The method of claim 41 , wherein the distance between said first barrier row and said second barrier row is about five-sixteenths of an inch.
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