US881851A - Cover. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908.

1). F. FORWO0D.

COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1907.

animator Witness CM FL/Ifi-IM.

citizen ofthe United States,

dec are the following to be exact description of the invention, such as exclude the dust.

' sionsmade by the insertion oft agam and laced.

- F;1g. 3 is a mg the end as 1t appears when open.

' of a'small slit or'openm ticles which will exclude the dust which'ac- .have'been made to produce an article of t is tr'esses more sanitary. This. cover. is so the; cover which is '1 is formed so as to only DAVID F. roewoon, 0F TAYLOR, TEXAS. covnn.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 10, 1908;

no. 881,851. Application filedJuly 2, 1907. Serial No. 381,888. I

To all whom arm concern): 1

Be it known that I, DAVID F. FoRwooD, a residing at Taylor, in the county of Williamson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful I m rovements in Covers' and I do hereby a full, clear, and

eyelets 8 along its outer edge through which laces are passed for the urp'ose of holding flapl and flap 3 in a closed position..

At the termination of side of the cover is 'placed a flap 2 which covers only one half of the end of the cover,

the art to which pertains to make anduse the same. lllS invention relates to mattresses, pillows and similar articles,- but more especially to covers for this class of articles.

The object of this invention is to produce a cover for a mattress,- pillow, or similar ar- Will enable others skilled in and carries a corresponding series of elyaelets it a 1g. 2

7 through which laces are passed. In

closed in the opening end of the cover 4.

In using this cover-the mattress is inserted in the opening 5 and then the flap 3 is closed so as to bring 1t in parallel planewith the end.

I The flapsil and-2 are now closed upon flap-3 cumulates-around said articles, and thus to protect them" and. keep them: from being the lacing 6 which solled. It is known t t .many attem ts of eyelets 7 and 8.

eral flaps and the end of the cover posite sides, thus insuring a-tight dust proof closure that 'will protect the-mattress and that will present a smooth and face. v

What I claim is Y A closure for a mattress com rising a cover consisting ing the ends and nature, but they have .not been wholly satis. factory, insomuch that they do 'not entirely Another object is to construct a cover for such articles that will render an even, unbroken surface by covering u the impress lie tufts. The purpose of this cover is to make mat-- formed that it maybe removed and-washed all sides, an openingin the and then beleadily placed over the mattress e j' the top of said cover with oneend, said In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cover as it contains a mattress. 2 is aside elevationin cross section, and,

perspective view of the cover showshort distance, a flap' secured to said joining tli'ely covering said end,-

the accompanying drawings flaps covering said' flap and form a part of this specification, 4 designates said end and the of recta ular formation, sides wit the exception 5 in one end which and is closed on all flaps being secured at their' edges whlch edges meet along a line midway between the extends the whole widt of the cover and slit andthe free endofthe flap directlycover through which is inserted the mattress. Sein said slit. e a

cured to the end of-the cover at 'theterminan testimony whereof I afiix my signature tion of one of its flat sides are two flaps 1 and in presence of two witnesses.

3 which are intended to be laced down overo ening 5 and to. complete y close the same.-

e fla 3 is of such a size as to completely cover t eendxof the casing. The outerflap 1 cover onehalf of the Witnessesi a I -W. H. TARK Nero Otters Gonnmz.

the opposite hat and are secured in that position by means of passes through the series V 70' "It will be notedthat the opening, the sevlacing extendaround the to the correspondingly opof walls complete y cover-V form of a slit along the edge of the j oming of I ofp'enmg extending around the joimng edges or a '7 edge of said cover and extending downwardly 1 over said opening said flap extending to the lower edge of the endfof the mattress and en-. and two half length adj omingportionsof the sides, said halflength end of the casing anditcarries a series of 1 the edge of which meets flap 1 at the center a portionof a mattress 9 is shown as it is in- Y unbrokengsur- DAYID nronwoon; f 1

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