Uncovering Resistant Shared Bedclothing

Abstract

Means coupled to the torso covering portion of uncovering resistant shared bedclothing such as sheets or blankets includes an open fold, a single pleat and a double pleat in alternate disclosed embodiments for preventing uncovering of one sleeper in response to turning of the torso covering portion of the shared bedclothing by another sleeper. The sheets, blankets or other bedclothing may be King, Queen or Double sized to fit King, Queen or Double size beds.

1 . Uncovering resistant shared bedclothing, comprising: 
 a sheet of flexible material that is adapted to softly lie over and cover sleepers who share a bed in common;    said sheet of flexible material is sized to fit one of a standard sized Queen, King and Double bed and includes a first, torso covering portion having lateral edges that is attached to a second, foot covering portion; and    means intermediate said lateral edges of said first, torso covering portion of said sheet of flexible material for preventing displacement of said lateral edges, and consequent uncovering, in response to a predetermined total angular rotation by one, the other or both sleepers combined that is at least a quarter turn more than the turning leeway provided by conventional bedclothing of the same standardized size.    
   
   
       2 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 1 , wherein said sheet of flexible material includes two separate sheet members lying over each other to provide an open fold intermediate the lateral edges of the first, torso covering portion that unfolds to prevent lateral edge displacement and consequent uncovering of one sleeper in response to turning by the other.  
   
   
       3 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 2 , wherein said predetermined total angular rotation is determined to allow multiple full turns.  
   
   
       4 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 1 , wherein said sheet of flexible material is doubled over on itself to provide a single pleat intermediate said lateral edges of the first, torso covering portion having an unfold capacity sufficient to prevent lateral edge displacement and consequent uncovering in response to said predetermined total angular rotation more than the turning leeway provided by conventional bedclothing of the same standardized size.  
   
   
       5 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 4 , wherein said predetermined total angular rotation is determined to allow at least a quarter turn more than the turning leeway of conventional bedclothing of the same size.  
   
   
       6 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 4 , wherein said predetermined total angular rotation is determined to allow at least a half turn more than the turning leeway of conventional bedclothing of the same size.  
   
   
       7 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 1 , wherein said sheet of flexible material is doubled over on itself to provide a double pleat intermediate said lateral edges of the first, torso covering portion having an unfold capacity sufficient to prevent lateral edge displacement and consequent uncovering in response to said predetermined total angular rotation more than the turning leeway provided by conventional bedclothing of the same standardized size.  
   
   
       8 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 6 , wherein said predetermined total angular rotation is determined to allow at least a quarter turn more than the turning leeway of conventional bedclothing of the same size.  
   
   
       9 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 6 , wherein said predetermined total angular rotation is determined to allow at least a half turn more than the turning leeway of conventional bedclothing of the same size.  
   
   
       10 . Uncovering resistant shared bedclothing, comprising: 
 a sheet of flexible material that is adapted to softly lie over and cover sleepers who share a bed in common;    said sheet of flexible material is sized to fit one of a standard sized Queen, King and Double bed and includes a first, torso covering portion having lateral edges that is attached to a second, foot covering portion;    said torso covering portion of said sheet of flexible material includes two separate left and right panels wider than half the width of the leg covering portion each so partially attached to the leg covering portion that their unattached portions lie over each other to provide an open fold intermediate the lateral edges of the first, torso covering portion that unfolds in response to turning to prevent uncovering of one sleeper by turning of another.    
   
   
       11 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 10 , wherein said sheet of flexible material is made of cloth.  
   
   
       12 . Uncovering resistant shared bedclothing, comprising: 
 a sheet of flexible material that is adapted to softly lie over and cover sleepers who share a bed in common;    said sheet of flexible material is sized to fit one of a standard sized Queen, King and Double bed and includes a first, torso covering portion having lateral edges that is attached to a second, foot covering portion;    said torso covering portion of said sheet of flexible material includes two plies wider than half the width of the leg covering portion lying over each other to provide a pleat intermediate the lateral edges of the first, torso covering portion and is attached along its bottom edge to the top edge of said leg covering portion of said sheet of flexible material;    said pleat unfolds in response to turning to prevent uncovering of one sleeper by turning of another and has an unfold capacity at least a quarter turn greater than the turning leeway provided by conventional bedclothing of the same standardized size before uncovering occurs.    
   
   
       13 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 12 , wherein said pleat is a single pleat.  
   
   
       14 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 12 , wherein said pleat is a double pleat.  
   
   
       15 . The uncovering resistant shared bedclothing of  claim 12 , wherein said sheet of flexible material is made of cloth.