Device for manually rolling up a cushion like body

Abstract

Generally a cushion-like body, and specifically a pillow is manually rolled up and kept in a rolled up transport configuration by means of an enveloping device including a flexible sheet element extending in a longitudinal enveloping direction; an elongated stiffening portion connected to an end portion of the flexible element and extending transversely to the longitudinal enveloping direction; and a releasable hook and loop retaining assembly for connecting a free end portion of the flexible element to an intermediate portion of the flexible element itself.

1 . An enveloping device for manually rolling up a cushion-like body; the device including a flexible sheet element extending in a longitudinal enveloping direction; an elongated continuous stiffening portion connected to an end portion of said flexible element and extending transversally to said longitudinal enveloping direction; and releasable retaining means for connecting an end portion of said elongated sheet element opposite to the one connected at said continuous elongated stiffening portion to an intermediate portion of the elongated sheet element. 
   
   
       2 . A device as set forth in  claim 1 , characterized in that it further includes a plurality of further continuous elongated stiffening portions distributed along said longitudinal enveloping direction and connected to corresponding intermediate portions of said flexible sheet element in positions transversal to said longitudinal enveloping direction. 
   
   
       3 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that said further stiffening portions extend along corresponding substantially rectilinear directions parallel to each other and orthogonal to said enveloping direction. 
   
   
       4 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions is defined by a manually non-deformable rib. 
   
   
       5 . A device all as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions extends from one side to the other of said elongated sheet element. 
   
   
       6 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions consists of an elongated body separated from said sheet element and inserted in an accommodation seat of said sheet element. 
   
   
       7 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that said sheet element includes two overlapped sheets connected together; at least one of said elongated stiffening portions being interposed between said two overlapped sheets. 
   
   
       8 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions consists of at least one tubular body. 
   
   
       9 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions consists of a solid or shaped body. 
   
   
       10 . A device as set forth in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one of said elongated stiffening portions consists of a plastic material body firmly connected to said sheet material. 
   
   
       11 . A device according to  claim 10 , characterized in that said sheet material and at least one of said stiffening portions form part of an integral body. 
   
   
       12 . A device as set forth in  claim 1 , characterized in that it includes reference means for positioning said cushion-like body on said flexible sheet element in a predetermined position. 
   
   
       13 . A device as set forth in  claim 1 , characterized in that said releasable retaining means include hook and loop connecting means. 
   
   
       14 . A device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that said hook and loop connecting means include a first strip of connecting material associated to an end portion of said flexible sheet element opposite to the end portion carrying said stiffening portion, and at least one second strip of connecting material connected to an intermediate segment of said sheet material. 
   
   
       15 . A device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that said second strip displays a size measured parallelly to the said enveloping direction larger than the size of said first strip measured in the same direction. 
   
   
       16 . A device according to  claim 15 , characterized in that it includes three said second strips arranged parallel to each other and to said enveloping direction.