Bedding

Abstract

Bedding is disclosed, including a sheet of upper material, a sheet of lower material, and a sheet or strip of peripheral edging material connecting the upper and lower material sheets along their periphery, leaving an opening at one end for a user to locate themselves in-between the sheets of upper and lower material. A user-operable fastener is provided within the peripheral edging material to permit the user to separate the sheets of upper and lower material.

1 . Bedding comprising:
 one or more sheets of upper material;   one or more sheets of lower material;   one or more sheets or strips of peripheral edging material connecting the upper and lower material sheets along their periphery, leaving an opening at one end for a user to locate themselves in-between the sheets of upper and lower material; and   a user-operable fastener provided within the sheet of peripheral edging material to permit the user to separate the sheets of upper and lower material.   
     
     
         2 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the peripheral edging sheet or strip is formed of elasticated material. 
     
     
         3 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheets of upper and lower material are square or rectangular, and comprise a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges between the top and bottom edges, and wherein the peripheral edging sheet or strip extends between the side edges and the bottom edge but not the top edge. 
     
     
         4 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastener extends along only one side. 
     
     
         5 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastener extends along the two side edges and the bottom edge. 
     
     
         6 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means is a detachable fastening means. 
     
     
         7 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means is a zipper. 
     
     
         8 . Bedding according to  claim 7 , wherein the zipper has handles on both inner and outer sides. 
     
     
         9 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , further comprising a duvet case provided between the upper and lower sheets. 
     
     
         10 . Bedding according to  claim 9 , wherein the duvet case is provided by a intermediate sheet of material provided between the upper and lower sheets, and wherein the upper sheet has an opening to permit, in use, a duvet to be inserted into the space between the upper and lower sheets. 
     
     
         11 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , wherein the duvet case opening has a user-adjustable fastener. 
     
     
         12 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , further comprising an electrical heating system. 
     
     
         13 . Bedding according to  claim 12 , wherein the electrical heating system comprises a thin-wired heating means. 
     
     
         14 . Bedding according to  claim 12 , wherein the electrical heating system is configured to be digitally controlled for selecting setting and shut-off programming. 
     
     
         15 . Bedding according to  claim 1 , further comprising a strip, flap or skirt of sheet-like material attached to the lower sheet of material and configured in use to be detachably fitted to a mattress, e.g. by tucking it beneath a mattress. 
     
     
         16 . Bedding according to  claim 15 , wherein the strip, flap or skirt of material surrounds the lower sheet of material. 
     
     
         17 . Bedding according to  claim 16 , wherein the strip, flap or skirt of material is elasticated. 
     
     
         18 . Bedding according to  claim 17 , wherein a layer of insulating material is provided around the perimeter of the bedding. 
     
     
         19 . Bedding comprising:
 a sleeping compartment comprising:
 a rectangular first sheet of material having first, second, third and fourth sides; 
 a rectangular second sheet of material having first, second, third and fourth sides; 
 a strip of sheet-like and elasticated edging material which connects the first and second sheets of material between the first, second and third sides leaving an opening at the fourth side within which a user can enter the compartment, the strip of edging material having a slit provided along part of its length and a user operable fastener to permit selective opening and closing of the slit; 
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   a skirt of material connected beneath the first sheet of material, having a larger area than that of said first sheet of material, which skirt is arranged in use to fold beneath a mattress.