Bedding location identification devices, systems, kits, and assemblies, and methods of using the same

Abstract

Bedding location identification devices, systems, kits, and assemblies, and methods of using the same. In at least one embodiment of a device for orienting bedding relative to a bed, the device comprises a first portion comprising at least one first piercing element and/or at least one first receiver extending therefrom or defined therein, and a second portion comprising at least one second piercing element and/or at least one second receiver extending therefrom or defined therein, wherein when the first portion and/or the second portion are positioned through a portion of bedding, the at least one first piercing element and the at least one second piercing element are engaged by the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver, respectively, to secure the device to the bedding.

1 . A device for orienting bedding relative to a bed, comprising:
 first portion comprising at least one first piercing element and/or at least one first receiver extending therefrom or defined therein; and   a second portion comprising at least one second piercing element and/or at least one second receiver extending therefrom or defined therein;   wherein when the first portion and/or the second portion are positioned through a portion of bedding, the at least one first piercing element and the at least one second piercing element are engaged by the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver, respectively, to secure the device to the bedding.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first piercing element is at least two first piercing elements, and wherein the at least one first receiver is at least two first receivers. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one first piercing element and/or the at least one second piercing element comprises a grip feature selected from the group consisting of a barb, a flange, a protrusion, and an indentation. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , configured so that when it is secured to the bedding, it resists separation due to pulling one part of the device away from another part of the device. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , configured so that when it is secured to the bedding, it remains secured to the bedding during and after being washed in a washing machine. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a first lateral component, wherein the second portion comprises a second lateral component. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first lateral component and the second lateral component has a coating thereon. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are identical and configured to engage one another to secure the device to the bedding. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one grommet positioned around the at least one first piercing element and/or the at least one second piercing element. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , forming part of a system, the system further comprising a second device, the second device comprising:
 a second device first portion comprising at least one second device first piercing element and/or at least one second device first receiver extending therefrom or defined therein; and   a second device second portion comprising at least one second device second piercing element and/or at least one second device second receiver extending therefrom or defined therein.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , having indicia present upon or within at least one of the first portion and the second portion, the indicia indicative of a location of the bedding the device is intended to be secured thereto. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , configured as a clamp. 
     
     
         13 . A device for orienting bedding relative to a bed, comprising:
 a first portion comprising at least one first grip feature; and   a second portion comprising at least one second grip feature;   wherein the first grip feature and the second grip feature are selected from the group consisting of a barb and a flange; and   wherein when the first portion and/or the second portion are positioned adjacent to a portion of bedding, the first portion and the second portion can hingedly move toward one another to secure the device to the bedding.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion further comprises at least one first piercing element and/or at least one first receiver extending therefrom or defined therein, and wherein the second portion further comprises at least one second piercing element and/or at least one second receiver extending therefrom or defined therein. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion is configured as a first clamp, wherein the second portion is configured as a second clamp, and wherein the first clamp and the second clamp are positioned adjacent to one another such that a direction of opening the first clamp and the second clamp are the same. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 13 , having indicia present upon or within at least one of the first portion and the second portion, the indicia indicative of a location of the bedding the device is intended to be secured thereto. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 13 , configured so that when it is secured to the bedding, it resists separation due to pulling one part of the device away from another part of the device. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 13 , configured so that when it is secured to the bedding, it remains secured to the bedding during and after being washed in a washing machine. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion has a coating thereon. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 13 , forming part of a system, the system further comprising a second device, the second device comprising:
 a second device first portion comprising at least one second device first grip feature; and   a second device second portion comprising at least one second device second grip feature;   wherein the second device first grip feature and the second device second grip feature are selected from the group consisting of a barb and a flange; and   wherein when the second device first portion and/or the second device second portion are positioned adjacent to a second portion of the bedding, the second device first portion and the second device second portion can hingedly move toward one another to secure the second device to the bedding.