Bedding with respiration vents

Abstract

Bedding items including a fabric expanse and a respiration vent. The fabric expanse is configured to be placed on a person and defines an interior side facing the person and an exterior side opposite the interior side. An interior volume of air is defined proximate the interior side and an exterior volume of air is defined proximate the exterior side and opposite the interior volume. The respiration vent is defined in the fabric expanse. The respiration vent is configured to facilitate communication of air between the exterior volume and the interior volume through the fabric expanse to aid the person covered by the fabric expanse in the interior volume inhaling air from the exterior volume and exhaling air to the exterior volume.

1 . A bedding item comprising:
 a fabric expanse configured to be placed on a person and defining an interior side facing the person and an exterior side opposite the interior side, an interior volume of air being defined proximate the interior side and an exterior volume of air being defined proximate the exterior side and opposite the interior volume; and   a respiration vent defined in the fabric expanse, the respiration vent being configured to facilitate communication of air between the exterior volume and the interior volume through the fabric expanse to aid the person covered by the fabric expanse in the interior volume inhaling air from the exterior volume and exhaling air to the exterior volume.   
     
     
         2 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the respiration vent includes a mesh material extending across the respiration vent. 
     
     
         3 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the respiration vent is an opening without material extending across the respiration vent. 
     
     
         4 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the respiration vent is defined in the fabric expanse proximate a longitudinal end of the fabric expanse. 
     
     
         5 . The bedding item of  claim 4 , wherein the respiration vent overlies a face of the person covered by the fabric expanse in the interior volume. 
     
     
         6 . The bedding item of  claim 5 , wherein the respiration vent overlies a nose and a mouth of the person and the fabric expanse overlies eyes of the person. 
     
     
         7 . The bedding item of  claim 4 , wherein the respiration vent is spaced from the longitudinal end a distance selected to be covered by a minor portion of the fabric expanse when the minor portion of the fabric expanse is folded over onto a major portion of the fabric expanse. 
     
     
         8 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the respiration vent is extends laterally across a majority of the fabric expanse. 
     
     
         9 . The bedding item of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the fabric expanse is large enough to cover two people lying side by side; and   the respiration vent extends laterally across the fabric expanse a distance sufficient to overlie faces of both of the two people lying side by side.   
     
     
         10 . The bedding item of  claim 8 , wherein the respiration vent extends longitudinally sufficient to encompass a mouth and a nose of the person. 
     
     
         11 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric expanse is a blanket. 
     
     
         12 . The bedding item of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric expanse is opaque. 
     
     
         13 . The bedding item of  claim 12 , wherein the respiration vent is configured to transmit light sufficient for the person in the interior volume to see objects located in the exterior volume through the respiration vent. 
     
     
         14 . A bedding item, comprising:
 a fabric expanse configured to be placed on a person and defining an interior side facing the person and an exterior side opposite the interior side, an interior volume of air being defined proximate the interior side and an exterior volume of air being defined proximate the exterior side and opposite the interior volume; and   a respiration vent defined in the fabric expanse proximate a longitudinal end of the fabric expanse and including a mesh material extending across the respiration vent,   wherein the respiration vent is configured to facilitate communication of air between the exterior volume and the interior volume through the fabric expanse to aid the person covered by the fabric expanse in the interior volume inhaling air from the exterior volume and exhaling air to the exterior volume;   wherein the respiration vent overlies a face of the person covered by the fabric expanse in the interior volume.   
     
     
         15 . The bedding item of  claim 14 , wherein the respiration vent is spaced from the longitudinal end a distance selected to be covered by a minor portion of the fabric expanse when the minor portion of the fabric expanse is folded over onto a major portion of the fabric expanse. 
     
     
         16 . The bedding item of  claim 14 , wherein the fabric expanse defines a blanket. 
     
     
         17 . The bedding item of  claim 14 , wherein the respiration vent overlies a nose and a mouth of the person and the fabric expanse overlies eyes of the person. 
     
     
         18 . The bedding item of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the fabric expanse is large enough to cover two people lying side by side; and   the respiration vent extends laterally across the fabric expanse a distance sufficient to overlie faces of both of the two people lying side by side.   
     
     
         19 . The bedding item of  claim 14 , wherein the fabric expanse is opaque. 
     
     
         20 . The bedding item of  claim 19 , wherein the respiration vent is configured to transmit light sufficient for the person in the interior volume to see objects located in the exterior volume through the respiration vent.