Bedding for a mattress

Abstract

A bedding system including one or more bedding components is provided for use with a bed. The bedding component includes a fitted sheet, a top sheet, a pillow case and/or a comforter. The fabric panel forming the bedding component may include air vents integrated into the fabric panel. Additionally, the fabric panel may further include an activatable material integrated into and/or disposed in proximity with the fabric panel.

1 . A method of forming a bedding component with apertures, the method comprising:
 obtaining a woven structure comprising a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns;   forming a warp channel in the woven structure by dissolving a warp yarn of the plurality of warp yarns; and   forming a weft channel in the woven structure by dissolving a weft yarn of the plurality of weft yarns.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the woven structure comprises:
 a first edge and an opposed second edge, and 
 a third edge and an opposed fourth edge; 
 the warp yarn extends from the first edge to the second edge of the woven textile; 
 the weft yarn extends from the third edge to the fourth edge of the woven textile; 
 the warp yarn overlaps the weft yarn at an intersection; and 
   forming the warp and weft channels further forms engineered apertures in the woven structure.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the engineered apertures include:
 a first engineered aperture possessing a first set of dimensions, 
 a second engineered aperture possessing a second set of dimensions; and 
   the first set of dimensions differ from the second set of dimensions.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the woven structure defines a surface;   the method further comprises printing a composition onto the surface of the woven structure, the printing composition including particles operable to emit infrared light; and   the printed composition is printed in a discontinuous pattern to form printed areas and non-printed areas on the surface of the woven structure.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the particles operable to emit infrared light comprise silica particles. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bedding component comprises a fitted sheet, the fitted sheet including a body comprising the woven structure, a side panel that extends along a perimeter of the body, and an elastic member coupled to the side panel. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the bedding component comprises two layers that define a pocket between an internal surface of each of the two layers, at least one of the two layers comprises the woven textile structure, and the ink composition is printed on an internal surface of at least one of the two layers. 
     
     
         8 . A method of forming a bedding component, the method comprising:
 obtaining a woven textile including a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns, wherein:   the plurality of weft yarns includes a dissolvable weft yarn that is dissolvable in a solvent and an inert weft yarn that does not dissolve in the solvent,   the plurality of warp yarns includes a dissolvable warp yarn that is dissolvable in the solvent and an inert warp yarn that does not dissolve in the solvent, and   the dissolvable weft yarn overlaps the dissolvable warp yarn;   exposing the woven textile structure to the solvent to dissolve the dissolvable warp yarn and the dissolvable weft yarn, thereby forming an aperture in the woven textile; and   forming a bedding component with the woven textile.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the woven textile includes a plurality of dissolvable weft yarns and a plurality of dissolvable warp yarns, the method further comprising exposing the woven textile structure to the solvent to dissolve the plurality of dissolvable weft yarns and the plurality of dissolvable warp yarns. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the woven textile further includes a plurality of inert weft yarns and a plurality of inert warp yarns; and   a ratio of inert weft yarns and inert warp yarns to dissolvable weft yarns and dissolvable warp yarns in the woven textile is from approximately  10 : 1  to approximately  7 : 3 .   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the plurality of dissolvable weft yarns and the plurality of dissolvable warp yarns are formed of a polyester dissolvable in water;   the plurality of inert weft yarns and the plurality of inert warp yarns are formed of a polyester that is not dissolvable in water; and   the method further comprises exposing the woven textile to water.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein, after exposing the woven textile to the solvent, the woven textile includes:
 a first area comprising inert warp yarns and inert weft yarns;   a second area including only inert warp yarns;   a third area including only inert weft yarns; and   a fourth area including no yarns.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein obtaining the woven textile comprises weaving the woven textile by interlacing a plurality of yarns such that two or more yarns of the plurality of yarns are oriented generally orthogonally to each other. 
     
     
         14 . A bedding component for a mattress, the bedding component comprising a woven textile structure including a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns, wherein:
 the plurality of weft yarns includes a dissolvable yarn that is dissolvable in a solvent and an inert yarn that does not dissolve in the solvent;   the plurality of warp yarns includes a dissolvable yarn that is dissolvable in the solvent and an inert yarn that does not dissolve in the solvent; and   the dissolvable weft yarn intersects with the dissolvable warp yarn.   
     
     
         15 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , further comprising a discontinuous print layer applied to the woven textile structure, the print layer including printed segments and non-printed segments. 
     
     
         16 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein the print layer comprises ceramic material and a binder, and the ceramic material comprises silica. 
     
     
         17 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein each non-printed segment forms a hinge that permits flexure of the woven textile structure along the non-printed segments, first printed segments connect to form patterns of cells, second printed segments extend between and connect two or more first printed segments of adjacent cells, and the first printed segments are larger in width in relation to the second printed segments. 
     
     
         18 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein the bedding component comprises a fitted sheet including a side panel portion bordering the body portion and extending along a perimeter of the body, and an elastic member coupled to the side panel. 
     
     
         19 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein the bedding component comprises two layers that define a pocket between an internal surface of each of the two layers, at least one of the two layers comprises the woven textile structure, and the print layer is provided on an internal surface of at least one of the two layers. 
     
     
         20 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein the woven textile structure includes yarns comprising a ceramic material incorporated within the yarns. 
     
     
         21 . The bedding component of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of weft yarns includes:
 a first dissolvable yarn adjacent a second dissolvable yarn; and   an inert yarn adjacent the second dissolvable yarn on a side opposite the first dissolvable yarn.