An Improved Holder for Bedclothes and Sleepers.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1892 - Accepted, 16th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder for Bedclothes and Sleepers.
1 CHARLES EDGAR ANGELL of 431 East 2nd South Street, Salt Lake City,
in the County of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah, United States of America,
Inventor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is more particularly designed to prevent children from becoming
uncovered when sleeping in bed and also prevent nightmare and snoring in adults
and children, produced by their lying on their backs. The invention consists in
a contrivance of special construction for the above named purposes, attached or
adapted to be attached to the upper sheet or other covering of a bed and to the
bedstead carrying the bed.
The contrivance of my invention may, under certain conditions or requirements,
be attached to the upper side of the upper sheet or covering, but it is generally
designed to be applied to the under side of the upper sheet or covering and
will be here so described.
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According to my invention a cloth or other band extends across and is attached
at or near its ends, or ends and middle, to or near the upper end of the under
side of the upper sheet or cover, the attachment being made by cords fastened
at their ends to the band and secured by a "whip grip around protuberances
or balls encased by the sheet, so as to make the band form one or more loose
body straps according to the number of children or persons intended to be
covered by the sheet. This mode of attaching the band to the sheet prevents
the latter from being torn. To each end of this band are attached elastic
extensions or webbings capable of hooking on to or otherwise of being attached,
at or near their outer end, to screw hooks or other fastenings on the bedstead
arranged at a suitable distance from the head piece of the latter. In addition
to these terminal band fastenings the band is provided at or near the centre of
the sheet, with a branch band arranged to extend at right angles or thereabouts
to the main band in an outwardly or upwardly direction relatively to the length
of the sheet and capable of looking at or near its outer end to fastenings on
the head of the bedstead at a point in line with the centre of the bed or there-
abouts. If more than two persons sleep in the same bed, there will be more
than one branch band.
Upon the underside of the main band is attached one or more longitudinal
band slides, on each of which is fitted to slide partial rings or loops capable of
readily moving on or along said slide. To each of these sliding partial rings
or loops is attached, on the underside of the same, a double shoulder strap which
is designed to be slipped over the shoulders of a child or person occupying the
bed. This shoulder strap is curved so as to fit comfortably over the shoulders
and is partly made up of clastic webbing which makes said strap sufficiently
yielding. By means of said double shoulder strap, which in a measure acts as
a shoulder brace and tends to expand the lungs of a child while sleeping, the
child or person has sufficient freedom of both limbs and body, and may lie on
the stomach or either side but cannot lie on the back, thereby preventing night-
mare and snoring, nor can the child or occupant unconsciously get out from
under the covering or kick it off. The shoulder strap is applied to the child
before the latter is put into bed, and is then attached to the slide.
A child having this contrivance applied to the bed cover and sleeping in a
crib could not possibly fall out, and two children in a bed would be prevented
from inconveniencing one another.
When it is not desired to use any shoulder straps, the whole contrivance may

page_text: be attached to the upper instead of the underside of the upper sheet or cover,
in which position it will effectually hold the bed covering in place.
Dotad Luns 23rd 1891
C. E. ANGELL,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder for Bedclothes and Sleepers.
1, CHARLES EDGAR ANGELL of 431, East 2nd South Street, Salt Lake City,
in the County of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah, United States of America,
Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention is more particularly designed to prevent children from becoming
uncovered when sleeping in bed and also to prevent nightmare and snoring in
adults and children, produced by their lying on their backs. The invention
consists in a contrivance of special construction for the above named purposes,
attached or adapted to be attached to the upper sheet or other covering of a
bed and to the bedstead, substantially as hereinafter described and more particu-
larly pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this
Specification, which represents a view in perspective of the upper sheet, or it
might be a blanket, quilt, or other covering A, of a bed, in part, as seen from.
its underside, with my newly-invented contrivance applied.
To
The contrivance of my invention may, under certain conditions or require-
ments as will be hereinafter explained, be attached to the upper side of the
upper sheet or covering, but it is generally designed to be applied to its under
side and will here he so described in connection with the drawing accordingly.
B is a cloth or other band which extends across and is attached at or near
its ends, or ends and middle, to or near the upper end of the top sheet or
covering A upon its underside, the attachment being made by means of cords bb
fastened at their ends to the band and secured by a "whip grip" around pro-
tuberances or balls encased by the sheet so as to make the baud B form one
or more loose body straps d according to the number of children or persons
intended to be covered by the sheet. The balls or protuberances e may be
made of rubber, cork, light wood, or other suitable material. This mode of
attaching the band to the sheet also prevents the latter from being torn.
each end of the band B are attached elastic extensions or webbings C capable
of hooking on to or of being otherwise attached at or near their outer ends, such
as by means of eye-holes s, to screw-hooks or other fastenings on the bedstead
arranged at a suitable distance from the head piece of the latter. In addition
to these terminal band fastenings C, the band B is provided at or near the
centre of the sheet with a branch band D arranged to extend at right angles
or thereabouts to the band B in an outward or upward direction relatively to
the length of the sheet and capable of hooking at or near its outer end, such
as by means of eye-holes s to screw-hooks or other fastenings on the head of
the bedstead at a point in line with the centre of the bed or thereabouts. If more
than two persons sleep in the same bed the band B would be provided with more
than one branch band D. Upon the under side of the loop-like or body band B
which extends across the sheet or bed is attached one or more longitudinal band
slides E on each of which, as shewn for one of the two of said slides represented in
the drawing, is fitted to slide partial rings or loops capable of readily moving on
or along said slide. To each of these sliding partial rings or loops is attached ou
the under side of the same, a double shoulder strap G which is designed to be slipped

page_text: over the shoulders of a child or person occupying the bed. This strap is curved so.
as to fit comfortably over the shoulders of the child or person and is partly made
up of elastic webbing g which makes said strap sufficiently yielding. By means of
said double shoulder strap, which in a measure acts as a shoulder brace and tends
to expand the lungs of a child while sleeping, the child or person has sufficient.
freedom of both limbs and body and may lie on the stomach or either side but
cannot lie on the back, thereby preventing nightmare and snoring, nor can the child
or occupant unconsciously get out from under the covering or kick it off. The
shoulder strap G is applied to the child before the latter is put into bed, and is then
attached to the slide E.
A child having this contrivance applied to the bed covering and sleeping in a
crib, could not possibly fall out, and two children in a bed would be prevented from
inconveniencing one another.
When it is not desired to use any shoulder straps G, the contrivance may be
attached to the upper, instead of the under, side of the top sheet or covering, in
which position it will effectually hold the bed covering in place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. In an upper slicet or bed covering attachment designed to prevent exposure
and disturbance in sleep, a main or body-band adapted to extend across said sheet.
or covering near its upper end, provided with terminal elastic extensions or webbings
adapted to fasten the covering to the bedstead and further provided with an inter-
mediate branch band extending outwardly or upwardly relatively to the length of
the sheet and adapted to be fastened to the head of the bedstead, and the cord /
extending longitudinally along the main band to secure it to the bed covering,
substantially as specified.
2. The combination, with the main cross band B adapted to be secured at its ends
to the sides of a bed and provided with devices to engage the bed clothing and a
double shoulder strap detachably connected to said band B, substantially as set
forth.
3. The combination, with the upper sheet or covering and main or cross body-
band, of one or more longitudinal band slides thercon, a partial ring or loop fitted
to slide on or along each of said band slides, and a double shoulder strap attached
to said partial ring, substantially as and for the purposes herein sut forth.
4. The combination, with the main body band adapted for attachment to the
upper covering of a bed, of a band slide on said body band and a double shoulder
strap loosely held on said band slide, substantially as described.
5. The double shoulder strap comprised in part of elastic material or webbing, in.
combination with the sliding partial ring or loop carrying the same, a band
slide on which said ring or loop is fitted to slide and the main or body band of the
upper sheet or covering, essentially as described.
6. The combination, with the top sheet or bed covering A of the attached main
or cross body band B having terminal and intermediate fastening extensions and
band G C, D, one or more band slides E on said main body band and a double
shoulder strap G connected with and arranged to slide on or along each band slide,.
substantially as shewn and described and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 12th day of March 1309
C. E. ANGELL,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents..