Improvements in or relating to Bed Clothing.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Bed Clothing.
I, FRANCIS THOMAS VINE, M.A., of Eustington Rectory, near Stonehouse,
Gloucestershire, Rector of Eastington, Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a means of holding the bed clothes
together, adding to the comfort of the bed, and ensuring that a person shall not
throw them off, except intentionally, thus avoiding the risk of children and others
taking cold by the bed clothes becoming untucked or falling off during sleep.
For this purpose I lay a sheet of canvas or such like inexpensive material, of
nearly the same size as the mattress or bedding, under the mattress or bedding.
To the 3 edges of this, which correspond with the 2 sides and foot end of the
bed, I pleat on, like the valence of a bed strips of cretonne or other similar
material. When the bed is not in use for sleeping, these strips can hang over the
top part of the valence like a frill, or if broad enough may form the valence or
completely cover it.
When required for use, the strips should be pulled up over the sides of the
bed and the quilt, where they can be secured by being laced across one to the
other with cords, or fastened by buttons to the quilt. The strips may be made of
thick or thin material according as it is desired to add to the warmth of the bed
or only to hold the bed clothes together. If the latter object only is desired a
mere network would be sufficient. If increased warmth is desired the strips may be
made broad enough to meet in the middle of the bed, and so be buttoned or laced.
to one another.
It must be understood that the strips at each side of the bed should only extend
from the foot end to where the pillow is placed; as they will not be required for
turning over the pillow. For the sake of uniform appearance however when the
strips are hanging over the valence, there may be, if desired, small strips also,
(separate from the other strips but slightly overlapped by them,) at the side of the
bed by the pillow, but not for turning over it.
Dated this Fourteenth day of September 1896.
FRANCIS THOMAS VINE.
Improvements in or relating to Bed Clothing.
I, FRANCIS THOMAS VINE, of Eastington Rectory, near Stonehouse, in the
County of Gloucestershire, Clerk in Holy Orders, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a means of covering in or securing the
bed clothes, so that an occupant of the bed shall not throw them off, except

page_text: intentionally, thus avoiding the risk of children and others becoming uncovered in
their sleep. Also by the expansion it will allow for the bed-clothes, it will make
narrow beds more roomy, the sleeper being enabled to sleep upon every part of the
mattress or bed without risk of falling out or becoming uncovered.
For this purpose I place the mattress or bed on a sheet of sacking, or other
inexpensive material of nearly the same size as, but slightly smaller than, the
mattress or bed, and to those three edges of this sheet which correspond with the
two sides and foot end of the bed, I sew, puckering it a little (or not) like
the valence of a bed, three strips of cretonne or other suitable material; or the
sheet of sacking may be dispensed with and the said strips sewn to the edges of
the mattress. These strips, when the bed is not being used may rest upon the
coverlet, or may hang over the valence, or may themselves form the valen se, if
preferred. When the bed is to be occupied, I pull these strips of cretonne or
other material over the sides and foot of the bed so that they rest upon the
bedding or upon the counterpane, the bed-clothes having been first tucked in after
allowing plenty for covering the bed, so that the sleeper may have sufficient room.
They may be secured in this position by bands passing from the strip on the one
side of the bed to the strip on the other side, so lacing the two strips together, or
by attaching buttons to or having button-holes in the strips by which they can be
buttoned to the counterpane, a few large button-holes being made in or buttons
attached to the latter and covered with material similar to it, so as not to be
noticeable. The strip at the foot of the bed may be fastened in a similar manner.
The strips of cretonne or other material may be of whatever width is preferred,
that is to say, either just wide enough to cover the edges of the bed, or partly to
cover the bed or even of sufficient width to meet in the middle of the bed and so be
secured by being laced or buttoned to one another. The strips may also be male
of any material that may be preferred, either thick enough to add to the warnth
of the bed or of lighter material, even of open net-work if the desire is merely to
keep the bed-clothes together.
After the valences have been turned over the coverlet and secured, any other
coverlet, such as an eiderdown quilt can be thrown over the whole.
In the annexed drawing,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bed with the valence turned up over the
coverlet and secured by buttons and button-holes.
Fig. 2 is a section across the bed.
A, A, A, represent the three strips which may be sewn along the line a, a, a, to
the sacking B or to the mattress C; D is the coverlet and E represents the
buttons and button-holes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what mauner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is ;-
A valence attached to a piece of sacking passing under the mattress or bed or to
the mattress itself, with a means of fastening the valence when turned over the
coverlet either by buttoning it to buttons attached to the coverlet, or by some
other means of fastening it to the coverlet, or by fastening or strapping together
the two ends of the opposite valences when turned over, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
Deted this 14th
CM1007
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.