Patent ID: 7181790

Claim:
A protective cover ( 1 ) for a comforter, comprising: a bottom face ( 1 A); a top face ( 1 B); wherein the bottom face ( 1 A) and the top face ( 1 B) form a flexible, woven fabric envelope as a single-piece envelope including: a permanently closed edge ( 2 A) which is at least partly closed in a permanent manner; and three edges ( 2 B, 2 C, 2 D), including an openable foot edge ( 2 C) and side edges ( 2 B, 2 D), which are provided with fast opening and closing means ( 3 , 4 , 5 A, 5 B), with the fast opening and closing means ( 3 , 4 , 5 A, 5 B) including a zipper ( 3 ), a flap ( 4 ), and triangular pockets ( 5 A, 5 B), allowing the two faces ( 1 A, 1 B) of the envelope to be partly separated in order for the comforter to be placed on one face ( 1 A) of the faces ( 1 A, 1 B) of the envelope, whereupon the comforter is covered by the other face ( 1 B) and the three edges ( 2 B, 2 C, 2 D) of the faces ( 1 A, 1 B) are joined by the fast opening and closing means ( 3 , 4 , 5 A, 5 B); wherein the top face ( 1 B) of the cover ( 1 ) is provided, in two of its corners bordering the openable foot edge ( 2 C) of the top face ( 1 B), with the triangular pocket ( 5 B), with the triangular pocket ( 5 B) forming a flap to contain the corner bordering the openable foot edge ( 2 C) of bottom face ( 1 A) of the cover, and the fast opening and closing means ( 3 , 4 , 5 A, 5 B) providing at least partial closure of the openable foot edge ( 2 C) of the faces ( 1 A, 1 B) of the cover ( 1 ).