Patent ID: 8776288

Claim:
A baffle box comforter, comprising: an upper fabric section having lateral and longitudinal dimensions; a lower fabric section substantially identical to the upper fabric section; a plurality of longitudinal baffle members secured to and extending between the upper and lower fabric sections substantially along the lengths thereof; and a plurality of lateral baffles which extend across the comforter, secured to the upper and lower fabric sections, wherein the longitudinal baffles and the lateral baffles define baffle boxes within the comforter, wherein each lateral baffle includes a first portion which extends from one longitudinal side edge of the comforter to an adjacent first longitudinal baffle and a second portion which extends from the other longitudinal side edge of the comforter to an adjacent second longitudinal baffle and an additional portion or portions, if any, which is/are positioned between the first and second adjacent longitudinal baffles, wherein the first and second portions, respectively, each include an end section which extends a selected distance along the first and second longitudinal baffle, respectively, toward a top edge of the comforter, leaving a space between the end section and the longitudinal baffles, and wherein the additional baffle portion or portions include end sections which extend along selected longitudinal baffles toward the top edge of the comforter, leaving a space therebetween, so as to permit fill to be moved into each of the baffle boxes in the comforter through blow openings in a lower edge of the comforter.