Bedding and other articles having fill material

Abstract

A bedding article comprises a first quilted panel attached to a second panel so as to enclose an interior. Fill material is disposed in the quilted panel and in the interior.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A filled article comprising: 
 a first quilted panel;    a second quilted panel; and    at least one side panel attached to the first quilted panel and the second quilted panel so as to form an interior between the first quilted panel and second quilted panel.    
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a first fill material in the first quilted panel.  
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one side panel is attached to the first quilted panel and the second quilted panel so that the at least one side panel is interposed between the first quilted panel and second quilted panel.  
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the first quilted panel has a peripheral edge and at least one stitching line, including a stitching line spaced from the peripheral edge of the first quilted panel so as to form a rim in the first quilted panel.  
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein the rim has the first fill material disposed therein.  
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 2 , further comprising a second fill material disposed in the interior.  
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the first fill material and the second fill material comprise down.  
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first quilted panel comprises an outer sheet attached to an inner sheet at a plurality of locations.  
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the outer sheet and the inner sheet are attached to one another so as to form compartments.  
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the inner sheet comprises a liner and a bottom rim portion attached to the liner.  
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom rim portion is attached to an outer edge of the outer sheet.  
     
     
         12 . A filled article comprising: 
 a casing enclosing an interior having a first fill material;    the casing including first compartments disposed outwardly of the first fill material, the first compartments enclosing a second fill material;    at least one of the first fill material and second fill material being selected from the group consisting of down and feathers.    
     
     
         13 . A filled article comprising: 
 a first quilted panel;    at least one second panel attached to the first quilted panel so as to form an interior between the at least one second panel and the first quilted panel; and    a first fill material in the first quilted panel and a second fill material in the interior.    
     
     
         14 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first fill material and second fill material comprises down.  
     
     
         15 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the first quilted panel forms first compartments for holding the first fill material.  
     
     
         16 . The filled article of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one second panel comprises a second quilted panel having second compartments enclosing a third fill material.  
     
     
         17 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the first quilted panel comprises a peripheral edge and a rim adjacent the peripheral edge.  
     
     
         18 . The filled article of  claim 17 , wherein the rim encloses some of the second fill material.  
     
     
         19 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the first quilted panel and second quilted panel are attached to one another by a side panel disposed between the first quilted panel and second quilted panel.  
     
     
         20 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the first fill material and the second fill material comprise the same type of fill material.  
     
     
         21 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein said filled article comprises a pillow.  
     
     
         22 . The filled article of  claim 13 , further comprising at least one baffle disposed between the first quilted panel and the at least one second panel.  
     
     
         23 . The filled article of  claim 22 , wherein the first quilted panel comprises an outer sheet attached to an inner sheet at a plurality of locations and wherein the at least one baffle is attached to the first quilted panel at at least some of the locations.  
     
     
         24 . The filled article of  claim 22 , wherein the at least one baffle forms pockets subdividing the interior.  
     
     
         25 . The filled article of  claim 24 , wherein the outer sheet is attached to the inner sheet by stitching lines and at least one of the pockets spans at least one of the stitching lines.  
     
     
         26 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one second panel comprises a second quilted panel attached to the first quilted panel so as to form the interior.  
     
     
         27 . The filled article of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one second panel comprises a side panel attached to the first quilted panel and the second quilted panel so that the side panel is interposed between the first quilted panel and second quilted panel.  
     
     
         28 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein the first quilted panel comprises a peripheral edge and at least one stitching line spaced from the peripheral edge so as to form a rim.  
     
     
         29 . The filled article of  claim 28 , wherein the rim encloses some of the first fill material.  
     
     
         30 . The filled article of  claim 13 , wherein said filled article comprises a comforter.  
     
     
         31 . The filled article of  claim 30 , wherein the first fill material comprises the same type of fill material as the second fill material.  
     
     
         32 . The comforter of  claim 31 , wherein the first fill material and the second fill material comprises down.  
     
     
         33 . The comforter of  claim 26 , wherein the first quilted panel comprises first stitching lines and the second quilted panel comprises second stitching lines.  
     
     
         34 . The comforter of  claim 33 , further comprising at least one baffle attached to the first quilted panel at one of the first stitching lines and to the second quilted panel at one of the second stitching lines.