Apparatus and Methods for Lifting Bed Mattresses and/or Tucking in Bed Covers

Abstract

The invention discloses differing embodiments of apparatus, and methods for their use, which are designed to aide in lifting bed mattresses and tucking in bed covers. In some embodiments, kits are disclosed which include wedge apparatus for lifting bed mattresses, and tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers. In other embodiments, wedge apparatus for lifting portions of bed mattresses are disclosed. In still other embodiments, tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers are provided. Additional embodiments disclose methods for using the kits, wedge apparatus, and tuck apparatus.

1  . A method of tucking a portion of a bed cover under a mattress of a bed comprising:
 providing a tuck apparatus comprising a tuck member comprising a tucking surface and a handle member connected to said tuck member, wherein said handle member is oriented in non-parallel relationship with respect to said tuck member;   orienting said tuck member of said tuck apparatus in a substantially horizontal plane;   pressing said tucking surface of said tuck apparatus against a surface of said bed cover; and   sliding said tucking surface under said mattress to tuck said portion of said bed cover under said mattress.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the method is for tucking said portion of said bed cover in between said mattress and a box spring mattress. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said tucking surface is substantially linear. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said tuck member is substantially triangular. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said substantially triangular tuck member is substantially planar. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of sliding said tucking surface under said mattress comprises sliding said tucking surface between said mattress and a box spring mattress in order to tuck said portion of said bed cover between said mattress and said box spring mattress. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of sliding said tucking surface under said mattress reduces a force required to tuck said portion of said bed cover under said mattress. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the force required to tuck said portion of said bed cover under said mattress is reduced substantially in the range of 10 to 90 percent. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said step of sliding said tucking surface under said mattress comprises sliding said tucking surface from a substantially center area of a side portion of said mattress to an end portion of said mattress. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising the step of sliding, at separate times, said tucking surface from substantially center areas of three side portions of said mattress to three respective end portions of said mattress in order to tuck said bed cover under said three sides of said mattress. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the steps of:
 orienting said tuck member of said tuck apparatus in a non-horizontal plane;   pressing said tucking surface of said tuck apparatus against another surface of said bed cover in between a head-board and said mattress; and   sliding said tucking surface in between said head-board and said mattress to tuck said another surface of said bed cover in between said head-board and said mattress.