Blanket, sleeping bag and other bedding materials with rotatable second layer for covering exposed portion of user after user has fallen asleep

Abstract

An article of manufacture for covering a user while the user is resting includes a first layer and a rotatable second layer. The second layer is attached to the first layer along a line running across the first layer. The second layer is rotatable around an axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers a particular portion of the first layer only when rotated toward the particular portion. In operation, a parent or other caregiver covers a resting user with the first layer and rotates the second layer away from a particular portion of the first layer. Then, at a later time, the parent or caregiver rotates the second layer toward the particular portion of the first layer. In this way, the parent or caregiver can easily cover a portion of the user while the user is resting without needing to re-position the first layer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of manufacture for covering a user while the user is resting, the article comprising:
 a first layer having a lengthwise direction running from an upper end for positioning toward a head of the user and a lower end opposite the upper end, and a widthwise direction running from a right side to a left side of the user; and   a second layer attached to the first layer along a line on the first layer;   wherein the second layer is rotatable around an axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers a particular portion of the first layer only when rotated toward the particular portion.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer is attached to the first layer along the line running in the widthwise direction of the first layer. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the line running in the widthwise direction of the first layer is in a middle portion of the first layer, the middle portion being between the upper end and the lower end; and   the second layer is rotatable around the axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers a lower portion of the first layer when rotated toward the lower end of the first layer and covers an upper portion of the first layer when rotated toward to the upper end of the first layer.   
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the line at which the second layer is attached to the first layer is positioned halfway between the upper end and the lower end of the first layer. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the second layer has a length in the lengthwise direction from an attached end at the line to a free end opposite the line such that the free end covers the upper end of the first layer when the second layer is rotated toward the upper end of the first layer. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the second layer has a length in the lengthwise direction from an attached end at the line to a free end opposite the line such that the free end covers the lower end of the first layer when the second layer is rotated toward the lower end of the first layer. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer has a width in the widthwise direction within twenty percent of a width of the first layer. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer has a length in the lengthwise direction within twenty percent of one half a total length of the first layer, the total length being from the upper end to the lower end. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer is permanently attached to the first layer along the line. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer is attached to the first layer along the line by way of an attachment means that enables the second layer to be selectively attached and deattached to the first layer. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment means comprises one or more of a button, a fabric hook and loop fastener, or a zipper. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of second layers attached to the first layer along the line running in the widthwise direction of the first layer;   wherein each of the second layers is rotatable around the axis of rotation formed by the line such that each of the second layers covers a lower portion of the first layer when rotated toward the lower end of the first layer and covers an upper portion of the first layer when rotated toward to the upper end of the first layer.   
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is one of a blanket, duvet, sheet, quilt, pyjama, or sleeping bag. 
     
     
         14 . An assembly for covering a user while the user is resting, the assembly comprising:
 a first layer having a lengthwise direction running from an upper end for positioning toward a head of the user and a lower end opposite the upper end, and a widthwise direction running from a right side to a left side of the user;   the first layer having a first attachment means along a line on the first layer; and   a second layer having a second attachment means adapted to attach with the first attachment means;   wherein, when the second attachment means is attached to the first attachment means, the second layer is rotatable around an axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers a particular portion of the first layer only when rotated toward the particular portion.   
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the first layer has the first attachment means along the line running in the widthwise direction of the first layer. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first attachment means along the line running in the widthwise direction of the first layer is in a middle portion of the first layer, the middle portion being between the upper end and the lower end; and   when the second attachment means is attached to the first attachment means, the second layer is rotatable around the axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers a lower portion of the first layer when rotated toward the lower end of the first layer and covers an upper portion of the first layer when rotated toward to the upper end of the first layer.   
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the line at which the second layer is attached to the first layer is positioned halfway between the upper end and the lower end of the first layer. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the second layer has a length in the lengthwise direction from an attached end at the line to a free end opposite the line such that the free end covers the upper end of the first layer when the second layer is rotated toward the upper end of the first layer. 
     
     
         19 . A method of covering a user while the user is resting, the method comprising:
 covering the user when the user begins resting with a first layer of an article, the first layer having a lengthwise direction running from an upper end positioned toward a head of the user and a lower end opposite the upper end, and a widthwise direction running from a right side to a left side of the user;   rotating a second layer of the article away from a particular portion of the first layer when the user begins resting, wherein the second layer is attached to the first layer along a line on the first layer, and the second layer is rotatable around an axis of rotation formed by the line such that the second layer covers the particular portion of the first layer only when rotated toward the particular portion; and   rotating the second layer around the axis of rotation formed by the line toward the particular portion of the first layer at a later time while the user is resting.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein:
 the first layer is a sleeping bag; and   covering the user when the user begins resting with the first layer comprises placing the user into the sleeping bag.