Comforter divided into sections with differentiated properties

Abstract

A bed comforter comprises a center section sized to cover a top side of a mattress, the center section including a first filling material with a first percentage of down; a first side section on a left side of the center section, the first side section configured to at least partially drop from a left side edge of the mattress, the first side section including a second filling material with feathers and a second percentage of down, the second percentage of down being less than the first percentage of down; and a second side section on a right side of the center section, the second side section configured to at least partially drop from a right side edge of the mattress, the second side section including the second filling material with feathers and the second percentage of down.

1 . A comforter for a bed of a particular size, the comforter comprising:
 a center section sized to cover at least substantially a top side of a mattress on a bed of a particular size, the center section including a first filling material with a first percentage of down;   a first side section disposed on a left side of the center section, the first side section configured to at least partially drop from a left side edge of the mattress on the bed of the particular size, the first side section including a second filling material with feathers and a second percentage of down, the second percentage of down being less than the first percentage of down; and   a second side section disposed on a right side of the center section, the second side section configured to at least partially drop from a right side edge of the mattress on the bed of the particular size, the second side section including the second filling material with feathers and the second percentage of down.   
     
     
         2 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the first filling material has a greater fill power than a fill power of the second filling material. 
     
     
         3 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the center section extends substantially entirely across a longitudinal direction of the comforter. 
     
     
         4 . The comforter of  claim 3 , wherein the center section extends the entire length across the longitudinal direction of the comforter. 
     
     
         5 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the center section has a width that extends a short distance beyond side edges of the mattress on the bed of the particular size. 
     
     
         6 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the first side section and the second side section each include a blend of feathers and down with a sufficient percentage of down to emulate substantially a same loft as the center section. 
     
     
         7 . The comforter of  claim 6 , wherein the first percentage of down in the center section is greater than 70% and smaller than 95%, and the second percentage of down in the first side section and in the second side section is greater than 5% and smaller than 30%. 
     
     
         8 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a checkerboard pattern across the center section. 
     
     
         9 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a width direction of the center section, each of the baffle boxes extending across a longitudinal direction of the center section. 
     
     
         10 . The comforter of  claim 1 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a longitudinal direction of the center section, each of the baffle boxes extending across a width-wise direction of the center section. 
     
     
         11 . A comforter for a bed of a particular size, the comforter comprising:
 a top sheet of generally rectangular shape larger in width and length than a top side of a mattress on a bed of a particular size;   a bottom sheet substantially a same shape and size as the top sheet and stitched together at a perimeter;   stitching dividing the comforter into at least three sections, the three sections including a center section sized to cover substantially entirely the top side of the mattress on the bed of the particular size, a first side section disposed on a left side of the center section, and a second side section disposed on a right side of the center section opposite the first side section, the first side section configured to at least partially drop from a left side edge of the mattress on the bed of the particular size, the second side section configured to at least partially drop from a right side edge of the mattress on the bed of the particular size;   a first filling material with a first percentage of down between the top sheet and the bottom sheet in the center section; and   a second filling material with feathers and a second percentage of down between the top sheet and the bottom sheet in the first side section and in the second side section, the second percentage of down being less than the first percentage of down.   
     
     
         12 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the first filling material has a greater fill power than a fill power of the second filling material. 
     
     
         13 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the center section extends substantially entirely across a longitudinal direction of the comforter. 
     
     
         14 . The comforter of  claim 13 , wherein the center section extends the entire length across the longitudinal direction of the comforter. 
     
     
         15 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the center section has a width that extends a short distance beyond side edges of the mattress on the bed of the particular size. 
     
     
         16 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the first side section and the second side section each include a blend of feathers and down with a sufficient percentage of down to emulate substantially a same loft as the center section. 
     
     
         17 . The comforter of  claim 16 , wherein the first percentage of down in the center section is greater than 70% and smaller than 95%, and the second percentage of down in the first side section and in the second side section is greater than 5% and smaller than 30%. 
     
     
         18 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a checkerboard pattern across the center section. 
     
     
         19 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a width direction of the center section, each of the baffle boxes extending across a longitudinal direction of the center section. 
     
     
         20 . The comforter of  claim 11 , wherein the center section is divided into a plurality of baffle boxes arranged in a longitudinal direction of the center section, each of the baffle boxes extending across a width-wise direction of the center section.