US 12,185,842 B2
Encasements and methods of manufacture
Khushboo Mittal, Chatham, NJ (US); Behnoosh Ghaani Farashahi, Piscataway, NJ (US); Sujha Balaji, Kendall Park, NJ (US); and Richard Barter, Canton, GA (US)
Assigned to Sysco Guest Supply, LLC, Somerset, NJ (US)
Filed by Sysco Guest Supply, LLC, Somerset, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,986.
Application 18/129,986 is a continuation of application No. 17/072,182, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,627,814.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232997 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 31/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/10 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01); A47G 9/00 (2006.01); A47G 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 31/105 (2013.01) [A47C 31/007 (2013.01); A47C 27/005 (2013.01); A47G 2009/001 (2013.01); A47G 9/0238 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An encasement for protecting a household item from bug intrusion or liquid spills, the encasement comprising:
a fabric cover having an elongated opening with a first end location and a second end location, the fabric cover being of a size for receiving the household item in interior of the fabric cover;
a zipper configured to seal the opening, the zipper comprising a plurality of zipper tracks, a first zipper head configured to open the zipper in a first direction and close the zipper in a second direction, a second zipper head configured to open the zipper in the second direction and close the zipper in the first direction, wherein the first zipper head and the second zipper head each have a zipper pull to pull the first zipper head and the second zipper head in either direction, wherein a first zipper track is attached to a first edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover, and a second zipper track is attached to a second edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover;
a first inside securing member attached inside the fabric cover along the first edge of the elongated opening, the first inside securing member comprising a first set of first hook or loop fasteners;
a second inside securing member attached inside the fabric cover along the second edge of the elongated opening, the second inside securing member comprising a second set of the first hook or loop fasteners;
an inside patch comprising the other of the first hook or loop fasteners, the inside patch configured to be attached to at least a substantial portion of the first inside securing member and the second inside securing member when the zipper is closed; and
a plurality of flaps attached to the fabric cover on a first side of the elongated opening, wherein the plurality of flaps comprise;
a first flap attached to the fabric cover on the first side of the elongated opening, the first flap comprising a first set of second hook or loop fasteners attached to a first inside of the first flap; and
a second flap attached to the fabric cover on the first side of the elongated opening, the second flap comprising a second set of the second hook or loop fasteners attached to a second inside of the second flap, wherein the plurality of flaps are configured to secure to the fabric cover at a second side of the elongated opening.