US 12,458,775 B2
Layered yarn and weighted blanket for deep pressure therapy
Kathrin Hamm, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Bearaby Inc., Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed by Bearaby Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/526,797.
Application 18/526,797 is a continuation of application No. 18/384,476, filed on Oct. 27, 2023.
Application 18/384,476 is a continuation of application No. 17/650,147, filed on Feb. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,806,480, issued on Nov. 7, 2023.
Application 17/650,147 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,033, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,260,199, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 17/099,033 is a continuation of application No. 16/193,792, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,835,708, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0108848 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 21/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01); D04B 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 21/02 (2013.01) [D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 21/20 (2013.01); D04B 31/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/5088 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weighted blanket, comprising:
a single layer only, formed of a continuous strand tubular yarn in substantially equally sized, enmeshed loops, the continuous strand tubular yarn interlooped to form a pattern of regularly spaced openings to permit air flow through the weighted blanket, the weighted blanket having a substantially even weight distribution,
wherein the continuous strand tubular yarn comprises:
an outer tube formed of a fabric, the outer tube defining a conduit extending longitudinally through an entire length of the outer tube, and
a filling within the conduit of the outer tube, the filling comprising a plurality of inner fiber layers, each inner fiber layer extending longitudinally through the entire length of the outer tube,
wherein the weighted blanket comprises:
a length between 50 and 80 inches, inclusive, and
a width between about 35 and 70 inches, inclusive; and
wherein the substantially even weight distribution in a range of between 0.3 pounds per square foot and 1.5 pounds per square foot, inclusive.