Sheet assembly for use with a mattress in a correctional facility
A sheet assembly for use with a mattress in a correctional institution. The sheet assembly includes a mattress section with a pair of overlapping sheets that are connected together along at least two sides and that form an interior space sized to contain the mattress and a cover section that includes a single sheet. A seam extends along a common side of each of the mattress section and the cover section with the seam connecting together the mattress section and the cover section. The cover section is movable relative to the mattress section between an open orientation away from the mattress section and a closed orientation that overlaps with the mattress section.
1 . A sheet assembly for use with a mattress in a correctional institution, the sheet assembly comprising:
a mattress section comprising a pair of overlapping sheets that are seamed together along at least two sides and that form an interior space sized to contain the mattress, the mattress section comprising a length measured between a head end at a head of the mattress section and a foot end at a foot of the mattress section;
a cover section comprising a single sheet, the cover section comprising a top end that is offset from the head end of the mattress section;
a seam that extends along a common side of each of the mattress section and the cover section, the seam connects together the mattress section and the cover section;
the cover section is movable relative to the mattress section between an open orientation away from the mattress section and a closed orientation that overlaps with the mattress section; and
the cover section extends along the length of the mattress section and in the closed orientation the top end of the cover section is spaced away from the head end of the mattress section for a head of a person to be exposed when laying on the mattress section and a bottom end of the cover section is spaced outward beyond the foot end of the mattress section away from the head end of the mattress section.
2 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mattress section comprises a single member that is folded and that forms the pair of overlapping sheets.
3 . The sheet assembly of claim 2 , wherein the single member comprises a fold edge that extends along a first lateral side of the mattress section and a pair of exposed ends that extend along an opposing second lateral side of the mattress section and that are secured together at the seam.
4 . The sheet assembly of claim 3 , wherein the single member further comprises first and second ends that extend between the first and second lateral sides with the first and second ends comprising openings that are in communication with the interior space.
5 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover section comprises a greater length than the mattress section.
6 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the overlapping sheets of the mattress section are connected together along first and second lateral sides and one end side with the seam.
7 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mattress section is constructed from different material than the cover section.
8 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seam is a first seam and further comprising a second seam that connects together one end of the mattress section.
9 . The sheet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mattress section is connected to the cover section just along the common side of each of the mattress section and the cover section.
10 . A sheet assembly for use with a mattress in a correctional institution, the sheet assembly comprising:
a top mattress sheet and a bottom mattress sheet that are connected together with seams in an overlapping arrangement and that form an interior space sized to receive the mattress, each of the top and bottom mattress sheets comprising first and second lateral sides and first and second ends, the top and bottom mattress sheets comprising a length measured between the first and second ends;
a cover sheet attached to each of the top mattress sheet and the bottom mattress sheet along the first lateral side; and
the cover sheet being offset along the first lateral side from the top and bottom mattress sheets for a top end of the cover sheet to be positioned along the length below top ends of the top and bottom mattress sheets and a bottom end of the cover sheet to be positioned outward beyond bottom ends of the top and bottom mattress sheets that is away from the top ends of the top and bottom mattress sheets.
11 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the top mattress sheet and the bottom mattress sheet are constructed from a single sheet and comprise a fold line along the second lateral side.
12 . The sheet assembly of claim 11 , further comprising openings positioned between each of the first and second ends of the top and bottom mattress sheets, the openings are in communication with the interior space.
13 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the cover sheet comprises a greater length than each of the top and bottom mattress sheets.
14 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the second ends of each of the top and bottom mattress sheets are connected together.
15 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein each of the top and bottom mattress sheets and the cover sheet comprise rectangular shapes.
16 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the top and bottom mattress sheets and the cover sheet are connected together along the first lateral sides with a single seam.
17 . The sheet assembly of claim 16 , wherein the single seam is positioned away from the first and second ends of the top mattress sheet and the bottom mattress sheet.
18 . The sheet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the cover sheet is connected to the top mattress sheet and the bottom mattress sheet along just the first lateral side.