Fitted bed covering

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Patent No.: US 7,325,263
App. No.: 11/438,516
Granted: Feb 5, 2008
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A fitted bed covering for a mattress is provided having pockets at either end, formed by elastic panels attached to the underside of the sheet. The fitted bed covering is installed on a mattress by inserting opposite ends of the mattress into the elastic pockets.

Claims (26)

1. A fitted bed covering for a mattress, comprising:

(b) a first elastic, planar panel positioned on the underside of the upper sheet and overlaying the first strip of rectangular area, whereby the first panel and the first strip define parallel planes in contact with each other, wherein the first panel is attached along three of its sides to the first strip of the rectangular area to form a first pocket having an opening towards a center of the rectangular area, wherein one side of the first pocket is comprised of the first strip of the rectangular area and the opposite side of the pocket is comprised of the first panel and the first pocket is capable of stretching to fit over an end of the mattress, the and wherein the depth of the first pocket, as measured perpendicular to the first side of the rectangular area, is greater than a thickness of the mattress and less than one-half of the distance from the first side of the rectangular area to an opposite side; and

(c) a second elastic, planar panel positioned on the underside of the upper sheet and overlaying the second strip of the rectangular area, whereby the second panel and the second strip define parallel planes in contact with each other, wherein the second panel is attached along three of its sides to the second strip of the rectangular area to form a second pocket having an opening towards a center of the rectangular area, wherein one side of the second pocket is comprised of the second strip of the rectangular area and the opposite side of the pocket is comprised of the second panel and the second pocket is capable of stretching to fit over an end of the mattress, and wherein the depth of the second pocket, measured perpendicular to the second side of the rectangular area, is greater than a thickness of the mattress and less than one-half of the distance from the second side of the rectangular area to an opposite side.

2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first panel is attached to the upper sheet by a seam extended along the first side of the rectangular panel and along ends of the first strip of the rectangular area, and the second panel is attached to the upper sheet by a seam extended along the second side of the rectangular panel and along ends of the second strip of the rectangular area.

3. The article of claim 2 , wherein the first and second panels are each attached along three sides to the upper sheet by sewing or by an adhesive.

4. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first and second panels are separate pieces of fabric from the upper sheet, prior to the first and second panels being attached to the upper sheet.

5. The article of claim 4 , wherein the upper sheet is a woven fabric constructed of fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton and polyester fibers, and the first and second panels are elastic fabrics.

6. The article of claim 1 , wherein the upper sheet is wider than the rectangular area and the width of the first and second strips of the rectangular area, and extends beyond third and fourth sides of the rectangular area for a distance equivalent to or greater than the thickness of the mattress.

7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first and second panels are each a single piece of fabric and are comprised of spandex fiber.

8. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a head of the mattress, and the second strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a foot of the mattress.

9. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a first side of the mattress, and the second strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a second side of the mattress, which is opposite the first side of the mattress.

10. The article of claim 1 , further comprising third and fourth pockets formed by third and fourth elastic panels, respectively, attached to the underside of the upper sheet, along the edges of the rectangular area, wherein the third and fourth pockets are on opposite sides of the rectangular area from each other, and opening toward the center of the rectangular area, and aligned perpendicular to the first and second pockets.

11. A fitted bed covering for a mattress, comprising:

(a) an upper sheet having a top side and an underside, the upper sheet incorporating a rectangular area substantially the size of the sleeping surface of the mattress, wherein portions of the rectangular area define a first strip having a length extending along a first side of the rectangular area and a width abutting the sides of the rectangular area perpendicular to the first side, and a second strip having a length extending along a second side of the rectangular area and a width abutting the sides of the rectangular area perpendicular to the second side, wherein the first and second strips are on opposite sides of the rectangular area;

(b) a first elastic, planar panel, substantially the same size as the first strip of the rectangular area, positioned on the underside of the upper sheet and overlaying the first strip of the rectangular area, wherein the first panel is attached along three of its sides to the first strip of the rectangular area to form a first pocket having an opening towards a center of the rectangular area, wherein one side of the first pocket is comprised of the first strip of the rectangular area and the opposite side of the pocket is comprised of the first panel and the first pocket is capable of stretching to fit over an end of the mattress, and wherein the depth of the first pocket, as measured perpendicular to the first side of the rectangular area, is greater than a thickness of the mattress and less than one-half of the distance from the first side of the rectangular area to an opposite side; and

(c) a second elastic, planar panel, substantially the same size as the second strip of the rectangular area, positioned on the underside of the upper sheet and overlaying the second strip of the rectangular area, wherein the second panel is attached along three of its sides to the second strip of the rectangular area to form a second pocket having an opening towards a center of the rectangular area, wherein one side of the second pocket is comprised of the second strip of the rectangular area and the opposite side of the pocket is comprised of the second panel and the second pocket is capable of stretching to fit over an end of the mattress, and wherein the depth of the second pocket, measured perpendicular to the second side of the rectangular area, is greater than a thickness of the mattress and less than one-half of the distance from the second side of the rectangular area to an opposite side.

12. The article of claim 11 , wherein the first panel is attached to the upper sheet by a seam extended along the first side of the rectangular panel and along ends of the first strip of the rectangular area, and the second panel is attached to the upper sheet by a seam extended along the second side of the rectangular panel and along ends of the second strip of the rectangular area.

13. The article of claim 12 , wherein the first and second panels are each attached along three sides to the upper sheet by sewing or by an adhesive.

14. The article of claim 11 , wherein the first and second panels are separate pieces of fabric from the upper sheet, prior to the first and second panels being attached to the upper sheet.

15. The article of claim 14 , wherein the upper sheet is a woven fabric constructed of fibers selected from the group consisting of cotton and polyester fibers, and the first and second panels are elastic fabrics that can be stretched over 100% in at least one direction.

16. The article of claim 11 , wherein the upper sheet is wider than the rectangular area and the width of the first and second strips of the rectangular area, and extends beyond third and fourth sides of the rectangular area for a distance equivalent to or greater than the thickness of the mattress.

17. The article of claim 11 , wherein the first and second panels are each a single piece of fabric and are comprised of spandex fiber.

18. The article of claim 11 , wherein the first strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a head of the mattress, and the second strip of the rectangular area corresponds to a foot of the mattress.

19. The article of claim 11 , wherein the first pocket has a depth of less than one-fourth of the distance from the first side of the rectangular area to an opposite side, and the second panel has a depth of less than one-fourth of the distance from the second side of the rectangular area to the first side.

20. The article of claim 11 , further comprising third and fourth pockets formed by third and fourth elastic panels, respectively, attached to the underside of the upper sheet, along the edges of the rectangular area, wherein the third and fourth pockets are on opposite sides of the rectangular area from each other, and opening toward the center of the rectangular area, and aligned perpendicular to the first and second pockets.

Continuity (1)

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