System for securing a mattress cover
View Patent ↗A mattress cover includes a securing belt about its skirt to aid in engaging and fixing the skirt to a mattress, thereby minimizing the tendency of a skirt to migrate upward on the mattress during use. The belt may be attached to the skirt by means of a sleeve extending the length of the skirt, lacing, belt loop structures, an integrated channel, Velcro® or similar devices. The belt may be adjusted by means of a buckle, a knot or other similar devices.
1. A mattress cover comprising a top panel having a perimeter, a skirt extending downward from the perimeter of the top panel, a securing belt, a buckle and a sleeve that extends about the entire perimeter of the mattress cover and is integrated in the skirt, the securing belt extending through the sleeve and wherein the belt has a length that may be adjusted by the buckle;
further comprising a flap removably covering a portion of the belt that is not within the sleeve;
wherein the mattress cover has four corners and the belt is positioned on the outside of the skirt at each of the corners;
wherein the mattress cover is removably affixed to a mattress such that the skirt covers four sides of the mattress and the sleeve is located in the middle of the skirt such that it lies against the four sides of the mattress; and,
wherein tightening the securing belt firmly engages the mattress cover with the four sides of the mattress such that the skirt does not ride upward and disengage the mattress.
2. The mattress cover of claim 1 further comprising a placard on the flap visible from one of the sides of the mattress.
3. The mattress cover of claim 1 wherein the buckle comprises a slider buckle.
4. The mattress cover of claim 1 wherein the buckle includes a placard visible from one of the sides of the mattress.
5. The mattress cover of claim 1 wherein a portion of the belt is glued to the skirt and a portion of the belt is not glued to the skirt.