Patent ID: 9357863
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A47C,A47G

Claim Text:
1. A mattress cover system configured to at least partially cover a mattress that includes a top, a bottom, sides that extend from the top to the bottom, and a top edge where the top and sides intersect, the mattress cover system comprising: a skirt configured to be secured to the mattress, the skirt including a flexible skirt panel defining an upper edge, a lower edge, and an elastic element disposed along at least a portion of the lower edge, the skirt further including a skirt placket disposed along at least a portion of the upper edge of the flexible skirt panel, the skirt placket defining an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a first thickness that extends from the lower surface to the upper surface, wherein when the skirt is secured to the mattress, a) the upper edge of the flexible skirt panel is disposed proximate to the top edge of the mattress, and b) the lower edge of the flexible skirt panel is disposed at least partially along the bottom of the mattress; a mattress cover panel sized to cover at least a portion of the top of the mattress and configured to be removably attached to the skirt, the mattress cover panel including an upper layer, a lower layer opposite to the upper layer, an outermost edge, and a mattress cover panel thickness that extends from the upper layer to the lower layer, the mattress cover panel further including a mattress cover placket disposed along at least a portion of the outermost edge, the mattress cover placket defining an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface of the mattress cover placket, and a second thickness that extends from the upper surface of the mattress cover placket to the lower surface of the mattress cover placket, wherein the mattress cover panel thickness is greater than the first thickness and the second thickness; and a connector system including at least one first connector member disposed along at least a portion of the upper surface of skirt placket, and at least one second connector member disposed along at least a portion of the lower surface of the mattress cover placket, the at least one second connector member being configured to engage the at least one first connector member so as to removably attach the mattress cover panel to the skirt, wherein when the mattress cover panel is attached to the skirt via the connector system, the mattress cover placket lays flat with respect to the skirt placket.