Patent ID: 7380297
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A fitted bed covering comprising: a. a fabric sheet, formed from a single patterned fabric cloth, having a head end edge and a foot end edge opposite said head end edge, a right side edge and a left side edge opposite said right side edge, said head end edge being separated from said foot end edge by a desired length (L), said left side edge being separated from said right side edge by a desired overall width (W), said sheet comprising a right side flap of length (L) and width (W b. an expandable, five-sided pocket, formed from said patterned fabric cloth, located on the underside of said foot end of said fabric sheet for securing said sheet to said foot end of said mattress, said pocket comprising a back face, an underside flap, a right side expansion flap, a left side expansion flap, and a portion of said underside of said fabric sheet, said back face having a back face foot end top edge defined as the portion (W′) of said width (W) of said fabric sheet foot end edge; a back face foot end bottom edge substantially parallel to, opposite and separated by depth (D′) from said back face foot end top edge; a back face right edge of depth (D′) and a back face left edge of depth (D′) opposite and parallel to said back face right edge; said back face existing in a plane substantially perpendicular to said fabric sheet; said depth (D′) representing the depth of said mattress to be covered with said fitted bed covering; said right side expansion flap having a right side expansion flap top edge fixably attached along its entire length to the underside of said fabric sheet along said right fold line parallel to and disposed from said sheet right side edge to create a pocket right side upper seam; a right side expansion flap bottom edge opposite said right side expansion flap top edge, a right side expansion flap left edge that is contiguous with said back face right edge, and a right side expansion flap outer edge opposite said right side expansion flap left edge; said left side expansion flap having a left side expansion flap top edge fixably attached along its entire length to the underside of said fabric sheet along said left fold line parallel to and disposed from said sheet left side edge to create a pocket left side upper seam; a left side expansion flap bottom edge opposite said left side expansion flap top edge, a left side expansion flap right edge that is contiguous with said back face left edge, and a left side expansion flap outer edge opposite said left side expansion flap right edge; said underside flap having an underside flap foot end edge contiguous with said back face foot end bottom edge; an underside flap head end edge opposite said underside flap foot end edge; an underside flap right side edge fixably attached along its entire length to said right side expansion flap bottom edge to create a pocket right side lower seam; and an underside flap left side edge fixably attached along its entire length to said left side expansion flap bottom edge to create a pocket left side lower seam; said pocket having an opening capable of receiving the foot end of said mattress, said opening defined by said right side expansion flap right side outer edge, said left side expansion flap left side outer edge, said underside flap head end edge, and a portion of said underside of said fabric sheet opposite said underside flap head end edge; the width (W) of said sheet, when placed on said mattress, being sufficient to drape over and substantially cover the sides of said mattress and to substantially cover said right side expansion flap and said left side expansion flap; and c. a zone of expansion created in said foot end of said sheet by increasing the size of said pocket opening relative to the size of said foot end of said mattress, said zone of expansion permitting upward movement of said sheet proximate said zone of expansion, when said sheet is secured to said mattress, to allow additional room for a sleeper's feet without causing said sheet to become dislodged from said mattress.