Patent ID: 7086102
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. Unitized bedclothes for disposition on a mattress comprising: a fitted sheet formed of fabric and having a horizontally extending area shaped to overlay said mattress and having side portions and end portions formed to extend downward along opposite sides and opposite ends of said mattress; a plurality of strips of elastic material each being attached to a separate lower corner of said fitted sheet in position to extend under an adjacent corner of said mattress and thereby clasp said fitted sheet to said mattress; a fabric top covering having a horizontal upper portion shaped to overlap said horizontally extending area of said fitted sheet, said top covering having skirt flaps extending along opposite sides of said upper portion in position to hang downward at opposite sides of said fitted sheet and mattress, said top covering being permanently fastened to said fitted sheet at a foot end region of the bedclothes assembly; and first fastener elements extending along at least one side of said upper portion of said top covering and being selectively engagable with second fastener elements which extend along a corresponding side of said horizontally extending area of said fitted sheet; said top covering includes a plurality of layers of fabric which are permanently fastened together at edges of said upper portion of said top covering, said skirt flaps being extensions of an uppermost one of said layers of fabric.