Patent ID: 7487560
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. Bed clothing comprising: a fitted sheet having four corners that are preformed to surround the corners of a mattress, and which includes an elastic band on an outer edge of the fitted sheet and extending therewith to secure the fitted sheet to the mattress; a first portion of a continuous zipper mounted to the fitted sheet so that when the fitted sheet is secured to the mattress the first portion extends around all four sides of the outer periphery of the top edge of the mattress, the first portion defining a rectangle that is substantially the same size as a top surface of the mattress; a multiple layer panel having substantially the rectangular shape defined by the first portion; the panel having a second portion of a continuous zipper mounted to an outer perimeter of the panel, the first and second portions of the continuous zipper adapted to be fastened together in a single plane; the fitted sheet and panel each include a tab of fabric configured to cover an exterior portion of the zipper; wherein the panel includes a first outer decorative layer and a second outer decorative layer, and a moisture resistant layer positioned between the first and second outer decorative layers, and the zipper portions are structured so as to enable the panel to be selectively fastened to the fitted sheet with either of the two outer layers facing upward.