Patent ID: 6199231
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A47C,A47G,D04B,D10B

Abstract:
A fitted mattress cover comprising:a flat top panel of substantially inextensible fabric for overlaying the top surface of a mattress; anda skirt of stretchable knitted fabric attached to and depending from a periphery of the top panel, wherein the stretchable knitted fabric consists essentially of bulky yarns and elastic yarns formed into one or more bars of repeating patterns of stitches,the repeating stitch patterns forming courses, wales and floats that connect successive courses and wales,the successive courses extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the periphery of the top panel and being a distance, d.sub.c, of at least 1.25-millimeters apart,the wales extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to the periphery of the top panel, and successive wales in the pattern of stitches having the longest floats being separated by a distance, d.sub.w, such that the pattern ratio of d.sub.c /d.sub.w is at least 1.0, andthe skirt further having a top edge and a bottom edge, each edge extending in the longitudinal direction and optionally having elastic bands or elastic yarns incorporated therein.