Patent ID: 8516633

Claim:
A mattress encasement with improved bed bug protection, the mattress encasement comprising: an encasement body configured to cover a mattress; a zipper disposed at an opening in said encasement body and movable between an open condition permitting insertion and removal of the mattress and a closed condition preventing bed bugs from traversing said zipper, said zipper having a zipper head and a zipper pull pivotable on said zipper head; a clasp at least partly fixed to said encasement body; and a hook-and-loop fastener associated with said zipper pull and said clasp for locking said zipper pull to said clasp with said zipper in said closed condition to prevent movement of said zipper head and opening of said zipper, said hook-and-loop fastener having a material with hooks and a material with loops, said material with hooks being attached to one of said zipper pull or said clasp and said material with loops being attached to the other of said zipper pull or said clasp.