Patent ID: 7565707

Claim:
A fitted mattress covering being one of a fitted sheet, fitted mattress pad and other fitted bed clothing for a mattress, said covering comprising, a fabric body having a top portion, side portions and end portions, said side and end portions having lower edge portions defined by fabric from said side or end portions folded upwards to a first length and folded downwards to a second length, said first length being greater than said second length, said upwards and downwards folded portions generally defining an inverted J-shaped or U-shaped portion, said side and end portion lower edges joining one another to form a continuous lower edge of the covering, an elastic binding being disposed under said downwards folded portion and being thereby partially enclosed by said downwards folded portion, said elastic binding extending at least partially along the length of said lower edge of the covering, said binding being secured to said lower edge portions by stitching, an elastic band disposed at each corner of the covering, each band extending diagonally across the associated corner and having opposite ends secured adjacent one of said side portions and adjacent one of said adjacent end portions, respectively, said bands being secured in place by at least one of said stitching and by supplementary securing means to ensure that the bands do not pull away from the covering.