Patent ID: 8813280

Claim:
An article of bedding adapted for disposition over a mattress having a top surface, side surfaces, end surfaces and corners, the article comprising: (a) a substantially inelastic web of textile material comprising a top panel having an outer periphery dimensioned to at least substantially cover the top surface of said mattress, two opposed side panels and two opposed end panels, each said side and end panel extending from the periphery of said top panel and dimensioned to at least substantially cover a respective side and end surface of said mattress, each said side and end panel having a pair of side edges and a distal peripheral edge spaced apart from said top panel, said distal peripheral edges together defining the perimeter of said article, the adjacent side edges of the side and end panels being connected to define four corner seams, each said corner seam adapted to at least substantially cover a corner of said mattress and each said corner seam having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end; (b) four stretchable corner members, each said corner member being associated with one of said corner seams and having an unstretched length which is shorter than the length of said associated corner seam, and each said corner member being secured in stretched condition to said article in a position substantially overlying said associated corner seam; (c) four additional seams, each said additional seam being substantially aligned axially with the longitudinal axis of an associated corner seam, wherein each said additional seam extends substantially diagonally from the proximal end of said associated corner seam towards the center of said top panel; and (d) a stretchable border member having an unstretched length which is shorter than the length of the perimeter of said article, said border member being secured in stretched condition to the perimeter of said article.