Patent ID: 7905242

Claim:
A bed and bed enclosure in combination, comprising: a) a bed including a framework, a mattress support, and a mattress supported by the mattress support; and b) a bed enclosure including: (i) a tent having opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom; (ii) a mattress cover with an upper edge, wherein the lower edge of each wall of the tent is removably connected to the upper edge of the mattress cover along the length of the lower edge of each wall, the mattress cover including a storage area that completely encloses the mattress and having a closeable opening outside the tent that permits removal and insertion of the mattress into the storage area; and (iii) a frame, including four lower support members, connected to and supporting the tent; wherein the bed and the bed enclosure are respectively configured such that the mattress cover will abut the mattress support when the bed and the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame are directly supported, with the four lower support members of the bed enclosure frame simultaneously supported independently of the bed, on the same support structure.