Patent ID: 7302721

Claim:
For use with a bed having a mattress with a head section, a foot section, a width and a thickness, a top sheet affording enhanced leg and foot room, comprising: a flexible sheet of material having a width with a centerline corresponding to the width of the mattress and two sides that extend beyond the width of the mattress, a length with a top edge and a bottom edge; and at least three pleats of overlapping material extending up from the bottom edge of the flexible sheet, each pleat being within the width of the mattress and having a length extending beyond the thickness of the mattress plus a few inches for tucking purposes, the overlapping material of each pleat being stitched down from the bottom edge of the sheet to the top of the mattress, such that when the bed is made, the material puffs out around the foot section, thereby providing additional space for the legs and feet of a user.