Patent ID: 8671478

Claim:
A mattress and bed deck cover, said cover comprising: a top surface; a head end descending from said top surface; a foot end descending from said top surface and opposing said head end; a pair of opposing sides descending from said top surface and substantially perpendicular to said head end and said foot end and connected thereto; means for removably fixing said cover in relation to a mattress and a bed deck; a foot end channel extending the width of said foot end and a portion of the length of said sides; and at least one strap descending from at least one of said pair of opposing sides and removably attachable to said bed deck; wherein said cover is sized to enclose said mattress and at least a portion of said bed deck, with said foot end channel oriented to interpose a portion of said mattress and said bed deck; wherein each of said at least one strap includes a strap channel and a strap aperture; and wherein said cover further comprises a clip, a portion of said clip retained within said strap channel and a portion of said clip extending through said strap aperture said clip including: a generally rectangular body having opposing ends; a pair of arms ascending from said body; a pair of legs, each of said pair of legs descending from one of said ends, and each of said pair of legs having a nub extending therefrom; a pair of juts descending from said body, each of said juts located in proximity to one of said pair of legs and configured to oppose said nubs; wherein said juts, said legs, and said nubs are configured to contact and cooperatively secure said clip to said bed deck; wherein a portion of said body is retained within said strap channel; and wherein a portion of said pair of arms extend through said strap aperture in a direction extending from said bed.