Patent ID: 8321980

Claim:
A flexible system for surrounding a perimeter and covering a top surface of a mattress, the flexible system supporting one or more appendages of a character, the mattress having four sides including a head side, a foot side and intermediate parallel sides extending between the head and foot sides, said flexible system comprising: a textile or fabric frame for covering portions of each of the head side, the foot side and the intermediate sides of the mattress, said textile or fabric frame forming an opening around at least a portion of a top surface of the mattress, said opening having an inner peripheral edge; a cover sheet positioned over the top surface of the mattress, the cover sheet having an outer peripheral edge that is removably attached to the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the frame; and the one or more of the appendages of the character being supported on the textile or fabric frame at one or more of the head side, the foot side and the intermediate sides of the mattress.