Patent ID: 7340788

Claim:
A method to improve the firmness of a pillow top mattress of a size adapted to support at least one user comprising the steps of: providing a pillow top mattress having a particular degree of softness; providing a rectangular sheet of material sized in area to cover the pillow top mattress top surface; providing a first adjustable fastener; providing a second adjustable fastener connectable to said first adjustable fastener; said rectangular sheet of material including a first end and a second end, said first adjustable fastener attached at or near said sheet of material first end, and said second adjustable fastener attached at or near said sheet of material second end; placing said sheet of material over said pillow top mattress surface and connecting said first adjustable fastener to said second adjustable fastener on the bottom side of the pillow top mattress; and tightening said first adjustable fastener to said second adjustable fastener causing said sheet of material to increase the firmness of the pillow top mattress by compressing the pillow top surface.