Patent ID: 7996937

Claim:
A fitted sheet for a mattress of a type having a substantially planar upper surface adapted to support a patient's body as flanked by left and right side bolsters rising from the upper surface, the bolsters extending along at least a portion of a length of the mattress, the fitted sheet comprising: a skirt having a lower elastic edge, the skirt sized to extend around a periphery of the mattress with the lower edge position positioned proximate to a lower surface of the mattress to elastically grip the same; a top portion sized to cover and lie substantially flat against the upper surface of the mattress while joining with an upper edge of the skirt at a foot and head of the top portion, corresponding to a foot and head of the mattress when the fitted sheet is installed on the mattress; bolster pockets including a textile end elements attached by stitching to the bolster pockets to define pocket corners at ends of the bolsters so that the bolster pockets substantially conform to the bolsters when the fitted sheet is installed on the mattress, the bolster pockets joining on outer edges with the skirt and on inner edges with the top portion, and the textile end elements joining at lower edges with the skirt; and the skirt, top portion and bolster pockets defining an unbroken volume open at a lower edge of the skirt to receive the mattress and bolster upwards therein.