Patent ID: 8302224

Claim:
A bed covering for a mattress of a bed, comprising: a single-piece substantially rectangular fabric having a head end and a foot end; a first plurality of fastening elements proximate to the foot end disposed on one side of a center line of the bed covering and configured to be tucked under a foot end of the mattress; a second plurality of fastening elements proximate to the foot end disposed on an opposing side of the center line and configured to be tucked under the foot end of the mattress; a pair of folding lines disposed on the bed covering to facilitate folding of the bed covering and to align a first plurality of fastening elements with a second plurality of fastening elements; wherein the bed covering has a fastened configuration in which the first plurality of fastening elements are fastened to the second plurality of fastening elements and an unfastened configuration in which the first plurality of fastening elements are not fastened to the second plurality of fastening elements; wherein, in the unfastened configuration, the head end of the bed covering has a width that is substantially the same as a width of the foot end of the bed covering; and wherein, in the fastened configuration, the width of the head end of the bed covering is wider than the width of the foot end of the bed covering to accommodate a sideways displacement of the bed covering.