Patent ID: 8806678

Claim:
An encasement for a bedding item, comprising: a cover comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side wall attaching the top portion to the bottom portion; an opening in the side wall sized to permit a bedding item to be removably inserted into an interior of the encasement; a zipper disposed in the opening of the side wall configured to reversibly seal the encasement, the zipper comprising a) an open end, b) a closed end, c) a zipper pull, and d) opposing complementary zipper tracks; and a zipper end stop disposed at the closed end of the zipper, the zipper end stop comprising a) an interior support panel attached to the top portion and the bottom portion of the cover beneath the zipper, b) a first securement means affixed to the interior support panel adjacent the zipper tracks, and c) a plurality of securement members associated with the opposing complementary zipper tracks, wherein movement of the zipper pull from the open end to the closed end closes the opening to seal the encasement and secures the complementary securement members to the first securement means to form a bed bug impervious seal.