Patent ID: 7636965

Claim:
A bedding accessory for storing at least one pair of shoes in the space fully beneath a bed frame, the bedding accessory comprising: (a) a sheet portion for placement in substantially covering relation to an upper surface of a mattress support structure; (b) at least one side portion appended to an edge of the sheet portion and arranged to hang downwardly therefrom adjacent the space beneath the bed frame; and (c) one or more storage compartments formed on the side portion, each storage compartment being configured to at least substantially retain a pair of shoes therein; (d) wherein each storage compartment is comprised of an outer panel facing outwardly away from the bed frame and an inner panel facing inwardly toward the space beneath the bed frame, wherein, (i) the inner and outer panels of each storage compartment jointly define an opening for receipt of a pair of shoes, (ii) the inner panel of each storage compartment includes a pleat for permitting expansion of each storage compartment inwardly into the space beneath the bed frame, and (iii) the outer panel of each storage compartment is composed of a transparent material to permit an article retained in each storage compartment to be visible; and (e) whereby, upon receipt of a pair of shoes, the storage compartment substantially retains the pair of shoes in the space fully beneath the bed frame.