Patent ID: 8438679

Claim:
An article for use on a mattress comprising: a bedding article; and means for orienting the bedding article on a mattress lengthwise such that a user can identify the width versus height of the bedding article so as to properly orient the bedding article on a mattress without experimentation, wherein the means for orienting the bedding article on a mattress is one or more of a color contrasting section, and the bedding article has two sides, a top end, a bottom end, and an opening for seating around the mattress, with an edge around the opening, and four corners, with two corners being at the top end and two corners being at the bottom end, with the means for orienting the bedding article being associated with one or more corners of the bedding article, wherein the bedding article includes corner straps that aid in securing the bedding article to the mattress and the color contrasting sections are provided by one or more of the corner straps.