Sheet for foam sofa bed

• US 5,008,966 A
• Filed: 03/08/1990
• Issued: 04/23/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joyce Lepow
• Original Assignee: Joyce Lepow
• Inventors: Lepow, Joyce
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US07/490,379
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 5/496, 5/498, 5/482, 5/12, 5/497, 297/224
• US Class Current: 5/496
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/0246 Fitted sheets loose furniture covers A47C31/10

Abstract

A bedsheet is formed from a substantially rectangular piece of fabric. The fabric has attached to it an elastic band partially around its perimeter. The elastic band extends completely along the bottom edge of the fabric and at least partially along the two side edges of the fabric. The elastic band is stitched to the fabric to form an elasticized hem. Located at the other end of the bedsheet, on its bottom surface, are two Velcro strips. The Velcro strips attach to matching Velcro which is coupled directly to the foam mattress. The Velcro on the bedsheet couples with the matching strips on the mattress to hold the sheet firmly in place.

Claims

1. A bed sheet comprising:

a first substantially rectangular piece of fabric said first piece of fabric having top and bottom edges and first and second side edges;

a second piece of fabric coupled to said first piece of fabric only along a portion of said first and second side edges and said bottom edge of said first piece of fabric, sao as to form a peripheral border, only partially surrounding the perimeter of said first piece of fabric;

an elastic member, said elastic member being coupled to an outside edge of said peripheral border;

attachment means coupled to a bottom side of said first piece of fabric and disposed substantially adjacent to said top edge of said first piece of fabric whereby the bed sheet at the area adjacent the top edge of said first sheet of fabric is substantially free of downwardly extending border elements, thereby facilitating the attachment of the attachment means on said first piece of fabric to matting attachment means on a foldable mattress that has one of its end portions and at least a part of its side edges surrounded by the back and arms of a sofa bed.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said bed sheet further includes first and second corners formed integrally therewith, said first corner being located at a juncture of said first side and said bottom edge, said second corner being located at a juncture of said second side and said bottom edge.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said attachment means comprises Velcro.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said fabric is cotton.

5. A sheet for use in conjunction with a foldable mattress, said foldable mattress having one of its end portions and at least a part of both of its side edges surrounded by a back and arms of a sofa bed, thereby preventing the complete outside perimeter of the mattress from being exposed, comprising:

a substantially rectangular piece of fabric, said fabric having top and bottom edges and first and second side edges, said fabric having formed therein first and second fitted corners, said first fitted corner being located at a juncture of said first side edge and said bottom edge, said second fitted corner being located at a junction of said second side edge and said bottom edge, said fitted corners being shaped so as to conform substantially to the shape of the mattress;

an elastic member being attached to said bottom edge and at least a portion of said first and second side edges, so as to form an elasticized hem;

at least one Velcro strip attached to a bottom surface of said fabric, said Velcro strip being disposed substantially parallel to, and substantially adjacent to, said top edge the area of the sheet adjacent its top edge and side edges proximate the top edge, being substantially free of downwardly extending border areas.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said fabric is cotton.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein there are first and second Velcro strips, said first Velcro strip being disposed near said first side edge and said second Velcro strip being disposed near said second side edge.

8. The device of claim 5, further comprising at least one hook and loop type fastener strip attached to a top surface of said mattress, for removeably engaging said strip attached to said bottom surface of said fabric.