Mattress cover

• US 6,253,398 B1
• Filed: 02/09/2000
• Issued: 07/03/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kelly Yim
• Original Assignee: Kelly Yim
• Inventors: Yim, Kelly
• Primary Examiner(s): Trettel, Michael F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hewitt, James M
• Application Number:
  US09/501,030
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 548/2, 549/0, 549/7, 549/9, 592/2
• US Class Current: 5/499
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/105 for mattresses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/922 with hook and loop type fastener

Abstract

A mattress cover, for covering a standard mattress, having a major portion and a minor portion. The major portion has a major pocket which defines a rectangular volume. The minor portion has a minor pocket which defines a rectangular volume. The major pocket and minor pocket are separated by a three edge split and are joined by a top sheet. One side of the mattress is inserted into the major pocket, and then the minor portion is pulled over the opposite portion, fully encasing the mattress therein. Fastener material joins the major and minor portions to keep the cover securely in place.

Claims

1. A mattress covering device, for use with a standard mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first pair of parallel sides and a second pair of parallel sides, the device comprising:

a hollow rectangular prism made of a flexible, fabric material, defined by;

a top sheet having a top sheet first edge, a top sheet second edge parallel to said top sheet first edge, a top sheet third edge perpendicular to said top sheet first edge, a top sheet fourth edge parallel to said top sheet third edge, the top sheet first edge and top sheet second edge substantially the same in length as the first pair of parallel sides of the mattress, the top sheet third edge and top sheet fourth edge substantially the same in length as the second pair of parallel sides of the mattress;

a bottom sheet having a bottom sheet first edge, a bottom sheet second edge parallel to said bottom sheet first edge; and

wherein a split extends from the top sheet first edge to the bottom sheet first edge, between the bottom sheet first edge and bottom sheet second edge, and between the bottom sheet second edge and top sheet second edge, said split located between the top sheet third edge and top sheet fourth edge such that the rectangular prism is thus divided into a major portion and a minor portion which together extend fully over the standard mattress such that the major portion and minor portion do not overlap at said split.

2. The mattress covering device as recited in claim 1, wherein the major portion has a major split edge extending along the split, the minor portion has a minor split edge extending along the split, and wherein the device further comprises at least one minor flap attached to the minor split edge in order to overlap the major portion and extend beyond the major split edge.

3. The mattress covering device as recited in claim 2, wherein fastener material is attached to both the at least one minor flap and the major portion immediately adjacent to the major split edge for fastening the minor flap to the major portion.

4. The mattress covering device as recited in claim 3, wherein the minor portion comprises three minor flaps which each fasten to the major portion near the major split edge.

5. A mattress covering device, for covering a standard mattress, the mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, and parallel sides, the device comprising:

a major portion, forming a major portion pocket;

a minor portion, forming a minor portion pocket, the major portion and minor portion fully encasing the mattress with the mattress extending into both the major portion pocket and minor portion pocket;

a split separating the major portion and minor portion on three sides, wherein the major portion and minor portion do not overlap at said split and

the major portion and minor portion connected by a top sheet continuous between said major portion and minor portion such that the major portion is hinged to the minor portion with the top sheet.

6. The mattress covering device as recited in claim 5, further comprising fastener material for securing the major portion to the minor portion along the split.

7. The mattress covering device as recited in claim 6, wherein at least one minor flap located along the split and attached to the minor portion for overlapping the major portion, wherein the fastener material is located on the minor flap.