Fitted bed covering

Claim 2

A fitted bed covering comprising: a top panel adapted to cover the top of a mattress; a pocket having top, bottom and side portions, said pocket being adapted to peripherally enclose the foot end of the mattress with said bottom portion under the mattress; and a foot panel connected to said top panel along the width of said top panel at the foot end thereof, said foot panel being connected to said pocket along the width of the pocket at the bottom portion thereof on the end of the bottom portion away from the foot end of the mattress but not connected to the side portions of said pocket, said foot panel having a length approximating the combined length of the thickness of the mattress and the bottom portion of said pocket.

Claim 3

The bed covering of claim 1 wherein said top panel, said foot panel and the bottom portion of said pocket comprise a single piece of material.

Claim 4

The bed covering of claim 1 wherein said top panel is wider than said pocket whereby a portion of said top panel along the length thereof is adapted to drape the sides of the mattress.

Claim 5

The bed covering of claim 3 wherein said top panel is provided with decorative indicia adjacent the head end thereof, said indicia being symmetrical relative to the longitudinal axis of said top panel and spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the width of said pocket, whereby said top panel may be centered on the mattress.

Claim 6

The bed covering of claim 4 wherein the said top panel, said foot panel, and the bottom, end and top portions of said pocket comprise a single piece of material.

Claim 7

In combination: a mattress; a top sheet having a top panel having a pocket with top, bottom, end and side portions and having a foot panel connected to said pocket and said top panel, said pocket eNclosing the foot end of said mattress; a fitted bottom sheet covering the top, ends and sides of said mattress as well as a portion of the bottom of said mattress adjacent the ends and sides thereof; said bottom sheet overlying the pocket of said top sheet enclosing the foot end of said mattress; the foot panel of said top sheet overlying the portion of said bottom sheet which overlies the end and bottom portions of the pocket of said top sheet, the top panel of said top sheet overlying the portion of said bottom fitted sheet covering the top of said mattress, whereby the top sheet is held on the foot end of the mattress by the pocket of the top sheet and by the bottom fitted sheet overlying the pocket of the top sheet.

Claim 8

In combination: a mattress; a top sheet having a top panel having a pocket with top, bottom, end and side portions and having a foot panel connected to said pocket and said top panel, said pocket eNclosing the foot end of said mattress; a fitted bottom sheet covering the top, ends and sides of said mattress as well as a portion of the bottom of said mattress adjacent the ends and sides thereof; said bottom sheet overlying the pocket of said top sheet enclosing the foot end of said mattress; the foot panel of said top sheet overlying the portion of said bottom sheet which overlies the end and bottom portions of the pocket of said top sheet, the top panel of said top sheet overlying the portion of said bottom fitted sheet covering the top of said mattress, whereby the top sheet is held on the foot end of the mattress by the pocket of the top sheet and by the bottom fitted sheet overlying the pocket of the top sheet.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 6 including a spread having a top panel, having a pocket, and having a foot panel connected to the pocket and the top panel thereof, the pocket of said spread enclosing the foot end of said mattress and underlying the pocket of said top sheet, the foot panel of said spread overlying the foot panel of said top sheet, and the top panel of said spread overlying the top panel of said top sheet.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 7 wherein the top panel of said top sheet and said spread are both provided with decorative indicia adjacent the head end thereof, said indicia being symmetrically disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of said top sheet and said spread and spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the width of said mattress, whereby said top sheet and said spread may be centered on said mattress.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 7 wherein said spread includes a drape portion adapted to drape the foot end of said mattress, said drape portion being connected to said spread adjacent the connection of the top and foot panels thereof.