Mattress sling

Claim 1

A mattress sling for use with a bed having head and foot ends, a mattress support, and substantially horizontal side rails which reciprocate on posts, comprised of: a base portion adapted to be positioned under a mattress between the mattress and the mattress support, and two spaced, opposed side portions each (i) having longitudinal proximate edges connected to the base portion, (ii) having head and foot edges and a longitudinal remote edge, (iii) being of a longitudinal length greater than the distance between the posts on which the side rails are mounted such that the head and foot edges are positionable between the posts and the head and foot ends of the bed, and being of a vertical length such that the longitudinal remote edge is positionable below the lowermost side rail, and (iv) having attached thereto releasable securing means in the form of a strip of adhesive material along each head and foot edge, and pieces of pairs of adhesive material positioned adjacent its longitudinal proximate edge and its longitudinal remote edge, for releasably securing each side portion to itself about the side rails so that when a mattress is on the base portion, each secured side portion extends substantially tautly and substantially vertically upward from adjacent the side of the mattress to and over a side rail most vertically removed from the mattress, and downward such that the pairs of pieces of adhesive material are releasably secured to each other vertically below the lowermost side rail, adjacent the side wall and bottom of the mattress, and the strips of adhesive material are secured to each other along the head and foot edges between the posts and the head and foot ends of the bed, to thereby prevent the mattress from shifting out of its proper position of the mattress support, and prevent the bed occupant or his or her appendage from becoming lodged between the lowermost side rail and the mattress or mattress support.