Zip-on zip-off dust ruffle

Claim 1

In combination with a rectangular box spring having a length and a width, cover means extending along the length of and on the top surface of said box spring and folded under the ends only of said box spring forming fold lines at the ends of said box spring extending the width thereof and leaving the sides of said box spring fully uncovered, said cover means covering completely the top surface of said box spring and having exposed side edges along the length of said box spring, means for retaining said cover means in place comprising elastic means engaged with said cover means along the sides of said box spring at each of the extremities of said cover member connected between the fold of said cover means under said box spring and the portion of said cover means located on the top surface of said box spring, said elastic means attached at both ends to said cover means on the side of the latter facing said box spring so that there is no exposed elastic means on either the top surface of said box spring or under said box spring and cover means, and dust ruffle means for protecting three sides of said box spring from the collection of dust including slide fastener means for attaching said dust ruffle means to said cover means along both exposed edges of said cover means along the lengths of said box spring and a fold line on said cover means along a width of said box spring, said dust ruffle consisting of a single continuous member extending along the aforesaid three sides of said box spring.