User embracing body and mattress cover

Abstract

A body cover for a bed mattress includes a sheet of flexible material having a sheet upper surface and a sheet longitudinal axis, dividing the sheet into two lateral regions; two lateral edges extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, each lateral edge extending adjacent to one of the sheet lateral regions; a head region at a first end of the sheet and a head edge adjacent to the head region; a foot region at a second end of the sheet and a foot edge adjacent to the foot region; and an arm portion extending laterally from one of the lateral regions beyond the adjacent the lateral edge; so that the body cover creates a visual impression of a represented individual. The arm portion edge preferably is shaped and preferably is marked on both side of the sheets to resemble the configuration of an appendage of the represented individual.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A body cover, comprising: 
 a sheet of flexible material;    a head region at a first end of said sheet;    a foot region at a second end of said sheet;    two lateral edges of the sheet substantially parallel to each other and extending between the head and foot regions; and    arm portions extending laterally beyond the lateral edges.    
     
     
         2 . The body cover of    claim 1   , which further comprises indicia to create a visual impression of a represented individual.  
     
     
         3 . The body cover of    claim 2   , wherein each lateral edge is configured to represent a lateral contour of the represented individual.  
     
     
         4 . The body cover of    claim 2   , wherein each arm portion has an arm portion edge shaped to resemble a configuration of an appendage of the represented individual.  
     
     
         5 . The body cover of    claim 2   , wherein at least one arm portion further comprises indicia that resembles the configuration of an appendage of the represented individual.  
     
     
         6 . The body cover of    claim 1   , wherein the arm portions further comprise fastener means for releasibly joining the arm portions together when the arm portions wrap around a user body.  
     
     
         7 . The body cover of    claim 1   , wherein the sheet of flexible material further comprises a cushion extending substantially the length and width of the sheet; 
 such that the cover defines and functions as a sleeping bag.    
     
     
         8 . The body cover of    claim 1   , additionally comprising: 
 a pillow removably secured relative to an upper surface of the sheet at the head region.    
     
     
         9 . The body cover of    claim 1   , additionally comprising a pillow pocket secured to the sheet and a pillow contained within the pillow pocket.  
     
     
         10 . The body cover of    claim 9   , wherein the pillow is removably contained within the pillow pocket.  
     
     
         11 . The body cover of    claim 8   , wherein the pillow comprises a representation of a head of a represented individual.  
     
     
         12 . The body cover of    claim 9   , wherein the pillow pocket comprises a representation of a head of a represented individual.  
     
     
         13 . The body cover of    claim 1   , wherein an upper surface of the sheet comprises a representation of a head of a represented individual.  
     
     
         14 . The body cover of    claim 13   , wherein the representation of the head of the represented individual further comprises pigments on an upper surface of the sheet.  
     
     
         15 . The body cover of    claim 2    in which different indicia may be on either side of the sheet.  
     
     
         16 . The body cover of    claim 15    in which the sheet is reversible.  
     
     
         17 . The body cover of    claim 11   , wherein the pillow is rounded to resemble a shape of the head of the represented individual.  
     
     
         18 . The body cover of    claim 12   , wherein the pillow is rounded to resemble the shape of the head of the represented individual.  
     
     
         19 . A method of using a body cover having a sheet of flexible material with a head region at a first end of the sheet and a foot region at a second end of the sheet, having two lateral edges of the sheet substantially parallel to each other and extending between the head and foot regions, and with arm portions extending laterally beyond the lateral edges, comprising the steps of: 
 a user lying on top of the sheet of flexible material placing the user's head and feet respectively on the head and foot regions; and    wrapping at least one of the arm portions over the top of and around the user's body.    
     
     
         20 . The method of    claim 20    comprising the additional step of: 
 securing one arm portion to the other arm portion with arm portion fastening means.