Knitted bed sheet having elastomeric fabric

Abstract

A bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric comprised of two yarn types wherein at least one yarn type is made of an elastomeric fiber and the other yarn type is made of a substantially non-elastic fiber. In the preferred embodiment, one yarn type is a blend of polyester and cotton and the other yarn type is spandex. This overall blend of spandex and poly-cotton fibers creates a knitted fabric having resilience, elasticity and versatility beyond that of a traditional poly-cotton blend fabric. This knitted fabric can then be used to produce sheeting materials, such as fitted contour sheets, which retain shape better, are more easily handled, and have a greater life that standard poly-cotton blend sheets.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A fitted bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric comprising: 
 a first yarn strand comprising poly-cotton fiber formed from approximately 45.55% natural combed cotton fiber within a range of from 41% to 50% and approximately 54.45% polyester within a range of from 59% to 50%    a second yarn strand comprising Spandex®;    said first and second yarn strands being knitted together in a 2:1 ratio, respectively, to yield an overall fabric blend of from 99.9% poly-cotton and 0.01% elastomeric material to 90% poly-cotton and 10% elastomeric material and a weight of between 13 and 30 ounces for a fitted bedsheet of size 34″ by.71″ by 14″.    
     
     
         2 . A fitted bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric comprising: 
 a first yarn strand comprising poly-cotton fiber having a fiber content of between 41% to 50% natural cotton material;    a second yarn strand comprising Spandex; and    said first and said second yarn strands being knitted together in an overall resulting fabric blend comprising a range of 90-99.9 weight percent (%) of said first yarn strand, and a range of 0.01-10% of said second yarn strand, and then sewn in the form of a fitted bedsheet.    
     
     
         3 . A bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 2  wherein said first yarn strand comprises at least fifty (50%) percent polyester.  
     
     
         4 . A bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 2  wherein said first yarn strand contains a blend of approximately 45.55% combed cotton and approximately 54.45% polyester.  
     
     
         5 . A bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 3  wherein said first yarn strand is in the range of size 10/single and 30/single.  
     
     
         6 . A bedsheet formed from a knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 4  wherein said first yarn strand is at least size 30/single or finer.  
     
     
         7 . A knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said second yarn strand is size 30 denier or finer.  
     
     
         8 . A knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said second yarn strand is size 30 denier.  
     
     
         9 . A knitted fabric as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first yarn strand and said second yarn strand are knitted together in a 1:2 ratio.