Bedskirt

Abstract

A bed skirt secured to a mattress foundation by a sliding fastener, such as a zipper. A first sliding fastener component is sewn or stitched into the upper edge of a mattress foundation. A second sliding fastener component is sewn or stitched into the upper edge of a skirting material for releasably engaging the first sliding fastener component. The first sliding fastener component releasably secures the second sliding fastener to form a bed skirt that extends around at least three sides of the perimeter of a mattress foundation and extends downward such that the lower edge of the skirting material terminates at, or proximate to, the floor on which the bed is supported.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A bed skirt, comprising: 
 (a) a mattress foundation having a perimeter defining a top edge and having at least one side wall;    (b) a skirting material having a length; and    (c) a sliding fastener having: 
 (i) a first sliding fastener component affixed to the skirting material along the entire length of the skirting material;  
 (ii) a second sliding fastener component affixed to the top edge of the mattress foundation, the second sliding fastener component being interlockable with the first sliding fastener component, the second sliding fastener component being equal in length to the first sliding fastener component; and  
 (iii) a pull tab slidably attached to the first and second sliding fastener components;  
   wherein the skirting material is removably attached around at least one-half of the perimeter of the mattress foundation when the first sliding fastener component is interlocked to the second sliding fastener component for the entire length of the skirting material, the skirting material extending downward in order to substantially cover the side wall of the mattress foundation.    
     
     
         2 . The bed skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said mattress foundation is a box spring.  
     
     
         3 . The bed skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said sliding fastener comprises a zipper.