Bedding having no foot-end corners

Abstract

Improved bedding, more particularly institutional and hotel top and/or bottom sheets and blankets having a specially contoured foot section that provides for faster changing, ease of tucking under a mattress, and less pressure on the feet of the occupant (sleeper) or bed-ridden patient. The best mode embodiment comprises a bedding sheet or blanket having the foot-end, or/and the head end corners cut away, and those edged secured with binding tape, selvage edge sewing or the like to prevent raveling or tearing at the juncture of the cuts. For a top sheet or blanket, only the foot corners are cut away, and for a bottom sheet both the foot and head ends are cut away. The resulting bedding can be tucked without extra, folded-over bedding in the corner tuck.

1 . Improved bedding comprising in operative combination: 
 a) a sheet of material selected from a sheet or blanket, generally rectangular shape and having a foot end and a head end, and having four marginal edges;    b) said foot ends have generally square relieved portions removed therefrom to provide an end flap that can be tucked under a mattress, and two, opposed side flaps that can be tucked under a mattress or let hang free over the sides of the mattress and box springs or bed side rails when installed; and    c) said end flap is dimensioned to extend substantially the full width of the mattress; and    d) said relieved portion edges are secured to prevent unraveling and to prevent tearing of the bedding sheet material at the juncture of orthogonal cuts forming the square portions so that upon making up the bed, no corner tuck need be formed at the foot end and making the bed is faster and the bedding does not cause foot discomfort to the sleeper.    
   
   
       2 . Improved bedding as in  claim 1  wherein said sheet material is selected from bed sheet fabric and blanket material.  
   
   
       3 . Improved bedding as in  claim 2  wherein said head end also has generally square relieved portions with secured edges.  
   
   
       4 . Improved bedding as in  claim 3  wherein said sheet material is bed sheet fabric.