Bedding system and method

Abstract

A bedding system and method can minimize the time, labor and/or frustration associated with making a bed. The system includes a fitted sheet as well as a flat sheet and/or a comforter. The fitted sheet can conformingly fit around a mattress. The fitted sheet can be equipped with connectors in a foot side portion thereof. The flat sheet can include a panel attached to an inner side thereof in a foot end region. The flat sheet panel can include connectors adapted for removable attachment with at least some of the connectors on the fitted sheet. Similarly, the comforter can include a panel attached to an inner side thereof in a foot end region. The comforter panel can include connectors adapted for removable attachment with at least some of the connectors on the fitted sheet. The connectors can be any suitable structure, such as snaps.

1 . A bedding system comprising:
 a fitted sheet having at least one first connector on a side portion thereof such that the at least one first connector is exposed for connection on an outer side of the fitted sheet.   
   
   
       2 . The bedding system of  claim 1  wherein the side portion is a foot side portion. 
   
   
       3 . The bedding system of  claim 1  further including a bed skirt attached to a lower edge region of the fitted sheet and extending therefrom, wherein the bed skirt extends about at least a portion of the lower edge region. 
   
   
       4 . The bedding system of  claim 3  wherein the bed skirt is attached to the fitted sheet by
 stitching.   
   
   
       5 . The bedding system of  claim 1  further including a flat sheet equipped with a second connector adapted for removable attachment with the first connector, whereby the flat sheet can be selectively attached and detached from the fitted sheet. 
   
   
       6 . The bedding system of  claim 4  wherein a panel is attached to an inner side of the flat sheet in an end region thereof, wherein the at least one second connector is provided on the panel. 
   
   
       7 . The bedding system of  claim 1  further including a comforter equipped with at least one third connector, each third connector is adapted for removable attachment with a respective first connector, whereby the comforter can be selectively attached and detached from the fitted sheet. 
   
   
       8 . The bedding system of  claim 7  wherein a panel is attached to an inner side of the
 comforter in an end region thereof, wherein the at least third connector is provided on the panel.   
   
   
       9 . The bedding system of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of a lower edge region of the fitted sheet is configured to be selectively tightened, whereby the fitted sheet can be selectively tightened about a mattress. 
   
   
       10 . A bedding system comprising:
 a fitted sheet having at least one first connector and at least one second connector on a foot side portion thereof; and   a flat sheet equipped with at least one third connector in a foot end region thereof, each third connector being adapted for removable attachment with a respective first connector on the fitted sheet, whereby the flat sheet can be selectively connected and disconnected from the fitted sheet.   
   
   
       11 . The bedding system of  claim 10  further including a comforter equipped with at least one fourth connector in a foot end region thereof, each fourth connector being adapted for removable attachment with a respective second connector on the fitted sheet, whereby the flat sheet can be selectively connected and disconnected from the comforter. 
   
   
       12 . The bedding system of  claim 11  wherein a panel is attached to the comforter in the foot end region thereof, wherein the at least one fourth connector is provided on the panel. 
   
   
       13 . The bedding system of  claim 10  wherein a panel is attached to the flat sheet in the foot end region thereof, wherein the at least one third connector is provided on the panel. 
   
   
       14 . The bedding system of  claim 10  further including a bed skirt attached to a lower edge region of the fitted sheet and extending therefrom, wherein the bed skirt extends about at least a portion of the lower edge region. 
   
   
       15 . The bedding system of  claim 14  wherein the bed skirt is attached to the fitted sheet by stitching. 
   
   
       16 . The bedding system of  claim 10  wherein the fitted sheet has a lower edge region, at least a portion of the lower edge region being configured to be selectively tightened by a drawstring operatively associated with the lower edge region of the fitted sheet, wherein the fitted sheet does not include an elastic band along the lower edge region, whereby the fitted sheet can be selectively tightened about a mattress. 
   
   
       17 . The bedding system of  claim 16  wherein the drawstring has a first end region terminating at a first end and a second end region terminating at a second end, wherein at least a portion of the first and second end regions including the first and second ends extend from the fitted sheet, whereby the end regions of the drawstring can be accessed by a user. 
   
   
       18 . The bedding system of  claim 17  wherein the first and second end regions of the drawstring extend from one of a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side of the fitted sheet. 
   
   
       19 . A bedding system comprising:
 a fitted sheet having a first plurality of connectors and a second plurality of connectors on a foot side portion thereof; and   a flat sheet having a foot end region, the flat sheet including a panel having a third plurality of connectors thereon, the panel being attached to an inner side of the flat sheet in the foot end region thereof, each of the third plurality of connectors being adapted for removable attachment with a respective one of the first plurality of connectors on the fitted sheet, whereby the flat sheet can be selectively connected to and disconnected from the fitted sheet; and   a comforter having a foot end region, the comforter including a panel having a fourth plurality of connectors thereon, the panel being attached to an inner side of the comforter in the foot end region thereof, each of the fourth plurality of connectors being adapted for removable attachment with a respective one of the second plurality of connectors on the fitted sheet, whereby the comforter can be selectively connected and disconnected from the comforter.   
   
   
       20 . The bedding system of  claim 19  further including a bed skirt attached to the fitted sheet about at least a portion of a lower edge region thereof.