Bed sheet and mattress pad with elasticized head and foot panels

Abstract

A bed sheet with elastic side panels is made of a material body configured to substantially cover a mattress. The sheet is provided with a foot and head elastic panels that cover and end region of the mattress and side panels. A portion of each side panel adjacent the mattress corner is made of an elastic material. The foot and head elastic panels extend to and connect to the elastic portions of the sides panels. The elastic panels can be configured of one sheet of material in common with the foot and head panels or as separate panels covering an end portion, and opposing side portions. These separate panels are joined at the apex of a corner of the mattress.

1 . A bed sheet with elastic panels comprising:
 a material body configured to substantially cover a top of a mattress and parts of opposing portions of the side walls of the mattress; and   an elastic head panel and an elastic foot panel configured to cover the head end portion and foot end portion of the mattress; and   elastic side panels located adjacent the mattress corners, the head and foot panels being further configured to attach to and cooperate with the elastic side patents to cover the end corners of the mattress,   the elastic side panels being configured to be joined to the material body parts opposing portions of the side walls of the mattress so as to not substantially overlap the elastic and material portions.   
     
     
         2 . A bed sheet according to  claim 1  wherein the elastic head and foot portions are configured of separate portions joined together with the elastic side portions at the apex of each corner of the mattress. 
     
     
         3 . A bed sheet according to  claim 1  wherein the elastic head and foot portions are configured of a single piece of elastic material configured to extend into and form the elastic side portions at the apex of each corner of the mattress. 
     
     
         4 . A bed sheet as in any one of  claims 1 ,  2  and  3 , wherein the material side panels have a top portion and a bottom portion and wherein the top and bottom portions are of the same length. 
     
     
         5 . A bed sheet as in any one of  claims 1 ,  2  and  3  wherein the material side panels have a top portion and a bottom portion and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are of unequal lengths. 
     
     
         6 . A bed sheet as in any one of  claims 1 ,  2  and  3  wherein the elastic head and foot panels are joined to the material side panels so that there is no overlap of material. 
     
     
         7 . A bed sheet as in any one of  claims 1 ,  2  and  3  further including a bottom edge of the bed sheet material that extends under the mattress at least at the corners. 
     
     
         8 . A bed sheet as in  claim 7  wherein the bottom edge is elastic.