Fitted Sheet

Abstract

A fitted sheet for covering a mattress is provided and includes a center sheet panel, having a center sheet panel edge, a side sheet panel, having an inner side sheet panel edge and an outer side sheet panel edge, a sheet casing having a hollow portion and an anchoring member located within the hollow portion, wherein the side sheet panel at least partially surrounds the center sheet panel and wherein the sheet casing at least partially surrounds the side sheet panel, and wherein the center sheet panel, the side sheet panel and the sheet casing are connected together by connecting the inner side sheet panel edge to the center sheet panel edge and connecting the sheet casing to the outer side sheet panel edge

I claim: 
     
         1 . A fitted sheet for covering a mattress, comprising
 a center sheet panel, having a center sheet panel edge;   a side sheet panel, having an elastic portion, an inner side sheet panel edge and an outer side sheet panel edge;   a sheet casing; and   an anchoring member, wherein the side sheet panel at least partially surrounds the center sheet panel and wherein the sheet casing at least partially surrounds the side sheet panel, and   wherein the center sheet panel, the side sheet panel and the sheet casing are connected together by connecting the inner side sheet panel edge to the center sheet panel edge and connecting the sheet casing to the outer side sheet panel edge, and   wherein the anchoring member is configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein
 when in the first configuration, the fitted sheet is snugly associated with the mattress and 
 when in the second configuration, the fitted sheet is loosely associated with the mattress sheet with a mattress. 
   
     
     
         2 . The fitted sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet casing includes a hollow portion and a casing opening communicated with the hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion is configured to at least partially contain the anchoring member, wherein the anchoring member is configurable via the casing opening. 
     
     
         3 . The fitted sheet of  claim 2 , wherein the anchoring member is configurable by tying and untying. 
     
     
         4 . The fitted sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the center sheet panel includes four center sheet panel corner sections connected to the side sheet panel at the inner side sheet panel edge. 
     
     
         5 . The fitted sheet of  claim 4 , wherein the fitted sheet includes four corner sections formed at the connection of the four center sheet panel corner sections and the side sheet panel. 
     
     
         6 . The fitted sheet of  claim 5 , wherein the side sheet panel includes a side sheet panel width W ss  and at least one elastic member attached to the side sheet panel at each of the four corner sections and configured such that the at least one elastic member extends at least partially across the side sheet panel width. 
     
     
         7 . A fitted sheet for covering a mattress, comprising
 a center sheet panel, having a center sheet panel edge;   a side sheet panel, having an inner side sheet panel edge and an outer side sheet panel edge;   a sheet casing having a hollow portion; and   an anchoring member located within the hollow portion, wherein the side sheet panel at least partially surrounds the center sheet panel and wherein the sheet casing at least partially surrounds the side sheet panel, and   wherein the center sheet panel, the side sheet panel and the sheet casing are connected together by connecting the inner side sheet panel edge to the center sheet panel edge and connecting the sheet casing to the outer side sheet panel edge.   
     
     
         8 . The fitted sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the anchoring member is configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein
 when in the first configuration, the fitted sheet is snugly associated with the mattress and   when in the second configuration, the fitted sheet is loosely associated with the mattress sheet with a mattress.   
     
     
         9 . The fitted sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the sheet casing further includes a casing opening communicated with the hollow portion, and wherein the anchoring member is configurable via the casing opening. 
     
     
         10 . The fitted sheet of  claim 9 , wherein the anchoring member is configurable by tying and untying. 
     
     
         11 . The fitted sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the center sheet panel includes four center sheet panel corner sections connected to the side sheet panel at the inner side sheet panel edge. 
     
     
         12 . The fitted sheet of  claim 11 , wherein the fitted sheet includes four corner sections formed at the connection of the four center sheet panel corner sections and the side sheet panel. 
     
     
         13 . The fitted sheet of  claim 12 , wherein the side sheet panel includes a side sheet panel width W ss  and at least one elastic member attached to the side sheet panel at each of the four corner sections and configured such that the at least one elastic member extends at least partially across the side sheet panel width. 
     
     
         14 . A method for making a fitted sheet having an anchor member, the method comprising:
 obtaining a center sheet panel, having a center sheet panel edge, a side sheet panel, having an inner side sheet panel edge and an outer side sheet panel edge, a sheet casing having a casing length, a sheet casing cavity and a cavity opening, and an anchoring member having a first end and a second end;   connecting the inner side sheet panel edge of the side sheet panel to the center sheet panel edge of the center sheet panel;   connecting the sheet casing to the outer side sheet panel edge; and   locating the anchoring member within sheet casing cavity such that the anchoring member traverses the casing length and each end of the anchoring member extends out of the cavity opening.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the center sheet panel includes four center sheet panel corner sections connected to the side sheet panel at the inner side sheet panel edge, the fitted sheet includes four corner sections formed at the connection of the four center sheet panel corner sections and the side sheet panel, the side sheet panel includes a side sheet panel width W ss  and at least one elastic member attached to the side sheet panel at each of the four corner sections and configured such that the at least one elastic member extends at least partially across the side sheet panel width. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising associating the fitted sheet with a mattress having a mattress top, a mattress bottom, a mattress side and four mattress corners by placing the fitted sheet on the mattress such that,
 the center sheet panel covers the mattress top, and   the side sheet panel covers the mattress sides, wherein each of the four corner sections are located to cover one of the four mattress corners, and such that the anchoring member is proximate the mattress bottom.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising configuring the anchoring member such that the end of the anchoring member are connected together such that the fitted sheet is snugly associated with the mattress.