Thread-fit fitted sheet for mattresses

Abstract

A fitted sheet for a mattress is disclosed. The fitted sheet comprises a fabric having a top centre portion and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top centre portion for covering at least five sides of the mattresses. The peripheral skirt portion includes a head end panel, a foot end panel and two side panels, wherein corresponding corner edges of the head end panel and the side panels are stitched, and corresponding corner edges of the foot end panel and the side panels are detachably attached through two zippers. Further, the fitted sheet comprises a first elastic member attached to bottom side edges of the head end panel and the side panels to clip the fitted sheet at a head end of the mattress, and a pair of cross corner elastic bands configured at adjacent bottom side corners to clip fitted sheet at a foot end of the mattress.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A fitted sheet for a mattress, the fitted sheet comprising:
 a fabric comprising a top center portion for fitting upon a top surface of a mattress, and a peripheral skirt portion extending from the top center portion to define an envelope for covering at least five sides of the mattresses, the peripheral skirt portion having a pair of end panels comprising a head end panel and a foot end panel, and a pair of side panels, wherein corner edges of the head end panel are attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels, and corner edges of the foot end panel are detachably attached to adjacent corner edges of the side panels;   a first elastic member attached to a bottom side edge of the head end panel and a portion of a bottom side edge of each of the side panels; and   a pair of cross corner elastic bands connected between the side panels and the foot end panel, wherein the pair of cross corner elastic bands are configured at adjacent bottom side corners defined between the side panels and the foot end panel.   
     
     
         2 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels of the peripheral skirt portion are configured for coveting two opposite sides, two opposite ends and at least a portion of a bottom side of the mattress. 
     
     
         3 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the fitted sheet comprises a pair of zippers configured between the corner edges of the foot end panel and the corner edges of the side panels for detachably attaching the corner edges of the foot end panel to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels. 
     
     
         4 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the corner edges of the head end panel are stitched to the adjacent corner edges of the side panels. 
     
     
         5 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the top center portion, the pair of end panels and the pair of side panels are made from a single piece of the fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a second elastic member is attached to least a portion of a bottom side edge of the foot end panel. 
     
     
         7 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first elastic member is a semi-circular boxer elastic, and wherein the first elastic member is configured to clip the fitted sheet at a head end of the mattress. 
     
     
         8 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the pair of cross corner elastic bands are adapted to clip the fitted sheet at a foot end of the mattress. 
     
     
         9 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mattress is selected from a group comprising a crib, toddler, twin, twin extra-long, full, full extra-long, queen, king, and California king size mattress. 
     
     
         10 . The fitted sheet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the fabric comprises at least one of cotton, cotton blend, polyester, polyester blend, wool, silk, synthetic, nonwoven, quilted, felted, multi-layered fabric, and waterproof material.