Coordinated bed sheet and fabric protection system and method of use

Abstract

A coordinated protection system for a mattress. The system includes a fitted sheet and an at least one runner. The fitted sheet is configured to fully surround five sides of a mattress, closes around a sixth side via an aperture, and includes a fastening portion at a first end and a second end. The at least one runner is configured having at least a fabric layer and a liquid impermeable layer and is further configured to operably combine with the fastening system of the fitted sheet. In a preferred embodiment, an absorption layer may reside between the fabric and liquid impermeable layers. In use, the fitted sheet may be placed atop a mattress and dressed to surround the 5 sides and the runner is affixed to each end. Upon a spill/soil, the runner may be detached and laundered and/or exchanged for a clean, new, and/or laundered runner.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mattress protection system for protecting a mattress from a spill, the system comprising:
 an at least one fitted sheet having a fabric design and a material, further comprising a constricting opening and at least a first attachment area opposite a second attachment area about said constricting opening; and   an at least one protective runner comprising a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a third fabric layer, said protective runner with a first end having a first attachment mechanism and a second end having a second attachment mechanism;   wherein said first attachment area is configured to detachably combine with at least said first attachment mechanism and said second attachment is configured to detachably combine with at least said second attachment mechanism to surround the mattress about said at least one fitted sheet with said at least one protective runner.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said first fabric layer comprises said fabric design and said material. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said second fabric layer comprises an absorbent material. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein said third fabric layer is a moisture barrier. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said third fabric layer is innermost, said first fabric layer is outermost, and said second fabric layer is deposited therebetween said first and said third fabric layers when said at least one protective runner is combined with said at least one fitted sheet. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said first attachment area is proximate a left side and said second area is proximate a right side of the mattress when installed thereon. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said first attachment area is proximate a head side and said second area is proximate a foot side of the mattress when installed thereon. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said at least one protective runner is a first protective runner and a second protective runner and said at least one fitted sheet further comprises a third attachment area proximate said first attachment area and a fourth attachment area proximate said second attachment area. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said first attachment area, said underside attachment area, said first attachment mechanism, and said second attachment mechanism are hook-and-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one protective runner is launderable. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said first attachment area is underneath the mattress on a left side of said constricting opening and said second attachment area is underneath the mattress on a right side of said constricting opening. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said first fabric layer matches said at least one fitted sheet. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said first fabric layer comprises a cotton fabric and said at least one fitted sheet comprises said cotton fabric. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said constricting opening comprises an elastic ring. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein said second fabric layer is a microfiber material. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said third fabric layer is a hydrophobic coating of said second fabric layer. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said first and second attachment areas are a plurality of hook-and-loop fastening strips arranged in parallel. 
     
     
         18 . A method of protecting a mattress from a spill, the method comprising:
 providing a fitted sheet having a constricting opening and a first underside attachment area opposite a second underside attachment area about said constricting opening;   providing a protective runner comprising a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a third fabric layer, the third fabric layer having a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism that detachably combine with said first and second underside attachment areas;   inserting the mattress through the constricting opening;   securing the protective runner to said first underside attachment area at said first attachment mechanism;   laying the protective runner across the mattress; and   securing the protective runner to said second underside attachment area at said second attachment mechanism.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said second fabric layer comprises an absorbent material. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said third fabric layer comprises a moisture barrier.