Abstract: A bedding attachment system especially for use with a baby crib. The system includes a coverlet adapted to be disposed about top, head foot and side panels and at least the peripheral edges of the top and bottom panels of a mattress. The coverlet includes an upper peripheral edge disposed about the perimeter of the top panel and terminating in a pair of opposing upper and lower flaps having inner and outer surface areas. It further includes a base sheet attached to the lower flap and having an area substantially co-extensive with and overlying the top panel. Flexible fastening devices such as the well known hook and loop arrangements are disposed upon the inner surface of the opposing flaps for detachably securing the flaps to a cover sheet. The flaps are adapted to releasably secure the peripheral edge of the cover sheet and hold it in an overlying relationship to the base sheet.

Abstract: A grasping system (18) for use on contoured sheets (14) to keep sheets tucked and tight under mattress (10). The system comprises two independent terry elastic straps (20) having a nylon insert clip (22) attached to each end and an adjustable slide (24) on each front end (26) of the straps (20). Both straps (20) crisscross along bottom surface portion of the mattress (10).

Abstract: A device is described for maintaining bedding, such as the bottom sheet and mattress pad, in place on a mattress and preventing its becoming dislodged due to either the movement of the bed itself or its occupant. The device is a partial coverlet which fits over a portion of the end of the mattress and is held in place by elastic straps which grip the sides of the mattress to hold the mattress pad and sheet so that they do not pull off.

Abstract: A device for attaching a sheet to a mattress comprises an elongate, inextensible strap having first and second opposite ends. The strap is positionable under the mattress across a corner thereof with the first and second opposite ends projecting beyond the two edges respectively. A first fastener is attachable to the strap at the first end thereof and comprises a plate member and a stud. The plate member has two opposite sides and is formed with an elongate opening extending therethrough. The opening has two regions, one of which is narrower than the other. The stud has a base portion, a head portion and a neck portion. The neck portion connects the base portion and the head portion. The base portion is sized to pass through the wider region of the opening, but both the head portion and the base portion are too large to pass through the narrower region. The neck portion is sufficiently narrow to enter the narrower region of the opening. A second fastener is attachable to the strap at the second end thereof.

Abstract: A combination beach towel and chair cover comprises a rectangular fabric towel having a first elastic strap at one end and a pair of elastic straps attached angularly at the second end of the towel. The towel may be mounted on an end of the chair by the first strap encircling the end of the chair and the pair of elastic straps encircling a second end of the chair.

Abstract: A novel fitted sheet and a novel rigid fixture for holding a corner of the novel sheet in place on a rectangular waterbed mattress. A fixture is positioned adjacent each corner of the mattress with a base portion under the mattress, an upstanding corner portion having a back side against the corner of the mattress and a face side having a fastener member attached thereto, and a spacing portion spacing the face side from the corner of the frame that holds the waterbed mattress. The novel fitted sheet has a mating fastener member on the inside surface of each of its corners. In combination, the novel sheet fits over the mattress and the corner portions of the four (4) fixtures with the fastener members fastened together, holding the novel sheet in place. Because the corners of the mattress are spaced away from the frame, the mattress does not have to be lifted or otherwise manipulated to position the sheet on, or remove the sheet from, the mattress.

Abstract: A bedspread with a panel attached to one end thereof to overlay pillows at the head of the bed, wherein the bedspread and the panel are provided with aligning tabs at the head end spaced apart a distance corresponding to the width of the mattress to thus enable centering the bedspread and the panel with respect to the mattress and pillows so that equal lengths thereof hang down at opposite sides.

Abstract: A cord holding device for retaining an electrical cord in strategic position on a hospital bed in a convenient location relative to a patient lying on the bed has a base member which in use may be secured by adhesive or a belt to a mattress cover or a mattress pad underneath a bed sheet. A holder member snaps onto the base member over the bed sheet so as to trap the bed sheet therebetween. The holder member carries a pushbutton assembly by which it may be released from the base member by depression of the pushbutton. A U-shaped saddle in inverted form fits into the top of the pushbutton to releasably secure the electrical cord between the saddle member and the pushbutton.

Abstract: The waterbed sheet assembly 25 includes a top sheet 28, and a bottom sheet 26, with the sheets sewn together along their bottom edges. A corner pocket structure 30 is formed on the corners of the bottom sheet, and each corner pocket structure includes a corner pocket panel 31 sewn along its right angle edges 32 and 33to the adjacent side and end edges of the sheet, with a sleeve 40 attached longitudinally along the diagonal free edge 34 of the corner pocket structure. A bar 42 is inserted into the sleeve 40, with the bar extending diagonally across and beneath the corner of the waterbed mattress. The weight of the water in the mattress holds the bar and pocket structure in place beneath each corner of the mattress.

Abstract: A fitted bed sheet and a method of making the sheet from a rectangular blank of sheet material are disclosed. Resiliently extensibile strips having catches positioned at predetermined locations along the strips are enclosed within longitudinal, open-ended sheaths extending along opposite marginal edges of the blank. One end of each strip extends out of the open end of the sheath and the other end is anchored to the sheath. The blank is folded inwardly upon itself along fold lines to dispose the sheaths in a spaced-apart, generally parallel relationship on the blank to form laterally opposed double-layered panels. Seams are then formed diagonally across the corners of the panels from adjacent the end of the sheaths to points along the fold lines so that a fitted sheet is formed. When the sheet is placed on a mattress, it is drawn into fitting engagement by pulling on the extended ends of the extensible strips and placing the catches over edges of the open ends of the sheaths.

Abstract: A waterbed and holder assembly for use therewith wherein the holder assembly comprises a U-shaped base member for being secured to the waterbed's frame, an expandable, resilient member (e.g., elastic fabric material) for being secured at one end to an article of the waterbed's bedclothing (e.g., sheet) and for being releasably secured at the other end to the U-shaped base member, a first retention means comprising cooperating adhesive materials for providing the resilient member's releasable securement, and a second retention means (e.g., removable cover) for engaging the resilient member to retain it against the base member. Positioning and securement of the article of bedclothing in an expeditious manner is thus provided.

Abstract: A bedspread covering and method of using it in combination with a bed is disclosed. The covering has special advantage when used with a bunk bed having extended bedposts and a footboard or headboard, to provide a snug, neat look. The covering is generally rectangular, with at least two corners having "cutouts" forming end and side flaps. The cutouts align with the bedposts. The end flap extends downward at the end of the bed, and the side flap extends downward along the side of the bed. Elastic tabs with fasteners are located at each of the corners with cutouts to unfastenably and elastically attach the end flap and the side flap together and retain the bedspread snugly and neatly on the bed.

Abstract: A cord holding device for retaining an electrical cord in strategic position on a hospital bed or convenient location relative to a patient lying on the bed has a base member which in use may be secured by adhesive or a belt to a mattress cover or mattress pad under a bed sheet. A cord holder member snaps onto the base member over the bed sheet so as to trap the bed sheet therebetween. The cord holder member has a cylindrical wall with spaced top-opening slots for receipt of the cord with the cord extending chord-wise across the holder member and the device further includes a cover member which snaps onto the holder member to trap the cord in the slots. The cover member may have a depending cylindrical wall with bottom-opening slots complementary to the slots in the cord holder member so as to trap the cord therebetween and so that the cover member can be rotated on the holder member thereby adjusting the effective width of the slots to suit different size cords.

Abstract: A waterbed mattress sheet an insert, combination having waterbed sheet flaps defining pockets into which resilient, sheet-anchoring inserts can be placed, serving to secure the sheet over the waterbed mattress since the inserts conform in shape to the sides of the mattress and extend underneath the lower edge portions of mattress a short distance, being wedged between the matress and its support frame by the weight of the water in the waterbed mattress and any load placed thereon and being removably restrained in that position by the weight of the waterbed mattress and any load placed thereon against wrinkling, folding, creasing or slipping.

Abstract: A waterbed is disclosed in which a waterbed mattress comprising a fluid-filled envelope is supported on a bed bottom within a recess formed by an upholstered, peripheral frame. A mattress mat has a top portion extending over the mattress with edge portions extending downward between the mattress and the frame to be secured at its lower edge to the bed bottom. With the lower edge of the mat secured to the bed bottom, tendencies of the mat to come off or be pulled up during use are eliminated.

Abstract: An improved sheet bedding construction for institutional use is described which includes a bottom sheet of cloth material the head portion of which is adapted to be non-elastically fitted over the two corners of the head portion of a mattress, the ends of which are coextensive with the head portion and the sides of the head portion of the mattress, a foot portion which forms the bottom part of a bag-like portion for the user's feet, the ends of which are coextensive with the foot portion of the mattress, and, further having a pair of loops formed of elastic material adapted to fit about each of the corners of the foot portions of a mattress, the median bottom and top sheet portions of which are coextensive with the mattress and extend beyond the sides of the mattress, a top sheet generally coextensive with the top of the mattress and sewn to the foot portion of the bottom sheet to form the top part of the bag for the feet, and the foot portion of the top and bottom sheets forming an expandable bag for the use

Abstract: The disclosed safety blanket provides a main generally rectangular panel sized to fit over the bed and substantially cover a person lying thereon. Strap means at the corners (and optionally along the side and/or bottom edges) of the main panel, operate to secure the blanket to the bed frame and over the person lying on the bed. Inner and outer harness panels are provided as part of, or are secured to, the main blanket panel; the inner and outer panels being sized to fit substantially around the chest of the person, and over the shoulders of the person; the inner and outer panels having edges defining openings to receive the person's head and arms; and the inner panels having ends designed to overlap with one another, generally adjacent the back of the person. Velcro hook-loop fasteners on the panel ends allow the ends to be removably secured together, enclosing the harness panels as a continuous loop around the person, operable to hold the person relative to the blanket.

Abstract: A restraint for a bedridden individual which comprises a fabric sheet from which extends a plurality of spaced apart fastening straps from the periphery of the sheet. Each fastening strap is to be secured to a portion of the bed frame with a human being located in the supine position on the mattress being confined within the space formed between the fabric sheet and the mattress. The restraint may include a turtleneck to be located about the neck of the individual.

Abstract: Bed linens comprising bed sheets with releasable corner fasteners adapted to releasably secure sheet to an underlying mattress by means of pressure actuated, releasably adherent strips disposed so as to be brought into facing and contacting alignment when secured around the mattress, and pillow cases with releasable end fasteners adapted to secure a pillow within the pillow case by means of pressure actuated, releasably adherent strips disposed so as to be brought into facing and contacting alignment after the pillow is inserted into the pillow case.

Abstract: A reliable fastener to quickly and easily secure a flat sheet around the mattress of a bed, particularly a water bed, to prevent an inadvertent removal of the sheet from the mattress. First and second complementary pieces of adhesive material are arranged at each of the corners of the sheets and at areas of the bed frame over which the mattress corners are laid. A pocket is associated with each of the sheet corners to enable the user to insert his hand therein and guide a first piece of adhesive at the sheet corner into mating and releasable engagment with a second piece of adhesive at the bed frame.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing removable linings to snugly wrap articles having a tridimensional outline. Such a method, which starts from a roll of fabric, of a nonwoven fabric, knitted fabric, meshed fabric and other fabrics, manufactures such linings continuously through a sequence of operations which are carried out in orderly marshalled stations.The finished linings thus obtained has, on the end folds of at least one of two opposite sides, a crease of the same folds sewn in the vicinity of the two nonfolded sides of the fabric piece.An additional and preferred embodiment exhibits corrugation members which can slide within seatings formed by an edging, said edging and said corrugation members being, in their turn, enclosed within the crease of said folds.

Abstract: A sleeping bag sheet insert is provided for fitting within a sleeping bag and for preventing inside of the sleeping bag from becoming soiled. The inserts consists of an upper layer, a lower layer and an attached pillow case formed therein for removably retaining a pillow at the head portion of the insert to prevent the pillow from being uncovered during normal use.

Abstract: A retaining device for a bed cover such as a bed sheet having a clasp for releasably gripping a bed cover corner and a hand hold portion near one end for manipulating the retainer is disclosed and in one preferred form comprises a flat sheet of rubber-like material having a leading edge which is beveled and rounded at the end opposite the handle or hand grip portion and with a suspender-like gripper clip positioned intermediate the two ends. The device is suitable for use on conventional beds and finds particular utility when used in conjunction with a waterbed. The retaining device is also suitable for use with either conventional bed clothes or fitted bed clothes or sheets wherein a sewn in pocket configured to overly the corner of a mattress is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover made of fabric, non-woven fabric, knitted fabric or needle-worked fabric, for covering and dressing 3-D articles in a perfectly enwrapping manner and with great ease of application. The said cover features on two end flaps of two opposed sides a hemming of said flaps which forms a slide-seating within which corrugating elements are placed, each of the two free flaps of said cover also featuring two eyelets adapted to receive said corrugating elements.

Abstract: A mattress cover for use on, and in combination with, a waterbed, including a rectangular fabric panel dimensioned to be longer and wider than the sleeping surface of the waterbed, and having a notch removed from at least two of the corners of the panel at one of the sides of the panel. Elastomeric retainer bands extend across each of these notches and each band has its opposite ends connected to parts of the panel on opposite sides of the respective notch. When the cover is used in combination with a waterbed of right parallelepiped configuration, the panel is superimposed on the upwardly facing sleeping surface of the waterbed, with the peripheral edge portion of the panel overhanging the sides, head and foot of the waterbed, and with the notches in the pad located at corresponding corners of the waterbed.

Abstract: Bedding. A pair of strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to and circumscribe the side of a mattress. The strips are positioned on the side of the mattress one above the other. Strips of hook and loop fastening material are also attached to the undersurfaces and near the outer peripheral edges of top and bottom sheets on the mattress. The bottom sheet is smaller than the top sheet so that the strip of fastening material on the bottom sheet is attached to the upper strip of fastening material on the side of the mattress. The strip of fastening material on the top sheet is attached to the lower strip of fastening material on the side of the mattress. The strips of fastening material attached to the undersurfaces of the top and bottom sheets are fabricated from hook material and the strips of fastening material attached to the side of the mattress fabricated from loop material, or vice versa.

Abstract: Disposable fitted sheets and method for making them. The sheets are formed without necessitating prior cutting by folding edges of the material and attaching the folded-over edges along diagonal lines associated with each corner. Elastic bands cooperate with each pocket to maintain the fit on the corners of the mattress. The bands are fastened in a stretched condition to the folded-over edges while the sheet is in a flat state. The process of the invention is particularly adapted to continuously forming such sheets which may be formed from a variety of inexpensive materials. Sheets of the invention are particularly useful in hospitals and nursing homes where frequent bedding changes may be needed.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for attaching bed bed coverings to the mattress of a bed to prevent them from being pulled loose and to make the task of making the bed on a day-by-day basis easier and quicker. The spread for the bed includes a flap secured near the foot end of the spread extending essentially the width of the mattress, the flap including an elastic strap secured at or near its terminal edge adapted to fit around and across the mattress. Any blankets and the top sheet to be secured to the bed are each fitted with an elastic strap along their respective edges for securing under the foot end of the mattress, the elastic strap extending along the terminal edge essentially the width of the mattress and adapted to fit around and across the top surface of the mattress. The coverings are secured to the mattress in reverse order; i.e., the flap of the spread is first positioned beneath the mattress with the elastic strap extending across the top surface of the mattress.

Abstract: A novel sheet assembly for use where frequent bed changing is necessary comprises three sheet members positioned adjacent one another transversely across a mattress. Each sheet member has a main portion for the patient to lie on, and an underlie portion which for two of the members underlies the next adjacent sheet member. The underlie portion of the third sheet member is tucked around the head of the bed. Each sheet member has inclined, laterally extending side flaps tucked under the mattress. Each main portion has a foam core and is thicker than the underlie portion. The assembly allows each bed changing by replacing say one soiled sheet member only. The side flaps retain the sheet members in position during movement of an occupant of the bed.

Abstract: A fitted double sheet for beds having upper and lower sheets notched and sewn together at their foot ends to provide doubled box corners cooperating with single box corners at the head end of the lower sheet to keep the unit in place on the bed. The side portions of the upper sheet are sewn only part way into the doubled box corners so that the side portions can hang free and not impose restrictions on the feet of the user. Elastic strips are provided for keeping the bottom sheet snug on the mattress and such strips are enclosed in fabric pockets running along the joinder between the foot ends of the upper and lower sheets.

Abstract: A fitted top contour sheet having an end pocket receiving the rear of a mattress and fasteners to secure the bottom of the pocket to the mattress or the sides of the pocket to an underlying bottom sheet.

Abstract: A continuous thin cushion is provided with stiff backing sections, arranged to align with the sections of an underlying conventional articulated hospital bed. The combination of cushion, backing, and preexisting hospital bed has a desired composite degree of firmness, ideal for orthopedic patients with back problems. Suitable covering and attachments to the bed are provided. Inexpensive materials and methods make the unit economically disposable.

Abstract: A contoured sheet is providing having slits adjacent to corners thereof to permit the person making up the bed to reach through the slit to elevate the respective corner of the bed subsequent to which he can more easily pull the contoured corner over the corner of the sheet.

Abstract: An improved sheet and liner for waterbeds and the like is provided for use in cooperation with a mattress pad wherein the liner has inner and outer connective strips along its peripheral edge. The mattress pad is provided with a connective strip for attachment to the inner strip on the liner while the sheet is provided with a connective strip for attachment to the outer strip on the liner. A second sheet may be connected to the first sheet along a selected edge thereof.

Abstract: A fitted top contour sheet having an end pocket receiving the rear of a mattress and pairs of hooks and eyes to secure the bottom of the pocket to the mattress.

Abstract: A mattress includes a recess for receivably seating a single-use receptacle having a screened opening for receiving fluids and wastes from the body of a bed patient. The sheet wrapping the mattress has an opening in registry with the receptacle opening. The receptacle, when filled with fluids, is removable by sliding the same through a slot in the mattress which extends from the mattress recess to one side thereof thereby avoiding the necessity of moving the patient. A fresh receptacle is similarly inserted into the mattress.