Crib Mattress Sheet

Abstract

A crib mattress sheet comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, lateral panels and an end panel configured to provide an enclosure for a crib mattress. The top panel includes a central portion and a flap portion, wherein the flap portion extends laterally beyond the central portion and extends outward from the enclosure opening a distance of approximately ⅓ of the length of the central portion of the top panel. The sheet is applied by placing the mattress in the enclosure and tucking the flap portion into area adjacent the mattress at the bottom and lateral panels.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to a baby crib mattress sheet and more particularly to a baby crib mattress sheet which allows a mattress on which it is placed to be inverted when one side of the sheet becomes soiled, and which can be quickly and easily secured to a baby crib mattress without fasteners, but also in a manner which prevents a baby, or even a more active toddler, from removing the crib sheet.[0003]2. Introduction[0004]Common bed sheets, that is, sheets that are rectangular pieces of fabric and are placed on a mattress by folding the ends and sides of the fabric rectangle under the mattress, most often with a corner fold, i.e. a hospital corner, are unsatisfactory for use on baby crib mattresses. This is particularly so where the baby is an active toddler who may be able to remove the fabric from the mattress. In such a case the sheet may pose a safety concern because an active toddler may dislodge the sheet and bec...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]It is an object of the invention to provide a crib mattress sheet which may be quickly and easily secured to a crib mattress without the necessity of fasteners, but which, when in place, precludes an active infant from removing it from the mattress. It is also an object of the invention to provide a crib mattress sheet which may be easily manufactured. It is also an object of the invention to provide a crib mattress sheet which may be inverted so that the bottom panel of the sheet may be safely and comfortably used when the top panel of the sheet has been soiled.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0016]The crib sheet is secured to the mattress by placing the mattress into the enclosure and then tucking the flap portion into the space between the bottom panel and the bottom surface of the mattress. The lateral extensions of the flap are tucked into the area between each lateral side panel and the side of the mattress. In this way, the crib sheet is secured to the mattress and very difficult for even the most active infant to dislodge.

[0017]The elimination of fasteners allows for quick and easy replacement of the crib sheet. Moreover, the absence of any fasteners on the top and bottom panels permits the mattress and crib sheet to be inverted so that, should one side be soiled, the opposite side may be used until an opportune time arises for replacement.

[0018]In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a mattress pad, comprising a soft and liquid absorbing material is sewn to the faces of the top and bottom panels adjacent the mattress. This improvement not only makes the crib sheet more comfortable for an infant resting thereon, but also provides some protection against the possibility of soiling and staining the mattress should the infant soil the crib sheet. The mattress pad also serves to wick moisture away from the mattress and the infant when the infant soils the sheet.

Problems solved by technology

In this way, the crib sheet is secured to the mattress and very difficult for even the most active infant to dislodge.

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