Encasements and methods of manufacture

A method of making an encasement for protecting a household item from bug intrusion or liquid spills, the method comprising:

• providing a fabric cover having an elongated opening with a first end location and a second end location, the fabric cover being of a size for receiving the household item in the interior of the cover;
• attaching a zipper to the elongated opening of the fabric cover, the zipper configured to completely seal the opening, the zipper comprising a plurality of zipper tracks, a first zipper head configured to open the zipper in a first direction and close the zipper in a second direction, a second zipper head configured to open the zipper in the second direction and close the zipper in the first direction, wherein the first zipper head and the second zipper head each have a zipper pull to pull the zipper head in either direction, wherein a first zipper track is attached to a first edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover, and a second zipper track is attached to a second edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover;
• attaching a first inside securing member to the inside of the fabric cover along the first edge of the elongated opening, the first inside securing member comprising hook fasteners;
• attaching a second inside securing member to the inside of the fabric cover along the second edge of the elongated opening, the second inside securing member comprising hook fasteners;
• providing an inside patch comprising loop fasteners configured to cling to the hook fasteners of the first inside securing member and the second inside securing member when the zipper is closed;
• a plurality of flaps attached to the fabric cover on one side of the elongated opening, wherein the plurality of flaps comprise a hook or loop fasteners attached to an inside of the flaps;
• a plurality of first outside securing members comprising the other of hook or loop fasteners, the plurality of first outside securing members attached to the fabric cover on the one side of the elongated opening;
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• a plurality of second outside securing members comprising the other of hook or loop fasteners, the plurality of second outside securing members attached to the fabric cover on the other side of the elongated opening, the plurality of first outside securing members and the plurality of second outside securing members together configured to secure the plurality of flaps when closed.

An encasement for protecting a mattress or box spring from bug intrusion or liquid spills, the encasement comprising:

• a fabric cover having an elongated opening with a first end location and a second end location, the fabric cover being of a size for receiving the household item in the interior of the cover;
• a zipper configured to seal the opening, the zipper comprising a plurality of zipper tracks, a first zipper head configured to open the zipper in a first direction and close the zipper in a second direction, a second zipper head configured to open the zipper in the second direction and close the zipper in the first direction, wherein the first zipper head and the second zipper head each have a zipper pull to pull the zipper head in either direction, wherein a first zipper track is attached to a first edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover, and a second zipper track is attached to a second edge of the elongated opening of the fabric cover;
• a first inside securing member attached inside the fabric cover along the first edge of the elongated opening, the first inside securing member comprising hook fasteners;
• a second inside securing member attached inside the fabric cover along the second edge of the elongated opening, the second inside securing member comprising hook fasteners;
• an inside patch comprising loop fasteners configured to cling to the hook fasteners of the first inside securing member and the second inside securing member when the zipper is closed;
• a plurality of flaps attached to the fabric cover on one side of the elongated opening, wherein the plurality of flaps comprise a hook or loop fasteners attached to an inside of the flaps;
• a plurality of first outside securing members comprising the other of hook or loop fasteners, the plurality of first outside securing members attached to the fabric cover on the one side of the elongated opening;
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• a plurality of second outside securing members comprising the other of hook or loop fasteners, the plurality of second outside securing members attached to the fabric cover on the other side of the elongated opening, the plurality of first outside securing members and the plurality of second outside securing members together configured to secure the plurality of flaps when closed.