Top bed sheet with fitted foot end

A sheet for a bed including a mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, a head end, a foot end, a right side, and a left side, the top surface and right side forming a right edge, the top surface and left side forming a left edge, the foot end and bottom surface forming a bottom foot edge, the sheet comprising:

• a main portion that lies on the top surface of the bed, the main portion having a head end, a right side, a foot end, and a left side;
• a right side flap extending from the right side main portion over the right edge of the bed;
• a left side flap extending from the left side main portion over the left edge of the bed;
• and, a foot pocket having a foot end face panel, a right side corner, and a left side corner, the foot end face panel extending between the right side corner and the left side corner, the foot end face panel having a top portion, a right portion, a lower portion, and a left portion, the foot end face panel covering the foot end of the mattress, a foot tuck panel extending from the lower portion of the foot end face panel and is tucked under the bottom surface of the mattress, a right foot end side panel extending from the foot end face panel toward the right side flap and a left foot end side panel extending from the foot end face panel toward the left side flap, the right side corner being formed by a portion of the right side of the main portion, a portion of the foot end face panel, and the right foot end side panel, the left side corner being formed by a portion of the left side of the main portion, a portion of the foot end face panel, and the left foot end side panel, wherein the right side corner and left side corner locate the sheet on the foot end of the mattress.

A method for fitting a sheet to a mattress, the mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, a head end, a foot end, a right side, and a left side, the top surface and right side forming a right edge, the top surface and left side forming a left edge, the foot end and bottom surface forming a bottom foot edge, the top surface, right side, and foot end forming a top right foot corner, the top surface, left side, and foot end forming a top left foot corner, the sheet having a main portion that lies on the top surface of the bed, a right side flap extending from the main portion over the right side of the bed and a left side flap extending from the main portion over the left side of the bed, a foot pocket having a foot end face panel covering the foot end of the mattress, a foot tuck panel extending from a lower portion of the foot end face panel, the foot tuck panel covering the bottom foot edge of the mattress and being tucked under the mattress, a right foot end side panel extending from the foot end face panel in the same plane as the right side flap and a left foot end side panel extending from the foot end face panel in the same plane as the left side flap, the right side corner being formed by a portion of the right side main portion, a portion of the foot end face panel and a portion of the right foot end side panel, the left side corner being formed by a portion of the left side main portion, a portion of the foot end face panel and a portion of the left foot end side panel, wherein the right side corner and left side corner locate the sheet on the mattress, the method comprising:

• spreading the sheet over the mattress such that the right and left side flaps at least partially cover the right and left sides of the mattress;
• locating the right side and left side corners of the sheet on the right and left top foot corners of the mattress;
• and,
• tucking the foot tuck panel under the mattress to secure the sheet to the mattress.