Fitted sheet construction

A fitted sheet of fabric adapted to cover a cushion, said sheet comprising:

• a sheet of fabric having at least one area adapted to fit over at least the upper cushion surface adjacent a corner of said cushion, an upper sleeping panel, and at least two side panels, said upper and side panels being adapated to cover portions of the upper surface and portions of two side surfaces of said cushion, respectively, when said sheet is fitted over said cushion;
• said sheet of fabric corner having a cut out portion which allows movement of the lower portion of a cushion corner through the cut out portion;
• and,
• means mounted on said sheet of fabric adjacent said cut out portion adapted to removably connect said adjacent side panels, at least a portion of said connecting means being adapted to pass under said cushion corner when said sheet of fabric is fitted on said cushion and to secure onto at least one of said side panels to maintain said side panels in substantially fixed relationship to each other so that said sheet follows the natural contour of said cushion, whereby said sheet of fabric is maintained in position adjacent said cushion corner.

A fitted, adjustable bed sheet adapted to be positioned on a bed mattress, comprising:

• a substantially rectangular fabric having a top sleeping panel, a plurality of depending side panels, and a substantially rectangular, three sided aperture formed in at least one sheet corner so that the adjacent ends of the side panels are spaced apart to form a partially open corner when the sheet top panel and side panels are positioned over the bed mattress top and side surfaces respectively, said corner having a stitched dart about two to six inches in length beginning at said aperture and extending inwardly towards the sheet top panel, whereby at least one partially open, stitched sheet corner is formed between adjacent sheet side panels to allow the lower portion of at least one bed mattress corner to protrude through said at least one aperture for unrestricted movement while the stitched portion of each sheet corner lies smoothly over the top of the mattress corner when the sheet top sleeping panel and side panels are positioned to cover the upper surface and side surfaces of the mattress respectively;
• an elongated flap attached to the lower edge of a first one of said side panels adjacent the stitched corner, said flap extending from said first side panel towards the adjacent second side panel when said flap is folded under said mattress, the free end of said flap being adapted to overlie a portion of said adjacent second side panel after said flap has been folded under the mattress corner;
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• attachment means mounted on opposed faces of the overlying portions of said flap and second side panel, said attachment means being adapted to removably secure said flap in a plurality of positions to said second side panel when said flap is brought into overlying relationship with the second side panel, whereby said at least one sheet corner is adapted to be maintained in position on the mattress corner by said sheet corner and said flap bearing against the mattress adjacent the mattress corner.