Mattress cover and bed skirt system

Abstract

A mattress cover and skirt system includes a skirt configured to be secured to the mattress. The skirt includes a flexible skirt panel defining an upper edge, a lower edge, and an elastic element disposed along at least a portion of the lower edge. The mattress cover system includes a mattress cover panel configured to be removably attached to the skirt. The mattress cover panel includes an upper layer, a lower layer, and a cushioning member disposed between the upper and lower layers. A connector system includes at least one first connector member disposed along the upper edge of the skirt and at least one second connector member disposed proximate the outermost edge of the mattress cover panel. The second connector member is configured to engage the first connector member so as to removably attach the mattress cover panel to the skirt.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method of making a mattress cover system configured to at least partially cover a mattress that includes a top, a bottom, sides that extend from the top to the bottom, and a top edge where the top and sides intersect, the method comprising:
 forming a knit panel to have an upper edge, a lower edge, and a side portion that extends from the upper edge to the lower edge;   attaching a knit panel placket along at least a portion of the upper edge, wherein the placket defines an inner edge and an outer edge;   attaching a first connector member along at least a portion of the upper edge of the knit panel;   assembling a mattress cover panel that is sized to cover at least portion of the top of the mattress and is configured to removably attach to the knit panel, wherein the mattress cover panel includes an upper layer and a lower layer opposite to the upper layer;   attaching a mattress cover placket along at least portion of an outermost edge of the mattress cover panel, the mattress cover placket defining an inward edge and an exterior edge; and   attaching a second connector member along at least a portion of the mattress cover placket,   wherein the second connector member is configured to engage the first connector member so as to removably attach the mattress cover panel to the knit panel, and when the second connector member is engaged with the first connector member so that mattress cover panel is attached to the knit panel, the outer edge of the knit panel placket does not extend inwardly further than the inward edge of the mattress cover placket.   
     
     
         2 . A mattress cover system configured to at least partially cover a mattress that includes a top, a bottom, sides that extend from the top to the bottom, and a top edge where the top and sides intersect, the mattress cover system comprising:
 a skirt configured to be secured to the mattress, the skirt including an upper edge, a lower edge, a side portion that extends from the upper edge to the lower edge, a skirt placket disposed along at least a portion of the upper edge, the skirt placket defining an inner edge and an outer edge opposite to the inner edge, the skirt further including a first connector member disposed along at least a portion of the skirt placket; and   a mattress cover panel configured to be removably attached to the skirt, the mattress cover panel including an upper layer, a lower layer opposite to the upper layer, an outermost edge, and a mattress cover placket disposed along at least portion of the outermost edge, the mattress cover placket defining an inward edge and an exterior edge, the mattress cover panel further including a second connector member disposed along at least a portion of the mattress cover placket, the second connector member being configured to engage the first connector member so as to removably attach the mattress cover panel to the skirt,   wherein when the second connector member is engaged with the first connector member so that mattress cover panel is attached to the skirt, the outer edge of the skirt placket does not extend inwardly further than the inward edge of the mattress cover placket.