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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1986
John H Whitfield, Laytonville, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for releasably securing a mattress cover or bedclothes to a mattress or bed, including a generally rectangular anchoring device to be positioned below the sleeping surface of the mattress, and fastening members for connecting the anchoring device to a mattress cover or other bedclothes. Each fastening member has a protective cover for protecting the mattress and/or the bed frame from damage from the fastening member. In one embodiment, the anchoring device is a continuous member, while in another embodiment the anchoring member is formed of at least two relatively movable members, with clamps, carried on the movable members, that releasably lock such members together to fit the size and shape of the mattress.